Your digital archive.
For accessAn encrypted collection of the records you choose, with a catalogue and recovery instructions. Independent stewardship is central to the plan.A defined archive, cared for over time.
Seed Forever
A copy of you
in the Arctic.
Your voice. Your photographs. The stories only you can tell. A one-payment preservation plan designed to carry them forward for a hundred years.
Forever is in preparation. Join for updates; no payment is taken.
Svalbard, Norway · 78° north
100 yearsOur preservation horizon
Three copiesDigital, home and Arctic
One paymentThe plan we’re building
Keep more than a backup
One story.
Three ways to keep it.
A hundred years asks for more than a hard drive. Forever brings together an accessible archive, a copy you hold and a snapshot stored far from everyday life.
A copy at home.
In your handsA portable encrypted copy on USB, with the information needed to open it independently. Keep your recovery keys separately, and check and refresh the drive over time.Something you can hold, and pass on.
A copy in the Arctic.
Offline, on filmA selected snapshot written onto archival film and stored in Svalbard. Files become patterns on a physical medium that needs no power to keep them.A lasting snapshot, separate from your live vault.
Far north. Far into the future.
Written on film.
Read back with light.
The Arctic World Archive already preserves digital collections inside a former mine on Svalbard. Piql’s film carries both encoded files and instructions for reading them.
This is the route we’re exploring for Forever. A Seed deposit would need a private custody agreement. Your archive would stay encrypted, with access governed by your choices.
THE ARCTIC COPYOFFLINE / OPTICAL FILM
Your selected memories + recovery instructionsNo power needed for storage. Equipment and your keys are needed for recovery.
Built to outlast a company
Your story deserves
its own future.
The idea behind Seed Foundation is simple: preservation should have a life beyond the business that started it.
For Forever, that means independent custody, money set aside for long-term care and a way for you or your chosen recipient to recover your archive if Seed stops operating. These arrangements are being developed before paid deposits open.
- Your archive stays yours.Preservation doesn’t make your memories public or give someone permission to create an AI version of you.
- Recovery has to work without Seed.Portable files, clear instructions, separate keys and direct retrieval rights are the foundation of the plan.
- Your choices travel with your story.You choose the records and intended recipients. Access after death needs its own permissions and verification.
From your life to your archive
Choose what carries forward.
01 / GATHER
Bring it together.
Start with the photographs, recordings, messages and documents that matter to you.
02 / CHOOSE
Make it yours.
Review the exact selection, its size and who should be able to recover it.
03 / PRESERVE
Create the copies.
Prepare the readable archive, encrypt it and verify the home and film copies.
04 / CONFIRM
Know where it is.
A completed deposit would come with its real custody record, date and recovery instructions.
The Forever plan
A hundred-year aim.
A single payment.
An encrypted archive. A copy at home. A film snapshot in Svalbard. Long-term stewardship that gives your story somewhere to go.
$2,900 once · concept price
Final pricing, archive allowance, update options and recovery terms will be confirmed before purchase. No paid deposits are open. Forever does not include a promise of unlimited storage or a century of running AI.
Be part of what lasts.
Get Seed updates as Forever takes shape. Joining this list creates no paid order or archive deposit.
Can I buy Forever today?
Forever is in preparation. The $2,900 figure is a concept price. You can join for Seed updates now; no payment is taken and no deposit is reserved. You’ll be able to review the full offer and terms before deciding.
Is a hundred years guaranteed?
One hundred years is the preservation horizon we’re designing for. A service term needs funded care, a custody agreement and working recovery arrangements. We’ll make the actual commitment and its conditions clear before purchase.
Does the film contain my whole vault?
The film would hold the exact selection you approve, up to the allowance agreed for your deposit. Your live vault can keep growing. Film is a fixed snapshot; adding memories means making a new deposit, with its own terms and cost.
Can I get my files back from the Arctic?
Film recovery means retrieving and scanning the medium, then decoding the files. It isn’t instant cloud access. You’ll also need your encryption keys. The available recovery route, timing and charges will be part of the offer before you buy.
Will my memories be public?
The Forever design is private. Any archive provider would need to agree to confidential custody before receiving your encrypted files. Preserving a collection does not mean agreeing to public display or letting anyone use your identity.
Can I change my mind after a film deposit?
Film is written once and cannot be edited like your live vault. Before any deposit, you’ll need to review the selection and understand the withdrawal and deletion options. Those depend on the custody arrangement and how the physical copy is held.
Will the USB copy last a hundred years?
A USB drive is a convenient home copy, not a century-long storage guarantee. It needs periodic checks and replacement. Keep recovery keys separately and make sure your chosen recipient knows how to find the instructions.
Is this the same as Seed Legacy?
They serve different purposes. Forever is about preserving a selected archive over time. Seed Legacy concerns what you choose to pass on and who can access it. Preservation alone doesn’t authorize access after death or activate an AI double. Explore Seed Legacy.
Start with what you have.
Bring your memories together while Forever takes shape.