Absolutely need them
I don't quite understand what you mean by a shop lock.
There's a so-called child safety feature, which can prevent the following if it is set this way:
Purchases
Communication with other players
Playtime
Adding friends
Access to multiplayer modes
Broadcasting / streaming gameplay
Which games can be played and downloaded
What content can be seen and shared
What information can be seen by other players
Access to surf the Internet
Using VR
You can find the source and further information here: https://www.epicgames.com/...l-controls
Beautiful evening!