Account-action guide · no paid ranking

Cancel, export, refund, or delete? Use the right action in the right order.

Canceling addresses future renewal. Deleting addresses the account and its data. A refund is a separate request for money already charged. Exporting preserves whatever the provider makes available.

Safer default: identify who bills you, preserve what you need, cancel renewal, save the confirmation, handle any refund request separately, and delete only after you no longer need account access or evidence.

Catalog snapshot assessed . This explains documented paths and prudent sequencing; it does not claim that a workflow completed or provide legal advice.

A policy link is not a privacy grade

Are AI companion chats private? Ask what “private” means first.

Not from a policy link alone. “Private” can mean hidden from other users, limited staff or contractor access, no model-improvement use, restricted sharing, a retention limit, or complete deletion. Our current catalog can confirm whether some policy and account-control routes are documented; it cannot turn those records into a confidentiality or security verdict.

Policy record

14 of 17

have a documented privacy-policy record.

0 are recorded as not found; 3 remain unresolved. Presence says nothing about policy quality or outcome.

Export route

10 of 17

have a recorded self-service or support-assisted export route.

A route does not prove scope, format, timing, completeness, portability, or transfer to another companion.

Deletion route

15 of 17

have a recorded self-service or support-assisted account-deletion route.

A route does not prove immediate or complete erasure, and it does not confirm that renewal stopped.

What this catalog cannot grade yet: confidentiality, encryption, security, legal compliance, human access, sharing, retention, training or model-improvement use, regional rights, opt-outs, or completed export, deletion, and erasure outcomes. “Not found” and “unknown” are evidence gaps—not proof that a policy is absent or a product is unsafe.

Before you share

Check who may access or receive chats and media, including staff, contractors, moderators, processors, analytics providers, or advertising partners.

While you use it

Check model-improvement language, available opt-outs, what each setting covers, regional limits, and how long chats, memories, media, and account records may be retained.

Before you leave

Check export scope and format, the difference between deleting content and an account, stated retention exceptions, and the separate billing channel.

Need the current record for one product?

The lookup keeps policy presence, export, billing, cancellation, refunds, and deletion separate—and preserves unknowns.

Start with the outcome you need

Four buttons can solve four different problems.

Do not assume one action triggers the others. A service may document several routes, one route, or none that our current sources can verify.

On a narrow screen, swipe or scroll horizontally inside the table.

What each account action is for—and what it normally does not establish
ActionPrimary goalTypical effectWhat it does not establishWhen to use it
ExportKeep a copy of available dataCreates or requests whatever files, chats, or records the provider offersThat the export is complete, portable, or followed by deletionBefore losing access, switching services, or deleting
CancelStop a future renewalEnds or changes the subscription at the end of the applicable termA refund, immediate loss of access, account deletion, or data erasureAs soon as you decide not to renew, through the actual billing channel
RefundAsk for money already charged to be returnedStarts a separate merchant or app-store decision processCancellation, approval, account deletion, or a guaranteed outcomeWhen a charge qualifies under the applicable policy or purchase channel
DeleteRemove an account or specific contentTriggers the documented deletion scope for that control or requestThat renewal stopped, every copy vanished immediately, or evidence remains availableLast, after preserving what you need and confirming billing separately

A risk-reducing sequence

Use this order unless the provider documents a reason not to.

  1. Identify the billing channel.

    Check the receipt and subscription screen. Direct website billing, Apple, Google Play, and other channels can require different cancellation and refund routes.

  2. Preserve what you may need.

    Save receipts, plan terms, relevant screenshots, and any supported export or continuity notes while the account is still accessible.

  3. Cancel future renewal.

    Use the billing channel's documented cancellation path. Do not treat uninstalling the app or deleting a chat as cancellation.

  4. Save the confirmation.

    Keep the date, status, renewal or end date, confirmation number, and any support response. Then re-check the subscription where it was purchased.

  5. Handle a refund separately.

    If a charge is disputed or eligible, follow the applicable refund process. A cancellation confirmation alone does not show that money will be returned.

  6. Delete last.

    Once you no longer need account access or supporting evidence, use the documented account-deletion or privacy-request route and save its confirmation too.

  7. Verify both outcomes.

    Check the original billing channel for renewal status and the service for the documented account or data status. One does not prove the other.

Need the current path for a specific service?

The product lookup separates billing, refunds, cancellation, export, privacy, and deletion—and leaves stale or missing facts unresolved.

Open account controls by product

Read the label literally

“Delete” can mean at least six different things.

Uninstall the app

Removes software from a device. It normally does not close the account or cancel the subscription.

Delete a chat

Targets a conversation. It may not remove the character, account, billing relationship, or all retained copies.

Delete a character

Targets one companion profile. It may leave chats, media, memories, or the account itself untouched.

Clear memory

Targets facts or context used by the companion. It is not automatically a deletion of source chats or account data.

Delete the account

Targets access and account-scoped data under the provider's documented process. Billing can still be managed elsewhere.

Request privacy erasure

Invokes a policy or legal-request process whose scope, verification, exceptions, and timing may differ from an in-app delete control.

Aggregate evidence—not a product ranking

What our current catalog can and cannot resolve.

We publish the product-specific rows in the lookup tool. This guide shows only aggregate coverage so a missing record cannot be mistaken for a favorable answer.

Privacy-policy records
14 documented policy · 3 unresolved
Export routes
3 self-service · 7 support-assisted · 7 unresolved
Cancellation routes
14 self-service · 1 support-assisted · 1 not documented · 1 unresolved
Refund positions
5 documented policy · 7 case by case · 2 documented as not offered · 3 unresolved
Account-deletion routes
10 self-service · 5 support-assisted · 2 unresolved
Billing paths
5 direct billing · 8 mixed billing · 4 unresolved

Only current or due-soon records in a usable claim state enter an affirmative bucket. Stale, contradictory, unknown, and otherwise unusable records are counted as unresolved.

Before you close the tab

Keep a small exit packet.

Billing evidence

  • Purchase channel and receipt
  • Plan and renewal date
  • Cancellation status and confirmation
  • Refund request and response, if any

Continuity

  • Supported export files
  • Important memories or character instructions
  • Media you are permitted to keep
  • A portable, non-sensitive continuity brief
Build a local-only backup brief

Common questions

Short answers before you act.

Does deleting an AI companion account cancel the subscription?

Do not assume it does. Cancellation addresses future billing; deletion addresses an account or data scope. Confirm renewal status through the original billing channel even when the service also offers account deletion.

Should I export before I cancel?

Export before deletion or loss of access. Cancellation may leave access active through the paid term, but that varies. If the material matters, preserve it before making an action that could restrict access.

Does canceling automatically create a refund?

No. Cancellation normally concerns a future renewal. A refund concerns money already charged and follows a separate policy and decision path.

Where do I cancel an app-store purchase?

Start with the channel shown on the receipt or subscription record. A service's website may not control a subscription purchased through an app store, and deleting the app is not cancellation.

Does account deletion erase every retained copy immediately?

Not necessarily. A documented deletion route does not by itself establish the scope or timing of backups, legal retention, fraud-prevention records, de-identified data, or third-party copies. Read the provider's current policy and request confirmation when the distinction matters.

What if no export route is documented?

Do not infer that a complete export exists. Preserve allowed material manually while you still have access, avoid collecting information you do not need, and use the product-specific notes to distinguish “not documented” from “documented as unsupported.”

Method and limits

Documented routes are not completed-workflow tests.

This snapshot aggregates the current account-operation record for every active product in the Companion Curator catalog. Affirmative counts require a usable claim state and a current or due-soon freshness state. Stale, contradictory, and unusable records fail closed into unresolved. The projection binds the exact underlying claims and citations, but it does not expose a product ranking on this page.

We have not yet executed every cancellation, refund, export, or deletion flow end to end. Policies, interfaces, billing channels, eligibility, retention rules, and regional rights can change. This guide is educational and operational—not legal, financial, or platform-support advice.