We built Safe After Me so that even we can't see your information. Here's exactly how we protect it — and why you should trust it.
We can't read your documents. Not "won't." Can't.
Most apps store your data and promise not to look at it. We took a different approach: we made it impossible for anyone at Safe After Me to look at it — even if we wanted to, even if someone asked us to, even if someone broke into our servers.
This is called zero-knowledge encryption. Your documents are scrambled on your device before they ever reach us. Only you — and the people you personally approve — hold the keys to unscramble them.
Imagine writing a letter in a language only your family speaks, then handing it to a courier for safekeeping. The courier can protect the envelope, store it securely, and deliver it when needed — but they can never read what's inside.
That's how Safe After Me works. We're the courier. The language is yours.
What this means in practice:
Our engineers cannot view your files
Our customer support cannot view your files
If law enforcement asks for your file, we can't provide them
If our servers were somehow breached, attackers would find encrypted gibberish
If you're trusting someone with your most important information, you should be skeptical. Here are the answers we'd want before trusting any company with ours.
"What if Safe After Me gets hacked?"
Even a breach wouldn't expose your documents.
Breaches happen — to banks, to hospitals, to governments. We'd be naive to say it could never happen to us. So we built for that scenario.
Every document is encrypted on your device before it reaches our servers. What's stored on our servers is scrambled data — not readable files. A breach would give an attacker millions of encrypted blobs with no way to decrypt them. It would take longer than the age of the universe to crack.
"Who can see my information?"
Only the specific people you approve, seeing only what you choose to share.
When you invite someone — a spouse, an adult child, an attorney — they create their own account. But they don't get access right away. You have to log in and explicitly confirm before they can see anything.
You choose what each person sees. Your spouse might get full access. Your attorney might only see legal documents. You set the boundaries.
You choose what they can do. Most people grant read-only access. If you want someone to help add or update information, you can grant editor access instead.
Every view is logged and you're notified. Revoke access with one click, instantly and permanently. No Safe After Me employee, no third party, no advertiser can ever see your information.
"How is this safer than keeping it at home?"
Physical storage fails in exactly the moments you need it most.
Putting important documents "in the cloud" feels risky. But consider what you're comparing it to.
A filing cabinet can burn in a house fire. A home safe can be carried out by a burglar or destroyed in a flood. A safe deposit box can take weeks to access after a death, sometimes months.
The hard truth is that physical storage feels secure, but it fails in exactly the moments you need it most — when your family is searching under stress, in an unfamiliar house, without knowing where to look.
Safe After Me gives your family something no physical storage can: instant access to exactly what they need, from anywhere, during the worst week of their lives.
And unlike anything in your home, your information here is encrypted with technology that would take millions of years to crack, backed up automatically, and accessible only to the people you've personally chosen.
You're not trading security for convenience. You're getting both.
"What do you do with my information?"
Nothing. We can't even read it.
This isn't a promise — it's a technical fact. Our zero-knowledge encryption means your documents are unreadable to us. We're a courier who doesn't speak the language.
We don't sell data. We don't share it with third parties. We don't use it for advertising. We don't track you with third-party analytics. We don't train AI on your documents.
"Will Safe After Me still be here when my family needs it?"
We're building this for our own families. We're here for the long-haul
Safe After Me isn't a startup chasing the next funding round. It's built by two people — Adam and Steve — who use it for their own families. Our own documents are here. Our own partners are our next of kin.
We don't take venture capital. Nobody is pressuring us to grow at all costs, sell your data, or flip the company. This is a business we intend to run for decades.
And you're never locked in. Download all your data anytime. Delete your account completely whenever you want. If for any reason we ever couldn't continue, we'd give you plenty of notice and a clear path to take everything with you. That's not a policy — it's a promise from two people who understand what's at stake.
The technical details, without the jargon.
We know a lot of technical terms get thrown around a lot. Here's what we actually do — and why it's better.
Your login is phishing-proof.
What this means
We use passkeys — the same technology Apple, Google, and Microsoft now recommend instead of passwords. Passkeys use your fingerprint, face, or device PIN to log you in. There's no password to steal, guess, or phish. You can also use a traditional password if you prefer, but we'll require two-factor authentication on top of it.
Your documents are locked before they leave your device.
What this means
When you upload a document or enter sensitive information, it's encrypted right there on your phone or computer using a unique key that only you (and the people you approve) can access. What travels to our servers — and what's stored there — is already scrambled.
Sharing uses a secure handshake, not a shared password.
What this means
When you upload a document or enter sensitive information, it's encrypted right there on your phone or computer using a unique key that only you (and the people you approve) can access. What travels to our servers — and what's stored there — is already scrambled.
Every action is logged.
What this means
Logins, views, changes — everything is recorded with a timestamp. You can see exactly what's happening in your account at all times.
Your data is backed up and protected.
What this means
Encrypted backups run automatically. Even in the unlikely event of a hardware failure, your information is safe.
