FAQ
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The service
What is rightsguardian?
A service that automatically certifies every version of what you create, from the tools you already use. Over time, each work gets its own certified history, from first draft to published version.
What does certifying a version mean?
rightsguardian issues a certificate that binds that exact version, identified by its fingerprint, to your account and to the moment you certified it. Anyone can verify that certificate against public rules without depending on us. Change a single character and it's another version, with its own certificate.
Does it stop people from copying me?
No. No tool can. What changes is that, if someone copies you, you show up with your work's history on your side.
What will I be able to certify?
Whatever you create in the integrated tools: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, posts on your site and pages you see in your browser.
Privacy
Does rightsguardian store my work?
No. Neither your work nor your history. We only receive each version's digital fingerprint, which can't be used to rebuild it, to issue the certificate. The certificate comes back to your device and you keep it.
What is a digital fingerprint?
A fixed-length code computed from your content (a hash). It identifies that exact version without containing it: your work can't be read or rebuilt from it.
Where is my history stored?
On your device, in a folder you choose. We recommend a folder you already back up, such as one in your cloud drive.
What if I lose my computer?
If your history was in a backed-up folder, you restore it from there. Each certificate stands on its own and verifies by itself.
Verification and legal weight
Is it like a copyright registry, a notary or a timestamp?
No, and in one important way it goes further: all of them are worth something because you trust whoever issued them, while a rightsguardian certificate is verified against public rules, in any country, without depending on any particular party, not even us. It also certifies your whole process without your work leaving your device. What it doesn't have is the legal presumption some jurisdictions give a registry, a notary or a qualified timestamp (for example, eIDAS in the European Union). If your case needs it, you can use both.
Who can verify a certificate?
Anyone, without a rightsguardian account. Certificates are issued under the CERTCRYPT domain and checked against public rules with an open verifier.
What if rightsguardian disappears?
Your certificates stay verifiable without us, and your history is already on your device. You don't depend on our servers.
Does it work as evidence?
Yes. It's technical evidence anyone can verify, and it documents your work's full history, version by version. How it's weighed depends on each case; if you also need public faith or a registration, you can combine it with a notary or a registry.
Does it replace an intellectual property registry?
It complements one: a registry protects the finished work; rightsguardian documents how you created it, version by version.
Early access
When can I start?
We're in pre-launch. Join early access and we'll let you know as soon as your integration is ready, so you can try it before anyone else.
Can I be a beta tester?
Yes, you can volunteer when you join early access. We'll invite some sign-ups, based on the tools they use and what they create, to try rightsguardian before launch and tell us what to improve.
Which integrations come first?
WordPress, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the browser extension are in development. The most requested ones will arrive first.
How much will it cost?
We'll announce it before launch. Early-access members will hear first.
I'm an anti-piracy client. Does anything change?
No. Your service continues as before, with the same team. For anything you need, use the customer care form and choose "Anti-piracy service clients."
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