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Permanence
ISO 9706 paper; archival ink; controlled storage; decennial verification.
I · Continuity principles
Six operational domains.
A set of principles we are developing — not a published or certified standard
These continuity principles cover material permanence, information security, operational readiness, multi-jurisdiction awareness, document formatting, and century-scale thinking. They are a working set of practices we are developing — not a published or certified standard.
These principles are implemented by Valoren — your records are completed and reviewed against them. See how it works Pricing
II · Operational testing
The 72-Hour Continuity Drill.
Can your executor act, today, without you?
A practical stress test in which an executor — or equivalent operator — attempts to retrieve critical instruments, access designated places, and identify time-sensitive obligations, without the principal's assistance, within the first three days.
On first run, breakdowns are common. Two patterns account for most: circular dependencies and credential drift.
Run the lightweight version
Continuity Footprint Auditor
Eight categories. Forty items. The household-scale form of the 72-hour readiness check — runs in your browser; no card, no PII.
III · Custody topology
The Designated Place Framework.
Storage locations are routing points in a custody topology
Storage locations are not containers. They are routing points in a custody topology. A safe whose combination exists only in the principal's memory is not a Designated Place — it is an access barrier. A safe whose combination is documented in a sealed envelope held by the appointed operator becomes a routing point: the operator knows how to reach it independently.
Plan the people who hold the routes
Trusted Persons Planner
Four institutional roles. Immediate vs contingent access flags. Outputs a printable Delegation Map.
IV · The physical layer
Material Permanence.
What survives a century is determined by chemistry — not aspiration
Most documentation printed today will be unreadable in fifty years — not because the information becomes obsolete, but because the physical medium degrades. Paper yellows and brittles, ink fades, adhesives fail. The question for estate documentation intended to last decades is which physical materials will actually survive the intended lifespan.
V · The privacy layer
The Redaction-First Protocol.
Trust is not a privacy control · minimisation is
Delegation requires disclosure. If you need administrative help with documentation, banking correspondence, or regulatory filings, someone else must see your information. The question is: how much must they see? Most people default to full disclosure. Full disclosure is not simple — it is a privacy surface that grows with every shared document and persists longer than most people expect.