Welcome to the Digital Legacy Association
We are the global organisation supporting the general public and professional bodies with areas relating to digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding.Learn more about what we do
We support the general public and industry to better understand how the internet is changes death and bereavementTraining courses, workshops and independent think tanks
We provide a range of courses, workshops and think tanks for the hospice, healthcare, legal, charity and end of life sectorResources, frameworks, toolkits and support
We provide resources for both professionals and the general public. Our free framework provides information and support for professionals providing end of life careDigital Legacy Conference
Our annual Digital Legacy Conference advocates best practice and allows experiences to be shared
We are the professional body for digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding
The Digital Legacy Association is the only professional body dedicated to digital assets and digital legacy. Since launching at Hospice UK’s annual conference in 2015, our mission has been to help ensure that everyone’s end of life wishes are met both in the physical world and the digital realm. We do this by supporting the general public, advising governmental organisations, social networks charities and other organisations to better support the public with their digital assets and digital legacy. We run training courses, develop best practices, publish resources and organise the annual Digital Legacy Conference. The Digital Legacy Conference has taken place in New York, Berlin, in London and online.
The internet is the biggest and most “disruptive” force since the industrial revolution. As a result, society is spending an ever increasing amount of time online. This has led to a range of benefits, whilst changing the way in which society prepares for death, mourns and remembers the deceased into posterity.
If someone you care about dies how important is it for you to be able to view their social media profile?
How we support the general public and healthcare professionals

Organisations we have advised and supported






We provide support, guidance frameworks and strategy for governmental and non-governmental organisations across the globe in areas relating to death, remembrance and the internet.
Ways in which we provide support
Training
We run training courses for social care, healthcare, legal and funeral professionals across Europe
Free Resources
We have developed a range of resources to help support both the general public and professionals
For The Public
View our step by step tutorials and download our free best practice guidelines
About Us
Find out about us and why this area is becoming increasingly important
Supporting professional organisations

Ensuring people understand how to protect and pass on their digital legacy is an increasingly important issue, which is why we are delighted that the Digital Legacy Association has been launched. Talking more openly about dying, death and bereavement benefits us all, as does putting plans in place for when we are dying, and for after our death.

Social media has a key place in our lives now, and we are learning that it becomes even more crucial as people face the end of their lives. It helps patients stay connected and boosts self esteem. But patients and those special to them don’t know how to manage this personal vital resource after a death – memories, music, photos and messages are lost. We are delighted that the Digital Legacy Association is being launched at our annual Hospice UK Conference for over 700 staff working with families at the end of life.

It is important for end of life professionals to have an understanding of the internet and social media within the context of end of life. The Digital Legacy Association have developed a day long training workshop specifically to educate, improve skill-sets and provide best-practice in areas relating to digital assets and digital legacy. The workshop was developed with the support of St Christopher’s Hospice and includes contributions from a range of professionals and patients. “In recent years, the ways people choose to remember deceased family members and friends has changed. Trips to the cemetery are replaced by online memorials and social media sites which can be updated regularly and accessed freely. Healthcare professionals need to engage with service users to discuss digital legacies. This, in turn builds confidence in discussing dying, death and bereavement. St Christopher’s are pleased to have supported the foundation of the Digital Legacy Association.”
Some of the charities and hospices we have supported
Supporting professionals
Recent News
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Expert @JamesNorris founder of @DigitalLegacyCo talking about our digital assets on @BBCBreakfast at 7.41 am #departurelounge pic.twitter.com/yutxzM1c5u
— Dr Ros Taylor ? (@hospicedoctor) May 12, 2019
How important is it for you that your loved ones can view your social media profiles after you die? There's lots of useful information on the @digitallegacyco website https://t.co/ylPkYqHkj1 https://t.co/HpXrGzCBtQ #DyingMatters #AreWeReady @DyingMatters
— Hospice UK (@hospiceuk) May 14, 2019
So...last theme for today. Digital Legacies!
— @NHS (@NHS) December 14, 2017
I work with @DigitalLegacyCo as the young people's/patient's lead.
I have a lot of #digitallegacy plans - find out about them in this video.
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My #socialmedia #will#Blogs & posts#Legacy #Documentary
Live-stream my funeral pic.twitter.com/k1I1QihGqO
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