CESXY is a discovery service. The projects in our catalogue are external. Their creators host, run and maintain them, not CESXY. External projects are their creators' responsibility, and you should take care with private information, payments and sensitive topics. This article sets out practical steps for each.
What CESXY does and does not do
CESXY editors open and use projects before marking them Tested. We record access, login, mobile needs and clear limits. We keep Heads-up and Broken visible. We give extra review to the sensitive categories, which are Health & Fitness, Finance and Family & Kids. We accept reports of misleading or broken projects.
CESXY does not certify external projects. We do not run, host or control them. We cannot guarantee how an external project handles data or payments. Nothing on CESXY is professional advice. External sites have their own terms and privacy practices, and those govern your use of them.
Protecting your privacy
Start with sample data. The first time you use a project, try it with placeholder information instead of real personal details. Check that the core action is useful before you give it anything more.
Read the project's privacy information. Look for what it collects, whether it stores your input and whether it shares data with others, including AI services that process what you type. If there is no such information, assume that what you enter may be stored.
Share only what the task needs. Be especially careful with identity documents and ID numbers, passwords and security codes, your precise location or home address, photos of yourself, children or other people, and confidential work documents.
Think about other people. If a tool processes messages, documents or photos, check whether they contain details about people who have not agreed to that.
Review login permissions. If a project offers sign-in with another account, look at what it asks to access. A tool that wants your email, contacts or files for an unrelated task deserves caution. Projects that need no account carry the no-login tag.
Handling payments
Check the terms before you pay. Confirm the price, currency, how often you are charged, what is included and how to cancel. If any of that is unclear, stop.
Use recognised payment methods. Payment should go through a recognisable payment provider. Do not pay by unusual methods because a project or its creator asks you to, and never send card details by message or email.
Watch trials and subscriptions. If a free trial needs a card, note when it becomes a paid plan and set a reminder.
Payments are with the creator. Any payment you make to an external project is between you and its creator. If a payment practice looks misleading, use Report a problem on the project page so an editor can review the listing.
Sensitive topics
Some projects deal with subjects where a wrong answer can have serious consequences, such as health, mental wellbeing, legal matters, money and personal safety.
Treat the output as information, not advice. AI output can be wrong, incomplete or out of date. It does not replace a qualified professional.
Check anything important against reliable sources.
Get real help when you need it. In an emergency, or with a matter affecting your health or safety, contact your local emergency services or a qualified professional.
Take extra care with children. Supervise children's use of external tools and think about what they may be asked to share.
Extra review in sensitive categories does not remove the need for your own judgement.
Reporting a problem
If a project is misleading, broken, asks for more information than it needs or behaves in a way that worries you, use Report a problem on the project page. Reports help keep labels accurate and protect other visitors.
Say which project it is, describe what you saw as precisely as you can and note when it happened. Leave out your own and anyone else's private information. An editor checks each report and updates the listing when something has changed. If you have spotted a factual error in a listing, email [EMAIL TBD].
Good practice in brief
Test with sample data first. Read the privacy information. Share only what is needed. Confirm payment terms before paying. Treat output on sensitive topics as information, not advice. Report anything misleading or broken.
Small AI-made projects can be very useful. A careful approach lets you use them while protecting your information, your money and your wellbeing.