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"Digital Stress Management with Aury" is Aury Care GmbH's digital prevention course in the field of stress and resource management. Through Aury, the AI-supported, dialogue-based application, you complete 8 structured sessions (about 20–25 minutes each) to reduce your experience of stress and strengthen your psychological resilience. The content is based on recognised approaches to multimodal stress and resource management and is put together in a way that is personalised to your individual stress profile.

Yes — Aury is in a testing phase right now, so "Digital Stress Management with Aury" is free for everyone at the moment; during this time we do not issue a certificate of participation. Once the course has a fee, it costs a one-off 100 € — no follow-up costs, no subscription — or you redeem a voucher code from your health insurer. From then on, once you have successfully completed the course (at least 6 of 8 sessions within 6 weeks), you automatically receive your certificate of participation and can submit it together with your proof of payment to your statutory health insurer for reimbursement — typically 80–100% is reimbursed. You can find more FAQ on this under "Costs & reimbursement".

Yes. Aury is ISO 27001 certified, stores all data on EU servers, and is fully GDPR compliant. Details are in our privacy policy. You will find further FAQs on this topic under "Technical questions".

No. Aury offers psychoeducational support based on evidence-based methods. Aury is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat mental illness. For acute symptoms or clinical concerns, please reach out to a licensed psychotherapist.

• A stable internet connection (recommended: at least 1 Mbit/s); there is no offline mode.

• JavaScript and cookies must be allowed in the browser.

• A screen of at least 320 × 568 pixels.

• For voice mode, a microphone and microphone permission in the browser or in the app; the course can also be used in full without voice mode.

To use the web app or the Aury app you need a personal account. You do not need a password: you sign in with your email address and receive a 6-digit code by email. Alternatively you sign in with your existing Apple or Google account; Aury then receives from the provider only the details needed to create the account — no course or health data is transmitted to Apple or Google.

The path into the course, step by step (0 to 16):

The path into the course "Digital Stress Management with Aury" is one continuous flow from the course page to the first session (steps 0 to 16). Mandatory are: the five health confirmations (step 3, before the account is created), the consent to data processing (step 4), your name (step 5), the question about what brings you here (step 6), the two questions about your stress (step 7), your health insurer (step 10) and booking the course (step 11). All other steps are voluntary and can be skipped. Aury is in a testing phase right now, so the course is free for everyone at the moment: there is no payment step, and no payment is taken.

Step 0 — Find the course. You find the course on the course page (aury.co/prevention-course). From there the "Go to the web app" button takes you to the web app (my.aury.co). Alternatively you download the Aury app from the App Store or from Google Play.

Step 1 — First screen. The application opens with "Hi, I'm Aury." With "Let's go" you start the registration. If you already have an account, tap "I already have an account" and sign in. At the top left you can switch the language ("Deutsch"), at the top right is "Help" with the emergency numbers.

Step 2 — "What is Aury?". The screen explains in three lines what Aury is, among them: "The course "Digital Stress Management with Aury" is certified as a prevention course." A green note says: "Aury is in a testing phase right now and therefore free for everyone at the moment." Below it is what Aury is not meant for: "Aury is for stress and prevention: not psychotherapy, no diagnosis and not a crisis service." Go on with "Continue".

Step 3 — Health requirements (mandatory, before the account is created). On the "Health requirements" screen you confirm each of the five items individually by tapping its box: 1. "I am between 18 and 65 years old." 2. "I do not have a severe mental illness requiring treatment and I am not in an acute crisis." 3. "I have no other diagnosed mental illness." 4. "I have no self-harm, no problematic substance use, no severe life crisis." 5. "I understand that Aury doesn't replace therapy or crisis support."

Under each item, "Details" opens the full wording of the criterion. No item is preselected, and there is no confirm-all option. After the first tick the header shows the count ("2 of 5 confirmed"). The "Continue" button only becomes active once all five items are confirmed. If you cannot confirm all items, tap "I cannot confirm all items" and you see the screen "Participation currently not possible" with emergency numbers and the advice to consult a doctor or psychotherapist; no account is created in that case. The confirmations are only transmitted when the account is created and are assigned to that account.

Step 4 — Creating your account (mandatory: consent to data processing). On "How would you like to start?" you choose "Continue with Apple", "Continue with Google" or "Continue with email". Below it says: "By continuing you accept our Terms of Service." with the link "Privacy policy". With email: on "Your email address" you enter your address and tick the consent to data processing: "I agree to the processing of my data in accordance with the privacy policy — including the processing of my messages by an AI in order to create replies." This consent is mandatory; without it "Send code" stays inactive. The second consent, "Aury Care GmbH may use my data in anonymised form to improve Aury. (optional)", is voluntary. No box is preselected. Then "Send code". On "Your code" you enter the 6-digit code from the email and tap "Continue". There is no password. With Apple or Google the same two consents appear before you are passed on to the provider ("Before you start" — "Two quick consents — then you're straight through."); there you confirm with "Continue with Apple" or "Continue with Google".

Step 5 — Name (mandatory) and details about you (voluntary). On "What should Aury call you?" you enter a name and tap "Continue". On "A little about you" you can give your age ("How old are you?") and gender ("Your gender") or go on with "Skip". From here on a bar at the top shows your progress.

Step 6 — "What brings you to Aury?" (mandatory). You choose one or more answers ("Several answers are possible.") and tap "Continue". The choices are: "Stress at work or university", "Pressure in family or relationship", "I find it hard to wind down", "I want to prevent things before they get too much", "I have a mental illness (e.g. depression, anxiety disorder) and am looking for treatment", "I am currently in psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment", "I am in an acute crisis or have thoughts of harming myself" and "Something else". If you state an acute crisis at this opening question, you see offers of help; the registration does not continue from there, and neither the course nor the application is unlocked from there. If you state a mental illness or ongoing psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment at this opening question, you also see the course recommendation; when you enter the course ("Start personal course") the health requirements are asked again; if you cannot confirm them, you receive the notice "Participation currently not possible" and can keep using Aury outside the course.

Step 7 — Two questions about your stress (mandatory). "What are you struggling with most right now?" and "What would be most helpful right now?" — each with "Choose up to 2 answers", then "Continue". Your personal course plan is put together from these two answers.

Step 8 — Wellbeing (voluntary). "How well do you feel you are coping emotionally and psychologically at the moment?" You tap a value from 0 ("not well at all") to 10 ("very well") and go on with "Continue", or you tap "Skip". The answer has no influence on access to the course or on the course plan. With a value from 0 to 2 Aury first shows offers of help with emergency numbers; after that it continues.

Step 9 — Aury's recommendation: your personal course. After a short interim screen ("Aury is putting together your personal recommendation …", about three seconds, no input) "Aury's recommendation for you" appears. The screen names the course "Digital Stress Management with Aury" with the marking "Certified prevention course", the first session ("You start with"), the scope ("Your course: 8 sessions — put together for you from our methods.", "about 20–25 minutes each") and the note: "Aury is in a testing phase right now, so the course is free for everyone at the moment. During this time we do not issue a certificate of participation." "See your plan" shows all eight sessions in your order. With "Start personal course" you go on to booking the course (steps 10 and 11). If you do not want to begin the course now, choose "Chat with Aury without the course"; the course can be started later at any time from the menu.

Step 10 — Health insurer (mandatory). On "Which health insurer are you with?" you choose your statutory health insurer from the list ("Search more…" opens the search) or, under "Not with a statutory insurer?", the answer "I have private insurance or I am paying myself". The screen explains what the answer is needed for: "We ask for your insurer for later: once the course has a fee, we show you how much it reimburses." After your choice it says below: "While the course is free, there is no course fee for your insurer to reimburse." Go on with "Continue".

Step 11 — Course fee and booking the course (mandatory; no payment in the testing phase). The "Course fee" screen names the price of the course ("The course costs €100."), puts the insurer's later contribution into context ("Once the course has a fee, your health insurer usually covers part of the course fee."; if you chose a statutory health insurer, its name stands there) and then says: "For you the course is free now." Below it is the note on the testing phase from step 9. With "Start course" the course is booked; from that moment your 12 months of access run. In the testing phase there is no payment step, and no payment is taken.

Step 12 — Weekly rhythm (voluntary). On "When do you have time for Aury?" it says: "Aury can help you best when you do sessions regularly. A session usually takes 20 to 25 minutes." You can choose days (Mon to Sun) and a time; 2–3 days a week are recommended ("Recommended: 2–3 days a week"). No day is preselected. With "Remind me weekly" you set the rhythm. Instead you can choose "No fixed time for now". The time can be changed later at any time ("You can change the time at any time.").

Step 13 — Notifications (voluntary). On "May Aury get in touch with you?" there are two switches: "Appointment reminders" and "Practice nudges". Both switches are off at first; nothing is preselected. If you switch one or both on, you confirm with "Activate". With "Not now" you go on without notifications. Both can be changed individually in the settings at any time.

Step 14 — Last question (voluntary). "Last question: Where did you first hear about Aury?" — choose an answer and "Continue", or "Skip".

Step 15 — "Before you start". Two notes before the start: "Aury is not a human and has no feelings." and "Aury can make mistakes." With "Start session 1" the course begins.

Step 16 — Session 1. You are in the conversation with Aury. A card marks the start of the first session ("Session 1 of 8 · started", "What triggers my stress"), and Aury opens the session with a greeting and the first question. The session takes about 20–25 minutes.

Aury is not a medical product and replaces neither a crisis service nor psychotherapy. If you have or suspect a mental illness, please seek professional help. In an acute emergency, dial the emergency number 112.

In acute crises or thoughts of self-harm, Aury is not sufficient. Please confide in someone you trust. You will also find professional help services at aury.co/safety.

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