What is FOBBS?
Using data, a combination of media types, and text-to-speech, we will be able to cater to the learning needs of your child. Presenting them with the information in the way that they learn best.
FOBBS stands for Figures Of Black British Society. It’s an app that will be the single best resource to learn about Black British figures both historical and current day leaders.
The app’s content will be age determined so if your child is as young as six, they will be able to easily learn the important facts about figures as someone who is 60.
As well as being an educational app, we want FOBBS to be a vocational resource. To inspire the your child to achieve careers that they may have not thought to aspire to before. We are doing this by linking their interests to the figures within those fields so that they can see people within the areas that they want to go into and build their confidence.
Mission
To educate and empower 1 million people with Black Britons and their achievements.
Vision
By sharing the stories, histories, achievements, and challenges of Black Britons, we will not only inspire those of Black descent but will change the hearts and minds of all Britons so that we will have a more inclusive and anti-racist society.
Offline resources
It’s equally important for us that students learn offline as well as online. So we are creating a range of resources like wordsearches and quizzes to compliment their learning across all ages.
Getting started
Read the Getting Started guide in the Knowledge Base.
Online safety in FOBBS
Online safety is important to us here at FOBBS. Our app contains access to external content and the text content itself could be more complex for some of the younger users, we have implemented a number of security and safety measures within the app.
Individual accounts
Currently, personal information is not gathered by default or prompted for in the app. While we limit the personal information we do gather, when we have it, the app stores can store information directly to your child’s device. Each user has a specific account assigned to them. The accounts are password protected so please try and make sure your children don’t share passwords as this may share data. Please see the in app Privacy Policy for information on what we do gather.
Content lock
The content in our app is different depending on your age range. But we recognise that sometimes a your child may want or need to read at a higher or lower level. In this case, we have implemented a number puzzle to upgrade their level to the more complex content.
Note: when selecting any option that is 9+ years old, not only will the text content be unlocked but the links to external sources too.
The number puzzle should be complicated enough to prevent younger users from accessing the higher age content.
Parental lock on Account Settings
We have also added an age puzzle which prevents younger users from certain features like logging out, deleting their data or account accidentally.
Selecting your age range
When your child first logs in, they will be asked for their age range. This is to enable the app to serve them with the most appropriate content when they begin. Currently, there are no features require their specific age.
Privacy policy for younger users
We have implemented an in app Privacy Policy which we have made simple and clear enough even for younger users to understand. This should ensure that all users understand how their data is captured, used and how they can remove it from the app if they want to.
How we handle your personal information
We do store some data on your child within the app if they choose to set this on their profile. Here’s what we store and how we use them:
Their first name
Their first name will be used in the app to personalise it. Their name will be on the Home screen and in the Settings screens. It will not be saved to your profile, but only the device. So when they log into a new device, that account won’t have their name shown.
The name of their area
Their town will be used in the app to show them people that lived within their area. It will be used on the Home screen and shown in the Settings screens. It will not use their specific location (geo-location) and it will not be saved to their online profile, only the device. So if they log into a new device, their account won’t have their town set on it.
Inactive accounts
Inactive accounts are accounts that are not being used. All account logins are monitored. If they don’t use their account for three months or more before the end of July that year, then the account will be deleted so we don’t hold any information that we don’t need to.
Removing their information
For data only stored on devices, they can remove this information by:
- Going to Settings
- Tapping on their profile
- Going to the bottom and press Delete data
- Confirming that they want to delete the data.
For data not stored on the device, they can remove this information by sending us a message via Settings > Account Settings > Contact us or emailing support@fobbs.uk.
Delete cloud data
Any other data not stored on their device, for example in the cloud systems, can be deleted within 72 hours when they send a message via Settings > Account Settings > Contact us or emailing support@fobbs.uk.
Accounts inactive for one year
If they do not use the app for 12 months in a row, their details will be deleted from the servers and databases.