What will happen to your online accounts?
Years of photos, your emails, your social media, subscriptions still being charged: after a death, relatives are often at a loss with accounts they cannot access. In one or two video sessions, I help you organise your digital life, and say what you want to happen to it.
1Why deal with it now
Without instructions, your family knows neither which accounts exist nor what you would have wanted. Some services close inactive accounts, others leave them open indefinitely, and memories can be lost.
French law allows you to give instructions on what happens to your data after your death (article 85 of the Data Protection Act, introduced by the 2016 Digital Republic Act). And the major services offer tools for this, which almost nobody switches on.
2How the sessions work
- The inventory: together we list your accounts (email, photos, social media, online banking, subscriptions, shopping).
- Your wishes: for each one, what do you want? Close it, keep it as a memorial, pass it on to someone.
- The settings: I guide you in switching on the official tools, such as Google's Inactive Account Manager, Apple's or Facebook's legacy contact, or a password manager's emergency access.
- The summary document: you leave with a clear document, without any password, to keep with your papers or give to your notary or a relative.
3My golden rule: I never touch your passwords
During our sessions, you type your own credentials on your own device. I don't see them, write them down or keep them. My role is to explain and guide you, not to access your accounts.
For passing on your estate (including some valuable digital assets), only a will has legal force: please speak to a notary.
4Who is it for?
- People who want to put things in order and spare their family the burden.
- Families preparing a move into a care home or supporting a parent at the end of life.
- Relatives who have just lost someone and don't know how to handle their accounts: I explain the procedures with the main services.
5Fees
Two video sessions (about 1h30 in total) and the summary document. Sessions also possible in person in Châteauroux. Updates in later years on request.
See all plansFrequently asked questions
Do I need to be good with computers?
No. I guide you step by step, at your own pace. A relative can also join the session.
Will you know my passwords?
No, never. You enter them yourself on your device. The final document contains no passwords.
Are my instructions legally binding?
The law allows you to leave instructions about your personal data, and the major services honour their own tools. For passing on assets, only a will counts: speak to your notary.
A relative has just died, can you help?
Yes: I explain how to close or memorialise accounts with the main services, and which documents they ask for.
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