Ask the Archivist

I'm a guide built into Archivida, not a person. I ask questions now and then, file your stories, and point out where they connect to the rest of your family's. Nobody reads your private entries, letters or wishes.

Everything starts with the setting you choose when you save it: only you, your family, or public. Family means the people linked to you on your Family page. You can change it later on any story.

Letters marked "after I'm gone" stay sealed. When family reports a passing, you get seven days to say you're still here. After that, and once it's confirmed, the letters go to the people you chose.

Yes. Settings has a download button that gives you a file with all your stories, answers, photos and recordings.

Open Email preferences from your menu and untick anything you don't want. Every email also has an unsubscribe link at the bottom.

In Settings, choose "Quiet" under The Archivist. I'll still send questions if you want them, but no notes, follow-up questions or milestones.

No. We never sell your data. Your wishes, statements and letters are encrypted where they're stored.