Private · Hosted in Europe
A memorial that keeps growing.
Scan the plaque and the page opens: photos, stories and words left by everyone who loved them. It stays open, and keeps filling up.
The memorial page
From the stone to the stories
Each circle builds a tribute page. Print its QR code on a plaque, a card or the order of service, and anyone who scans it reads the memories the family chose to share.
- Testimonies with photos, audio and video
- A death notice and obituary drafted with AI, then edited by you
- Kept private during a lifetime, published when the time comes
The circle
Keep a light on, together
A circle is the family and close friends, invited one by one. Not a social network: nobody else sees it, and nothing is sold or advertised.
- Private chat rooms for the whole circle
- Testimonies and a shared diary
- Condolences from members, which admins can hide
- Roles for family, members and the funeral organiser
Letters for later
Words that arrive on the right day
Write now, for later. A letter for a grandchild's eighteenth birthday, a message to the whole family after you are gone. It stays sealed until its date, then appears in the circle.
The legacy vault
Bank accounts, insurance, subscriptions, documents, digital accounts, the funeral contract. While you are alive, nobody else can see the vault, not even that it holds anything. It opens to the circle's administrators only after a death is declared, read-only, and every opening is recorded.
After a death
Nothing left to guess
The person's own wishes become the ceremony file, and the formalities become a checklist with their deadlines, so the family can share the work instead of carrying it alone.
- Have the death certified Day 0
- Declare the death at the town hall Day 0
- Book an appointment with the notary 2 weeks
- Claim the death benefit (CPAM) 2 weeks
- Search for life insurance (Agira) 2 weeks
- File the inheritance declaration 6 months
Everything the family needs, in one place
Funeral wishes
Place, music, readings, flowers, dress code: written down in your own words, locked when the time comes.
The ceremony file
Wishes become the family's working file. Each choice shows whether it was a wish or a family decision.
Guests and replies
Events, guest lists and an RSVP link that guests answer without creating an account.
A presentation for the service
Photos and a short biography assembled into slides, drafted with AI and yours to edit.
Wishes for those left behind
Who to name as executor, guardian or beneficiary, sealed until needed. A guide, not a legal will.
French procedures, kept current
67 tasks with how-to steps and official links, checked every week against service-public.fr.
How it works
Three moments, one place
Gather the circle
Create a circle and invite the family and close friends by email. Each person gets a role.
Prepare, if you can
Write your wishes, letters for later and the vault, at your own pace. Nothing is shared before its time.
When the time comes
The memorial page opens, the wishes become the ceremony file, the checklist appears and the vault unlocks for its keepers.
Questions
What families ask us
Who can see the memorial page?
While the person is alive the page stays hidden. Once a death is declared it is published, and anyone with the link or the QR code can read it. Only circle members can add memories or condolences.
Who can open the vault?
Nobody, during a lifetime. After a declared death, the circle's administrators and the funeral organiser can read it. It cannot be edited any more, and every opening is recorded.
How is our data protected?
Vault entries are encrypted with AES-256, using a key unique to each circle. Deleting a circle makes its vault permanently unreadable. The service is hosted in Europe.
Are the wishes a legal will?
No. They guide the family and the notary, but they do not replace a will drawn up with a notary.
Does it work outside France?
The circle, the memorial page, letters and the vault work everywhere, in English and French. The procedures checklist follows French law.
Contact
Write to us
A question about OurEchos, a circle to set up for a family, or you work with grieving families? We reply personally.
Or by email: contact@ourechos.com