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title: "Chapter 6: Time Letters (Honoree Only)"
description: "\"Time Letters\" is the most private, and most tender, feature of this platform: it lets the \"Honoree,\" during their lifetime, write a series of message…"
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> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://curate.memorial/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chapter 6: Time Letters (Honoree Only)

"Time Letters" is the most private, and most tender, feature of this platform: it lets the "**Honoree**," during their lifetime, write a series of messages in advance for the people they love, to be delivered into their hands only at a particular moment in the future.

> **Only an "Honoree (isHonoree)" account can see this feature.** Whether Primary Manager, Co-Editor, or Viewer, anyone who is not the Honoree will find that this interface **does not appear at all** in the memorial space — it is neither shown nor hinted at. Even the platform's back-office staff cannot read the content of the letters. This is a deliberate privacy protection design.

![The Time Letters home page](/screenshots/TC-02/01_letters_landing.webp)
*Figure 6-1　The Time Letters home page; the screen makes clear that this is a space exclusive to the Honoree, unseen by others.*

### 6-1 Writing a Letter

Tap "Add a Time Letter" to open the composing window. A letter is made up of the following parts, all completed within the same window:

1. **Content type**: choose one of text, image, video, or audio ("text" is unique to Time Letters).
2. **Text content**: you can include a text message, **up to 3,000 characters**.
3. **Recipients**: fill in the recipients' emails (you can specify several).
4. **Release timing**: choose when it is sent (see 6-2).
5. **Preview**: you can preview how it will appear before sending.

![The composing window](/screenshots/TC-02/02_composer_full_dialog.webp)
*Figure 6-2　The Time Letters composing window: content, recipients, and release timing are all completed within the same window.*

![The character-limit prompt](/screenshots/TC-02/06_overlimit_3100_counter.webp)
*Figure 6-3　When exceeding 3,000 characters, the counter turns red as a prompt and saving is temporarily unavailable, until it is adjusted.*

> 💡 **Drafts are saved automatically**: while composing, the content is automatically kept in your browser. Even if you close it by accident, a "restore draft" prompt appears when you reopen, so you can carry on where you left off.

### 6-2 Release Timing (Three Options)

Each letter chooses **one** release timing. The following describes the system's current actual behavior:

| Option | On-screen label and behavior |
|---|---|
| **① After passing** | Sent when the honoree is marked as deceased; you can also set a delay (a number of days / months later). |
| **② Specific date (with year)** | The date you specify serves as the **earliest release boundary**; per the system's current behavior, it is actually sent **only after the honoree has passed**. |
| **③ Specific date (without year)** | Labeled on screen as "**one-time**" — per the system's current description, it is "just this once, not repeating, sent the first time this month-and-day is reached after passing." |

![Release timing ③: specific date without year, labeled "one-time"](/screenshots/TC-02/04_timing_option3_monthday_single_note.webp)
*Figure 6-4　Release timing ③ "specific date (without year)" clearly shows the label "one-time." ① "After passing" can additionally set a delay; ② "specific date (with year)" can be paired with preset labels such as an anniversary.*

> 💡 **A small note — about the meaning of release timing**
> The judgment of release timing operates **per the system's current actual behavior**. Please note especially: when you choose "specific date (with year)," even if the date has arrived, **the letter will not be sent early while the honoree is still living** — the system waits until after passing, and until the date condition is met, before delivering. And "specific date (without year)" is labeled on screen as "one-time." If you have a specific expectation for the trigger timing of an important letter, we suggest confirming once with your Account Manager, so it does not differ from what you expect.

### 6-3 Editable After Creation, Up Until Release

Once created, letters are listed as cards. **Before release**, you can edit the content, or add and remove recipients.

> 💡 **Once released, it is locked**: once a letter is released (the email has been sent, the link has been generated), it **can no longer be edited or withdrawn**, and the card is labeled "released · cannot be modified." This is to safeguard the integrity of those words at the moment they were sent — please make sure everything is right before release.
>
> Also, in a few cases a card may show "the system cannot read it back," but when you actually open the edit window the content still loads normally, so you can edit with confidence.

### 6-4 How Recipients Receive a Letter

When the release condition is met, the system **sends an email to each recipient**, containing a dedicated link. The recipient **does not need to register or log in** — clicking the link lets them read the words you left, on a separate, quiet page.

![The public page received by the recipient](/screenshots/TC-05/05_public_letter_audio_desktop.webp)
*Figure 6-5　The separate page the recipient sees after clicking the link (the same letter also has a matching layout on a phone).*

> 💡 **About the recipient link**
> - This link is **valid for 100 days**.
> - The link itself **has no extra login protection**: anyone who has the link can open it. So please make sure the recipient emails you fill in are correct; how the link is kept after it is sent is left to the recipient's own care.
> - If the link has expired or is invalid, the recipient sees a neutral notice page (without revealing the reason), and can contact the Account Manager following the guidance.

### 6-5 Delivery Record

After a letter is released, you can view the **delivery record** on the letter card — including whether it was successfully delivered and the time it was sent — so you can rest assured the words have arrived.

![The delivery record](/screenshots/TC-05/07_released_card_delivery_log.webp)
*Figure 6-6　The delivery record of a released letter, showing the delivery status and time.*

> 💡 **Tips for this chapter**
> - If you later need to "resend" a letter's link (for example, if the recipient did not receive it), this action can be handled with your Account Manager's help; each resend generates a **new link and identifier**, so please remind the recipient to **go by the link in the latest email**, as the old link becomes invalid.
> - Letter content is stored encrypted, and platform back-office staff cannot read the content.

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Source: https://curate.memorial/en/guides/primary/time-letters/index.mdx