Frequently Asked Questions

General - about TITHONOS

Tithonos is an international platform for the long-term preservation of human memories. It enables individuals, families, businesses, and institutions to store photos, videos, audio files, texts, and documents not only digitally, but also to have them physically engraved in Switzerland on materials designed for exceptional longevity.

To provide an answer to the question: “Why do we come into this life?” Tithonos was created in response to a deeply human problem: our memories increasingly depend on short-lived technologies. Its aim is to protect people’s stories, voices, love, achievements, and identities from being forgotten, from technological loss, and from the passage of time.

The customer selects a capsule and a storage capacity, receives a Key-Card or Key-Coin, activates the account through the app, and uploads the content they wish to preserve. During a curation period, content can be added or changed. It is then finalized, encoded, and physically engraved for long-term preservation in Switzerland.

The Tithonos Coin is the physical access key and the symbol of ownership of the capsule. It is linked to the owner’s identity, activates the capsule, and serves as physical proof of belonging to the Tithonos system.

Tithonos can store different types of digital content, including photos, videos, audio files, documents, personal messages, texts, family memories, professional records, and any other form of data that holds value for the owner.

This depends on the selected capacity and the file size of the photos. As a guide, 5 MB can hold around 5 very high-quality photos or 15 to 20 compressed photos. With Tithonos, the customer is not simply buying storage space, but deliberately choosing the most important memories to preserve with meaning and with a view to the distant future.

Yes. Videos are among the most powerful forms of memory because they preserve movement, voice, atmosphere, and the genuine emotions of a moment. The selected capacity determines the length and quality of the video that can be stored.

Yes. Documents can be stored as part of the capsule, especially when they have personal, family, professional, legal, artistic, or historical value. They are encoded as data and become part of the preserved memory.

Yes. The human voice is one of the most valuable elements of memory. A voice message from a parent, grandparent, child, or loved one can have far greater emotional value than any physical object.

Preservation & Privacy

Finalized content is preserved within the Tithonos structure in Switzerland, as part of the World Treasury of Collective History, or WTCH, concept. Tithonos is not simply another cloud service, but a long-term, physical archive protected according to Swiss standards.
Only the owner of the capsule controls access. The owner decides whether the capsule remains private, is shared with selected people, or, in special cases, becomes part of a more open legacy for future generations.
Tithonos is not the owner of the customer’s memories, but their custodian. The content is treated as private and protected. Any public use requires the owner’s clear authorization.
Privacy is based on the owner’s control, the encoding of the data, and Swiss standards for information protection. This means that memories are not used as material for algorithms, advertising, or profiling, but remain part of a protected personal archive.
The capsule is linked to the owner’s identity and can be transferred to authorized persons or heirs in accordance with access and verification protocols. Tithonos does not preserve memories only for today, but creates a connection between generations.
It passes to the person or persons authorized by the owner, according to the selected registration method and the inheritance protocols. The Key-Coin or Key-Card is an important physical element in this process.
Yes. This is one of the main reasons Tithonos exists: children, grandchildren, and future generations should inherit not only objects, but also the voice, story, and emotional truth of their family.
Yes. The owner can share access with selected people according to the app structure and privacy settings. The capsule can be personal, family-based, or created together with additional participants.
Yes. As long as the owner’s account in the Tithonos app is active, the owner controls the digital access rights. After deactivation, access rules depend on the selected configuration and Tithonos protocols.
The Key-Coin is unique and must be kept carefully because it forms part of the capsule’s physical identity. If it is lost, the matter is not treated simply like a forgotten password, but is handled through the verification and security procedures defined by Tithonos. If necessary, the Key can be replaced with a new one using the same access code.
The system was designed so that a legacy does not depend only on remembering a password. Access rights, ownership, and inheritance are supported by identity, the Key-Coin or Key-Card, and verification protocols.

Activation & Costs

The capsule is activated through the Tithonos app. The user creates a profile, scans the Key-Card or Key-Coin, and links it to the relevant capsule. From that moment, the user can begin curating the content they wish to preserve.
Because important memories should not be submitted in a rush. The activation period gives the owner time to select, add, remove, organize, and finalize content before it is physically engraved.
A Tithonos capsule can be ordered through the Tithonos Store on the official website, tithonos.ch, or through authorized partners and representatives in Albania. They can also provide information and support during the ordering process, either in person at their locations or online through their communication channels.
Yes. Online orders can be placed securely through the Tithonos Store, which is the official channel for individual purchases. For customers in Albania, certified partners also offer online purchasing and are available to provide advice, product explanations, and support throughout the purchasing process.
No. The purchase and initial activation can be completed without appearing in person. Access and identification are carried out through the Key-Card or Key-Coin in combination with the Tithonos app.
The price depends on the storage capacity and the material of the physical product. For detailed pricing information, the current price list in the Tithonos Store always applies, as Tithonos does not operate with improvised local prices.
The price depends on two main elements: the storage capacity in MB or GB and the material of the Key-Card or Key-Coin, such as aluminum, metal or bronze, silver, or gold. The higher the capacity and the more valuable the material, the higher the product’s price level.

Categories & Meaning

Because life does not have only one form of memory. One person may want to preserve childhood, another love, an achievement, a creation, or the history of a family. Capsules help customers find the emotional place where their story carries the greatest meaning.
The right capsule answers the question: “What from my life should never be lost?” For some, it is the birth of a child, for others a wedding, a professional achievement, or family roots.
The categories make memories understandable and give them direction. They turn life into an organized map: Who am I, with whom do I share my life, what do I create, and what do I honor?
The “Existence” category relates to identity and roots and answers the question, “Who am I?” The “Connection” category relates to relationships and love and answers the question, “With whom do I share my life?” The “Creation” category relates to the creation of life, birth, and children. The “Celebration” category relates to giving, honoring, and moments we wish to celebrate.
Because the category gives meaning to the capsule and to the structure of the memories, creating a clear “map” of your story for future generations. Without a category, the content is merely data. With a category, it becomes a story, a chapter, and a legacy.
Yes. One person can own several capsules in different categories. Over time, Tithonos can become a personal life archive rather than a single memory.
Because customers have different needs, expectations, and capacity requirements. The Key-Card is an elegant and minimalist entry point into Tithonos. Key-Coins made from different materials offer greater capacity, symbolic weight, and physical value.
The difference lies in the material, the capacity in MB, and the presentation level. Metal or bronze, silver, and gold represent different levels of prestige and storage capacity.
The Coin should be kept by the owner of the capsule or by a person authorized by the owner. If the capsule is a gift, the person arranging the engraving may place the order. However, the actual owner is the recipient who activates the capsule.
Yes. Each new capsule can be linked to its own activation product. This allows a person, family, or business to build several chapters of its own legacy.
The app provides modern, fast access that is available at any time. The Coin gives the capsule physical identity, security, and continuity. With Tithonos, a legacy should not depend only on an app, a phone, or a password, but on a complete structure that preserves users’ memories physically and according to high Swiss security standards.

Guarantee & Differences

After 50 years, the owner’s account in the app remains active. Access to the digital content and the physical capsule in Switzerland is managed according to the permissions defined by the owner. The owner can keep access exclusively for themselves or share it with other people according to the selected settings in the app.
After 100 years, the original owner’s account in the app may no longer be active. However, access to the digital capsule remains available to every person whom the owner designated as a participant or authorized user. The same principle applies to access to the physical capsule in Switzerland, which remains available to authorized persons according to the owner’s instructions.
Tithonos is based on the concept of long-term physical preservation, not on the lifespan of a server or platform. After 500 years, the engraved material is intended to remain protected and readable in accordance with preservation standards. It should remain compatible with the modern technologies of that time so that the memories are still accessible to everyone who has access authorization.
The central structure of Tithonos GmbH, the WTCH system, the scientific standards of the patent for long-term preservation, and Swiss security law form the basis of the guarantee. It is not merely an emotional promise, but a combination of material, process, jurisdiction, and structure.
A cloud service is fast and useful, but depends on servers, companies, subscriptions, and technological cycles. Tithonos adds a physical, long-term, platform-independent layer to digital storage. This transforms preservation from a convenient solution into a legacy that can continue across future platforms.
Social networks were designed for attention. Tithonos was created for memory. On social media, memories are published, consumed, and forgotten. With Tithonos, they are curated, protected, and deliberately preserved.
A hard drive is a temporary device. It can be damaged or lost, its data can become corrupted, or it may no longer be readable by future technology. Tithonos is not intended to be an ordinary storage device, but a physical archive of memory that remains compatible with future technologies.
A USB drive is used to transport data and is not a long-term legacy. Tithonos is a system that connects ownership, categories, meaning, physical engraving, and archiving in Switzerland.

Motivation & Use

People use Tithonos for moments they do not want to lose, such as the birth of a child, a wedding, family history, achievements, personal messages, memories of loved ones, and life chapters that have shaped their identity.
Businesses use Tithonos for differentiation, brand storytelling, premium gifting, employee recognition, corporate history, and stronger customer relationships. For a business, Tithonos is not simply a gift, but an expression of status and institutional memory.
Because it is not a gift that gets consumed. Tithonos tells the recipient: “Your story has value.” This makes it especially suitable for births, weddings, anniversaries, achievements, partnerships, and premium relationships.
Because human memory alone is not enough. Without structure, voices, photos, stories, and emotions are lost within one or two generations. Tithonos gives life a form that can endure, because every life has value and deserves to be preserved.
A family inherits more than material wealth. It inherits a name, memories, values, and roots. A Tithonos capsule can allow future generations to know the people they come from and better understand their original identity.
For future generations, a capsule is an authentic record. It can show how we lived, what we loved, what we built, and what we believed, without depending entirely on stories that change over time.

Partnership & System

Partners can be businesses and professionals with a natural connection to emotion, prestige, memory, or customer value. These include photography studios, event companies, premium hotels, travel agencies, hospitals and maternity clinics, jewelers, real estate companies, cultural institutions, and reputable brands.
A licensed partner is an approved business that is permitted to integrate Tithonos into its offering by selling it or including it as added value in services and packages. The partner does not represent the brand according to its own preferences, but within the rules of Tithonos Albania and headquarters.
The process begins with strategic selection, a presentation, an assessment of the business’s suitability, a commercial agreement, and a written contract. At Tithonos, a partner is selected not only for sales potential, but also for reputation and alignment with the brand.
A partner is a “Guardian of Legacy” within their sector. They are not merely a reseller, but the connection between the end customer and the idea that the customer’s memories, achievements, and emotions deserve to be preserved.
Because the brand must protect exclusivity, trust, and the quality of access to the system. Not every business or individual is suitable to represent a brand that deals with human memory and legacy.
Invitations can come through authorized channels, such as Tithonos, franchisees, licensed partners, or existing members in accordance with the platform’s rules. This keeps access to the system traceable and controlled.
Because Tithonos is not an open social network. It is an archive of human memories and requires identity, integrity, verification, and access control to ensure authenticity, authorship, and information security.
The capsule is purchased once according to the selected product and storage capacity. Additional payments relate to access to the Store, membership, or additional capsules that the customer may choose to purchase later.
The capsule is paid for at the time of purchase. Membership is separate from ownership of the capsule and concerns the ability to access the Store and purchase new products. It does not affect the deletion of memories that have already been stored.
Ending the membership does not result in the loss of stored content. It only limits the ability to purchase new products until the membership is reactivated.
Because “storing it yourself” usually means keeping the content on a phone, USB drive, cloud service, or hard drive. All of these solutions are temporary. Tithonos provides structure, physical engraving, inheritance, compatibility with future technologies, and long-term protection that an individual cannot guarantee alone.
Cancellation depends on the stage the capsule has reached. Before finalization and engraving, there is greater flexibility. Once the content has been physically engraved, however, it is treated as part of the permanent archive and no longer functions like an ordinary returnable product.
Yes. In principle, a capsule can be inherited or another person can be granted access according to Tithonos protocols. However, the transfer applies only to participant rights and not to ownership itself, which remains with the original owner.

Security & Disasters

Tithonos is based on preservation in Switzerland, a country associated with neutrality, stability, and high security standards. Preservation does not depend on the stability of a phone, a local company, or an ordinary server.
The internet supports modern access and management, but it is not the sole basis for the capsule’s existence. After finalization, the core value of Tithonos lies in physical offline preservation.
Physically engraved material does not require electricity in order to exist. This is the essential difference between ordinary digital storage and the Tithonos philosophy: memories should continue to exist even when the technological system changes.
Tithonos aims to use formats and structures that remain readable in the future and do not depend on a specific software version or device. The goal is not to follow a technological trend, but to achieve long-term data compatibility with future systems.
The app is the modern means of access, but it is not the reason Tithonos exists. The fundamental promise concerns physical archiving, identification, and preservation within the Tithonos and WTCH system. Fast customer access is currently provided through the app, but in the future it may be replaced by another medium better suited to that time.
The servers mainly support the digital phase of creation, access, and management. After finalization, the physical preservation of the content provides the strongest layer of long-term security.
This is an extreme question, but it illustrates why Tithonos chose Switzerland: political stability, trust, legal tradition, and institutional seriousness. It is a particularly careful choice for long-term preservation.
The preservation system was designed according to principles of security and traceability. Storage takes place in atomic bunker tunnels intended to withstand earthquakes and major impacts.
The materials, offline preservation, and location in Switzerland are among the reasons Tithonos differs from cloud services and ordinary devices. The materials, tungsten and laboratory glass, can withstand fire up to 1,800°C and are difficult to damage through potential natural disasters.
The guarantee is based on the Swiss structure of Tithonos GmbH, the material system, the engraving process, physical preservation, and the standards documented in the scientific patent.
Because Tithonos is based on real science, international patent protection, and Swiss legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.

Ownership & Identity

Tithonos is controlled by the central structure of Tithonos GmbH in Switzerland in accordance with its rules of corporate governance and decision-making. Local franchisees operate within the standards approved by headquarters.
Tithonos is a brand and platform of Tithonos GmbH. Tithonos Albania is the official franchisee for the territory of Albania and acts as a local strategic representative, not as the owner of the technology or the global intellectual property.
Yes. Tithonos operates as a private Swiss structure with rules, contracts, and a franchise model. This makes it possible to maintain a consistent global standard and strong control over the brand.
Tithonos is not a government project. The development of the concept had research and validation links with academic and laboratory structures in Switzerland. However, the brand is owned and operated by Tithonos GmbH.
Anyone for whom your life had value or impact, or served as a starting point for their personal, national, or other identity.
Because your story is someone else’s root. Even if it seems ordinary today, it may one day provide children, grandchildren, or future generations with the answer to the question: “Where do I come from, and who am I?”
Even if no one is interested at first, the capsule remains as a record. Many human stories gain their value not at the moment they are created, but later, when future generations search for their roots.
Yes. In the Tithonos philosophy, a human story is not measured only by fame. Everyday life, love, work, sacrifice, and the care of ordinary people form the foundation of civilization.
Because what seems ordinary today may become a legacy tomorrow. If you do not preserve your own story, time will simplify it, forget it, or retell it without your own voice.
You have your voice, memories, lessons, relationships, mistakes, achievements, roots, and your view of the world. These things cannot be reconstructed later if they are lost.

Comparisons & Technology

Photo albums are beautiful, but they are physical, fragile, and exposed to fire, moisture, loss, and the passage of time. Tithonos does not replace the emotional value of an album, but takes memory one step further toward lasting preservation.
Because a hard drive has a limited lifespan, can be damaged, and depends on technologies that may no longer be readable in the future. Tithonos was created specifically to avoid this dependency.
A phone is a consumer device. It is replaced, lost, damaged, and sometimes unintentionally deletes memories. Tithonos is designed for memories that should not depend on a single device.
A will is a legal document. Tithonos is an emotional and historical record. One distributes assets, while the other preserves a voice, a story, memories, and the meaning of a life.
Google is a useful platform for everyday storage and access, but it was not designed as a physical archive for personal memories over 5,000 years. Tithonos has a different purpose: not short-term convenience, but long-term legacy.
iCloud is convenient, but it depends on accounts, ongoing payments, devices, and platform policies. Tithonos aims for meaningful preservation and greater independence from the cycles of technological ecosystems.
The Coin is the physical connection between the owner and the capsule. It makes the legacy tangible, identifiable, and inheritable, unlike a password that can be lost within a single generation.
Passwords are forgotten, changed, lost, or remain unknown to heirs. Tithonos creates a stronger identity through the combination of digital access, verification, and a physical key.
Because memories that depend only on digital systems are vulnerable. The physical capsule gives memory a form that does not require an active platform, server, or electricity in order to exist.
Digital systems are fast, while physical preservation is enduring. Tithonos combines both: modern access today and long-term preservation for future generations.
Because a permanent archive must protect authenticity. Verification helps connect a story to its actual author and prevents it from becoming unclear or manipulated information.

Market & Customer profile

No. Tithonos is positioned as a premium offering because of its distinctive characteristics and long-term value, but it is not limited to a specific group of people. Tithonos was created for anyone who wishes to preserve their memories, history, and legacy in a special way for future generations. There are different accessible levels and options, ranging from basic solutions to more exclusive experiences, allowing each person to choose according to their needs and means.
No. Famous people can help the brand become better understood and gain prestige. However, the Tithonos philosophy is that every life is worth preserving.
No. Families are a particularly strong emotional target group, but Tithonos is also intended for individuals, artists, professionals, businesses, institutions, and public figures.
No. One of the strongest markets is young parents, because they want to preserve the beginning of their child’s life: ultrasound images, the birth, the voice, the first steps, and moments that will never return.
No. A legacy is not built only at the end of life. It begins as soon as life starts to gain meaning. The earlier you consciously curate your memories, the richer your story becomes.
No. Tithonos is not a museum reserved only for famous people. It is an archive of human existence. Ordinary people keep families, cities, cultures, and memories alive.
You can store many things. However, Tithonos encourages conscious curation rather than an unstructured collection without meaning. Capsules help preserve memories as organized stories instead of clutter.
The categories provide emotional guidance. What matters most is the meaning the owner gives to the capsule. The guidance in the Store makes it difficult to choose a capsule that does not fit the type of memory you wish to preserve.
The category is determined automatically by the selected type of capsule. The main point of orientation is therefore the capsule and the type of content it was designed for. After purchase, the ordered capsule type, and therefore the category, can no longer be changed.
Technically, you are buying storage capacity and an activation product. In reality, you are buying the security that an important part of your existence will not be lost. Tithonos does not compete on gigabytes, but on meaning.
You are buying a legacy capsule. It is a place where your memories, voices, emotions, achievements, and messages, or those of your loved ones, as well as anything valuable to you, can be preserved with dignity for future generations so that it does not disappear over time.
Depending on the selected product, you receive a physical Key-Card or Key-Coin. This product activates the capsule and is linked to the owner’s identity. You also receive access through the app to the capsule creation process.
Because you are not paying only for a physical object. The price reflects the capacity, the material, the encoding and engraving process, the Swiss infrastructure, long-term preservation, and the value of the brand.
Because a product that promises long-term preservation, security, physical material, and Swiss standards is not ordinary storage and involves corresponding costs.
Because Tithonos aims to be a premium offering without being inaccessible. The structure of different product levels allows more people to access the idea of preserving their own existence.

History & Competition

Yes, as a combination of legacy philosophy, digital technology, physical engraving, a Key-Coin or Key-Card, and long-term archiving in Switzerland. People have always preserved memories. Tithonos gives this need a new structure.
There are many alternatives for digital storage, memorial services, archives, or symbolic objects. However, Tithonos has a unique position through its combination of digital storage, physical engraving, WTCH, emotional capsules, and a global franchise system.
According to the brand’s history, the idea originated from a group of doctoral students at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The starting point was a philosophical question about life, existence, and why human memories should survive the passage of time.
The concept began in November 2022 and was developed over several years through philosophical, structural, technological, and financial work until the current Tithonos model emerged.
Tithonos is in the implementation and expansion phase in its first markets worldwide and has hundreds of active users. The brand is not presented as a mass-market product that is already widespread, but as an opportunity to become part of the first phase of a global archive.
People often regret not preserving the voices, videos, messages, and authentic moments of loved family members. Photos often remain. However, the voice and emotional presence are what people miss most when someone is no longer there.
Family moments, the birth of children, weddings, achievements, journeys, personal messages, success stories, family roots, memories of parents or grandparents, and life chapters that shaped their identity.
For market entry, capsules related to children, birth, and family are emotionally particularly powerful. Parents immediately understand the value of preserving the beginning of a life.
The main reason is love: for a child, family, partner, parents, oneself, or an achievement that should not be lost. Rational consideration comes later. The decision begins with emotion.
Because one day, everything that is not consciously preserved can be lost. Tithonos is a way of saying: “This life, this story, this voice, and this love deserve to remain.”

Fraud concerns & Distinctions

No. Tithonos has a physical product, a platform, a franchise structure, an activation process, a financial model, and documented training materials. Skepticism is normal with a new concept. The evidence lies in the concrete structure and the corresponding documentation.
No. Tithonos is not based on payments for recruiting people, but on the actual sale of capsules, Key-Cards, Key-Coins, and storage capacity. Commissions are linked to the sale of real products and are processed by the central structure.
No. The Tithonos Coin is not a speculative financial instrument. It is a physical object, an activation key, and a symbol of ownership of or access to the capsule.
No. An NFT is primarily a digital proof of ownership. Tithonos preserves personal content in capsules and connects it with physical engraving, a Key-Card or Key-Coin, and long-term archiving.
No. A USB drive is a temporary storage medium used to transfer information between systems. Tithonos is a complete system consisting of identity, capsule, curation, encoding, physical engraving, preservation in Switzerland, and access for future generations.
No. A hard drive stores files. Tithonos preserves a structured story and connects it to a physical object, an archive, and a philosophy of legacy. Comparing it to a hard drive greatly reduces the meaning of the product. The focus of Tithonos is not the quantity of data, but the quality and the philosophy that memories are treasures, not merely raw data to be accumulated.

Fraud concerns & Distinctions

Because our influence does not end when our physical presence ends. The words, lessons, love, and memories we leave behind can help another person understand themselves, their family, and their roots.
Because a legacy is not only biological. It can be familial, cultural, professional, artistic, or human. Preserving your story is an act of dignity toward the life you have lived and can become a starting point for someone who comes after you and may follow similar paths.
No one can guarantee the emotions of future generations. However, we know that people search for their roots. Even if they are not asking questions today, one day they may feel the need to hear the voice and story from which they came.
Moving forward does not mean erasing your roots. Forgetting makes us poorer. Memory gives us identity. Tithonos does not hold us captive in the past, but preserves the truth that shaped us.
No. When you preserve your story, you are not asking to be worshipped. You are leaving a record for others. It is an act of generosity toward people who may one day want to know you beyond a photograph and who may find greater meaning in their own lives through your story.
The owner decides. Tithonos does not determine what is important to a person. It gives them the structure and dignity to preserve what has meaning for them.
Yes. Fame is not a measure of human value. An honest life, genuine love, a family, a life journey, and a preserved voice can have extraordinary value for future generations.
Because the history of the world was not created only by kings and public figures. It was built by people who worked, loved, made sacrifices, raised families, and kept everyday culture alive.
Yes. Preservation creates the possibility that someone may find you. Tithonos cannot force people to remember, but it can protect the record that you existed with a voice, a story, and meaning.
Languages can change. Images, voices, emotions, and data structures nevertheless remain readable traces. This is why Tithonos preserves not only words, but a broader form of human presence.
Physical preservation is intended not to depend solely on today’s technology. The future may change the tools being used. However, the engraved material and the logic of the data are intended to remain decipherable.
The world will certainly change. That is precisely why Tithonos exists: so that part of personal and human truth does not change along with trends, platforms, and forgetting.
Both. You are preserving memories while also gaining the peace of mind that the most important things no longer depend only on a phone, a cloud service, a password, or another person’s memory.
You are buying all three, but on different levels. Storage space is the technical part, security is the practical reason, and eternity is the ultimate meaning. In the language of Tithonos, you are buying the possibility that your existence will not be forgotten.

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Delete your Account at Tithonos

Before you delete your account you should know the following information.

1. Ownership and Control The account belongs to you. You may request deletion at any time, provided no active restrictions apply.

2. Requirements for Account Deletion An account can be deleted if:

3. Identity Verification and Security Procedure Before deletion, it must be clearly confirmed that you are the rightful account owner. The process includes:

Without successful verification, the deletion process will not proceed.

4. Deletion Process

5. Digital Content

6. Physical Engravings (Tithonos-specific)

7. Legacy Person and Coins

8. Data Retention (Legal Requirements)

9. Final Deletion

10. Restrictions Account deletion is not permitted if: