Question 1

How private are AI companions really?

Accepted Answer

It depends entirely on the platform. SAM encrypts conversations at rest with AES-256-GCM, does not sell user data, and does not use your conversations to train external models. The full privacy policy is at aisam.ai/privacy.

Question 2

Can you use an AI companion without getting caught?

Accepted Answer

SAM does not surface activity on social accounts, send external notifications, or connect to other services by default. Your usage is private to your account. If you share a device, use a private browser session — SAM has no special visibility controls beyond what your browser provides.

Question 3

Do AI companions that respect your privacy actually exist?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The key things to check: Is data encrypted at rest? Is it sold to third parties? Is it used to train AI models? For SAM, the answers are: yes, no, and no.

Question 4

Does SAM share my conversations with anyone?

Accepted Answer

No. Conversations are not shared with or sold to third parties. The safeguarding team can review flagged content through a separate moderated inbox, but standard conversation content is not routinely reviewed by humans.

Question 5

How do I delete everything from SAM?

Accepted Answer

From Settings, you can delete individual conversations, specific Heartline entries, or your full account. Full account deletion removes all stored data within 30 days. There is no 'cooling off' lock-in — you can delete immediately.

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