The Day After Vault – Transfer Policy for Users

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• The Day After Vault lets you securely store documents, credentials, and instructions (“vault items”) and designate who should receive them later (“recipients”).
• This policy explains when and how we transfer your vault items to your chosen recipients. It also explains the approvals required, how you can update or cancel transfer, and what the service operator can and cannot see.
• This policy summarizes the transfer protocol (DAV‑TP v0.1) in plain language for end users.

• Owner: You, the person who creates the vault and sets a transfer policy.
• Recipients: The people who receive specific vault items if transfer is approved.
• Guardians: Trusted people who confirm the transfer should proceed. You control who they are and how many approvals are required.
• Grace period: A waiting window (default 14 days) after a transfer is requested, during which you can cancel if you are able to access your account.
• Transfer Ticket: A locked summary of what will be released, created from your policy. It avoids mistakes at transfer time.

• Inactivity trigger: If you don’t sign in or acknowledge a keep‑alive for a set period (for example, 60 days), we may start a soft transfer review.
• Evidence trigger: We may accept documentary evidence (e.g., a death certificate) from your guardians or your estate representative.
• We notify your account email and your guardians when a trigger is detected. The grace period starts at the same time.

• You define a guardian group and approval threshold (for example, 2 of 3).
• A transfer proceeds only if at least the threshold number of guardians approve during the grace period.
• If a guardian is unavailable, the transfer can still proceed when the threshold is met.

•   You can cancel transfer at any time during the grace period by signing in and selecting “Cancel transfer.”
• Canceling ends the current request. A future trigger could start a new review if conditions are met again.
• After the grace period ends, the transfer cannot be canceled.

•  Only the items you mapped to each recipient in your policy are released.
• Each recipient receives a secure envelope containing the keys needed to decrypt their items, and only their items.
• We do not transfer items you have not assigned, or that you removed before transfer.

•  We are not a law firm and we do not provide legal or tax advice.
• We do not adjudicate disputes. We rely on the approvals and evidence rules you set in your policy.
• We do not share your plaintext vault contents with anyone, including employees. Items are encrypted end‑to‑end.

• Your items are encrypted with keys that only you (and, after approval, your recipients) can use. The service stores ciphertext and metadata only.
• Guardian approvals and transfer records are signed and recorded for audit.
• We minimize personal data, and we retain audit records of transfer decisions.

• You can change recipients, guardians, thresholds, grace period, and item mappings at any time from your account settings.
• When you save changes, a new Transfer Ticket is created. Future transfers will follow the latest policy.

• If a recipient loses access to their keys before transfer, you or they can register a new key while you are alive.
• If a guardian changes keys, you can update them anytime. During a transfer, any guardian with a registered key may approve.
• If a recipient is unreachable after release, they can still claim items later with their registered identity.

• If you believe a transfer review was started in error, cancel during the grace period and contact support.
• If a recipient believes an item mapping is wrong, they must contact the owner’s estate or executor; we follow the owner’s saved policy.

• Email: support@thedayaftervault.com
• Mailing address and phone (if applicable): add on your “Contact” page.

•  This policy is a user‑facing summary of the “DAV‑TP v0.1” protocol used by The Day After Vault.
• This document does not replace your Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. In case of conflict, your Terms and Privacy Policy control.
• Jurisdiction‑specific requirements may apply. We encourage you to consult your legal advisor before relying on this policy in production.

•  By using The Day After Vault and setting a transfer policy, you understand and agree to the rules described above, subject to the Terms of Service.

Version: 0.1 (Public) • Last updated: October 04, 2025