KeepSite Foundation

KeepSite is a non-profit legal foundation that:

1. renews your domain name for 50+ years
2. keeps an ongoing backup of your website
3. manages your DNS, so if your website disappears (due to your death or whatever), points your domain to the backup of your website ...
4. ... so it stays online, as-is, at your original URLs, for 50+ years past your death.

This maintains your digital legacy, so:

• your website stays online at its original URLs
• future generations can still read, cite, and link to your work

How does it work?

1. transfer your domain to the foundation
2. deposit enough money to renew your domain for many years
3. fans and friends can also donate to keep your site alive
4. all money is transparently held as restricted, purpose-bound funds
5. you continue to host your website wherever you want

That’s it! For the rest of your life, you don’t have to do anything else.

Your money and domain name are held in trust, so you can get them back at any time.

How can you trust this?

1. The foundation is incorporated in The Netherlands, strictly adhering to Dutch law.
2. It is bound by legal and ethical obligation to manage your domain for this sole purpose.
3. Your deposits are restricted as Purpose-Bound Funds: legally segregated so it can only be used for renewing your domain.
4. Bank statements and legal documents are public, so anyone can independently audit.
5. Non-profit by legal definition, the people are volunteers, receiving no payment, so no operating expenses are taken from your deposit.

Who founded it?