Is Replika safe for kids?

What we found

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1. e1The terms of service state that users under 18 are not authorised to use the service, with or without registering (checked 2026-07-30).

   "If you are under 18, you are not authorized to use the Services, with or without registering."

   https://replika.com/legal/terms · captured 30 July 2026

2. e2The privacy policy states the services are not intended for under-18s, and that if minors are discovered using the apps their access is blocked and their account deleted (checked 2026-07-30).

   "The Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. If we discover that minors under the age of 18 are using the Apps, we will promptly block their access and delete their account."

   https://replika.com/legal/privacy · captured 30 July 2026

3. e3The privacy policy states the service collects the messages users send and receive through the apps, including facts about the user's life and any photos, videos, and voice and text messages provided (checked 2026-07-30).

   "This includes the messages you send and receive through the Apps, such as facts you may provide about you or your life, and any photos, videos, and voice and text messages you provide."

   https://replika.com/legal/privacy · captured 30 July 2026

4. e4The privacy policy states profile information, messages and content, and interests and preferences are processed for up to 60 days after termination of the contract (checked 2026-07-30).

   "we process your profile information, messages and content, interests and preferences for up to 60 days after termination of the contract;"

   https://replika.com/legal/privacy · captured 30 July 2026

5. e5On training, the privacy policy states that anonymised data is used only internally and is not used to train third-party large language models or other AI systems (checked 2026-07-30).

   "The anonymized data is used only internally and is not used to train third-party large language models or other AI systems."

   https://replika.com/legal/privacy · captured 30 July 2026

6. e6The privacy policy states that its disclosure of information to third-party advertising partners may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information or "targeted advertising" under applicable laws, with an opt-out offered (checked 2026-07-30).

   "Our disclosure of information to these partners may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information or "targeted advertising" under applicable laws."

   https://replika.com/legal/privacy · captured 30 July 2026

7. e7The terms of service state that users considering suicide or who feel they are a danger to themselves or others must discontinue use of the services immediately and call 911 or notify emergency personnel (checked 2026-07-30).

   "If you are considering or committing suicide or feel that you are a danger to yourself or others, you must discontinue use of the Services immediately, call 911 or notify appropriate police or emergency medical personnel."

   https://replika.com/legal/terms · captured 30 July 2026

8. e8The terms identify the operator as Luka, Inc., incorporated in Delaware and operating in San Francisco, CA; the same document states the terms are governed by the laws of the State of California (checked 2026-07-30).

   "Luka, Inc., a software company who designed and built Replika, incorporated in Delaware, and operating in San Francisco, CA."

   https://replika.com/legal/terms · captured 30 July 2026

9. e9Documented recordIn February 2023 Italy's data protection authority (Garante) ordered Luka Inc to stop processing Italian users' data with immediate effect, citing concrete risks to minors and the absence of any age-verification mechanism (checked 2026-07-30).

   "Manca peraltro ogni meccanismo di verifica dell’età: filtri per i minori, ma anche blocchi dell’app di fronte a dichiarazioni in cui l’utente espliciti la propria minore età."

   https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9852506 · captured 30 July 2026

10. e10Documented recordIn 2025 the Garante fined Luka Inc. EUR 5 million for GDPR infringements; per the European Data Protection Board's English summary, findings included processing without a legal basis and, until 2 February 2023, no age-verification mechanisms despite minors being declared excluded from potential users (checked 2026-07-30).

    "The Italian SA has imposed on Luka Inc. an administrative fine of 5 million € for infringing Articles 5.1 (a) and 6; Articles 5.1 (a), 12, 13, 5.1 (c), 24 and 25.1 of the GDPR."

    https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2025/ai-italian-supervisory-authority-fines-company-behind-chatbot-replika_en · captured 30 July 2026

11. e11Documented recordOn 25 August 2025 a bipartisan coalition of 44 US state attorneys general sent a letter on child safety to AI companies that named both Luka Inc. and Replika among its recipients (checked 2026-07-30).

    "sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc., Meta, Microsoft, Nomi AI, Open AI, Perplexity AI, Replika and xAI addresses alarming reports of AI chatbots engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations with kids."

    https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/news/story/attorney-general-raoul-leads-44-states-in-demanding-companies-end-predatory-ai-interactions-with-kids · captured 30 July 2026

12. e12Observed by Halo AwareReplika's landing page markets the product through its iOS and Android apps ("Get the app"); the site footer links a login labelled "Web App (Legacy)" at my.replika.com. We found no current primary web chat surface on the landing page (checked 2026-07-30).

    https://replika.com · captured 30 July 2026

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