1Password Access after Death, Legacy Contacts

No worries! It can get confusing especially around recovery and adding a new method. Recovery is one thing we want to ensure everyone understands vs. being in a very bad situation.

The statement above would have been from the viewpoint of a user self-recovering their account with a recovery code. The recovery code would take the organizer out of the picture (using the code). They (the organizer) would never know a recovery took place. Again, with the code. To be clear with a recovery code you would not need to provide it to an organizer expect in legacy type situation. At least, that is the only time I can think of you'd provide it to them. Even then, the organizer may not be the heir/executor in charge of your estate. In such a situation, the organizer would likely not need to know the code. Only the executor or some other person you feel comfortable leaving the details to would need to access it.

In an estate-type situation, the executor would likely receive the code with the will and other essential papers. They would also need to know the password to the email account to complete the recovery process.

I would summarize it like this (My description as I might relay it to my children, who are my heirs.)

Recovery code - Self-recover or estate situation.
Recovery from a Family Organizer - assisted recovery or estate situation.

Both recovery options would require access to the email address/account.