The Child Safety Operating System for Churches
KINLOCK replaces printed security stickers with NFC wristbands and photo-verified guardian IDs. Before a child leaves the room, it checks that the person collecting is allowed to, and it keeps a record nobody can change.
Release
Grade R door, 11:58
Lily M.
Peanut allergy. Read before release.
Thandi M., her mother
Released to Thandi at 11:58. Recorded by Sarah N.
At any moment during a service, KINLOCK can tell you:
Most check-in systems are built around attendance and printed labels. KINLOCK is built around one question: can you prove the right child went home with the right, authorised person?
| Situation | Printed labels | KINLOCK |
|---|---|---|
| Who can collect | Whoever is holding the matching slip | Only guardians and collectors approved for that child, checked by the system and by photo |
| Identifying a child | Read the sticker, if it's still on | Tap the band to see their room, allergies and who may collect them |
| Lost slip or band | Staff make a judgement call | The band is voided and replaced. A lost KINLOCK ID is revoked and reissued. |
| Someone else collecting | A phone call, a note, or a familiar face | Added in advance with a photo and their own KINLOCK ID, and approved by staff |
| Headcount | Count heads in each room | Live count by campus, service and room, plus an emergency roll call |
| Afterwards | Labels in the bin | A timestamped audit log that admins can read but not edit |
Families register once. After that, drop-off and pick-up take a scan and a tap.
The guardian shows their KINLOCK ID. Staff see their photo and children, and tap a wristband onto each child.
Leaders see their room list live. Tapping any band shows who the child is and where they belong.
Lost bands are voided, concerns become alerts, and an emergency roll call checks every room at once.
Tap the band and scan the collector's ID. KINLOCK confirms permission, staff compare photos, then confirm the handover.
KINLOCK doesn't rely on one check. A release has to pass all six, in order, and every outcome is written to the audit log, including refusals.
Works with standard PCs, Android phones and generic NFC readers. No proprietary scanner and no lock-in.
A QR identity on the guardian's phone or a printed card. Revoke and reissue it any time.
An NFC wristband linked to one child for one session. Nothing personal is stored on it.
Photo-assisted release, with the collector's permission checked by the system.
Live counts by campus, service, age group and room, including a floor plan view.
Raise refused pickups, lost bands, medical concerns and safeguarding exceptions.
Every check-in, scan, transfer, override and release, with a time and a name. Read-only, even for admins.
Every room scans its children. Anyone unaccounted for is flagged at once.
Parents register their family, keep photos up to date and manage who may collect.
One church or many campuses, with your own branding and role-based access for each team.
A live view of every room, fewer queues at the door, and volunteers who know exactly what to do.
Release checks you can explain to your board, and an audit log that answers "who released this child?"
Safeguarding and dataScan, tap, confirm. The screen tells them when a child can go home and when they can't.
How it worksNo stickers to keep track of. They show their KINLOCK ID and choose who else may collect.
What changes for parentsBuilt for anywhere an organisation temporarily takes responsibility for a child: Sunday services and midweek programmes, preschools and aftercare, holiday clubs, camps, VBS and conferences.
All you need on day one is a PC, laptop or NFC Android phone, plus wristbands. Add dedicated hardware as you grow.
Monthly, in rand. Wristbands and devices are separate, so you only pay for what you need.
Single-campus churches, up to 100 children
Most popular
Growing churches, up to 500 children and 2 campuses
Multi-campus churches, more than 500 children
Once-off onboarding from about R5000, depending on size and training. Indicative launch pricing. Your quote depends on campuses, children and support. Full pricing details
Coming next: Offline check-in and release, synced when back online (Protect and Enterprise); KINLOCK Edge: an on-site device that keeps running through an outage (Enterprise). Ask us about timing
KINLOCK holds sensitive details about children, so it shows them only to the people who need them.
Need detail for your board or for POPIA? Ask for our data protection summary
We set KINLOCK up with you, so your first Sunday isn't a test run.
A 30-minute call where we walk through a Sunday at your church. Bring your safeguarding officer.
Your campuses, services, rooms and age groups, configured together, plus a hardware recommendation.
You share your church's link. Parents add their family and an admin approves each registration.
Volunteers are trained before the day. Every check-in and release is recorded from the first child.
No. KINLOCK runs on a PC or laptop with a browser, or on an NFC Android phone. You'll need wristbands, and you can add a kiosk or Scouts later.
Their KINLOCK ID can be revoked and reissued, so the old one stops working. The ID can also be printed as a card.
Staff void it and tap on a new one. The old band can't be used again, so it can't be used to collect a child.
Yes, if a parent has added them as a collector with a photo and staff have approved them. They collect with their own KINLOCK ID.
Only an anonymous ID. The child's name, allergies and medical notes stay in KINLOCK and are shown only to authorised staff.
Your church sends them a registration link. They add their details, their children and anyone allowed to collect, then sign in with their email. There's no password to remember.
Yes. KINLOCK Enterprise includes an API so your church app can work with KINLOCK.
Yes. Pilot churches in South Africa get setup help, training and a direct line to the team building KINLOCK. Early-adopter pricing may be available. About the pilot
We'll walk through a Sunday at your church in a 30-minute call.