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Purpose
Safe Surfer provides customizable filtering and monitoring to help families and individuals manage online safety and screen time.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Free plan
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · safesurfer.io
Privacy
Safe Surfer says it complies with applicable New Zealand Privacy Act, GDPR, and CCPA requirements and encrypts data transferred to service providers.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Support
The site links to a helpdesk and offers chat for questions about plans.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Headquarters
New ZealandRead 28 Sep 2026 · safesurfer.io
Founded
2016Read 28 Sep 2026 · safesurfer.io
Alerts
Email activity summaries can be sent to multiple people and customized by frequency and device.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Audience and history
Safe Surfer says it launched in 2016 and was built to protect children, while its customizable technology can serve people of all ages.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Business and school use
Organization plans support up to 50 users per group, and schools can configure network-wide filtering by changing DNS and linking their IP addresses.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Filtering
It can block 50+ categories, including pornography, ads, malware, social media, games, and gambling, and lets account owners add sites to block or allow.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Monitoring
The service reports visited and blocked sites and device internet activity, with options to clear history and turn off logging.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Nudity detection
Nudity detection can watch a device screen and notify when explicit content is detected; blacking out detected content is Android-only.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Platforms and browsers
The feature page lists Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, router, and DNS availability.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Privacy controls
Public DNS use is not logged, and users can opt in to features that send screen, matching-text, location, or app-usage data for account-owner access.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Router limitation
The Lifeguard router supports controls and history by individual device, while an existing router applies blocking and history to the whole network.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Screen time
Parents can set internet or site restrictions by schedule, daily screen time allowance, and individual device.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Social monitoring
On Android, it can monitor notifications for keywords related to swear words, drugs, sexting, and self harm, and send alerts.Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io

Plans and prices

Pro Surfer Price not published 5 devices · 50+ filtering categories · screentime controls · browsing history · email alerts · social media monitoring and nudity detection Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Pro Surfer for Organizations Price not published Up to 50 users; same amount applies for each extra group of 50 · 50+ filtering categories · remote device controls · browsing history · email alerts Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Pro Surfer for Organizations (Yearly) Price not published Pay yearly for a discount; 10% off Up to 50 users; same price applies for each extra group of 50 · all Pro Surfer features Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io
Pro Surfer (Yearly) Price not published Pay yearly for a discount; 10% off 5 devices · all Pro Surfer features Read 2 Oct 2026 · safesurfer.io

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