If your Terms/Conditions aren’t certified at publication, you’re exposed—customers can claim you changed them after consent. Screenshots and CMS logs are easily disputed. A digitally signed, time-stamped Certified Copy locks the “as-of” version and proves what was online, when.
If your Terms, Conditions & Liability pages aren’t certified at the time of publication, you’re exposed. In a dispute, a customer (or regulator) can claim your policies were changed after their purchase or consent. Screenshots are easily challenged; CMS logs aren’t neutral. A digitally signed, time-stamped Certified Copy is the only reliable way to lock the “as-of” version and prove what was online, when.
Terms, Conditions & Liability Policy Snapshot Certification
Stop avoidable disputes at the source. We create a forensically sound, lawyer-ready Certified Copy of your legal pages — Terms of Service, Conditions, Liability/Disclaimer, SLA, Privacy, Cookie, Refund/Return, Shipping, Fees, Acceptable Use, and more — so you can prove the exact “as-of” version that applied to any transaction or event.
- Forensic acquisition (remote): full page content + source code, linked files, headers/metadata, and canonical URLs preserved.
- Integrity by design: delivered in a sealed
.zip.p7mor.tsdcontainer, digitally signed and qualified EU-timestamped (RFC 3161) for authenticity and “as-of” date proof. - Chain of custody: methodology, environment, hashes (SHA-256 on request), and audit trail documented in a lawyer-ready technical report.
- Independent verification: private download link (3-month availability) and a verification token to check the certified package independently.
- Global usability: eIDAS-compliant package commonly accepted/assessed in the EU, US, UK, CA, AU and other jurisdictions with equivalent standards.
Result: When a customer disputes a fee, a clause, or a duty of care, you can show a neutral, time-stamped Certified Copy of the policy page that was online at the relevant date — not an editable CMS export, and not a screenshot.
Note: We certify public URLs by default. If you need authenticated/legal-portal views (e.g., merchant dashboards), we operate under written mandate and record only the pages you authorize.
Why Terms, Conditions & Policy Certification Is No Longer Optional
Every day, hundreds of e-commerce platforms and online services in Europe and beyond publish Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, Cookie Policies, and Liability Disclaimers believing they are legally covered. The reality is very different — and potentially dangerous: if those legal pages are not certified with legal validity at the time of publication, you have no admissible evidence in court in case of a dispute.
In an era where lawsuits and regulatory actions can start with a single click, ignoring this fundamental legal step exposes your business to sanctions, compensation claims, class actions, and regulatory penalties that can be extremely costly and complex to manage.
Why Publishing Legal Pages Is Not Enough
Publishing Terms & Conditions does not mean you can prove them.
If a client, authority, or opposing lawyer challenges a clause, they can argue that the section:
- was changed after the purchase or consent;
- was not identical to the version the user actually saw;
- was never published online at all.
And they are legally entitled to make such a claim.
In such cases, screenshots, CMS exports, or written statements are not considered reliable evidence. They can be disputed, manipulated, or dismissed, leaving you without a way to prove what was online and when.
The Real Risk for Companies
In any legal proceeding, the first question from a judge or opposing counsel will be: “Can you prove which version of your Terms & Conditions was online on that specific date?”
If you cannot answer, you are in a position of extreme vulnerability. Here are common scenarios:
- A customer disputes a contract clause, claiming it was changed after their purchase.
- A regulator accuses you of failing to properly inform users about data processing.
- A lawyer argues that your return policy or liability limitations were not present at the time of the order.
Without a digitally signed and timestamped forensic certification of those pages, you have no hard evidence. You risk losing the case or paying substantial damages — even if you are right.
The Solution: Certified Terms & Conditions with Legal Timestamp and Digital Signature
The solution is called “Terms, Conditions & Liability Policy Snapshot Certification”.
Our service allows you to generate a digitally signed, timestamped certified copy of your legal pages at the exact moment of publication or any subsequent update. This document becomes admissible evidence in court and is recognized by courts, regulatory authorities, and oversight bodies as official proof of the content that was online on a specific date.
If you have not yet secured your Terms & Conditions, now is the time: as part of this awareness campaign, we offer the certification service at a significantly discounted rate to make it accessible for SMEs and large enterprises alike.
What the Certification Includes
- Complete forensic acquisition: the entire page content, including source code, metadata, headers, and canonical URLs, is collected, providing a precise, immutable snapshot of the document as it appeared online.
- Integrity guaranteed: the certified material is delivered in a sealed
.zip.p7mor.tsdcontainer, digitally signed and qualified timestamped (RFC 3161), ensuring authenticity and “as-of” proof. - Documented chain of custody: each operation is recorded in a detailed technical report, optionally including a SHA-256 hash for complete traceability over time.
- International validity: the certificate complies with eIDAS and can optionally include a Forensic Evidence Statement Acquisition digital signature, extending legal recognition beyond the EU — including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and other jurisdictions with equivalent standards.
The result is a neutral, verifiable, court-admissible record of the exact version of your legal pages published online on a given date.
Why Screenshots and Logs Are Not Enough
Many businesses believe they are protected simply by storing a screenshot or a CMS export. These are not legally sufficient because:
- They are not digitally signed and can be altered at any time.
- They lack the metadata and forensic evidence required in court.
- They provide no certified timestamp and do not prove exactly when the content was online.
A certification with a qualified digital signature and timestamp, on the other hand, makes tampering impossible and provides admissible, court-grade evidence of the content and its publication date.
When You Need This Certification
Every online business should implement this service. It is particularly essential if you:
- run an e-commerce with sales conditions or return policies;
- offer digital services with Terms of Use or SLAs;
- publish privacy policies and data processing disclosures;
- provide subscriptions, cloud services, or apps with contractual clauses.
Failing to certify these documents means voluntarily exposing your company to serious legal risks.
Complementary Services for Full Legal Protection
We would also like to draw your attention to two additional certification services that can provide you with legally valid and court-admissible evidence across the European Union and internationally:
🔐 https://contentprotector.it – a service for the forensic certification and protection of any digital file or online content, complete with eIDAS-qualified timestamp and a full evidentiary package. It is particularly useful for:
- protecting every image, text, layout, or graphic element published on your website;
- safeguarding your trademarks, logos, projects, catalogs, and technical documentation against unauthorized use;
- certifying terms and conditions, legal notices, and online contracts with a legally valid timestamp;
- proving the authorship and originality of your content in cases of plagiarism or unfair competition;
- collecting admissible evidence for legal actions or takedown requests when your content is misused on third-party platforms.
📰 https://certifiedpressreleases.com – a platform designed to legally certify press releases, updates, and strategic website content, ensuring date-certain proof, authenticity, and integrity even in the event of legal disputes or regulatory inspections by authorities and commercial partners.
Together, these services build a robust legal protection chain for everything your company publishes online, shielding you from disputes, regulatory action, and costly litigation.
Why this matters
- “You edited it after I bought.” Without a certified “as-of” snapshot, any client can allege that your Terms, fees, or refund rules were changed post-factum. Screenshots and admin logs are easily attacked as incomplete, editable, or self-serving.
- Chargebacks and fee disputes. Payment networks and marketplaces increasingly demand objective proof of the governing policy at the time of the transaction. A digitally signed, qualified-timestamped Certified Copy provides that proof.
- Regulatory and consumer-law scrutiny. Authorities can question whether disclosures (privacy, cookies, subscriptions, auto-renewals, shipping times, SLA uptime, limitations of liability) were visible and unambiguous on the relevant date. A certified snapshot fixes visibility and wording.
- Evolving websites = moving targets. CDNs, CMS rollbacks, A/B tests, geo/language variants and auto-updates mean your policy page today may not match yesterday’s. Certification preserves exactly what was published when the user acted.
- Cross-border sales. If you sell internationally, you need evidence that travels. Our eIDAS-compliant package is commonly accepted/assessed beyond the EU (US/UK/CA/AU), reducing risk when claims move across jurisdictions.
- Less “free evaluation,” more objective proof. Courts apply free/broad evaluation to weak evidence like screenshots. A Certified Copy—signed and time-stamped—shifts the debate to objective, verifiable integrity and origin.
Bottom line: publishing Terms is not enough. Authenticating them is what prevents costly “he-said, she-said” disputes months later.
