Meet the shadow of how you think.

1. What this app is — and is not

Making Our Shadows is a self-reflection and decision-mapping tool for general informational and educational use. It is not a medical device, and it is not a diagnostic, therapeutic, clinical, legal, or financial service. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition, and it does not create a doctor–patient, attorney–client, advisor–client, or therapeutic relationship of any kind.

2. Mental health, self-harm and suicide

The app presents moral and personal scenarios and returns a profile of your answers. This material may prompt uncomfortable reflection. The app does not screen for risk, does not detect distress, does not monitor your answers, and cannot summon help. Do not use it as a crisis resource, and stop using it if it causes distress.

If you have a history of suicidal ideation, self-harm, an eating disorder, psychosis, or another condition that self-examination may aggravate, please speak to a qualified clinician before using this app.

3. The AI chat and the underlying model

The optional chat feature sends a persona built from your answers to a third-party large language model that you select and supply a key for (for example Google Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic). You should understand that:

• the model is not you, does not speak for you, and its replies are machine-generated text, not your considered judgment;
• large language models can be confidently wrong, can fabricate facts, citations, and events, and can produce content that is biased, offensive, or unsafe;
• model behaviour, availability, pricing, safety filters, and training data are controlled by that third-party provider, may change without notice, and are outside our control;
• anything you type into the chat leaves your device and is governed by that provider’s own terms and privacy policy, which you accept directly with them;
• the model has a knowledge cut-off and no awareness of your circumstances, your jurisdiction, or the current date.

We make no warranty as to the accuracy, safety, or suitability of any output, and we are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any third-party model provider.

4. Not medical, legal, financial or professional advice

Nothing produced by this app — scenarios, scores, profiles, personas, or chat replies — is advice. Do not rely on it for any decision about your health, medication, diagnosis, or treatment; any legal right, claim, contract, or proceeding; any investment, loan, insurance, tax, or other financial matter; or any employment, family, custody, or immigration decision. Consult a licensed physician, lawyer, or financial adviser in your jurisdiction. Never delay or disregard professional advice because of something this app produced.

5. Personal decisions remain yours

The profile describes patterns in how you answered a fixed set of hypothetical questions. It does not measure your character, predict your behaviour, establish any fact about you, and must never be used to evaluate, screen, rank, or make decisions about another person — including in hiring, admissions, lending, insurance, custody, or clinical settings. You remain solely and fully responsible for every decision you make.

6. Your data

Your answers and profile are stored on your own device. If you enable the AI chat, the persona and the messages you send are transmitted to the model provider you chose. Content you place in this app is not privileged or confidential in the legal sense: it is not protected by doctor–patient, attorney–client, or therapist–patient privilege, and it may be discoverable in legal proceedings. Keep your device secure; if you share the device or your QR profile, you are sharing that content.

7. Eligibility

The app is offered only to adults aged 18 or over (or the age of majority where you live, if higher). It is not directed at children, and it must not be installed or used by a minor.

8. Installation and distribution

This APK is distributed outside an app store and installs as an app from an unknown source. You are responsible for confirming that side-loading is permitted on your device and lawful in your jurisdiction, and for any consequence of enabling it. The software is provided free of charge.

9. No warranty; limitation of liability

The app is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the developer shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, nor for any loss of data, profit, goodwill, opportunity, or reputation, nor for any emotional distress, personal injury, financial loss, or harm arising from or connected with your use of, or inability to use, the app or any output of it. Where liability cannot be excluded by law, it is limited to the minimum permitted by that law. Nothing here excludes liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence where such exclusion is prohibited.

10. Indemnity, changes and governing law

You agree to indemnify and hold the developer harmless against claims arising from your misuse of the app or your breach of this advisory. This advisory may be updated; the version presented at the time of download governs that download. Any dispute is governed by the laws of the developer’s place of residence, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and nothing in this advisory removes consumer rights that cannot lawfully be waived in your country.

By ticking the boxes below you confirm that you have read and understood this advisory, that you accept every limitation and risk described in it, that you will seek qualified professional help for any medical, legal, financial, or mental-health matter, and that you contact emergency services rather than this app in a crisis.