Below explains How to memorialize a Facebook Profile. Imagine this, After the death of a close friend or a relative you get the notification of his birthday every year from Facebook. Also, you can see many who doesn`t know the person has passed away will be commenting birthday wishes on the person`s Facebook profile. How weird it is, Right?. To avoid this you can notify Facebook that a person has passed away and Facebook will memorialize the person`s profile or in some cases will delete the profile.
In this article, we will guide you on how to set up your own profile for memorialization once you passed away and how to grant a person access to do so. we will also be looking at how to Memorialize someone else`s profile even if they haven`t given any access to anyone for memorializing his/her profile.
How to set your own memorialization preferences?
Log into your Facebook Account
Click on the gear icon at the top to go to the settings tab. You can find the settings on your Smartphone by accessing the menu icon.
Look for the tab named `Memorialization settings`. Now you will be provided with an option to choose one of your Facebook friends as a `Legacy Contact`. If you select anyone as your legacy contact they will be able to do the following things on your profile.
A legacy Contact can
- Write a final Pinned Post
- View all of your past posts
- Decide who can post tribute messages on your timeline
- Update the Profile Photo and Cover Photo of your profile
Now after selecting the legacy contact, you will be shown a Data Archive permission Checkbox at the bottom. On checking the Data Archive Permission checkbox, your legacy contact can download what information you shared on Facebook, which includes all the posts, photos and videos.
If you want your profile to be deleted when you passed. There is an option for that too. At the bottom of the memorialize setting, you can see `Request that your account is deleted after you pass away.
Now the legacy contact will also be able to Delete your profile. If the legacy contact reports that you have passed away it will result in automatic deletion of your profile.
No, they can`t read your messages
You might be wondering whether the person who you add as legacy contact will be able to read your messages. No, A legacy contact cannot read your private messages.
How to choose your legacy contact?
The legacy contact can be anyone your friend, relative, family member, colleague or anyone. Choose someone who is really close to you and you can trust. Also, don’t forget to ask him/her before adding them as your legacy contact. Also, explain to the person the process of using the memorialize settings to the person if the person is unaware of this setting.
How to memorialize someone else profile?
To memorialize someone else`s profile you need to fill a short form on Facebook and submit it to gain access. Click on the link here to find the form.
You have to submit a Death Certificate, a Mortuary card or a photo of the obituary to confirm the death of the person.
Once facebook Approve your request. Once you go to the profile of the person you will find the option to manage the profile at the bottom right of the cover photo. Click on manage to manage and memorialize the profile of the person.