Privacy at Wattle
Last updated 28 May 2026
Wattle is a companion for your child’s early years. We treat the information you share — especially anything about your child — with real care, and we collect as little as possible.
What we collect
- Your account: your first name, email address, and a securely hashed password.
- Your child: a first name, date of birth and gender. We do not ask for a surname, address, photos or health records.
- Your choices: the topics and advice settings you choose, and any “moments” you note.
- Basic technical data: a session cookie to keep you signed in; a longer-lived “remember me” cookie when you tick that box at sign-in (cleared on sign-out); and standard server logs for security and reliability.
Why we collect it
We use this information only to run Wattle for you — to personalise the ideas you see, keep your account secure, and let you sign in. We rely on your consent, given when you create your account.
How it’s protected
Passwords are stored only as a one-way hash. Connections are encrypted with HTTPS. Each family’s data is isolated, and access is limited to running the service.
Who can see it
Your information is never sold, and we never share it for advertising. Wattle uses no third-party analytics, advertising or tracking cookies.
We rely on a few trusted providers purely to run the service: Stripe handles payments — your card details go straight to Stripe and never reach Wattle’s servers, and we keep only a payment reference so we can manage your plan — and we use hosting and email-delivery providers to keep Wattle online and send your account emails. Some of these providers may store or process information outside Australia, including in the United States.
Inviting a co-parent
You can invite one co-parent to share your account. If you do, the children and notes in your account become visible to them, and we use the email address you enter only to send that invitation. Please invite only someone who is also entitled to see your child’s details. You can remove a co-parent at any time from Settings.
Keeping and deleting your data
We keep your information for as long as your account is open. You can delete your account at any time from Settings — this permanently removes your account, every child profile and all notes. You may also contact us to access or correct your information.
Children’s information
Wattle accounts are for parents and carers, not children. The limited details you provide about a child are used solely to tailor age-appropriate ideas for you.
Your rights
Wattle is operated in Australia and handles personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). You may ask us to access, correct or delete your information at any time.
Changes & contact
If this notice changes, we’ll update the date above. Questions or requests are welcome at hello@wattle.one.
Wattle offers general parenting ideas and is not medical advice. For any concern about your child’s health or development, please speak with your child health nurse, GP or another qualified professional.