How monitoring works
Web filtering involves your child's privacy, so you deserve a straight answer about what the school can see, what it can't, and what you control. No fine print — this is the whole picture.
What the school can see
- ·Websites visited on school-managed devices. KyberGate runs on the laptop, Chromebook, or iPad your school issued (or enrolled in its management system). Browsing on that device is filtered and logged — at school and at home.
- ·Blocked attempts and bypass attempts. When a site is blocked, or a student tries to get around the filter, that event is recorded so IT staff can review it.
- ·Safety signals. Searches or pages that suggest a student may be at risk (self-harm, violence, bullying) can trigger an alert to trained school staff — counselors and administrators, not an outside call center.
- ·Screenshots, only if your school turns them on. Some schools enable periodic screen captures on school devices during class time as part of classroom management. This is a school policy decision — ask your school whether and when it's active.
What the school cannot see
- ·Personal devices. Your family's phones, tablets, and computers are invisible to KyberGate. Filtering only exists on devices the school manages.
- ·Personal accounts on personal devices. Your child's texting, personal email, or social media on their own phone is not monitored — even on your home Wi-Fi.
- ·Passwords or private message content. KyberGate sees which sites are visited, not account passwords. It does not read private messages inside apps.
- ·The camera or microphone. KyberGate never activates cameras or microphones. Ever.
What you control as a parent
- ·Visibility. This portal shows you your own child's activity, blocked sites, screen time, and safety alerts — the same data the school sees, for your child only.
- ·After-hours rules (if your school enables them). Bedtime schedules, extra category restrictions, an internet pause button, and an optional "allow homework portals during bedtime" toggle. These apply only outside school hours and off campus — and they can only add restrictions, never remove the school's protections.
- ·Unblock requests. If a site your child needs is wrongly blocked, you can ask the school to review it — right from the Blocked Content page.
- ·Your email notifications. Weekly digests and unblock request updates can be turned on or off in Settings.
How student data is handled
- · Student data belongs to the school and is used only to provide filtering and safety — never sold, never used for advertising.
- · We follow FERPA and COPPA. Parent accounts are removed when a student leaves the school, and inactive accounts are suspended.
- · Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and hosted in the United States.
- · Questions about your school's specific policies (like screenshots or retention periods) should go to your school's IT department — they set those policies.
Still have questions? info@kybergate.com