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Introducing WhenImGone: A Dead Man's Switch for the People You Love

We built WhenImGone because no one should leave their family scrambling for passwords, bank accounts, and important documents in the worst moment of their lives.

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Reku

March 20, 2026

5 min read

Every year, millions of families are left scrambling after losing a loved one. Not just emotionally — but practically. Where are the bank accounts? What's the WiFi password? Did they have life insurance? Who's their attorney?

Most of us know we should organize this information. But it feels morbid. It feels like something we'll get to "someday." And then someday comes, and it's too late.

That's why we built WhenImGone.

WhenImGone is a secure emergency page with a built-in dead man's switch. Here's how it works:

  1. Create your emergency page — Store bank accounts, insurance policies, digital logins, legal documents, personal wishes, and heartfelt messages for your loved ones.
  2. Add trusted contacts — Choose who should receive access to your page when the time comes.
  3. Check in regularly — Set a check-in interval (daily, weekly, monthly). A quick tap confirms you're OK.
  4. If you stop checking in — After reminders and a grace period, your trusted contacts automatically receive secure, time-limited access to your emergency page.

Privacy-first, always

Your data is yours. We built WhenImGone with a zero-knowledge encryption option — your sensitive sections can be encrypted with a passphrase that we never see. Even if our servers were breached, your encrypted data would be unreadable.

We don't sell data. We don't show ads. We don't track you across the web. Our business model is simple: a free tier to get started, and a Pro plan for power users who need more.

What's included

Free plan: 1 emergency page, 1 trusted contact, weekly check-in, all section types, end-to-end encryption.

Pro plan ($7/mo or $49/yr): Unlimited pages, unlimited contacts, custom check-in intervals (1-30 days), audio & video messages, document uploads, activity log, and more.

Why now?

The pandemic taught us that life is fragile and unpredictable. Yet most digital legacy tools are either too complicated, too expensive, or require you to hand over your passwords to a third party.

WhenImGone is different. It's simple enough to set up in 15 minutes. It's secure enough for your most sensitive information. And the dead man's switch means you don't have to think about it — just check in, and everything stays private.

We built this because we needed it ourselves. We hope it gives you and your family the same peace of mind.

Start for free at whenigone.com

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