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How storage cost is calculated

Overview

This section details how storage costs are calculated for UnoLock’s four-tier pricing model, Free, Inheritance, Sovereign, and HighRisk. Each tier offers a baseline storage allocation, with paid tiers supporting expandable storage at $1 per GB per month. Understanding storage costs helps you budget for growth and maintain uninterrupted paid-tier service.

Who Is This For?

This section is for all UnoLock users, especially those on paid tiers who may exceed their baseline storage limits and want to understand how additional charges are calculated.

What Does It Explain?

This section covers: - How storage costs are calculated based on the amount of encrypted data stored in your Safe. - The baseline storage allocation for each tier: 1MB (Free), 1GB (Inheritance), 5GB (Sovereign/HighRisk). - How extra storage beyond the baseline is charged at $1 per GB per month for paid tiers. - Differences in handling storage costs between subscription and prepaid credit models. - Real-time storage usage tracking within the Safe interface.

Why Is This Important?

Understanding storage cost calculation is critical to: - Avoid surprise charges from exceeding baseline storage limits, ensuring predictable budgeting. - Plan storage needs effectively, whether for minimal seed phrases or extensive files. - Maintain uninterrupted paid-tier service by managing credits (prepaid model) or anticipating billing adjustments (subscription model). - Scale securely without performance or pricing issues, aligning with UnoLock’s streamlined four-tier model that supports user growth and privacy. This transparency fosters trust and adoption in a privacy-conscious market.

How Does Storage Cost Work?

Baseline Storage per Tier

Each tier includes a fixed or expandable storage allocation: - Free: 1MB (fixed, non-expandable), suitable for passwords, seed phrases, or backup codes. - Inheritance: 1GB (expandable at $1/GB/month), ideal for family Safes or digital legacies. - Sovereign: 5GB (expandable at $1/GB/month), designed for professionals or crypto users. - HighRisk: 5GB (expandable at $1/GB/month), tailored for high-risk users with sensitive data.

Additional Storage Logic

  • Overages: For paid tiers, storage exceeding the baseline (1GB for Inheritance, 5GB for Sovereign/HighRisk) is charged at $1 per GB per month, calculated in real-time based on compressed, encrypted data.
  • Billing: Overages are reflected in the next billing cycle for subscription users (monthly or yearly) or deducted from credits for prepaid users.
  • Free Tier: No expansion is available; storage is capped at 1MB.

Prepaid Users

  • Credit Consumption: Credits are consumed based on the tier’s base cost, time, and storage usage. Exceeding the baseline accelerates credit usage (e.g., $1/GB/month for overages).
  • Low Balance: If credits run out, the Safe reverts to the Free tier (1MB storage, 1 included access key) with no data loss until credits are added.
  • Monitoring: Users can track storage usage in real-time via the Safe interface to manage credits effectively.

Subscription Users

  • Overage Billing: Additional storage fees are added to the next billing cycle’s invoice (e.g., $1/GB/month beyond 5GB for Sovereign).
  • Real-Time Tracking: The Safe interface displays current storage usage, helping users stay below thresholds or expand consciously.
  • Flexibility: Users can adjust storage needs without changing tiers, with costs reflected in monthly or annual billing.

Storage Usage Tracking

  • The UnoLock Safe interface provides real-time monitoring of storage usage, showing encrypted data size (compressed) and alerting users when approaching or exceeding baseline limits.
  • This transparency ensures users can budget for overages or adjust data to stay within their tier’s allocation, maintaining control over costs and service level.