Meet Your Digital বন্ধু

Bondhu is an AI companion for everyday ups and downs, for adults anywhere. It is an AI, not a person and not therapy. The name "Bondhu" means "friend" in Bengali. It uses the short personality quiz you take after signing up, and what you tell it, to adjust how it talks to you. If you choose to connect Spotify or YouTube, it can take those preferences into account too.

No. Bondhu is a mental wellness companion, not a substitute for professional mental health treatment. It can offer everyday emotional support, and we strongly encourage seeking professional help for severe depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal thoughts, or any condition requiring medication. Think of Bondhu as your first step towards mental wellness or a supplement to professional therapy.

Bondhu is in beta. It is still being built and improved, so some features may be unavailable at times.

1. Visit bondhu.tech, 2. Create account with email, 3. Complete brief personality assessment (5 minutes), 4. Start chatting!

Bondhu is built by a small independent team. We want support for everyday ups and downs to be easy to reach, wherever you live.

Bondhu is an independent project. It is not affiliated with any therapy practice, mental health organization or pharmaceutical company.

We want to be accurate about this. Your conversations are sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and stored in our database so that Bondhu can remember them. To generate replies, your messages are processed by third-party AI providers. We do not sell your data. You can delete your account from Settings.

Your conversations are stored in our database so Bondhu can remember them, and each message is sent to outside AI companies to write the reply and analyse the message. We don't share your data with: Parents or family members, Schools or employers, Third-party advertisers, or Insurance companies.

Bondhu collects: Conversations (your chat messages with the AI), Personality data (Big Five personality test results), Entertainment preferences (if connected - Spotify music, video preferences), and Usage patterns (app interaction data to improve the experience). We never collect: Location data, Contact lists, Photos or files (unless you choose to share), or Financial information.

Yes. From your account settings: Download your data (a JSON file), Delete your game, video or music data, Disconnect integrations (revoke Spotify access), and Delete account (erases your data at once; cached copies can last up to 7 days, and backups follow our database host's retention).

That's completely normal! Start with whatever you're comfortable sharing. Bondhu will: Never pressure you to share more than you want, Build understanding gradually through conversations, Respect your boundaries, and Let you control what data to connect (Spotify, etc.).

Bondhu is for adults, 18 and over. It is not for anyone under 18.

Bondhu uses the short personality quiz you take after signing up (based on the Big Five Inventory-2 XS, 15 questions) to adjust how it talks to you.

Bondhu adapts how it talks to you using your personality quiz, and it remembers some of what you tell it. If you choose to connect Spotify or YouTube, it can take your music and video preferences into account. Memory is basic today and can miss things.

No, connections are optional. If you connect Spotify or YouTube, Bondhu can take your music and video preferences into account. Connections use OAuth sign-in, and you can disconnect at any time without losing your chat history.

You can talk to Bondhu about everyday things: stress about exams or work, family and relationships, loneliness, how you see yourself, goals and motivation. Bondhu cannot help with: medical emergencies, a crisis (if you are in danger or thinking of ending your life, call your local emergency number or a crisis line now; our help page lists help lines), substance abuse requiring detox, or severe psychiatric conditions requiring medication.

Bondhu replies in the language you write in, and it works best in English today. Other languages are less tested, including how Bondhu responds when someone is in distress.

Partly. Bondhu checks messages for words and phrases that suggest someone may be in crisis and, when it finds them, replies with crisis helpline information. This check is basic, works best in English and often misses such messages; do not rely on it. Bondhu is not a crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line right away.

Bondhu keeps some of what you tell it, such as short notes and summaries of recent conversations, so you don't have to start over every time. Today this memory is basic and can miss things. Deleting your account deletes it.

A brief initial assessment (10-15 questions, 5 minutes) helps Bondhu understand you better. It's highly recommended for personality discovery as it is based on OCEAN Big Five Inventory–2 (BFI-2) XS test.

We are focused on making the core experience reliable first: chat, memory and safety. New features will be listed here when they are ready to use.

Yes. Bondhu is free while it is in early access. A paid plan, Bondhu Plus, is planned, and we will announce it on this page.

We can't promise that. Bondhu is free while it is in early access, and a paid plan is planned. We will announce it on this page.

No. No credit card, no payment method required. Just sign up with your email and start chatting.

Bondhu is available as: Web app (Access from any browser at bondhu.tech - Best experience from a Desktop) and Mobile app (Coming soon for iOS and Android). The web app is built to work in phone browsers too.

Yes, Bondhu requires an internet connection to process conversations through our AI.

Bondhu does not offer programs for schools or colleges today. Contact team@bondhu.tech if you are interested.

Please seek immediate help. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. Our help page lists help lines. Help lines in India that we have checked: AASRA: +91-22-27546669 (24/7), Vandrevala Foundation: +91-9999666555 (24/7, call and WhatsApp), iCALL: +91-9152987821 (Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 9:00 pm), Sneha: +91-44-24640050 (24-hour helpline).

Try these steps: 1. Check your internet connection, 2. Refresh the page/app, 3. Clear browser cache and cookies, 4. Try a different browser, 5. Contact bondhuaitech@gmail.com if issue persists.

Email bondhuaitech@gmail.com with: Description of the issue, Screenshots if possible, Device/browser information, and Your account email.

Absolutely! We're building Bondhu for you. Share feedback by email at bondhuaitech@gmail.com, or join our Discord (link in the website footer).