Contents
- Overview
- Step 1. Go to pay.vault12.com on your mobile device
- View Details
- Step 2. Connect to Vault12 Guard app
- Step 3. Choose Plan
- Step 4. Plan Payment
- Automatic Discount for $VGT
- Step 5. Payment Complete
- Subscription Status
- Alternate approach using your mobile and a second device
- Scan the code using Vault12 Guard
- Select a Plan
- Upgrade your plan and get VGT Discount
- 50% Discount with VGT
- Plan upgraded
- Congratulations - Your subscription Upgrade is complete
How to subscribe to Vault12 Guard with $ETH and $VGT (and get a 50% Discount)
With the latest release of Vault12 Guard, we have streamlined how you can use ETH and VGT tokens to pay for your Vault plan subscription. Receive a 50% discount on all plans if you pay with with VGT.
Overview
It's easy to set up a subscription plan for Vault12 Guard, whether you use the Apple iOS App Store or Google Play Store, or you want to use cryptocurrency like Ethereum (ETH) or the Vault Guardian Token (VGT) to pay for a subscription plan.
This article takes you through the step by step process to subscribe using VGT or ETH on the same device as your digital Vault. You can see an overview of the steps in the this video:
Step 1. Go to pay.vault12.com on your mobile device
To start the subscription or plan upgrade, visit pay.vault12.com. The following flow shows you how to complete your plan subscription on the same device as your Vault12 Guard app.
Further down in this article, you can see the flow if you are using two different devices, e.g., a mobile with the Guard app and a laptop to browse the payment website.
View Details
From the pay.vault12.com page, click on the link "Have the Guard app on this device?"
Now, press the "Connect to Vault" button to choose the Vault you will be creating a subscription for.
Step 2. Connect to Vault12 Guard app
When prompted, Open the Guard app.
Press OK to confirm a successful connection.
Step 3. Choose Plan
Now on your browser, choose a plan.
For full Inheritance and Backup capabilities, choose the "Inheritance" plan.
Step 4. Plan Payment
Now you will see the plan details, including length of subscription and the renewal date.
To make the payment, open your digital wallet that holds your VGT or ETH funds, and scan the QR code. This will automatically fill in the details of the amount, and the destination address for the payment.
Automatic Discount for $VGT
If your wallet does not use QR codes, then you will need to type in the details of the destination address, and the payment amount.
Note: The payment amount must be entered exactly as shown on the screen - please double check the amount carefully to prevent typos. (Using the QR code, you never have to enter this information.)
If you have selected VGT as the payment type, then you will automatically receive a 50% discount, and the amount shown will be the discounted price.
Step 5. Payment Complete
Once the funds have been transferred, you will see a confirmation in your browser.
When you open the Vault12 Guard app, you will see a message confirming the subscription.
Subscription Status
At any time you can review "Settings" / "Plans & Payment" in the Guard app to see the status of your subscription. In this example, you can see that a whole year of the new subscription remains.
Alternate approach using your mobile and a second device
Go topay.vault12.com using a laptop or second device that is separate from your device with the Vault12 Guard app installed.
You will be brought to a webpage with a Vault12 code to scan. Leave this page open, because you will be scanning the code using your Guard mobile app.
Scan the code using Vault12 Guard
Once you have opened the Vault12 Guard app on your mobile phone, click on the QR code Scan icon in the top right hand corner and scan the QR code from the browser.
Scan the code on the webpage by positioning the mobile camera so the code is in clear view. Your app will automatically perform the scan.
Select a Plan
After scanning the code, your browser will refresh to the Vault12 web dashboard. Choose a plan by tapping the "Upgrade" button on the bottom of the card that reflects your preferred plan.
Upgrade your plan and get VGT Discount
At the top of the Plan Upgrade screen, you'll see a toggle "Pay with" offering a choice of paying with VGT or ETH. You can get the discount by choosing the "VGT" toggle option to view the amount of your plan payable in VGT.
To make the payment, open your digital wallet with your VGT or ETH funds (Metamask or your choice of wallets), and scan the QR code. This will automatically fill in the details of the amount, and the destination address for the payment.
If your wallet does not use QR codes, then you will need to type in the details of the destination address, and the payment amount.
Note: The payment amount must be entered exactly as shown on the screen - please double check the amount carefully to prevent typos. (Using the QR code, you never have to enter this information.)
50% Discount with VGT
If you paid for your plan with VGT, then your 50% discount was automatically applied. Congratulations!
If you chose the ETH option, then the subscription cost is the normal plan cost.
Plan upgraded
After you pay the correct unique amount with your wallet and the transaction has finalized in the network (~ 1 minute), you will see a "Payment received" confirmation, and your subscription will be activated.
Congratulations - Your subscription Upgrade is complete
At any time you can check your plan status in your Vault12 Guard app.
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How to subscribe to Vault12 Guard with $ETH and $VGT (and get a 50% Discount)
With the latest release of Vault12 Guard, we have streamlined how you can use ETH and VGT tokens to pay for your Vault plan subscription. Receive a 50% discount on all plans if you pay with with VGT.
Wasim Ahmad
Wasim is a serial entrepreneur and an advisor in the fields of AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and encryption solutions. At Vault12, he led the private and public fundraising efforts and focuses today on expanding the Vault12 ecosystem. His crypto experience began with AlphaPoint, where he worked with the founding team to launch the world's first crypto trading exchanges. Previously he was a founding member of Voltage Security, a spinout from Stanford University, that launched Identity-Based Encryption (IBE), a breakthrough in Public Key Cryptography, and pioneered the use of sophisticated data encryption to protect sensitive data across the world's payment systems. Wasim serves on the board of non-profit, StartOut, and is a Seedcamp and WeWork Labs global mentor.
Wasim graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and French from the University of Sussex.
Vault12
Vault12 is the pioneer in crypto inheritance and backup. The company was founded in 2015 to provide a way to enable everyday crypto customers to add a legacy contact to their cry[to wallets. The Vault12 Guard solution is blockchain-independent, runs on any mobile device with biometric security, and is available in Apple and Google app stores.
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