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AI Clone Safety & Privacy

Creating an AI clone of yourself involves your most personal data - your voice, your stories, your knowledge. Before choosing any platform, you should understand exactly how that data is protected, who owns it, and what safeguards prevent misuse. This guide covers what to look for and how Avataari handles each concern.

The core safety question: consent

The most fundamental safety requirement for any AI clone platform is that the person being cloned must consent to - and directly participate in - the creation of their own avatar. No legitimate platform should allow one person to clone another without their active involvement.

On Avataari, every avatar is created by the person themselves. You record your own voice. You answer your own questions. You upload your own documents. There is no mechanism on the platform for creating a clone of someone who is not using the app themselves.

This is not just a terms-of-service requirement - it is enforced at the product level. If you cannot use the platform to clone someone else, the consent problem is solved by design.

Data ownership - who really owns your AI?

Some AI platforms claim broad rights over the content users create. Read the terms carefully: phrases like "worldwide licence to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute" your content can mean the platform is free to use your stories and voice recordings in ways you did not intend.

Avataari's position is clear:

  • You own the stories, recordings, and documents you contribute.
  • Avataari does not use your personal data to train general AI models shared with other users.
  • You can export all your data at any time.
  • You can permanently delete your avatar and all associated data, and Avataari will not retain it.

Access controls: who can talk to your avatar?

A safe AI clone platform must give you granular control over who can access your avatar. Open access - where anyone on the internet can interact with a clone of you - creates serious risks: impersonation, reputational damage, manipulation of outputs.

Avataari's access model works like this:

Private (default)

Only you can access and interact with your avatar. No one else can see it unless you explicitly invite them.

Family / Invited

You send individual invitations to specific people. Each invited person must accept. You can revoke access at any time without notification to the person.

Public

Available for creators, public figures, or educators who want anyone to interact with their avatar. Session logging shows you exactly who talked to your avatar and when.

You can change access levels at any time. Moving from public to private immediately ends access for all previously connected users.

Encryption and infrastructure security

Your most sensitive data - voice recordings, personal stories, documents - requires the same level of encryption as financial or medical data. Here is what Avataari uses:

  • AES-256 encryption at rest - the same encryption standard used by banks, governments, and major cloud providers. Your stored data is encrypted and unreadable without the correct keys.
  • TLS 1.2+ in transit - all data moving between your device and Avataari's servers is encrypted. It cannot be intercepted in readable form.
  • AWS infrastructure in Australia - servers in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney). Your data does not leave Australia without your explicit consent.
  • AWS Cognito authentication - secure login via email, Google, or Apple. Rate limiting and brute-force protections are built in.

Your privacy rights and controls

Rather than ask you to take our word for it, Avataari is built so you stay in control of your own data:

  • Access and export - you can view and download the stories, recordings, and details you've added at any time.
  • Correction and updates - edit or replace anything in your avatar whenever you like.
  • Permanent deletion - delete your avatar, voice model, and all associated data from your account settings, for good.
  • No sale of your data - Avataari does not sell your personal information or share it for advertising.
  • No training on your data - your stories and voice are never used to train general AI models.
  • Opt-in voice - voice cloning is optional. It uses only recordings you choose to provide, and you can remove your voice model at any time. Because voice can be treated as biometric data in some regions, we keep it opt-in and fully deletable.

Red flags to watch for in any AI clone platform

Before trusting any AI clone service with your personal data, check for these warning signs:

  • Terms of service claiming broad licence rights over your content or voice data
  • No mention of where your data is stored geographically
  • No explicit opt-out from training general AI models on your personal data
  • No way to delete your account and data permanently
  • Public access to clones without the subject's explicit consent
  • No mention of encryption standard for stored data
  • Ability to create a clone of someone who isn't the one signing up

Frequently asked questions

Can someone create an AI clone of me without my permission?

On Avataari, no. You must participate directly in creating your own avatar. There is no mechanism to clone someone who is not using the app themselves. This is enforced at the product level.

Who owns the data in my AI clone?

You do. Avataari does not claim any intellectual property rights over the content you contribute. You can export your data or delete it permanently at any time.

Will Avataari use my voice to train other users' models?

No. Your voice model is trained exclusively on your own recordings and is not shared with or used for any other user's avatar.

What if my invited family member shares access with someone I didn't invite?

Avataari's access model is invitation-only. An invited user cannot share your avatar with a third party. Access is tied to the specific accounts you authorised. If you suspect unauthorised access, you can revoke all invitations instantly from your settings.

Can I see who has talked to my avatar?

Yes. Session logs show you which authorised users interacted with your avatar and when. This transparency is a core part of Avataari's access model.

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