Question 1

What happens to my passwords and accounts if I die or become unreachable?

Accepted Answer

Without a plan, your family typically can't get into your email, bank, or crypto accounts, each provider has its own slow recovery process, often weeks. Notenz solves this by storing your passwords and account details in an encrypted vault that automatically delivers to your chosen heirs or recipients if you stop checking in.

Question 2

How do I leave my passwords to an heir or beneficiary?

Accepted Answer

Create a free Notenz account, add your accounts and passwords to your encrypted vault, and name one or more recipients. If your check-ins stop (because you're no longer able to confirm you're okay), Notenz notifies you across multiple channels, waits through a grace period, then delivers the vault to your chosen heirs.

Question 3

Is Notenz a digital will?

Accepted Answer

Not a legal will, but it serves a similar practical purpose for digital accounts: passwords, crypto wallets, bank logins, and final instructions, delivered automatically to the people you choose, without a lawyer, notary, or probate process.

Question 4

What is a dead man's switch, and how does it relate to inheritance?

Accepted Answer

A dead man's switch is a mechanism that triggers automatically if someone fails to respond within a set time. Notenz uses this for digital inheritance: you check in on a schedule (e.g. weekly), and if you stop, your vault is delivered to your heirs after a grace period and reminder attempts.

Question 5

How does password recovery work for a family member after someone passes away or becomes incapacitated?

Accepted Answer

Each account provider (Google, banks, exchanges) has its own slow, document-heavy recovery process. Notenz avoids this entirely: the account owner pre-loads passwords and recovery details into an encrypted vault while alive, so the named recipient gets direct access without going through each provider's recovery flow.

Question 6

How do I pass on a crypto wallet seed phrase securely to an heir?

Accepted Answer

Use the free Seed Splitter tool to split the phrase into three paper backups (any two reconstruct it), or store the phrase directly in a Notenz vault item for automatic delivery to your chosen heir.

Question 7

How do I securely share passwords and final wishes with family without exposing them while I am still alive?

Accepted Answer

Store them in an end-to-end encrypted Notenz vault, nobody, including Notenz, can read the contents while you're active. They're only decrypted and delivered after your check-ins stop and the grace period passes.

Question 8

Can I do digital estate planning without a lawyer or notary?

Accepted Answer

Notenz covers the digital side (passwords, accounts, crypto, instructions) without legal paperwork. Our digital estate planning checklist is a 15-minute starting point.

Question 9

How do I share a password or secret one time without it living in chat history or email?

Accepted Answer

Use Burn-After-Reading, a free, browser-only tool that creates a self-destructing encrypted link, destroyed after one view.

Question 10

How do I encrypt a file locally before sending it, without installing software?

Accepted Answer

Use File Armor, AES-256-GCM encryption entirely in-browser.

Question 11

How do I remove hidden location or metadata from a photo before posting it online?

Accepted Answer

Use Metadata Bleacher, it strips EXIF, GPS, and author data locally, in your browser.

Question 12

What does "zero-knowledge encryption" mean, and how does Notenz's Sealed Vault use it?

Accepted Answer

Zero-knowledge means the data is encrypted client-side with a key Notenz never has, so Notenz cannot read it under any circumstances. Guardian's Sealed Vault uses this for the most sensitive items.

Question 13

What is per-item phrase encryption?

Accepted Answer

Pro and Guardian users can encrypt individual vault items with a memorable 4-word passphrase, for example, swift-ocean-purple-flame. The phrase is generated in your browser using PBKDF2 and AES-256-GCM, and Notenz never stores it. When your vault executes, recipients receive a link and must enter the phrase to read the content. If the phrase is lost, the content cannot be recovered by anyone, including Notenz.

Question 14

What is a QR-Vault?

Accepted Answer

A QR-Vault is a physical delivery option for Guardian plan users. You generate a QR code and a 6-digit PIN, print the code, and hand it to a trusted person. When your vault executes, the code activates and your trusted person can scan it, enter the PIN, and see your vault contents. There is also a 9-digit short code as a manual fallback. The access window is 90 days after the vault executes.

Question 15

What happens if someone scans the QR code before my vault executes?

Accepted Answer

Nothing is exposed. The vault stays sealed and shows a 'not yet accessible' message. The vault owner receives an alert email so they know the code was scanned.

Question 16

What happens to my vault if Notenz shuts down?

Accepted Answer

Notenz has no plans to shut down, but it's a fair question for anything holding your passwords and final wishes. You can export your full vault as a plaintext file from your account settings at any time, so your data is never locked inside Notenz. If Notenz ever did wind down, every user would be notified by email with time to export everything before any deletion.

Question 17

How much does Notenz cost?

Accepted Answer

Free (€0): 1 vault item, basic check-in, single recipient. Pro (€2.99/month or €19.99/year): unlimited notes and files, up to 3 recipients, email and Telegram reminders, and staged delivery. Guardian (€3.99/month or €29.99/year): everything in Pro plus Shared-Key Vault Item (E2E encrypted delivery), the zero-knowledge Sealed Vault, Two-Person Secret, QR-Vault, Trusted Contact alerts, timed release, extended grace period (up to 30 days), and unlimited recipients.

Întrebări frecvente

Ce se întâmplă cu parolele și conturile mele dacă mor sau devin de negăsit?

Cum îmi las parolele unui moștenitor sau beneficiar?

Este Notenz un testament digital?

Ce este un mecanism de siguranță și cum are legătură cu moștenirea?

Cum funcționează recuperarea parolelor pentru un membru al familiei după ce cineva moare sau devine incapabil?

Cum îi transmit în siguranță unui moștenitor fraza de recuperare a unui portofel crypto?

Cum împarți în siguranță parole și ultime dorințe cu familia, fără să le expui cât timp ești în viață

Planificarea moștenirii digitale fără avocat sau notar

Cum împarți o parolă sau un secret o singură dată, fără să rămână în istoricul conversațiilor sau în email

Cum criptezi un fișier local înainte să-l trimiți, fără să instalezi programe

Cum elimini locația ascunsă sau datele suplimentare dintr-o poză înainte să o publici online

What does "zero-knowledge encryption" mean, and how does Notenz's Sealed Vault use it?

Ce este criptarea cu frază, per obiect?

Ce este un QR-Seif?

Ce se întâmplă dacă cineva scanează codul QR înainte să se livreze seiful meu?

Ce se întâmplă cu seiful meu dacă Notenz se închide?

Cât costă Notenz?