Families who have lost a child sometimes find Lover Snap and hope it can help them have a photograph that
didn't get taken — a graduation, a wedding, a birthday that never came. We understand the depth of that
hope, and we owe you honesty about what we can and cannot do.
The short answer is that we will not generate new AI photographs of minors. Not aged-up portraits. Not
scenes the child never lived to see. Not new compositions of any kind. This is hardcoded into the product
and applies whether the child is living or deceased.
What we can help with
Restoration of existing photographs. Repairing tears, fading, water damage, dust, scratches.
Improving resolution of older scans. Sharpening a low-quality print so it can be reprinted.
Reconstructing small missing portions of an existing image — the corner of a photo that was torn off, a face partially obscured by a fold. The reconstruction comes from existing pixels in the same photo, not generation from scratch.
What we will not do
Generate new scenes featuring a child.
Age a child up to "what they would look like today."
Place a child in a wedding, graduation, or other event they did not live to attend.
Generate new poses, new outfits, new compositions.
Generate audio, simulated speech, video, or any form of impersonation.
Combine a child\'s reference photos with another character\'s AI character in any way.
If you are in acute grief, please reach out
Child loss is among the most severe forms of grief and it deserves dedicated support. Some organizations
specifically for this:
If you have questions about whether Lover Snap can help with a specific restoration task, email us
directly — we read every message. Sensitive cases are handled personally.
AI photography of loved ones — especially those who have passed — is ethically loaded.
We don't take that lightly. These commitments aren't legalese; they're product rules
baked into how Lover Snap is built.
1
Consent comes first
We never generate AI photos of someone unless the person uploading them attests they have the right to do so. You are the steward of your loved one's memory.
2
No minors
We never generate photos of children or teenagers, living or deceased. This is a permanent product policy, not a default we can toggle.
3
No simulated speech
Lover Snap does not generate audio, deepfake video conversations, or any media that puts words in a deceased person's mouth. We make photographs, not impersonations.
4
Private by default
Reference photos and trained characters are stored encrypted, used only for your generations, never used to train shared models, and deleted within 30 days of account closure.
5
Honest representation
Every generated photo carries content credentials so it can be identified as AI-generated. We never market memorial photos as "real" or "indistinguishable."
6
Grief support, not replacement
Lover Snap is a tool for honoring memory. It is not therapy, not a substitute for grief counseling. We link to support resources for anyone who would benefit from them.
Will Lover Snap generate new photos of my child who passed away?+
No. Lover Snap will not generate any new AI photographs of minors — including children who have passed away. This is a permanent product policy, not a default we can change. The system refuses to train an AI character on photos that appear to depict anyone under 18.
Then how can Lover Snap help families who lost a child?+
We can help with family photographs that already exist and already include the child: restoring damaged scans, removing artifacts from old prints, gently reconstructing a missing portion of an image. These are repair and restoration tasks, not generation tasks. The child's face and body come from an existing photo — we don't generate them from scratch and we don't place the child in scenes that never happened.
Is there anything Lover Snap will NOT do for memorial use involving a child?+
Yes. We will not generate aged-up versions ("what they would look like today"). We will not place the child in new scenes. We will not generate new poses, new outfits, or new compositions. We will not create speech, video conversation, or any form of impersonation. These limits exist regardless of who is asking and why.
Why are you so strict on this?+
Two reasons. First, generating new images of minors — even deceased minors — creates training data, model artifacts, and downstream content that can be misused. Second, families in grief are vulnerable, and we don't want to be in the business of selling something that promises what we can't responsibly deliver. The dignity of a child's memory is more important than our revenue.
What can actually help?+
For grief support: our resources page lists vetted organizations specifically for child loss, including The Compassionate Friends and MISS Foundation. For physical photograph restoration: many professional photo restorers and museums offer this service.
