AI Companion Safety Checklist
AI companion apps can feel intimate quickly. Before using one deeply, it helps to review what the product says about privacy, safety boundaries, saved data, emotional reliance, and what the app is not designed to replace.
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Privacy checklist
Use these questions before saving deeply personal notes, conversations, or routine data.
- Can I read a clear privacy policy?
- What account information is required?
- What conversation, journal, or mood content may be saved?
- Can I delete my account or data?
- Does the app mention third-party services?
- Does the app explain how support requests are handled?
- Is the privacy language understandable without legal expertise?
Emotional boundary checklist
Check whether the app creates warmth without claiming to replace human support, medical care, or crisis resources.
- Does the app avoid therapy or diagnosis claims?
- Does it avoid claiming to replace human relationships?
- Does it state that it is not crisis support?
- Can users pause or step away without penalty?
- Does the app avoid guilt-based streak pressure?
- Does it encourage realistic expectations?
Product clarity checklist
Make sure the app explains whether it is a chat product, roleplay space, journaling tool, game, or blend of these.
- What is the app mainly for?
- What can I do besides chat?
- What does the app remember?
- What are the limits of the companion?
- What should I not use the product for?
Healthy-use signs
Look for product patterns that make return visits feel calm, optional, and grounded.
- Routines are optional and forgiving
- Reflection prompts do not over-medicalize feelings
- The app has clear access and contact paths
- Safety language stays consistent across pages
- The product respects offline support and user judgment
How to use this checklist
Use this checklist before sharing sensitive information or building a daily habit around any AI companion app.
The goal is not to make companion apps feel alarming. The goal is to make product expectations clear before the experience starts to feel personal.
Common questions
What is the most important safety question for an AI companion app?
Start by asking what the app claims to be. If it blurs the line between lifestyle companionship and therapy or crisis support, be careful.
Should I share private details with an AI companion?
Use caution. Read the privacy policy first and avoid sharing details you would not want associated with your account.
How does this checklist relate to Metlivi?
Metlivi uses this boundary framing across its SEO pages and FAQ: companionship, reflection, focus, rituals, memories, and social play, not therapy or crisis support.