Vigil
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The facts
Each one read from Vigil's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activity reports
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- AI features
- The terms say AI may detect scams, phishing, cyberbullying, inappropriate content, and risky online behavior.checked 12 Oct 2026
- AI limits
- Vigil says AI alerts and recommendations may have false positives or false negatives and are not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or timely.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- The terms say Vigil may provide SOS, geofence, device-offline, low-battery, and emergency notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The terms say service access may be interrupted by maintenance, updates, network outages, or technical issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Data collection
- Depending on permissions and enabled features, Vigil may collect location, screen-time, app-usage, browser-activity, notifications, contacts, messages, photos, and device-health data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The terms name Google Maps, Apple Maps, Firebase, Google Play Services, Apple Push Notification Service, and payment providers as possible third-party services.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The terms describe Vigil as designed for parents and legal guardians and prohibit unauthorized monitoring.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Location
- Vigil offers live GPS tracking and safe-zone alerts; its terms say location features require GPS permission and internet connectivity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Location tracking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Messaging
- The site describes monitoring SMS, WhatsApp chats, and activity on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The site lists real-time monitoring of apps, websites, and screen activity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Vigil is a parental monitoring system for tracking children’s digital activity and location in real time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Vigil is designed to help parents and legal guardians monitor children’s digital activities and promote online safety.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Safety alerts
- The terms list SOS, geofence, device-offline, low-battery, and emergency notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Screen-time schedules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- Vigil says it uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards, while noting that it cannot guarantee absolute security.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Service availability
- Vigil says it does not guarantee uninterrupted service and that maintenance, updates, network outages, or technical issues may affect availability.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Social media
- The site says Vigil tracks activity on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The terms provide [email protected] for questions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The terms say users must be at least 18 and be the child’s parent or legal guardian, or otherwise have legal authority to monitor the device.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The setup instructions say Vigil works with Android and iOS devices.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platform setup
- The setup instructions say the monitored child’s device can be Android or iOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
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