SHARING & PERMISSIONS

Share one thing without opening everything.

Lyff lets you decide what stays Private, what your Guardian or Custodian can access now, and what selected information may be released later.

✓ Item by item ✓ Guardian or Custodian ✓ You stay in control
ACCESS STARTS WITH THE ITEM

Your Lyff is not an all-or-nothing shared vault.

Every item can have its own access instruction.

Your passport can stay Private, an insurance policy can be shared now, and selected legal information can be prepared for Release Later.

One choice does not automatically apply to anything else in your vault.

ITEM-LEVEL CONTROL

Different information can have different settings.

Passport Private
Insurance policy Share Now
Selected legal information Release Later
THREE CLEAR CHOICES

Private. Share Now. Release Later.

Vault sharing is deliberately simple. You choose one of three states for each selected item.

01

Private

For you alone. Private items are subscriber-only and are not available to your Guardian, Custodian, Lyff support or the Release Process.

Only you can decrypt it.
02

Share Now

Give your active Guardian or Custodian access to a selected item immediately.

Choose View only or View & Download.
03

Release Later

Prepare selected information for your Guardian or Custodian following verified incapacity, passing, or both.

Evidence and human review are required.
SHARE NOW

Give access now, without sending another copy around.

Share Now is for an active Guardian or Custodian.

You choose the selected item, the recipient and the level of access.

View only The recipient can view the selected item in Lyff.
View & Download The recipient may also download a copy. A downloaded copy cannot be recalled.
How long should access last? Choose Until I remove access, or set an end date.
RELEASE LATER

Future access is a verified process, not an automatic trigger.

Release Later applies only to selected items designated for your active Guardian or Custodian. It can be set for incapacity, passing, or both.

1

Request submitted

Your active Guardian or Custodian submits a request with the required evidence.

2

Evidence reviewed

Lyff reviews the evidence. Nothing has been released at this point.

3

Seven-day review period

After evidence is accepted, the Release Review Period begins and notifications are sent.

4

Final human approval

The end of the waiting period never releases information automatically.

Private items are never released. Share Now access is separate and does not change because a Release Later request is made.

WHO CAN RECEIVE VAULT ACCESS?

Your nominated Guardian or Custodian.

Vault sharing at launch is tied to the trusted roles you have appointed and activated.

GUARDIAN

Someone you trust personally.

A partner, adult child, sibling, close friend or another trusted personal person.

They must accept the invitation and complete identity verification before becoming Active.

CUSTODIAN

A professional you trust.

A solicitor, accountant, financial adviser or another trusted professional.

They must accept the invitation and complete Lyff's professional checks before becoming Active.

WHAT SHARING DOES NOT DO

Access stays narrow by design.

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Sharing one selected item does not turn your private vault into a shared account.
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It does not give someone full-vault access.
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It does not expose items marked Private.
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It does not let a Guardian or Custodian reshare your vault.
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It does not create access to unrelated items.
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It does not let Lyff support open Private content.
WHAT ABOUT SHARING WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

Future Messages are separate from vault sharing.

If you want to send a message or supported file to another email address on a future date, use Future Messages in the Sharing Centre.

VAULT SHARING

Guardian or Custodian

Selected vault items using one of three settings: Private, Share Now or Release Later.

FUTURE MESSAGES

Anyone you nominate

Send a message or supported file to any nominated email address on a date you choose.

CONTROL CAN CHANGE WITH LIFE

Review, change or remove access while you remain in control.

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Review

See how selected items are currently set up.

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Change

Update your access instructions when circumstances change.

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Revoke

Remove Share Now access. Copies already downloaded cannot be recalled.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Sharing, explained simply.

Can someone see my whole vault?

No. Lyff uses item-level permissions. A Guardian or Custodian can receive access only to the selected items you choose.

Who can I use Share Now with?

Share Now is for your active Guardian or Custodian. You choose the selected item and whether they receive View only or View & Download access.

Can I set Share Now access to end?

Yes. You can choose Until I remove access or specify an end date.

Does Share Now require evidence?

No. Share Now is immediate and does not use the Release Later evidence process.

What happens with Release Later?

Your active Guardian or Custodian must submit the required evidence. Evidence is reviewed, the seven-day Release Review Period begins only after acceptance, and final human approval is still required before authorised selected items can be released.

Can Private items ever be released?

No. Private items remain subscriber-only and sit outside Share Now, Release Later and account recovery.

Can I share something with any email address?

Yes — through Future Messages. Future Messages is separate from vault sharing and lets you send a message or supported file to any nominated email address on a future date.

SHARE LESS. CONTROL MORE.

Give the right person the right item, not your whole vault.

Start privately, then add your Guardian or Custodian when you are ready to use Lyff's Share Now and Release Later features.