When you have uploaded all your files and made them ready for submission to piqlFilm, you click the Submit Package button.

You will then go the Checkout page with some configuration options, before sending the data to production process of piqlFilm.

In the checkout area you have a few simple options to Configure the storage:

1. You can choose to only store on piqlFilm (Offline storage), only an Online copy or only in the ‘Frozen cloud’. You can of course also have a combination of storage on piqlFilm with Online or Frozen cloud.

2. For piqlFilm there are a few sub-selections that you need to do;

   1. First you need to choose if you want to store the data on piqlFilm as a shared copy (a traditional service where we store the data for you on your behalf) or if you want to store the on a dedicated piqlFilm. This means that you will have the physical ownership of the piqlFilm with the data and can choose yourself where you physically like to store the information. You will always have the opportunity to have the physical piqlFilm sent back to you whenever you want.

   We can also keep it for you on your behalf in one of our piqlVaults, or you can choose to store it your own vault, or use a third-party vault service. Everything easily chosen through the Checkout area. 2. If only storing data on piqlFilm, it is also possible to choose having only the ID of the piqlFilm or if you would like to have the ID, the titles of the files and the metadata structure for the piqlFilm visible in piqlConnect. The actual files will not be available until you ask for a retrieval, but it gives you a nice overview of the content.

If you don’t want to store the data on piqlFilm, you can choose between Online and Frozen cloud.

Online means that all data in the package will be accessible to be downloaded instantly and has a higher price per GB per month. It is offered as a subscription and you have it accessible as long as you have an active subscription.

Frozen cloud means that all data in the package is stored on a nearline storage medium through the cloud. The data has to be retrieved through the system in the same way as with piqlFilm and the files should be available within 15 hours. You will be notified by the system when the files are available for download.

! For the first 90 days after submission there is an extra retrieval cost using the Frozen cloud. Ask us if you have questions around this.

Pricing summary After you have selected the storage configurations and the physical vault to store the piqlFilm, you will get a full overview of pricing at submission.

You can inspect the package information and see an overview of all the pricing components. The pricing consist of several parts:

• A one-time fee for storage of data on piqlFilm (calculated by GBs)
• A recurring component for vault storage pr GB
• A recurring component for an Online/Frozen cloud copy pr GB if chosen

Lastly, you need to choose the payment method, either by credit card or invoice.

Once you have verified the information you can go ahead and choose Submit which initiate the production process which can be followed in the “In Progress” section.

You will see a confirmation in the application as well as an notification in the Inbox. You will also have a message sent to you email. These notifications you can turn off in Settings.