Wellness Disclaimer
What this app is, what it is not, and where its limits are
Before you begin
The section below is the notice shown in the app before you write anything, reproduced here in full.
The Six Pages is a reflective writing app. It is not therapy, and it does not create a therapeutic or clinical relationship of any kind.
The AI that responds to your writing is not a therapist, counselor, or crisis worker. Its responses are generated by software. They are not professional advice.
This App is not a substitute for emergency services.
Reflective writing can bring up difficult feelings. Go at your own pace. Step away when you need to. Seek professional support if what comes up feels like more than you want to hold alone.
In the app, this notice appears before anything else, and it cannot be skipped. Tapping "I understand. I'm ready." confirms that you have read it, that you are at least 18 years old, and that you understand the nature and limitations of the App.
What this means in practice
- No diagnosis. The App does not identify, name or assess any condition, and nothing it says should be read as one.
- No treatment. It does not deliver any therapeutic protocol or clinical intervention, and it is not a medical device.
- No clinical oversight. No licensed clinician reviews your writing or the responses you receive. There is no clinician involved.
- No substitute for care. If you are in treatment, this sits alongside it. If you are not, this is not a replacement for finding someone.
- It cannot send help. The App does not contact emergency services, family members, or anyone else on your behalf.
If what you write suggests you may be in danger
Writing honestly goes to difficult places. That is what it is for. So the app watches for language suggesting the person writing may be in danger, and if it finds it, it stops what it was doing and points you toward people who can help — 988, the Crisis Text Line, and a route to a helpline by country if you are outside the United States. It stays in the conversation rather than handing over a phone number and going quiet.
There is also a resources page you can open at any time, from anywhere in the app, whether or not anything has been noticed. Opening it records nothing at all. A person who feels watched will not look.
None of this is ever behind the paywall. The app is a paid subscription; this part of it is not conditional on anything. Not on a lapsed subscription, not on a trial ending, not on having paid us at all.
It still cannot send help. It does not call anyone, does not alert emergency services, does not notify your family, and does not report you to anyone. If you are in immediate danger, the app is not what you need — call 911 or your local emergency number.
What we do not claim
We would rather say this ourselves than have it discovered.
- Nothing here is a substitute for a person. The app is careful, and careful is not the same as sufficient.
- What we can test is written by us. No test is a real person in real distress, and no number of them adds up to one.
- Reaching a reliable local helpline outside the United States is less solid than the US path.
- Language about harm to another person is held as less proven than the rest, rather than solved.
An app in this category that claims to be finished is not telling the truth. This one is not finished. It is careful, and it is honest about the edges.
What gets kept
Everything you write in the app you can delete yourself, at any time, from inside the app. There is one exception: if the app has routed you to crisis support, the record of that conversation is kept, separately from your ordinary writing, and cannot be deleted from inside the app.
We keep it for two reasons, and the second one is about us rather than you. If something happens and your wellbeing cannot afterwards be confirmed, that record is the last account of what you were carrying. And it is the only record of what this app said back to you — which we want to exist, rather than to have been deleted, if we ever fail someone. Section 6 of the Privacy Policy sets out how long it is held and why.
If this app is becoming your only support
That is worth noticing, and worth saying out loud — to someone in your life, or to us at support@thesixpages.app. This was built for the space between the people who care about you, not instead of them. Everything in it that matters points outward.
If something in the app did not sit right, or handled a hard moment badly, please tell us. Anything touching safety is read first.
This disclaimer forms part of the Terms of Service and should be read alongside the Privacy Policy.