Ethics & Integrity
Our commitment to ethical AI
We built Phrasly to help people write better, not to write for them. Here is how we think about responsibility, integrity, and the role AI should play in your writing.
AI as a writing partner
We believe AI works best when it supports your voice rather than replacing it. Phrasly is built to help you refine your ideas, improve clarity, and strengthen your writing while keeping your original thinking at the center. Think of it like a writing coach that helps you say what you mean more effectively.
Academic integrity matters deeply to us. Our tools are designed to help students learn and improve their writing skills over time, not to shortcut the learning process. We encourage every user to follow their institution's guidelines and to use Phrasly as a tool for growth, not a substitute for genuine effort.
Companies that build on the Phrasly API take on the same commitment. We expect the products built on our engine to present AI assistance honestly to their users: clear about what the technology does, and designed to make people better writers rather than to hide the writing from them.
What we stand for
Honesty & transparency
We are upfront about what our tools can and cannot do. Phrasly is a writing assistant, not an author. We believe users deserve clear information about how AI works and how it interacts with their content.
User privacy first
Your writing is yours. We do not use your content to train our models, and we take data protection seriously. What you write in Phrasly stays between you and Phrasly, and the same applies to every request your product sends through the Business API.
Responsible innovation
We do not build features just because we can. Every tool we release is carefully considered for its impact on users, educators, and the broader writing community. We ask ourselves whether each feature helps people become better writers.
Fairness & accessibility
Great writing tools should be available to everyone. We work to make Phrasly accessible across languages, backgrounds, and skill levels so that more people can benefit from AI-assisted writing support.
How to use Phrasly responsibly
These guidelines apply to everyone writing with Phrasly, whether directly or inside a product built on our API. If you are building on the Business API, we ask you to pass them on: surface them in your product and design flows that make the honest path the easy one.
Use it to learn
Treat Phrasly as a learning tool. Review the suggestions it makes, understand why changes are recommended, and apply those lessons to future writing.
Keep your voice
AI should enhance your writing, not erase it. Use Phrasly to polish and improve your work, but make sure the ideas and arguments remain your own.
Follow your institution's rules
Every school, university, and organization has its own policies on AI tools. Always check with your institution and stay within their guidelines when using Phrasly.
Be honest about AI use
If your institution or publisher requires disclosure of AI tool usage, be transparent. Integrity builds trust, and we encourage openness about using writing assistance.
Do not misrepresent your work
Phrasly helps you improve your writing, but the final work should genuinely reflect your understanding and effort. Never submit AI-enhanced content as entirely your own if policies say otherwise.
Use AI for good
We built Phrasly to help people communicate more clearly and confidently. Use it to elevate your writing, break through language barriers, and share your ideas with the world.
We stand with educators and builders
AI writing tools raise important questions for teachers, professors, and the companies building on our API. We want to be part of the solution, not the problem. Here is how we support the education community and the builders who serve it.
Transparency in AI
We believe educators deserve full visibility into how AI writing tools work. Our AI detector is free for teachers at phrasly.ai, and the same detection engine is available as an API for academic integrity platforms that need it at scale.
Supporting learning goals
Phrasly is built to support the educational process. Our tools help students improve their writing skills, expand their vocabulary, and learn to communicate more effectively over time.
Open dialogue
We welcome conversations with schools and platform builders about AI in the classroom and in products. If you have questions, concerns, or ideas about how we can better support academic integrity, we would love to hear from you.
Write Better, Write Ethically
Build on an engine designed around transparency, privacy, and responsible AI, and give your users writing help they can trust.