Is Archivow safe for your situation?
Archivow is a shared vault — by design.
When you and your partner pair up, everything either of you adds is visible to the other: every photo, document, message statistic, and note. That openness is the point for couples building a case together — but it is not safe for everyone.
Please don’t use a shared vault if…
- •You are filing — or considering filing — on your own because of abuse (for example, a VAWA self-petition or an abuse-based waiver). The law protects these filings as confidential precisely so an abuser cannot discover them. A shared vault would expose exactly what must stay private.
- •It would not be safe for your partner to see what you are gathering, or to know you are preparing a filing.
- •You share a phone, computer, or accounts your partner can access, and you couldn’t keep this private.
Being honest with you: today Archivow only offers the shared, two-person vault. A private, single-person vault for survivors is on our roadmap, but it doesn’t exist yet — so right now, if any of the above is true, Archivow is not the right tool for you. Your safety matters far more than our product. The confidential resources below can help you build your case safely.
Confidential help, right now
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7, free, confidential — in 200+ languages.
Call 1-800-799-7233
Text START to 88788
thehotline.org
Immigration help for survivors
Free/low-cost immigration legal aid and survivor-specific guidance.
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