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Clear answers on digital legacy and noticing the people you love.
Plain explanations of what Y.O.D.O. does, what it does not do, and how it fits next to a will, a solicitor, or a quiet phone call. UK and EEA.
Digital Legacy
Digital legacy planning in the UK
A digital legacy is the set of accounts, files, messages, and instructions you leave behind. Y.O.D.O. is a UK private communication support service that turns that intent into a calm, verified handover for the people you choose.
Read the answerNotifying The People Who Matter
A quiet way to notify the people who matter
Y.O.D.O. is not a service for notifying banks or government bodies. It is a calm way to make sure the people and professionals you chose hear the right thing at the right time. After a passing is verified, your named Recipients quietly receive the messages you wrote for them.
Read the answerPosthumous Messages
Posthumous messages, held privately until the right moment
A posthumous message is one written now and delivered later, after you are gone. Y.O.D.O. lets you record text, voice, or video messages, assign each one to a named Recipient, and trust that the release only happens after a passing has been verified.
Read the answerLetters Of Wishes
A modern letters of wishes app
A letter of wishes traditionally sits in a sealed envelope with your solicitor. Y.O.D.O. is the digital equivalent: a private space for personal guidance, written in your words, released to the people you named after verified passing.
Read the answerChecking In
A calm way to check in on an elderly parent
Living far from a parent who lives alone is a quiet kind of worry. Y.O.D.O. replaces guesswork with rhythm: scheduled check-ins that they answer in seconds, and a transparent escalation if something feels off.
Read the answerAfter You Are Gone
What happens to your messages when you die
Most digital messages either vanish, get scattered across platforms, or end up in an executor's inbox. Y.O.D.O. exists so the messages that matter reach the people you chose, after a passing has been verified.
Read the answerCrypto Legacy
Cryptocurrency digital legacy: passing on wallets and recovery phrases
Cryptocurrency holdings, hardware wallets, and recovery phrases sit outside the traditional probate system. If the seed phrase is lost, the assets are lost. Y.O.D.O. holds a sealed handover for the person you trust, released only after a passing has been verified.
Read the answerApple Legacy Contact
How to set up an Apple Legacy Contact (and what it does not cover)
Apple's Legacy Contact lets a person you trust request access to the data in your Apple Account after you pass away. It is a useful first step, but it only unlocks files. It does not deliver messages in your own words, schedule check-ins while you are alive, or notify the people who need to know. This guide walks through the Apple setup on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and explains where Y.O.D.O. fits alongside it.
Read the answerGoogle Inactive Account Manager
How to set up Google Inactive Account Manager (UK guide)
Google's Inactive Account Manager lets you decide what happens to your Google Account if you stop using it. You can ask Google to notify trusted contacts, share specific data with them, or delete your account after a chosen period of inactivity. This guide walks through the setup, what it actually covers, and where Y.O.D.O. fits alongside it.
Read the answerFacebook Legacy Contact
Facebook Legacy Contact UK: how to choose one and what they can do
A Facebook Legacy Contact is the person you nominate to manage your memorialised Facebook profile after you pass away. They cannot read your messages or sign in as you, but they can pin a tribute, accept friend requests, update your profile picture, and request that the account is removed. This guide walks through the setup in the UK and explains what they can and cannot do.
Read the answerDigital Executor
What is a digital executor? A plain-English UK guide
A digital executor is the person you trust to handle your online life after you pass away. They close accounts, retrieve photos and files, memorialise social media, and pass on what matters to the right people. The role is not formally recognised under English law, but you can still name one in your will and give them the practical handover they need to act.
Read the answerLetters After Death
How to write a letter to be read after death (with examples)
A letter to be read after death is one of the kindest gifts you can leave behind. It is not a will and it is not a legal document. It is a private message in your own voice, written for one person, sealed until it is needed. This guide walks through what to include, how to keep the tone steady, and how to make sure the right person actually receives it at the right moment.
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