Checklist question
Who owns what we upload?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
For Families
What families should ask before trusting a memorial platform.
Families often make memorial technology decisions at stressful, emotional times. Safe Memory exists to make the trust questions easier to see before anything important is uploaded.
Safe Memory is designed to make memorial technology legible before a family has to trust it.
Checklist question
Can we download everything later?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
Checklist question
What happens if we stop paying?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
Checklist question
Will photos, videos, and stories remain accessible?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
Checklist question
Is contribution from other family members clearly managed?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
Checklist question
Are we relying entirely on one company to preserve everything?
A trustworthy provider should be able to answer this clearly, in plain language, without making you assemble the answer from fragments.
Family context
These decisions are rarely made under calm technical conditions.
That is exactly why ownership, export rights, and continuity should be visible before a memorial platform is trusted.
Why this matters
Families should not need to become technical experts in the middle of grief.
Safe Memory is intended to make the practical questions legible: ownership, export rights, access continuity, contribution handling, and long-term dependence on one provider.
Next step
Use the review index to compare memorial platforms against the same trust lens.
The family guide is a starting point. Reviews and the scoring framework go deeper when you need a more structured comparison.