Online accounts and the digital estate.
Guidance for accounts, devices, cloud storage, subscriptions and other digital assets.
Coinbase: what happens when someone dies
What happens to cryptocurrency held on Coinbase when someone dies, and the estate process to claim it.
PayPal: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a PayPal account and any balance when someone dies, and the executor process to close it.
Dropbox: what happens when someone dies
What happens to files in Dropbox when someone dies, and how a family member can request access.
Netflix: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a Netflix subscription when someone dies, and how to cancel it.
WhatsApp: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a WhatsApp account when someone dies, why messages cannot be recovered and how the account is closed.
LinkedIn: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a LinkedIn profile when someone dies, and how to memorialise or close it.
X (Twitter): what happens when someone dies
What happens to an X (Twitter) account when someone dies, and how a family member can have it deactivated.
Instagram: what happens when someone dies
What happens to an Instagram account when someone dies, and how to memorialise or remove it.
Facebook: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a Facebook profile when someone dies, how to name a Legacy Contact and how to memorialise or remove an account.
Microsoft Account: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a Microsoft account, Outlook.com email and OneDrive when someone dies, and how next of kin request closure.
Google Account: what happens when someone dies
What happens to a Google Account, Gmail and Google Photos when someone dies, and how the Inactive Account Manager lets you plan ahead.
Apple ID: what happens when someone dies
What happens to an Apple ID and iCloud when someone dies, how to set up a Legacy Contact and how a family member requests access.