The rules for digital accounts after death depend on where you live and where the company is based. These pages explain the legal background in plain words. They are general information, not legal advice.
- United States: RUFADAA and online accounts after deathHow US state law (RUFADAA) decides who can reach a dead person's online accounts, what executors can ask for and how to plan ahead.
- United Kingdom: the law on online accounts after deathUK law has no specific rules on a dead person's online accounts. What executors can do, what the 2025 Act changed and how to plan.
- European Union: online accounts after death, country by countryGDPR doesn't cover the dead, so each EU country sets its own rules. Examples from France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.