How do you detect death?

We use a multi-layered approach: a check-in system, optional trusted contacts, and automated monitoring of public death registries.

Can my family access my files after I die?

No. That is the entire point. Your data dies with you.

What if your company shuts down?

All fees are held in an operational trust. If we ever cease operations, we provide 12 months notice and open-source our client software.

Zero-knowledge encryption · One-time payment · Gone forever

Your secrets die with you

Store anything. We can't see it. Nobody can. When you die, it's permanently deleted. No inheritance. No discovery. No trace.

Secure Your Vault — $199 Lifetime See How It Works

10GB encrypted storage. One payment. Forever.

For the things you can't leave behind

Everyone has something. We don't need to know what yours is.

Private journals

Thoughts that were never meant to be read by anyone else

Personal letters

Words written in moments you'd rather stay buried

Sensitive documents

Financial records, legal matters, business secrets

Private photos

Memories that belong only to you

Password vaults

Credentials that should die with their owner

Unfinished work

Drafts, ideas, and projects never meant to see daylight

How it works

Simple for you. Mathematically impossible for everyone else.

Create your vault

Choose a strong username and password. These become the encryption keys. We hash your username and derive your encryption key from your password—we never see either in plain text.

Upload anything

Files are encrypted in your browser before they ever leave your device. We receive only encrypted blobs. We couldn't read them if we wanted to.

Set your dead man's switch

Choose how often you'll check in (weekly, monthly, quarterly). Miss too many? We start the deletion countdown. You can also designate trusted contacts as a backup verification method.

Live your life

Access your vault anytime. Add files, remove files. When your time comes, everything is permanently destroyed. No forensics. No recovery. Gone.

One price. One life.

No subscriptions. No renewals. Pay once, store until death.

Shadow

$199 lifetime

10GB encrypted storage
Zero-knowledge encryption
Dead man's switch
2 trusted contacts
Email support

Get Shadow

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Phantom

$299 lifetime

30GB encrypted storage
Zero-knowledge encryption
Dead man's switch
3 trusted contacts
Priority support
Warrant canary

Get Phantom

Ghost

$599 lifetime

100GB encrypted storage
Zero-knowledge encryption
Dead man's switch
5 trusted contacts
Priority support
Warrant canary
Hardware key included

Get Ghost

Enhance Your Vault

Add these to any plan at checkout

$49

Hardware Security Key

Physical 2FA device. Your vault can't open without it—even with your password.

$99

Death Registry Monitoring

Automated scanning of SSA Death Index and obituary databases as backup detection.

$99

Final Message Delivery

One encrypted message delivered to a designated recipient upon confirmed death.

$199

Geographic Redundancy

Encrypted backup stored in a second jurisdiction. Two data centers, same encryption.

$29/ea

Extra Trusted Contacts

Add more people who can verify your death. Requires multiple confirmations.

$49

Secure Check-in Reminders

End-to-end encrypted push notifications via Session or Signal when your check-in window opens.

$49

Expedited Deletion

Reduce grace period from 30 days to 72 hours after death confirmation.

$79

Annual Security Report

Yearly audit certificate confirming zero-knowledge compliance and encryption integrity.

Questions

Your data is gone forever. We use zero-knowledge encryption, meaning we literally cannot recover your files. This is intentional—it's the only way to guarantee true privacy. We recommend storing your password in a secure password manager.

We use a multi-layered approach: a check-in system (you confirm you're alive periodically), optional trusted contacts who can report your passing, and automated monitoring of public death registries. Deletion only occurs after multiple confirmations and a grace period.

No. That's the entire point. Your data dies with you. If you want to leave digital assets to loved ones, use a traditional cloud service. Delete Upon Death is for the things you want gone.

All fees are held in an operational trust. If we ever cease operations, we'll provide 12 months notice and open-source our client software so you can export and migrate your encrypted data.

Yes. You have every right to store encrypted data and to have it deleted. We operate under strict privacy laws and maintain no ability to access your content.