Safety & privacy

Your messages go to the right people, at the right time, and never by mistake.

Here's exactly how delivery works. No one at iyawt makes this decision: it runs on your check-ins and on the answers of the person you chose.

How a message is released

  1. Step 1

    Check in once a month.

    Or every 3 or 6 months on an annual or prepaid plan. One tap from an email, a text, or the app.

  2. Step 2

    Miss one and nothing is sent.

    We remind you over the next two weeks, and ask again a month later.

    By email and text.

  3. Step 3

    Still nothing? We ask your trusted contact.

    A month after that, we ask the person you chose. If they tell us you're fine, you get another 30 days to check in. If they confirm, or don't answer within two weeks, we move to the last step.

  4. Step 4

    A 7-day waiting period.

    We keep trying to reach you everywhere we can. One tap from you stops everything.

  5. Step 5

    Your messages are delivered.

    Each person gets a private link to the messages meant for them.

On Generations you can choose two trusted contacts. Either one can confirm.

On a monthly rhythm, from your last check-in

Longer rhythms add the extra months to the start.

  1. Month 0Last check-in
  2. ~1 monthFirst missed check-in
  3. ~2 monthsAsked again
  4. ~3 monthsTrusted contact asked
  5. ~3.5 monthsWaiting period
  6. ~3.7 monthsEarliest delivery

The earliest delivery is about 3.7 months after your last check-in. A check-in at any point resets everything.

Who can see your videos

Can see

  • You, any time
  • The people you choose, when the time comes, and only their own messages

Can't see

  • iyawt staff: your videos are encrypted at rest and in transit, with a key unique to you, and staff don't watch them.
  • Your trusted contact: they confirm, they never watch
  • Advertisers, data brokers or AI training. Ever.

If a payment is missed

A missed payment never sends your messages, and never deletes them without months of notice.

We'll retry for 30 days and everything keeps working. After that you can't add new messages, but your delivery plan keeps running. If you're still checking in but haven't paid for six months, we'll close the account. You'll get several notices first, and a full export of your messages.

If we ever shut down

If iyawt ever closes, you'll get 90 days' notice, a full export, and the choice to send your messages early.

You can also export every message at any time, from your account.

Our policies, in plain words

Safe, private, and entirely in your hands.

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