How to Add and Set Up a Family Member

Overview:

Extending Privacy Bee protection to your family is straightforward. This article walks you through every step - from adding a family member to your account all the way to activating their license.

Step 1 - Add Your Family Member

From your left navigation bar, select Family Protection
Click Add Family Member
Enter their first name, last name, and email address
Save the contact

Make sure the email address is entered correctly - your family member will use it to log in and complete their own profile.

If You Are Adding a Minor Child

If the family member you are adding is a minor, you may be prompted to complete a Parental Consent Agreement before the child can be added to your account.

To continue, you will need to:

Review the Parental Consent, Authorization, and Limited Agency Agreement
Check the box confirming that you have read and agree to the agreement
Enter your full legal name
Click Sign & Continue

By signing, you certify that you are the parent or legal guardian of the minor child and give Privacy Bee permission to collect, store, and process the child’s personal information solely to provide privacy protection services. You also authorize Privacy Bee to submit applicable deletion, suppression, and opt-out requests on the child’s behalf, as permitted by law.

Once the agreement is completed, you can continue with the family member setup process.

Once their contact details are saved, ask your family member to:

Visit privacybee.com
Click Login
Enter the same email address you added on the Family Protection page
Complete the one-time verification and follow the steps to set up their account

This automatically creates a Free Scan Only account for them.

Your family member must log in using the exact email address you entered on the Family Protection page. If they use a different email address, a separate unlinked account will be created, and their license will not be applied correctly. If this happens, Orwell and our support team can help resolve it.

Step 3 - Have Your Family Member Complete Their Identity Vault

Before scans can begin, your family member needs to complete their Identity Vault. The more complete it is, the more thoroughly Privacy Bee can scan for their exposures, and the more accurate the results will be.

Their Identity Vault should include at a minimum:

Full name
Date of birth
Physical address
Email address
Phone number

A license can be assigned at any time, but scans will not begin until the Identity Vault is completed. We recommend completing it before assigning a license to ensure the first scan is as thorough as possible.

Step 4 - Assign a License

Once their Identity Vault is complete, you can assign a license:

Go to Account Settings
Click the Billing tab
Under Managed Licenses, click the blue Assign License button.
Select your family member's name from the dropdown
Click Assign

Their license is now active, and Privacy Bee will begin scanning and submitting removal requests on their behalf.

Purchasing a license does not automatically assign it to your family member. You must complete the assignment step manually for their protection to begin. If you purchased a license but skipped this step, their account will remain on a Free Scan Only basis until the license is assigned.

What If I Let a License Expire and Purchase a New One?

If a license expires and you purchase a new one, it will appear as a new license on your Billing tab in Account Settings. It will not automatically apply to the previous license holder. You must assign the new license manually by following the same steps as in Step 4 above. The removal process will not resume until the new license has been assigned.

Managing a Family Member's Account

From the Family Protection page, you can manage each family member's contact record:

Use the three-dot menu to delete a contact
Use the eye icon to view their dashboard in read-only mode

Note that the eye icon gives you a view-only snapshot of their dashboard. Your family member must log in to their own account to make any changes to their profile.

Need help? If you have questions about adding or setting up a family member, Orwell and our support team are here. You can reach our support team directly at support@privacybee.com.

Updated on: 04/16/2026

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