Terms of Service — Ask Safely Assistant
Effective Date: May 19, 2026 · Last Updated: May 19, 2026
Agreement to Terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Ask Safely product (“the Service”): the web app at app.asksafely.ai, the iOS app, and the Android app, operated by SafeLife Inc. (“SafeLife,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Delaware C-Corp based in Minneapolis, MN.
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
For information about how we handle your data, see the Ask Safely Assistant Privacy Policy.
Eligibility
You must be at least 17 years of age to use the Service. By using Ask Safely, you represent that you are at least 17 years old. If we learn that someone under 17 is using the Service, we will terminate their account and delete their data immediately.
The Service
Ask Safely is an AI assistant powered by Anthropic’s Claude models via AWS Bedrock. It provides conversational AI, web search, and additional capabilities depending on your subscription tier.
What Ask Safely Is
Ask Safely is a general-purpose AI assistant designed for research, writing, learning, and everyday tasks. It generates responses using AI models and web search results.
What Ask Safely Is Not
Ask Safely is not a licensed professional. AI responses are informational and should not be treated as professional medical, legal, financial, or therapeutic advice. For decisions that could affect your health, legal rights, finances, or safety, consult a qualified professional. We are not responsible for actions you take based on AI-generated content.
Subscription Tiers
Ask Safely offers the following tiers:
| Tier | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guest | Free | No account required. 10 messages/day. Auto-deleting chats. Intelligent model routing (Haiku 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5). |
| Essential | Free | Account required. Unlimited messages. Chat saving (up to 14 days). Cross-device sync. Guided chat prompts. |
| Expert (Monthly) | $20/month | Everything in Essential, plus: Claude Opus 4.6, Deep Research, Voice-to-Voice, Dictate, document uploads and analysis, chat sharing links, and full memory controls (when available). |
| Expert (Annual) | $200/year | Same as Expert Monthly with annual billing. |
| Founding Membership | $100/year | Full Expert access plus Founding Member benefits. 100 numbered seats. Price locked at $100/year forever. See Founding Membership section below. |
We may modify the features included in any tier at any time. If a change materially reduces the features available to paid subscribers, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice.
Founding Membership
The Founding Membership is a limited-edition subscription tier for Ask Safely’s earliest supporters.
What You Get
- Full Expert access — all current and future Expert-tier features, as they become available.
- A numbered seat — one of 100 total Founding Membership seats. Your seat number is assigned at the time of purchase.
- Price locked at $100/year forever. Your annual subscription price will never increase, for as long as you maintain an active Founding Membership. This price lock has no exceptions and no expiration.
- Early access to new features — Founding Members receive access to new features (including One Memory, guided agents, and future capabilities) before they are available to standard Expert subscribers.
- Collaboration channel — access to a private Slack channel where Founding Members can communicate directly with the Ask Safely team, provide feedback, and help shape the product roadmap.
Founding Membership Terms
- Non-transferable. Your Founding Membership is tied to your Ask Safely account and cannot be transferred, gifted, sold, or assigned to any other person or account.
- Annual billing. Founding Memberships are billed annually at $100/year. There is no monthly Founding Membership option.
- Cancellation. You may cancel your Founding Membership at any time. If you cancel, your Expert access continues through the end of your current billing period. Once canceled, your numbered seat is released and cannot be reclaimed — re-subscribing later will be at the then-current Expert pricing.
- Limited to 100 seats. Once all 100 Founding Membership seats are filled, no additional Founding Memberships will be sold.
Payments and Billing
Payment Processing
Subscriptions may be purchased through:
- Apple App Store (iOS in-app purchase)
- Google Play Store (Android in-app purchase)
- Stripe (web-based payment, managed via RevenueCat)
All payment processing is handled entirely by these third parties. SafeLife never receives, processes, or stores your credit card number, bank account details, or other financial information. We receive only your subscription status and plan information.
Billing Cycle
Monthly subscriptions are billed every 30 days from the date of purchase. Annual subscriptions (including Founding Membership) are billed every 12 months from the date of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.
Refund Policy
All subscription payments are non-refundable. Once a payment has been charged, we do not offer refunds, partial refunds, or credits for unused time. This applies to all paid tiers, including Expert Monthly, Expert Annual, and Founding Membership.
For subscriptions purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, their respective refund policies may apply. Any refund requests for app-store purchases should be directed to Apple or Google.
Cancellation
You may cancel your subscription at any time. Upon cancellation, your paid-tier access continues through the end of your current billing period. After that, your account reverts to the Essential (free) tier. Your chat history, account data, and any saved preferences are retained unless you also delete your account.
To cancel, use your device’s app store subscription management (iOS/Android) or your account settings (web).
Price Changes
We may change subscription prices for Expert Monthly and Expert Annual at any time. Price changes will not affect your current billing period — they take effect at your next renewal. We will provide at least 30 days’ notice of any price increase. Founding Membership pricing is permanently locked at $100/year and is exempt from all price changes.
Your Content and Data
Ownership
You retain ownership of the content you submit to Ask Safely, including your chat messages, uploaded documents, and voice recordings. We do not claim any ownership rights over your content.
License to Operate
By using the Service, you grant SafeLife a limited, non-exclusive license to process your content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you — specifically, to send your messages to AI models for response generation, to perform web searches on your behalf, and to store your content temporarily as described in our Privacy Policy. This license terminates when your content is deleted.
Auto-Deletion
By default, your chats are automatically deleted after 8 hours. Extended chats are deleted after 14 days. You acknowledge that auto-deletion is a core feature of the Service, and that deleted content is permanently unrecoverable. SafeLife is not responsible for content you lose due to auto-deletion. If you need to retain content, save it outside of Ask Safely before the deletion timer expires.
Shared Chats
When you share a chat via a sharing link, you acknowledge that anyone with the link can view the conversation. Shared chats are deleted when the original chat is deleted. You are responsible for not sharing conversations that contain sensitive personal information you do not intend to make publicly accessible.
Acceptable Use
You agree not to use Ask Safely to:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation
- Generate content that promotes violence, hatred, discrimination, or harm against any person or group
- Generate child sexual abuse material or any content that exploits or endangers minors
- Harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate others
- Create malware, phishing content, spam, or other malicious tools
- Attempt to circumvent the AI’s safety filters or content policies
- Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, or scripts) to access the Service without our written permission
- Resell, sublicense, or commercially redistribute access to the Service
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service’s infrastructure or other users’ access
- Upload files containing malware, viruses, or other harmful code
- Use the Service to generate content intended to deceive others into believing it was written by a human, where such deception could cause harm
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if we reasonably determine that you have violated these terms. For serious violations, termination may be immediate and without notice.
AI-Generated Content
Ask Safely uses AI models that generate responses based on patterns in their training data and information retrieved from web searches. You acknowledge that:
- AI can make mistakes. Responses may contain inaccuracies, outdated information, or errors. Always verify important information independently.
- AI does not replace professional advice. For medical, legal, financial, or safety-critical decisions, consult a qualified professional.
- You are responsible for how you use AI output. SafeLife is not liable for decisions you make or actions you take based on AI-generated content.
- Web search results may change. Information retrieved from web searches reflects what was available at the time of the search and may not be current when you reference it later.
Intellectual Property
The Ask Safely product — including its design, branding, logos, interface, and underlying technology — is the property of SafeLife Inc. and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our trademarks, trade names, or other intellectual property except the limited right to use the Service as described here.
The AI models powering Ask Safely are developed by Anthropic and accessed via AWS Bedrock. Anthropic’s intellectual property rights in their models are not affected by these Terms.
Account Termination
By You
You may delete your account at any time. Account deletion triggers a permanent cascade delete of all your data across all databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis). This action is irreversible. If you have an active paid subscription, deleting your account does not automatically generate a refund for the remaining billing period.
By Us
We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or if your account has been inactive for an extended period (12 months or more). Before terminating an account for inactivity, we will send a notice to your registered email address at least 30 days in advance. We will not terminate active paid subscriptions for inactivity during a paid billing period.
Disclaimers
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” SafeLife makes no warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any AI-generated content or web search results.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SafeLife Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Service, regardless of the theory of liability.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SafeLife’s total cumulative liability to you for all claims arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid to SafeLife in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless SafeLife Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third party’s rights.
Dispute Resolution
We prefer to resolve disputes informally. If you have a concern, please contact us at mike@asksafely.ai first. We’ll work with you in good faith to resolve the issue.
If we cannot resolve a dispute informally within 30 days, either party may pursue formal resolution. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware.
Note: We recommend consulting with a legal professional regarding governing law and jurisdiction provisions. This section reflects a standard approach for a Delaware C-Corp but may be adjusted based on legal counsel.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we’ll change the “Last Updated” date at the top. For material changes, we’ll notify you via email (for registered users) or in-app notice at least 30 days before the changes take effect.
Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to updated Terms, you should stop using the Service and cancel any active subscription.
Miscellaneous
- Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Ask Safely Assistant Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and SafeLife regarding the Service.
- Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
- No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms does not waive our right to enforce it in the future.
- Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms. We may assign our rights to a successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, provided the successor assumes our obligations under these Terms.
Contact
Questions about these Terms? Reach us at:
SafeLife Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
mike@asksafely.ai
SafeLife Inc. is a Delaware C-Corp.