AI Companion Privacy Checklist Before You Create an Account (2026)

Verdict: Before you create an AI companion account, check six things in order: the age gate, the privacy notice, any stated encryption practice, the safety or help channel, the free sign-up terms, and the deletion path. Most readers skip the last one, and it is the check that tells you what happens to your data when you stop using a product.

Sign-up pages for AI companion apps are short, friendly and built to get you into the conversation quickly. That speed is the reason a checklist helps. The steps below use only what three official homepages stated on 2026-10-14, and they show where each homepage stays silent. A silence is not a clean bill of health, and it is not proof that a product lacks a feature.

Step 1: the age gate

Adults-only products should ask you to confirm your age before the content loads. OurDream’s homepage shows an “Adults Only” gate, “Confirm you’re 18+ to continue,” before anything else. Our captured homepage record for Dondi.ai and Candy.ai does not list an age gate. Confirm the product’s age check on the first screen before you enter any personal details.

Step 2: the privacy notice

A privacy notice is the document that describes what the product collects and how it uses that data. Candy.ai’s homepage links a Privacy Notice, and its FAQ points to that notice. Our captured homepage record for OurDream lists a Help Desk and a Safety Center, and does not list a privacy notice. Read the notice itself, not a summary of it, and note the date on the page.

Step 3: the encryption statement

Candy.ai’s homepage FAQ, checked 2026-10-14, says it uses “TLS 1.2+ protocols” to encrypt data in transit. That is a real, specific statement, and it is worth recording. It describes the connection between your device and the service. It does not describe storage, retention or deletion. A reader who sees an encryption statement should still ask those three questions separately.

Step 4: the safety or help channel

OurDream’s homepage links a Help Desk and a Safety Center at safety.ourdream.ai. That is a visible route for reporting a problem or reading the rules before you sign up. Check whether each product you consider offers the same kind of route, and whether it is easy to find from the sign-up page.

Step 5: the free sign-up terms

Dondi.ai’s homepage offers “Create Free Account” and “Join Free” entry points. Candy.ai’s homepage states that no installation is needed and offers a “Just sign up” path. A free sign-up lets you test the product, and it also means you hand over an email address or other identifiers before you pay for anything. Decide which details you are willing to give at that stage.

Step 6: the deletion path

No deletion path appears in the homepage text we captured for Dondi.ai, Candy.ai or OurDream. Look for the account settings, the privacy notice or the help center, and find out how to remove an account and the data attached to it. Write down the steps and the date you checked them. If the answer is unclear, treat it as a reason to limit what you share.

What a checklist cannot tell you

This checklist does not verify any product’s security, and it does not test how a company handles a breach. It does not compare prices, and it does not compare content scale or content permissiveness. It makes no health, safety or wellbeing claim about any product. Our scoring method gives privacy a 20% weight, and that weight reflects this checklist. It is not a measured outcome.

How to use the checklist with the rankings

Use the 2026 ranking to decide which products to look at first, then run the six steps on each product before you sign up. The comparisons on this site set out what each source says. The checklist sets out what you should confirm yourself. Adults only: this site is for readers aged 18 and over.