For messages sealed until passing
The Guardian System
Appoint a trusted person to privately confirm your passing. No lawyers, no bureaucracy, no waiting. Just someone who loves you, a simple process, and the certainty that your messages will reach the people you chose.
What is a guardian?
Someone who ensures your words
reach the people you love
A guardian is a trusted person — a spouse, a close friend, a sibling — who holds a private responsibility: when you pass, they confirm it to lockets.app. That confirmation triggers the release of your sealed messages. It is one of the most important roles you can give someone.
Someone you trust completely
A guardian should be someone who will outlive you, knows of your lockets, and will act with care and discretion when the time comes.
No access to your messages
Guardians cannot read your messages. They can only confirm your passing. Your words remain private until your chosen recipients open them.
Simple to confirm
When the time comes, your guardian receives a private email with a secure confirmation link. One click is all it takes to release your messages.
You can have two
Appoint a primary and a backup guardian. If the primary cannot be reached within 30 days, the backup is contacted automatically.
How it works
You appoint your guardian
In your vault settings, enter your guardian's name and email address. You can appoint a primary and a backup. They receive a warm email explaining their role and what will be asked of them when the time comes.
Your guardian accepts the role
Your guardian clicks a private confirmation link in their email. They don't need an account. They simply acknowledge their responsibility — and the relationship is established.
Proof of life — annual check-ins
Once a year, lockets.app sends you a gentle check-in email. One click confirms you are well and resets the clock for another year. If you don't respond after six fortnightly reminders, your guardian is contacted.
This system exists to protect your recipients from waiting indefinitely. It is not meant to be intrusive — most check-ins take two seconds.
Your guardian is contacted
If you don't respond to check-ins, your guardian receives a private, sensitive email asking them to confirm your status. The email explains the situation clearly and links to a secure confirmation page.
Confirmation and verification
Your guardian confirms your passing by clicking the secure link. They are asked to provide: the date of passing, their relationship to you, and optionally a reference number from a death certificate or funeral notice. This is not mandatory — a guardian's word is trusted.
We do not require official documentation. We trust the people you trusted. However, we do ask for enough information that the confirmation feels considered and certain.
Messages are released
Once confirmed, all capsules set to "upon passing" are unlocked. Your recipients receive their notification emails with unlock codes. Your words reach the people you chose, exactly as you intended.
What guardians are not
Not a legal role
Being a guardian on lockets.app carries no legal obligation. It is a human responsibility, not a contractual one. It sits alongside — not instead of — any legal arrangements you have made.
Not an executor
Your guardian is not responsible for your estate, your accounts, or your affairs. They have one role: to confirm your passing so your messages can be released.
Not a content moderator
Guardians cannot read, edit, or withhold your messages. Once they confirm your passing, the system handles everything automatically. Their job ends the moment they click confirm.
Not a burden
Most guardians will never be needed — people outlive their lockets all the time. But for those who don't, the guardian's single act of confirmation may be the most loving thing they ever do for you.
The most loving thing
you can do right now
Seal your messages. Appoint your guardian. Know that when the time comes, the people you love will receive everything you meant to say.