Nurturing Growth, Together
Curiosity Deserves a Safe Space to Grow
Meet SafeMentor: a personal learning and development companion for children aged 8 to 15. It fosters critical thinking and problem solving instead of just giving answers.
Safety that thinks ahead without monitoring.
SafeMentor doesn't just answer randomly. Every message from your child is checked for safety relevance in real time, before a response appears. We call this our 3-stage safety.
Stage 1 – Normal tutoring
SafeMentor responds warmly, age-appropriately and with pedagogical care. No intervention, no notification. Your child is accompanied. You don't need to do anything.
Stage 2 – Quiet Signal
For topics like bullying, eating disorders or concerning requests, SafeMentor recognises the signal. The AI responds empathetically and encourages your child to talk to people they trust, usually you. You receive a discreet note in your parent dashboard. Not an alarm, but a sign: this is worth a conversation.
Stage 3 – Immediate Notification
For serious warning signs, such as concrete suicide plans, acute danger, sexual assault or concrete plans of violence, SafeMentor switches immediately. Your child receives a pre-written, structured response with offers of help. It is not generated by the AI, so that nothing wrong or made up is said in critical situations. You are notified promptly with a clear summary, unless the danger most likely comes from your own household. So you are there when your child needs you.
For Parents
Trust Needs Privacy
Trust is the foundation of every child's development. That is why privacy at SafeMentor is not an add-on but the foundation. You have no access to your child's chat histories. Chats are stored encrypted in the EU and deleted automatically after 30 days, as are chat summaries. What you learn are pointers at the moment your attention is needed: for bullying, self-harm or other critical topics you receive a short summary without verbatim quotes, so you can be there for your child exactly when it matters most. Urgent alerts (red) are kept for 12 months for child-protection reasons; all retention periods are set out in the privacy policy.
What We Detect
- •Requests to complete homework: SafeMentor declines and guides instead
- •Warning signs such as bullying, eating disorders, distress or isolation
- •Serious red flags: suicide plans, acute danger, sexual assault and grooming, concrete plans of violence
- •Inappropriate requests, for example about medication, explicit content or instructions for illegal activities: SafeMentor declines and redirects
What Parents See
- ✓Pointers and warnings in case of risks
- ✓In critical situations a short summary, never your child's exact words
- ✓Suggestions for how to start the conversation
What Parents Do NOT See
- XRaw chat transcripts
- XPrivate confessions
- XReal-time surveillance
Your data stays in Europe
Your child's messages are processed exclusively in the EU, and data is stored in Frankfurt, protected by strict GDPR standards. We disclose details and limits, for example on metadata held by US service providers, in the privacy policy.
This protects trust between child and parent. Children need to know they can express themselves safely, while parents stay informed about their wellbeing.
What SafeMentor Helps With
Learning & Understanding
SafeMentor supports children with understanding school topics, exploring ideas and interests, and working through problems step by step.
Important:
SafeMentor does not give instant answers for homework.
Instead, it asks guiding questions, helps children think step by step, and encourages their own ideas.
SafeMentor is not a 'Yes-Bot', but a true partner. Conventional AIs tend towards so-called Sycophancy: they parrot the user and always agree, just to seem 'helpful'. We break this pattern and have developed a mentor that doesn't just agree, but gently challenges. It recognizes when a child is looking for a shortcut and instead encourages critical thinking. This is how we promote real understanding instead of just fast consumption.
Because learning should activate the brain, not replace it.
Guided by Global Standards
SafeMentor is guided from the ground up by strict child safety guidelines. We are neither certified nor affiliated with their publishers, but we use these rulebooks as our benchmark:
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KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act): A US standard intended to require platforms to consistently put child welfare above profit and actively protect against addiction risks.
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AADC (Age Appropriate Design Code): A UK code that requires services to be designed in the best interests of children and to avoid manipulative design tricks.
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EU AI Act & GDPR: The European rules for Artificial Intelligence and data protection. We align data minimisation, transparency and the protection of your child's personal data with them.
Because we believe: Technology should serve development, not addiction.
While most apps fight for every minute of your child's attention with psychological tricks, SafeMentor does the opposite. We consciously avoid reward systems, “streaks” (pressure through daily usage chains), or artificial incentives that glue children to the screen. Our goal is for your child to use SafeMentor to better understand the real world. And then put the device away with a good feeling to apply what they've learned in real life.
Our Philosophy
Technology that knows when to step back
SafeMentor is designed to support children's natural curiosity and emotional growth and then gently guide them back to real-world experiences, conversations, and play.
Encourages offline exploration
Suggests activities, conversations, and experiences that happen away from screens.
Keeps parents informed
Clear, honest communication about which critical topics we have identified, so you can pick up the thread of conversation.
Developed by parents for parents
SafeMentor is intended for parents like us: A tool that makes the digital space so safe that it enriches childhood instead of replacing it.
Roadmap
Our path to launch
SafeMentor deliberately starts in small steps. Here is what happens when.
- 1 Nov – 30 Nov 2026
Closed pilot phase
A small group of parents, invited personally, tests SafeMentor in everyday life. Applications are not possible.
- 1 – 31 Dec 2026
Founding families
The first paying families use SafeMentor early, at a discount and with a direct line to the developers.
- From 1 Jan 2027
Open to everyone
SafeMentor opens to all families.
Join us on this path.
Discover a calmer, more thoughtful approach to technology for your family.
From 1 December 2026, the first paying families get early access to SafeMentor, at a discount and with a direct line to the developers.