Abstract: The invention relates to systems and method for aggregating and selectively distributing information useful after or during a critical life event. The invention includes receiving critical personal information from a user, wherein the critical personal information is useful to handle the affairs of the user when the user is deceased or otherwise unavailable. The user then designates one or more recipients to receive part or all of the critical personal information. For each designated recipient, an encrypted file may be created that includes a specifically designated set of part or all of the critical personal information. The encrypted files may then be sent to their respective recipients. Each recipient may then acquire a client-side viewer module that enables viewing of the critical personal information on encrypted file on a computer-implemented device.