Implex Labs
Accounts under pressure.
Email, social accounts, community admin roles and money accounts are what people try to take over. SMS codes and reused passwords are still the most common weak spots.
Practical OPSEC, taught live
Your keys. Kept by you.
We educate. You execute. Self Kept teaches individuals, households, creators and businesses to lock down their accounts, devices and public footprint, one plain-English step at a time. You make every change on your own devices, and we never hold, touch, request or type your secrets.
About ten minutes, right in your browser. It never asks for passwords or codes. Your answers stay on your device.
By video and screenshare. $230 an hour, the same rate for everyone.
- Format
- Live, by video and screenshare
- Before you book
- A free security checkup, about ten minutes
- Rate
- $230 an hour, the same rate for everyone
- Per session or call
- Up to three people
- Who makes the changes
- You, on your own devices
- Your secrets
- Never held, touched, requested or typed by us
Most setups have gaps. Most people already know it.
Most people who come to us are not under attack by a government. They have accounts that matter, devices they share, and enough reading behind them to know something is not right.
Visible by design.
If your name, face or business is public, old posts, tagged photos, bios and domain records surface at the worst time, and people search sites make a home address easy to find.
The guides stall.
Free guides are good. Doing MFA, passkeys, a password vault, recovery codes and your devices in the right order is where most people stop.
Other people share the setup.
A partner's phone, a kid's tablet, a shared login at work or the router the internet provider installed can undo careful work on your own accounts.
Your secrets should stay yours.
No one teaching you security should need your passwords, recovery codes or seed phrases. If a service asks for them, that is a reason to walk away.
What a session covers
Learn the steps. Keep the habit.
You choose the topics. We take them in the right order, and you make each change on your own devices while we explain it.
Each session is live, by video and screenshare. Your answers to the free security checkup set the starting point, then we work through the rest in order, so each step makes the next one safer. Take notes as you go; they are yours.
Map your risk
- What you are protecting, from whom, and what you can safely skip, in plain English
- Which of your accounts matter most, written in your own notes
Lock down accounts and devices
- MFA and passkeys on the accounts that matter most, moving off SMS codes where the service allows it
- A password vault (Bitwarden, 1Password or KeePassXC), set up by you and used every day
- Browser and email settings that cut tracking and protect account recovery
- Laptop and phone basics: encryption, screen lock, updates and find-my settings
Shrink your public footprint
- Old bios, tagged photos, domain records and other public leaks, ranked by what to fix first
- How to send opt-out requests to people search sites yourself, and why some sites relist you
- Telegram and community hygiene: privacy settings, two-step verification, session review, admin roles and scam link habits
Practice recovery
- Lockout and recovery drills you run yourself, so you know what to do before you need it
- What to do first if you are locked out, SIM swapped or doxxed, written down in your own words
For householdsA privacy standard your whole household can keep.
- Device standards for partners and kids
- Home router basics: admin password, firmware, and guest Wi-Fi for visitors and smart devices
For businesses
- The accounts, devices and shared access the business runs on, taught to the people who make the changes
- Businesses start with the free security checkup, like everyone else (see pricing)
We educate. You execute.
This is the whole model, and it is not a slogan we bend when it gets inconvenient. If a step only works when we take the keyboard, it is out of scope.
You
Take the security checkup before your first session
Change the settings on your own devices
Type every password, master key, recovery code and seed phrase
Decide what to skip once you know what you are protecting
Keep your own notes
Self Kept
Explains each step in plain English, in the right order
Watches on screenshare and answers questions while you make the changes
Says no to work that needs a different kind of specialist
Never holds, touches, requests or types your secrets
Taught, not taken over.
How it works and what it costs
One rate for everyone.
The rate
$230 an hour
Individuals, households, creators and businesses.
Up to three people per session or call.
- Step 1
Start your free security checkup.
Before any paid session, you work through a self-guided set of security questions on your own time: what you are protecting, which accounts matter most, what devices you use, who else has access, and what has worried you so far. It never asks for passwords, codes or seed phrases. Your answers become the starting point, so your first paid hour goes to the work, not to getting to know you.
- Step 2
Book the time you need.
$230 an hour, the same rate for individuals, households, creators and businesses. Up to three people per session or call.
Every session is live, by video and screenshare. You bring the accounts and devices. You make every change while we explain each step. Book one session or several. You decide what to cover and when to stop.
Businesses
For businesses
Your business runs on accounts, devices and shared access. We teach the people who use them to lock them down. You make every change. We show you how.
15 or fewer people
Businesses with 15 or fewer people start the same way: the free security checkup, answered for the business, then sessions booked at $230 an hour.
Sixteen and up
For teams of sixteen and up, security work scales with how you operate, not just how many people you have. So the first step is a paid working session where we map your environment and give you a firm scope and price on the spot.
Retainer
Retainer. Priority access to Self Kept. If the month's work runs over, that is on us, not you.
| Team size | Retainer |
|---|---|
| 5 or fewer employees | $750 a month |
| 6 to 15 employees | $1,500 a month |
| 16 or more employees | Custom quote |
If your checkup answers show the work is outside what we do, we will tell you and point you somewhere better.
The key policy
What stays with you, always.
There is a key cut into the p of our name. It is the only key we will ever hold.
- Passwords and vault master passwords
- Master keys and account recovery keys
- Recovery codes and backup codes
- Crypto seed phrases and wallet PINs
We never hold, touch, request or type any of these. If a step needs a secret, you type it while we wait. We will not ask you to paste one into a message or into the security checkup, and if a secret would have to change hands, we stop the step.
Who it is for
Individuals, households, creators and businesses.
Individuals
Anyone who wants their accounts, devices and personal information in better order. No public profile needed.
Households
Couples and families who share devices and want one standard everyone can follow.
Creators
Writers, video makers, coaches, course sellers, newsletter operators and community owners whose name and face are public, and whose accounts are the business.
Businesses
Owners and teams who want the accounts, devices and shared access the business runs on to be set up properly, by the people who use them.
You are a good fit if:
- You were recently doxxed, harassed or locked out of an account, and the situation is no longer active
- You are launching a public brand, a paid community or a new business
- A partner's, a kid's or a colleague's devices feel like the weak link
- You have read the free guides and got stuck putting them into practice
- You are comfortable on a video call with screenshare
Who it is not for
Work we do not do
Some situations deserve a specialist whose whole job is that work. We will not take the fee and stretch to fit.
- Active stalking or domestic violence. Please contact local advocacy and safety specialists first.
- Active extortion, ransomware or an account takeover in progress that needs incident response.
- Managed security, where someone else runs your accounts or devices for you, for a person or a company.
- Compliance audits and certification work.
- Anything that conceals a crime, evades lawful process, or needs jailbreaks or exploits.
"This is outside what Self Kept is built for. You deserve someone whose whole practice is this work, and we will help you find a starting point."
FAQ
Will you set it up for me?
No. You make every change on your own devices. We explain each step, in order, and why it matters, and we watch on screenshare while you do it.
Will you ever ask for my password, recovery codes or seed phrase?
Never. We never hold, touch, request or type them, and the security checkup never asks for them. If anyone claiming to be from Self Kept asks, do not share them, and tell us.
What is the security checkup?
A free, short set of plain questions you answer in your browser before any paid session: your accounts and devices, how you would get back in, who else has access, and what is public about you. It takes about ten minutes, never asks for passwords or codes, and your answers stay on your device. It means your first paid hour starts with the work. The full guided security interview happens in a paid session.
I can learn this from free guides and videos. Why pay?
Often you can, and if that is the whole job we will say so. What you pay for is a guided session: someone who knows the right order of steps, fits them to what you are actually protecting, and answers the moment you get stuck, while you do the work on your own devices.
Do I need to be technical?
No. Everything is in plain English. If you can follow a recipe and stay on a video call, you can do this.
Can you make me unhackable, or erase me from the internet?
No. We help you cut the obvious risks and build habits that last. People search sites can relist you after you opt out.
Will you remove me from data brokers?
We show you how opt-out requests work and walk through them with you. You send the requests, because they have to come from you. Some sites will relist you over time.
I am being stalked or extorted right now. Can you help?
Not as your first call. That needs safety specialists or incident response, and we will point you toward them. Once things are stable, sessions can help you rebuild.
Is it remote?
Yes. By video and screenshare.
What does it cost?
The security checkup is free. After that, it is $230 an hour for everyone: individuals, households, creators and businesses. Book the time you need.
Do you work with businesses?
Yes. Businesses start with the free security checkup, then book by the hour at $230, the same rate as everyone else. We teach the people who run the business's accounts and devices, and they make the changes. We do not run your security for you.
What if we have more than 15 people?
For teams of sixteen and up, security work scales with how you operate, not just how many people you have. So the first step is a paid working session where we map your environment and give you a firm scope and price on the spot.
How many people can join a session?
Up to three people per session or call.
Are you a lawyer or a private investigator?
No. We do not give legal advice or do investigation work.
Was this Shield Desk?
Yes. Shield Desk is now Self Kept. A name that says the rule out loud: your keys, kept by you.
Start your free security checkup.
Answer the questions on your own time. Your answers shape your first paid session, and if Self Kept is not the right fit, we will say so and point you somewhere better.
About ten minutes, right in your browser. It never asks for passwords or codes. Your answers stay on your device.
Contact
Chandler Fritz
(828) 216-3421 ctfritz@gmail.comPlease do not send passwords, codes or seed phrases in any message or checkup answer. We will never ask for them.