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The locked phone
A family waits months in court just to reach the photos and messages on their father's iPhone. Nobody knew the passcode.
Erbnis · Digital vault
When you can't act, they'll know exactly what to do.
Erbnis safely holds what your family will need if the worst happens — passwords, your will, accounts, wishes, contacts. And releases each piece to the right people, at the right moment.
- Set up in about 10 minutes
- You stay in control — revoke anything, any time
- Recipients see nothing until you allow it
GDPR-compliant · Hosted in the EU · State-of-the-art encryption
The scramble after
It happens every day. It doesn't have to.
When someone can suddenly no longer act, the family begins an agonizing scavenger hunt. Three short stories — all real, all preventable.
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The silent business
A business quietly dies — nobody knows where the bank logins are, who to notify, or which invoices are open.
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The lost seed phrase
Crypto wealth gone forever because the recovery words vanished with their owner. No court can bring it back.
Three facts that surprise people
- A German will must be handwritten.
- A will typed on a computer and printed out is invalid in Germany — it has to be written and signed by hand, or recorded by a notary.Section 2247 German Civil Code
- Legacy contacts have to be set up in advance.
- Apple and Google only give relatives access if you nominated a legacy contact or inactive-account manager while you were alive. After that, only a long legal process remains.Apple Digital Legacy · Google Inactive Account Manager
- Without the seed phrase, crypto is gone for good.
- Self-custodied wallets have no recovery flow and no support line. If the recovery words are missing, nobody — not even a court — can retrieve the funds.Self-custody
Five things
What your family will be hunting for.
Erbnis organizes everything important into five clear categories — and makes it instantly findable when it matters.
Passwords & devices
Device codes, logins, seed phrases.
The will
Where the original lives — plus a copy on hand.
Money & accounts
Banks, insurance, subscriptions, ongoing contracts.
Notes & wishes
Personal messages, burial and funeral wishes.
Key contacts
Lawyer, accountant, doctor, closest friends.
Erbnis stores a copy and helps you prepare — it is not a legally valid will. Under §2247 BGB, a German will must be handwritten and signed, or notarized.
Controlled release
You decide who sees what, and when.
Three simple release modes. For each recipient, for each piece of information.
Dead-man's switch
They request access. You have a veto window (e.g. 14 days). If you never respond, access is granted automatically.
The safest mode. Recommended by default.
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Request submitted
- 2
Veto window running
≈ 14 days
- 3
Automatically granted
Why not just a password manager or a note in a safe?
Both beat doing nothing — but each solves only part of the problem.
| Criterion | Erbnis | Password manager | Note in a safe | Nothing prepared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relatives can actually get in when it matters | ||||
| You stay in control and can revoke access | ||||
| Recipients need no account and no technical skill | ||||
| Will, wishes and key contacts are included |
The guided interview
We ask the questions you'd never think to answer.
One question per screen. Skip anything for now. At the end you see exactly where the gaps are.
Start the interview →01
Who has the passcode to your phone?
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Where is the original of your will kept?
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Do you hold any crypto — and where are the recovery words?
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
Personal
€49 / per year
Unlimited items, multiple recipients, dead-man's switch.
Family
€89 / per year
Up to 5 vaults, shared management, priority support.
Trust & security
Built like a digital safety deposit box.
GDPR-compliant
Fully compliant with European data protection law.
EU hosting
Your data never leaves the EU.
Row-Level Security
Only you can see your data — enforced at the database level.
Encryption
Encryption at rest. End-to-end zero-knowledge is on the roadmap.
Honest note: v1 uses RLS and encryption at rest. Full client-side zero-knowledge encryption is on the roadmap.
Spare your family the scramble.
Start with the guided interview — it takes about 10 minutes.