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How Payments Work

Sovereign and HighRisk each use a base rate of 2.5 credits per month. One credit has a base value of US$1. Both include 1 GB of cloud storage and 2 access keys. See the pricing overview for the full comparison.

Choose how to pay

  • Yearly subscription: automatic card payments through Stripe. The base yearly cost is $30 before additional usage, applicable taxes, or promotions. The checkout and renewal amounts account for usage. New monthly subscriptions are not offered.
  • One-time credits: purchase credit with a card or Bitcoin to extend the Safe's expiry without automatic renewal. Review the duration and total in the payment flow.
  • Bitcoin: follow the checkout instructions for the payment amount and address, and wait for confirmation. It is a manual payment, not a recurring subscription. Bitcoin transactions are public; using Bitcoin does not by itself guarantee anonymity.

The base yearly cost is 12 times the monthly usage rate; there is no standard annual discount. Any promotional credit or referral offer is shown separately in the payment flow.

Activate a new Safe

A newly registered Safe remains read-only until you select Sovereign or HighRisk and the required payment is confirmed. The app records the pending selection before opening payment. After paying, return to the Safe, authenticate again if prompted, and verify the selected tier and expiry. If confirmation is still pending, follow the app's instructions; if the selection expires, select the tier again.

Usage and remaining time

Credits pay for time, storage beyond the included 1 GB, and access keys beyond the included 2. Extra storage uses 1 credit per GB per month; each extra access key uses 2 credits per month, up to 10 keys total. Agent Keys count in the same allowance on Sovereign and HighRisk.

For prepaid time, changes in usage recalculate the expiry date. More chargeable storage or keys can shorten remaining time. Subscription renewal calculations also use usage; the base yearly price is not an unlimited-storage or unlimited-key offer.

Changing tier

The app offers Sovereign or HighRisk where a transition is supported. Read its confirmation carefully: HighRisk deletes marked sensitive Spaces when a safeword PIN is used. Both choices have the same rates and allowances, so selecting HighRisk is not buying a higher-priced storage plan. The current UI offers Sovereign-to-HighRisk; it does not offer a direct HighRisk-to-Sovereign switch. See Choose a Safe Tier.

Cancellation and expiry

Cancel recurring billing through Manage Subscription in the payment flow. Simply closing the app or ceasing use does not cancel a subscription. Cancellation does not refund used service or turn the Safe into a free plan. Maintain credits if you want continued paid access.

Do not accept a destructive expiry or downgrade prompt unless you understand its warning. The legacy expiry flow can delete cloud files and remove recovery and additional access keys. Keep independent backups. Deleted content cannot be recovered by support. See expiry and tier changes.