Safety Checkpoint
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Who it's for

Living aloneSolo travel safetyNight safetyFamily safetyProtest safetyAt-risk access programDead man's switch appSafety timer app
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How it works

You set it up once.
The rest runs without you.

Three steps for you, three for the people you name. A practical routine for daily life, travel, night plans, and sensitive contexts: configure once, and nothing is asked of you during an emergency.

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Part one

What you set up

Three decisions, once. After that the protocol runs on its own.

  1. Choose the right protocol

    Pick a one-off check-in, recurring check-ins, heartbeat monitoring, or location verification based on your routine and risk level.

    • One-off deadline for a single outing, on every plan
    • Recurring daily or weekly check-ins
    • Heartbeat every 15 minutes to several days
    • Location arrival deadlines

  2. Prepare your message and documents

    Write what your contacts will need. On paid plans, add documents, an audio recording, links and credentials. The message is encrypted for each contact.

    • A written message on every plan
    • Documents, audio and secure links on paid plans
    • Credentials for trusted access on paid plans
    • Optional GPS position, added while you write
    • Opened only with each contact's PIN

  3. Missed check-in detection

    If a confirmation is missed, the protocol status moves automatically and your contacts are alerted without any action from you.

    • Reminders 15 and 5 minutes before the deadline
    • A check-in up to two minutes late still counts
    • The deadline is watched on our servers, not on your phone
    • All your contacts are alerted at the same time

Part two

What your contacts go through

Nobody is enrolled without agreeing to it, and nobody is stuck with it either.

  1. They accept or refuse, explicitly

    Each contact receives an invitation email and decides for themselves. If they accept, they verify their details, choose how alerts reach them and are given a PIN. If they refuse, nothing is enrolled.

    • Clear accept or refuse choices
    • Consent is explicit and traceable
    • On accept: verify details, choose email, SMS or both
    • On refuse: no enrollment, status shown to you

  2. They follow a clear timeline

    If an alert is triggered, contacts receive it on their selected channel, open the emergency page with their PIN and see your message and what happened when.

    • Alert sent via selected channel(s)
    • Open the secure emergency page
    • See what happened and when (timeline)
    • Confirm you are safe once they have reached you

  3. They can withdraw consent later

    After acceptance, the contact can either withdraw consent or be removed entirely. These are two distinct actions.

Timing on a check-in

What happens around the deadline.

  1. −15 min · Reminder

    You're reminded

    A reminder that names the protocol: a push notification in the iPhone app, an email everywhere. A second one 5 minutes before. One tap confirms.

  2. Deadline

    Deadline passes

    No tap yet. Nothing is sent. Your contacts see nothing.

  3. +2 min · Margin

    Two-minute margin

    A check-in that reaches us within two minutes of the deadline still counts, even on a weak connection.

  4. +3 min · Alert

    Contacts alerted

    An email, and an SMS on Survival, to all of them at the same time, with a link. With their PIN, they open your message.

On a one-off deadline, you can hold the alert for up to 48 hours. A heartbeat alerts after a missed interval plus the grace you chose, from 0 to 30 minutes. Late but fine? Confirm the check-in: your contacts are told, and the link closes.

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Emergency communication technology built for real-world use

Designed to be usable in routine life and reliable when communication breaks down.

Encrypted emergency package

The confidential message, files and credentials are encrypted on our servers, over TLS, with one key per contact, and open only with that contact's PIN. The alert that goes by email carries a link, not your message. This is not end-to-end encryption: our servers handle your content to encrypt it and to deliver alerts. End-to-end encryption is planned for a future version, and we are working on it.

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Cross-platform availability

Use Safety Checkpoint on the web, in any browser, or with the native iPhone app.

iPhone app in beta
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Two other names for the same mechanism

A protocol that fires when you do nothing is what people search for as a dead man's switch app. The one-off version, a deadline for tonight's walk, ride or hike, is a safety timer app. Both pages explain what your contacts receive and how the plans differ.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about privacy, delivery channels, protocol behavior, and contact-side experience.

What gets sent to my contacts?

An alert by email, or by SMS on Survival, with your name, the protocol, the missed time and a link. With their PIN, your contacts open the emergency page: your pre-written message and whatever you chose to include, enough to decide and act quickly.

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  • Your message with your emergency details (address, medical notes, instructions)
  • Optionally, on paid plans: documents encrypted for each contact (itinerary, emergency instructions, personal notes)
  • Optionally, from Safety 101: an audio recording for your contacts
  • Optionally, on paid plans: credentials (site and password pairs), opened only after the PIN
  • Optionally: the GPS position you added while writing the message
  • Delivery by email, or by SMS on Survival, depending on each contact's choice, in the language you set for them (English, French or Spanish)
  • The emergency page shows your details, files and audio, and a timeline of what happened and when

Does Safety Checkpoint track me all the time?

No. Protocol logic runs only on your configured schedule. Contacts are alerted when a check-in is missed. It is not constant surveillance.

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  • Location is not tracked in the background
  • GPS coordinates are only captured when you explicitly add them to your message
  • No microphone, camera, or always-on monitoring
  • Your contacts cannot see your location in real time
  • You control what information is shared and when

Which delivery channels are available?

Email alerts are on every plan, the free one included, and they are not capped. Survival adds SMS, so an alert can reach a contact both ways.

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  • Email alerts: available on all plans including free
  • SMS alerts: available on Survival ($9.99/mo), 10 a month
  • An audio recording is part of your emergency package from Safety 101: it is not an alert channel
  • Each contact chooses independently: SMS, email, or both
  • Multiple channels reduce the risk of a missed alert

What if I can't check in on time?

That is the core trigger: the protocol marks a missed confirmation, then alerts all designated contacts automatically.

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  • Daily protocols: the alert goes out within a few minutes of the missed time
  • Heartbeats: the alert goes out after a grace of 0 to 30 minutes past the interval
  • One-off protocols: Delayed Delivery can hold the alert for minutes or hours, up to 48, and a confirmation during the delay cancels it
  • All designated contacts are notified simultaneously
  • The system works when you cannot act
  • Common mistake: a daily check-in time with no margin for your routine

Can I use different protocol types?

Yes. You can choose a one-off check-in, recurring check-ins, heartbeat monitoring, or location-based verification depending on your use case.

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  • One-off check-ins: a single deadline, on every plan
  • Recurring check-ins: fixed schedule (e.g. daily at 9 AM), best for routines, from Safety 101
  • Heartbeat monitoring: a repeating interval you confirm on, and a missed interval alerts contacts
  • Location protocols (Survival): you tap to confirm while you are at the place you set, such as home or the trailhead. GPS is checked at that moment only. Contacts are alerted if you have not confirmed by the deadline. A documented bypass can confirm if you cannot get a GPS fix
  • Different protocols can run simultaneously for different situations
  • Mix and match based on your daily routine, travel plans, or activity level

What do my contacts see when a check-in is missed?

With their PIN, they open an emergency page with the protocol's status, a timeline of what happened, your message, and one action: confirming that you are safe.

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  • Protocol status: active, overdue with a delayed alert pending, or alert sent
  • Your pre-written emergency message with all the details you configured
  • A timeline: the deadline, when the page was opened, and whether someone marked you safe
  • Contact-side tracking page shows protocol progression visually
  • Any contact can confirm you are safe, which closes the alert for all of them
  • The page is in English, French or Spanish, and the contact can switch on the page

Is Safety Checkpoint available on iOS?

The native iPhone app is in beta. It adds push notifications and local reminders before each deadline, so a check-in does not depend on keeping a browser open. Until it reaches the App Store, the web app works on any device with a browser.

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  • The web app works on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and desktop browsers
  • Reminders 15 and 5 minutes before each deadline: by email everywhere, by push notification in the iPhone app
  • Native app: iPhone app in beta
  • Android native app is in development
  • Your account and protocols sync across all devices automatically

Is Safety Checkpoint a dead man's switch app?

Yes, in the original sense: doing nothing is the signal. You set a deadline, you check in before it, and if the deadline passes in silence your contacts are alerted on their own and open your pre-written message. A one-off deadline is a safety timer, and a daily one is the classic switch for living alone.

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  • One-off deadlines on every plan, including the free one
  • Recurring and heartbeat switches on Safety 101 and above
  • The deadline is enforced on our servers, so a dead phone does not stop the alert
  • Contacts open your own message, not a generic notice
  • Nothing is tracked between two check-ins

Set it up once. Then live your life.

Free plan, no card. Your first protocol takes a few minutes.

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