Three words from home.

Going to university means a new city: new streets, new people, a place they do not know yet. My Home Call makes student safety at university simple. Wherever they are, your son or daughter is only ever a name and a face away from reaching you, or a flatmate. Every message they send includes their what3words location, so whoever they reach knows where they are. Set it up together before they go. It is free.

Student safety at university, from any phone.

Student safety at university: a phone showing an exact what3words location

Student safety at university, from day one.

For every student starting out in a new city, and the people they want to stay close to.

Free to start

Free to start

Their first trusted contact costs nothing to set up.
From any smartphone

From any smartphone

Lost, stolen or flat, they can borrow any phone and still reach you.
<span class="w3w-mark">///</span> what3words on every message

/// what3words on every message

Every message a pupil sends includes their what3words location automatically.

For the moments you cannot be there.

Most of university is wonderful, and none of this is about fear. Student safety at university is about knowing that on the handful of nights when something is off, your son or daughter has a simple, way to reach someone, and that someone knows where they are.

A city they are still learning

Walking back from campus or a night out through streets that are still new, in a place they have lived for only a few weeks.

A phone that is lost, stolen or flat

The moment they most need to reach someone is often the moment their own phone has failed them. My Home Call works from any phone they can borrow.

Separated from the group

Freshers week, a busy bar, a group that moves on. Getting split up is easy, and a quick message home or to a flatmate settles it.

A long way from home

For students far from family, including those who have come from overseas, a way to reach someone they trust matters even more.

A name and a face, from any phone.

There is no app for them to keep on their phone, no password and no number to remember. My Home Call lets your son or daughter reach a saved trusted contact from any smartphone, with just their name and their face.
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Set it up together before they go

They create their own account in a few minutes and choose their trusted contacts: you, a flatmate, a brother or sister. Nothing for you to manage on their behalf. If they have already left, just send them the link.
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Out in the world, any phone will do

If their own phone is lost, stolen or flat, they borrow any smartphone, open the My Home Call website and reach a trusted contact with just their name and their face. Nothing to download on the borrowed phone.
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Whoever they reach knows where they are

Every message includes their ///what3words location automatically. The person they reach sees the three word address for the three metre square they are standing in.
My Home Call message screen and a parent's notification showing a what3words location

Three words that lead straight to them.

///what3words has divided the whole world into three metre squares, and given each one its own address of three simple words. When your son or daughter sends a message, their what3words location goes with it. So you are never guessing which corner of an unfamiliar city they are in. You have a precise place to send a taxi, a friend, or yourself.

“It’s great to see our technology being built into tools and services designed to help people stay connected. With a precise what3words address included in each message, My Home Call provides its users with a quick and simple way to communicate exactly where they are with the people they trust.”
James Cochrane - Director what3words

Built to protect them, and their privacy.

Student safety at university should never cost them their privacy. When they use a borrowed phone, nothing is left on it: no numbers, no messages, no call history.

The facial image is never stored. It is converted to an encrypted code, and the original is deleted.
Personal phone numbers are never displayed or stored on the device they use.
The facial image and consent are refreshed every year.
No message history is ever kept.
Only approved trusted contacts can be reached.
Compliant with UK laws on general data processing regulations (GDPR) & and the Data Protection Act 2018.

You, a flatmate, whoever they trust.

The first trusted contact is free, so they choose the one that matters most. As they settle in and their world grows, they can add more, so there is always someone a name and a face away.

A Parent: Parent at home holding a mug of tea

A Parent

A Brother & Sister: Brother and sister smiling at home

A Brother & Sister

A Flatmate: University flatmate in a shared student kitchen

A Flatmate

A Close Friend: Two university friends talking in a student bar

A Close Friend

Set it up together before they leave.

It takes a few minutes and costs nothing to start. Do it over a cup of tea before move in day, or send them the link and they will have it done before their first night out.