Know it is AI
Affectionate, empathetic, or confident language is generated. It does not prove awareness, love, consent, intent, or understanding.
18+ responsible-use guide
AI Companion Safety and Responsible Use
AI companions can generate warm, personal language, but they are software—not people, therapists, emergency responders, or trusted authorities. Use this checklist before sharing personal information or relying on a response.
Core safety rule: use AI companion chat for entertainment, fictional roleplay, creativity, or low-stakes reflection. Verify important information, protect sensitive details, take breaks, and choose human or professional support for health, legal, financial, safety, or relationship-critical decisions.
Protect private data
Do not share passwords, identity documents, payment credentials, exact location, or confidential personal/work information.
Verify consequential advice
Generated answers can be wrong. Use qualified human professionals and authoritative sources for important decisions.
Watch time and spending
Set limits and reassess if use disrupts sleep, work, finances, social contact, or emotional wellbeing.
Privacy due diligence
Questions Every AI Companion Service Should Answer
| Area | Ask | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Collection | What account, device, payment and chat content is collected? | Companion conversations may reveal intimate information. |
| Access | Can staff, moderators, vendors or model providers read content? | “Private” can mean different things. |
| Training | Is content used to improve or train models, and can I opt out? | Use may extend beyond providing the chat. |
| Retention | How long are chats, memories and backups stored? | Deleting a visible chat may not remove every copy immediately. |
| Control | Can I export, correct and delete data or close my account? | Users need practical control, not just a policy promise. |
| Security | What is encrypted, at which stage, and has any audit been completed? | Blanket “secure” claims are not enough. |
Healthy-use boundaries
AI companion use can be enjoyable, but a system designed to continue conversation can also make it easy to spend more time or disclose more than intended. Decide why you are using it, how long you want to spend, and what topics should remain offline.
- Do not treat generated affection as a reciprocal human obligation.
- Keep contact with friends, family, communities, and professionals where appropriate.
- Review subscriptions and in-app spending regularly when pricing becomes available.
- Pause if the experience encourages secrecy, exclusivity, guilt, threats, or dependence.
- Leave the product and seek immediate human help if you are in danger or a crisis.
Not a crisis service
Dream Companion is not an emergency line or mental-health provider. If you or another person may be in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a trusted person nearby. Country-specific crisis resources should only be added after the launch markets are confirmed and reviewed.
Age and content
Adults Only, With Clear Product Rules
18+ requirement
The current Terms describe the service as adults only. Final onboarding should enforce the intended age requirement and explain restricted content before account creation.
Reporting and moderation
Before launch, the product needs a visible reporting route, escalation process, content rules, expected response time, and explanation of when human review can occur.
Questions
Safety FAQ
Is an AI companion a real person?
No. It is software and does not have consciousness, feelings, needs, or professional judgment.
Is an AI companion a therapist?
No. AI companion chat is not therapy, diagnosis, treatment, emergency support, or professional advice.
What should I avoid sharing?
Avoid passwords, payment credentials, identity documents, exact location, confidential work data, and sensitive information you have not confirmed the service can protect.
How do I report a problem?
A dedicated in-product reporting flow has not yet been supplied. For website questions, use the contact address in the Privacy Policy; a launch-ready product must add a visible safety-reporting route.
Make an Informed Choice
Review feature availability, the Privacy Policy, and the FAQ before product access.
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