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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, ensuring transparency for users managing their encrypted vaults. Each tier offers a baseline storage allocation, with paid tiers supporting expandable storage at $1 per GB per month. Understanding storage costs is crucial for budgeting, avoiding overages, and maintaining uninterrupted access to your zero-knowledge, post-quantum secure vault, whether you’re storing seed phrases in the Free tier or extensive files in HighRisk.

Who Is This For?

This section is for all UnoLock users, particularly those on paid tiers (Inheritance, Sovereign, HighRisk) who may exceed their baseline storage limits and need to understand how additional costs are calculated. It’s also relevant for Free-tier users wanting clarity on their fixed 1MB storage and for anyone planning storage needs for passwords, documents, or sensitive files.

What Does It Explain?

This section covers: - How storage costs are calculated based on the amount of encrypted data stored in your vault. - 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 vault 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 vault access 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 vaults 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 vault reverts to the Free tier (1MB storage, 1 key) with no data loss until credits are added.
  • Monitoring: Users can track storage usage in real-time via the vault 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 vault 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 vault 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 vault access.