Nian — Legacy Memory Capture and Digital Vault for Veterans and Military Families

You do. Entirely. Your recordings are stored on Proton Drive — independently audited, zero-knowledge encrypted infrastructure. Zero-knowledge means your files are encrypted on your device before they are uploaded. Proton's servers never receive your encryption keys. Neither does Nian. More importantly: your vault access credentials are held in escrow by your designated estate planning attorney — not by Nian. This means even if Nian ceased to exist tomorrow, your attorney controls access. Your vault cannot be held hostage by our operational status. That's structural protection — not a policy promise.

Your data transfers to your designated executor within 90 days. You own it completely — it was never ours to begin with. Company dissolution cannot affect your ownership of your own recordings.

No. The Family Vault is only accessible after the release trigger you designate — which can be your death, a future milestone, or a date you set. The Private Vault is accessible only to the one specific recipient you name — not your executor, not your family. Only that person, at the moment you chose.

Yes, at any time. Permanent deletion is completed within 30 days. We retain no backup copies after that period. Deletion confirmation is provided in writing.

Not yet. And we want you to know that directly.

Nian's client agreements — including the Consent and Data Ownership Agreement, Death Trigger Authorization, and Private Vault Sealed Message Agreement — are currently under review with licensed California estate planning counsel. We are not cutting corners to move faster. We are moving carefully because the people who trust us with their most important recordings deserve nothing less.

We are in founding member phase precisely because this work takes time to do right. Every founding member who reserves their place today is helping us build something that will outlast all of us — including Nian itself. That's not a marketing line. That's why we're still building.

When the legal review is complete, every founding member will receive the finalized documents before their session begins. No surprises. No buried clauses. Just clear language reviewed by attorneys who understand both estate planning and what Nian is trying to do.

If you have questions before then — email us directly. We answer every one.

No. Your recordings are stored on Proton Drive using zero-knowledge encryption — meaning your files are encrypted on your own device before they ever leave it. Proton's infrastructure is independently audited and cannot be overridden by Nian. We have no technical pathway to your recordings. This is not a privacy policy. It is an architectural fact.

Never. Nian will never sell, share, license, transfer, or disclose your data to any third party under any circumstances — including affiliates, platform partners, or government entities except where compelled by a lawfully issued court order.

Only with your explicit written consent — and only to build your personal AI personality for your own family, not for any platform-wide purpose. This is an optional future feature. If you do not opt in, your recordings are never touched. Non-consenting vaults will never be accessed for AI purposes.

On Proton Drive — independently audited zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage. Proton operates under Swiss jurisdiction, meaning their infrastructure carries Swiss-level privacy protections. We chose Proton specifically because their architecture makes it technically impossible for anyone — including Proton, including Nian — to access your vault contents without your encryption keys. Your access credentials are held separately in escrow with your designated estate attorney. Two independent layers of protection. Neither can act without the other.

Nian supports three release scenarios — each designated by you at the time of recording. Scenario 1: After verified death — your executor submits an official death certificate or equivalent documentation. Scenario 2: A milestone you designate — a child turning 18, a wedding, a date you name. Scenario 3: Time capsule — a message from you to your future self, opened on a date you choose. You control which scenario applies to each sealed message.

Vault access credentials are only released after verification of official documentation. Credentials go directly to the executor you designated at the time of recording — not to anyone who claims the role afterward.

The Private Vault contains sealed messages for one specific person only. Your executor cannot open it. Your family cannot open it. Only the person you named receives access — at the moment you chose. Delivered via a unique one-time link, valid for 30 days after the trigger condition is met.

You do. Irrevocably. Nian claims no ownership, licensing rights, or intellectual property interest in any vault content at any time. Your ownership does not change based on subscription status, account activity, or company operational status.

念 (Niàn) means remembrance. Longing. Thinking of someone who is no longer there. 念念 is what happens when you can't stop. It is not a product name. It is a feeling — the one that arrives when you realize the details are starting to blur and you cannot get them back.

No. Nian is a living legacy platform — not an end-of-life product. The people who use Nian are healthy, clear, fully present, and ready to be remembered correctly. The best time to capture a life is while the person is still in the middle of living it. Waiting is the mistake.

For the veteran with thirty years of service and stories nobody has ever properly asked about. For the military family carrying things that were never spoken. For the fraternal brother or sister whose wisdom should outlive them. For the parent, grandparent, or person who has decided to be remembered correctly — while they're still here. And for the son or daughter who already knows the details are starting to blur and refuses to let it happen.

Anyone can press record. What Nian provides is the structure, the questions, the trained facilitation, and the secure infrastructure that transforms a conversation into a permanent, encrypted legacy. The Private Vault holds what a home recording never could — the things someone could only say to one person, released at exactly the moment they choose: after they are gone, at a milestone they designate, or as a message from a younger self to an older one.

No. Most memorial video services give you a beautiful product. Nian gives you a complete one. Every session is facilitated by a trained human who holds the space for what you'd never say to a camera alone. The result isn't footage. It's a person — captured at depth.

Every Nian session has three parts — a facilitated conversation guided by someone trained to ask the question behind the question, a private solo recording where the subject speaks alone with no one in the room, and directed scenes that capture presence, movement, and the specific texture of who someone is. Three courses. One complete person.

Your recordings are stored on Proton Drive using zero-knowledge encryption under Swiss privacy law. Even Nian cannot access your vault contents. This is enforced at the infrastructure level — not as a privacy policy promise. Our session methodology and facilitation framework are original works protected under US copyright law.

Every session is filmed to a standard designed for the future — not just for today. The camera geometry, audio protocol, and capture methodology are proprietary. What you record today will speak to your family in ways technology hasn't invented yet.