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Keep the exact existing final files and brief beside delivery messages and the client's actual response; file existence is not delivery.

Keep the exact existing final files and brief beside delivery messages and the client's actual response; file existence is not delivery. Keep your original source records together, then date the exact files. It does not prove identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

Try a file locally

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

EXAMPLE
Deliverable handed to client
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
  1. Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
  2. Save this receipt to your camera roll.

    Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.

  3. Email it to yourself.Email it to myself

    Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.

Your record, one step at a time.

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.

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How?

Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

Add link and screenshots

The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.

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    How?

    Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

    Add link and screenshots

    The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.

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      How?

      Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.

      How to keep notes that hold up
      Write it down

      By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

        By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

        How to keep notes that hold up

        Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.

        1. Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
        2. Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
        3. Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
        4. Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
        5. Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
        Deliverable handed to client
        Deliverable handed to client

        01 · Keep the exact files

        Keep the original files for deliverable handed to client. Include any existing photos, signed records and source-system exports.

        Records to keep: Final files · Client brief

        Deliverable handed to client

        02 · Date the file’s code

        Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.

        An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.

        Deliverable handed to client

        03 · Keep the evidence

        Keep the original files and complete receipt separately, alongside any existing venue, signature and workflow records.

        Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.

        Try a file. It stays here.

        Make a test receipt on this device.

        By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

        or drop a file here

        Related cases

        Related cases from nearby fields. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.

        United States New York City · 2024

        Doing work does not settle every payment term

        Related: editing payment and contract terms

        An editor did work and got some pay, but the promised total and extra terms were disputed. The court awarded more pay for the value of the work. The editor lost the contract and city freelance-law claims.

        Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

        Read the source ›
        United States New York City · 2024

        Unpaid work can leave freelancer status disputed

        Related: freelance worker eligibility

        A photo firm and model sought pay, but the client disputed if they counted as freelancers under city rules. Neither side could win without a trial because facts about the working setup stayed disputed. The court ordered a later meeting to seek a deal.

        Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

        Read the source ›
        England · 2024

        Keep records of the client’s legal name

        Related: Freelance client identity and claim deadlines; the tribunal did not decide delivery of the work.

        A freelancer sought unpaid fees from the firm’s boss. A draft deal and bill showed the work was for the firm. The panel named the firm but threw out the claims as late, without ruling that payment was due.

        This was about the respondent, time limits and tribunal powers. No finding that a handover record proved delivery or payment was due.

        Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

        Read the source ›

        What courts, schemes and regulators say.

        Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.

        Needs something else · New York State covered freelance arrangements

        Department of Labor current guidance

        State Freelance Isn't Free Act added General Business Law Article 44 A on 28 August 2024, with contract requirements and Attorney General complaint route.

        State law distinct from older NYC rules and cases; receipt is not required contract or enforcement compliance. No instrument drafted or legal advice.

        Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

        Read the source
        Needs something else · New York City covered freelance work

        DCWP business guidance

        City guidance identifies written-contract, timely full payment and freedom-from-retaliation protections.

        Scoped worker/hiring-party definitions matter; existing file archive alone cannot establish eligibility, agreed terms or payment.

        Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

        Read the source
        Needs something else · Upwork fixed-price platform workflow

        Current milestone payment help

        A funded milestone and actual Submit work action are separate from sending files elsewhere; submission starts the 14-day review period described by this platform.

        Operator rule, not universal deadline or external receipt acceptance. Changes and refund requests have separate platform paths.

        Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

        Read the source

        Other ways to do this

        Prices change. Check each provider’s site for current prices and service details.

        • FileCheckout

          Provides hosted watermarked previews and payment-linked file release.

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        • DeliVault

          Provides manual payment confirmation and release, activity logs and evidence PDF.

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        • Upwork fixed-price workroom

          Provides a platform submission/review records.

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        Related workflows.

        Quarterly user access review: the reviewer list, decisions and removals frozen as submittedAccess or license request, manager approval and grantQuarterly user access review: the list shown to the reviewer, each keep/remove decision and proof removals happenedHuman-in-the-loop approval before an AI agent executes a high-impact action (refund, payment instruction, production change, customer message)Who was physically present at a members' or condo board meetingHuman-made process record

        Proves / Doesn’t prove

        Proves

        A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.

        Doesn’t prove

        It does not prove identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

        It does not prove identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

        These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.

        Questions, answered plainly.

        Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.

        Does a file date prove the client received it?

        No. Upwork's own help distinguishes outside delivery from its Submit work action; local existence is a separate fact.

        Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

        Context for this answer
        Does sending by email start Upwork review?

        The opened fixed-price help says Submit work must still be clicked to start that platform's 14-day review even if files were shared elsewhere.

        Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

        Context for this answer
        Does completed work prove the agreed price?

        No. The editing decision accepted that work was done but rejected asserted payment terms while awarding payment on narrower grounds.

        Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

        Context for this answer
        Are city and state freelance rules the same source?

        No. The state guidance identifies Article 44 A effective 28 August 2024, separate from the city's earlier law.

        Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

        Context for this answer
        What can a delivery tool add?

        The opened DeliVault provider describes access logs and manually approved release. Those functions are distinct from an existence-only receipt and were not independently tested.

        Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

        Context for this answer

        The file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.

        Keep the records you already have.

        Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.