WHY US?
Our system does not rely on your phone
There are phone-based apps that will send messages for you, but what if the battery is dead, or you are out of cell service?
Cloud-based
Our system runs on Google cloud servers, not on your phone. You can use the app on any browser to set up the checkin, and we work entirely in the cloud using emails. You can respond on any device.
Easy to Use
You can register for an account and set up a daily checkin in just a few minutes. And did we mention it is free?
Once a day you get an email from us. Click a button to let us know that you are ok.
Free
No need for a credit card, just set up your daily checkin and breath easier.
Peace of mind
If you stop responding to our daily emails for any reason, we will email your emergency contact, and ask them to check on you.
Who are we?
We are an extended family, where multiple members live alone, and we wanted a non-invasive way to check if someone needed assistance. We did not find one that we liked, and some of us are web developers, so we built our own. We decided to release it for free so others could also use it. You are welcome.
TAKE ACTION
A few minutes of setup can relieve anxiety
People living alone, seniors, and even active solo travellers sometimes encounter an issue where they need assistance and they are unable to reach out.
Our system emails you every day, and one click on a button let's us know that you are ok.
If you don't respond for two days, we will email your emergency contact, and send them your personalized message and your phone number.
Your emergency contact can then reach out to you and take whatever action is necessary.
No Spam
How we protect your data
We will never sell or give your information to anyone.
Your data is encrypted end-to-end from your browser to a US Google Cloud server, and encrypted when we store it in a Google Cloud database.
We ask for the minimum identifying information needed to provide this service, such as your email address and phone number.
Occasionally (no more frequently than once a week) we may email you with information that we think you will find useful. We will only email you if we have something meaningful to tell you - No Spam!
How it Works
Getting started
- You sign up for a free account. We will email you to confirm that you are a real person.
- You set up a checkin, giving us the name and email of your emergency contact, and a short message to give them if you miss your checkin.
- We email your contact to verify that they are willing to be your emergency contact.
- Once your contact has confirmed with us, the daily checkins start.
- We send you daily checkin emails with a link to confirm that you are ok.
- If you don’t respond to an email within two days, we email your designated contact and ask them to check on you.
- They take it from there. The email we send them has links so they can let us know that you are ok, or they can stop the daily emails.
No Charge
This is a free service
If you sign up now, there will be no cost ever for this service. In the future it is possible that we may be forced to charge a small fee for new users to cover expenses. It is also possible that in future we may offer some optional fee-based services.
Future Plans
New features are in the works
No promises as to dates, but here's what we currently have planned:
- Multiple emergency contacts, with individual messages - currently we support one contact email.
- Support for a multi-day period where you don't need checkins, like a holiday with family. We will pause the daily emails for a set number of days. Currently you easily turn off the daily emails, but you have to remember to turn them back on.
- A user-adjustable length of time without a checkin before we notify your contact. This is currently fixed at two days, but we're looking at allowing periods as short as a few hours.
- User-adjustable time for the emails to be sent – currently they are sent overnight in North America, which is mid- morning in Europe.