Legal
Last updated: July 12, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of After (the "App"), a mobile journaling and AI companion application ("After," "we," "us," or "our"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
By creating a session in the App, completing onboarding, or otherwise using any part of the App, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you are using the App on behalf of a minor for whom you are a parent or legal guardian, you agree to these Terms on that person's behalf and accept responsibility for their use of the App, subject to Section 4 below.
After is a private, primarily on-device journaling application designed for people navigating loss, including but not limited to breakups, bereavement, the end of a friendship, or loss of identity. The App provides:
The App does not require you to create an account. We do not knowingly maintain a server-side profile tied to your identity.
No emergency services. After is not equipped to detect or respond to emergencies and does not monitor your usage in real time. Do not rely on the App in a crisis.
After is not a medical device, a mental health treatment service, or a substitute for professional diagnosis, therapy, or counseling. The App, including its AI companion, is not designed, intended, or approved to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or psychological condition. Nothing in the App constitutes medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, having thoughts of self-harm, or believe you or someone else may be in danger, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis hotline immediately (for example, in the United States, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Do not use After as a substitute for emergency care or professional treatment.
You must be at least 16 years old to use After. By using the App, you represent that you meet this age requirement. The App is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn that a user is under 13, we will take reasonable steps to disable the associated device usage and delete any data we control.
"User Content" means any journal entries, mood logs, onboarding responses, chat messages, or other material you create within the App. As between you and After, you retain all ownership rights in your User Content.
Journal entries and mood logs are stored locally on your device by default and are not transmitted to us except as described in Section 6 (AI features) or our Privacy Policy. Where you use a feature that requires AI processing (such as Chat, daily prompts, weekly reflections, or the Arc summary), you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to transmit the relevant content to our infrastructure and third-party AI provider solely to generate a response to you, as described in our Privacy Policy. We do not use your User Content to train AI models, and we do not sell your User Content.
You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring you have the right to share anything you choose to write or discuss in the App.
Certain features of the App (including Chat, daily prompts, weekly reflections, and the "Arc" journey summary) are generated using a third-party artificial intelligence model. AI-generated content is produced automatically and may be inaccurate, incomplete, generic, or inappropriate to your specific situation. AI responses do not reflect the views of After, are not reviewed by a human before being shown to you, and should never be treated as professional advice of any kind.
You should use your own judgment when relying on anything the AI companion says, and you should not make significant personal, medical, financial, or legal decisions based solely on AI-generated content within the App.
After is offered on a subscription basis, generally preceded by a free trial period. Current plans and the length of any free trial are displayed in the App and in your app store listing at the time of purchase and may vary by promotion, region, or app store configuration; pricing is subject to change with notice as required by applicable law and app store policy.
You agree not to:
The App, including its design, branding, wordmark, source code, and all content we provide (excluding your User Content), is owned by After or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on your personal devices for your own non-commercial use, subject to these Terms.
You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your device, which, because your journal data is stored locally, will also delete your local journal data unless you have exported it first. We may suspend or terminate your access to the App's server-dependent features (such as Chat) if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, engaged in abusive use of our AI infrastructure, or where required by law.
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY AI-GENERATED CONTENT. YOU USE THE APP AT YOUR OWN RISK.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AFTER AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE APP, INCLUDING LOSS OF LOCALLY STORED JOURNAL DATA DUE TO DEVICE LOSS, DAMAGE, OR APP DELETION. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE APP SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless After and its officers, employees, and service providers from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the App.
These Terms are governed by applicable law, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the App will be resolved in accordance with the laws and courts applicable to your place of residence, except where mandatory consumer protection law provides otherwise.
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the App. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to support@afterapp.com.