Legal & safety
Safety
The Third Chair is built for relationships where both people are safe and freely choosing to take part. Please read this first.
Last updated June 2026 · Private-testing draft
If you are in danger, this comes first
If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency services now. The Third Chair cannot help in an emergency.
If someone is being harmed, threatened, stalked, controlled, or coerced, this app may not be safe to use. Your physical safety matters more than any conversation review — please stop here and reach out for help.
The Third Chair is in private testing. This page is written in plain language for testers and is not a final, attorney-reviewed legal document. It may change as the product develops.
Only record freely and openly
Do not record secretly, or because someone pressured or required you to. Recording should only happen when both people are present, fully informed, and have freely agreed — and either person can stop at any time. If agreeing to record or review a conversation feels unsafe, that is reason enough not to do it.
Safety before relationship processing
The Third Chair is for reflecting on communication when it is safe to do so. It is not the right tool when there is fear, control, or harm in a relationship. If that's your situation, please prioritize your physical safety first — reviewing a conversation can wait; your safety cannot.
If you need support
If you are experiencing abuse, threats, stalking, coercion, or a mental- health crisis, please consider reaching out to local support, such as:
- local emergency services, if there is any immediate danger;
- a domestic-violence or crisis support service in your area;
- a licensed counselor, therapist, or other clinician;
- a lawyer or legal-aid service for legal questions.
We don't list specific hotlines here, because the right number depends on where you are — a local search or your local emergency line can point you to trusted services near you.
What this app does not do
The Third Chair is not monitored by clinicians and does not provide emergency or crisis response. No one is watching your conversations in real time, and writing something here will not summon help. It is a private reflection tool only — please use the resources above when you need real support.