Evidence extract
What a domain served on a given day
The public pages of this archive answer whether a domain is observed and from when. They never publish content. What a file actually said on a given day is issued as an evidence extract, on request, at the fixed prices below.
Request an extract → Prices are further down; nothing on this page sends anything anywhere.
What you receive
An extract is a PDF with a ZIP alongside it, covering one domain, one kind of file, and a period you name. It contains:
- The content itself, byte for byte as it was served, together with its cryptographic fingerprint.
- How it was obtained — the moment of the request in UTC, the response headers, the fingerprint of the TLS certificate presented at the time, and which of the two witnesses recorded it.
- The chain from that content to a published daily seal, step by step, so the content cannot have been altered afterwards without breaking it.
- The external anchors of that day, from both witnesses: a qualified electronic time stamp under eIDAS, an OpenTimestamps proof anchored in the Bitcoin blockchain, and the public root log.
- Instructions to verify every step yourself, with standard tools, without us.
What it proves — and what it does not
The qualified time stamp is issued by a trust service supervised under Regulation (EU) 910/2014. Under Article 41 of that Regulation, a qualified electronic time stamp enjoys the presumption of the accuracy of the date and time it indicates and of the integrity of the data to which they are bound. That presumption is the reason an extract does not depend on our word: a court-appointed expert can recompute the chain and reach the same result, or fail to, without asking us anything.
What an extract does not prove: that the content was true, that anyone read it, that anyone was obliged to obey it, or that a domain served the same thing at a moment we did not observe. It proves that this content was served to this archive at this moment and has not changed since. What follows from that in your case is for you and the court to determine, not for us.
The archive is observational. It does not judge, rank, or accuse, and it does not tell you what your extract means.
How to request one
By e-mail to contact@machinewitness.eu. Four things are needed:
- the domain, exactly as it is registered;
- the period the extract should cover;
- which file is relevant — robots.txt, ai.txt, a TDM reservation, response headers, or all of them;
- the billing address, and a VAT number if you have one.
Check first, at no cost: the coverage check tells you in seconds whether this archive observes the domain at all and from which sealed day onward. If it does not, there is nothing to extract, and you have spent nothing finding out. Everything is handled in writing, by e-mail.
Or order one here.
Placing an order here is not concluding one. We confirm in writing what we received, then check the scope and tell you the fee for your case. Nothing is charged before you have that in writing, and you are free to walk away from it. If you would rather write the e-mail yourself, the address is contact@machinewitness.eu and it is answered by the same person.
Fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Evidence extract One domain, one kind of file, a period of up to twelve months. PDF and ZIP. |
450 € |
| Each additional file or domain in the same request. | 150 € |
| Technical procedure statement A written document describing how this particular observation was made, the chain from the record to the published seal, the anchors, and how each step can be recomputed. Intended to be filed alongside the extract. |
600 € |
| Written technical answers to questions from you, a court, or an appointed expert. The first round is included with any extract; each further round is charged. | 300 € |
Net amounts in euro, plus VAT where applicable. Invoiced by Martin Schenk S.L., Madrid. Delivery normally within five working days of a complete request.
Free of charge, always:
- The coverage check and the machine access to it — no account, no key, no fee.
- The public root log and the documented method to verify it.
- Requesting removal of personal data. A request under Article 17 GDPR is free, requires no reason, and is answered regardless of anything on this page. See the privacy notice and crawler & contact. Nothing here is a barrier to that right.
The terms this is issued under
- The fee is fixed and does not depend on the outcome. There is no success fee and no arrangement that gives us an interest in how a dispute ends.
- Either side of a dispute receives the same extract on the same terms. We do not ask why an extract is wanted, and we do not decline one because the other side asked first.
- We take on no obligation to participate in proceedings — no expert witness work, no representation, no hearings, no appearances. What we provide is written and is provided from Madrid. Statutory duties of a witness, should a court impose them, remain unaffected.
- Our documents are produced with the help of AI under human supervision. They contain no opinion and no assessment, only recorded facts, the cryptographic chain, and the instructions to verify both independently.
- Nothing we issue is legal advice, and nothing in it is an opinion on your case. See the terms of use.
The four conditions above are reproduced word for word from section 5 of the terms, which is where they are binding; a check refuses to publish this site if the two ever diverge. Put plainly: a witness that could be engaged by only one party would not be a witness, we state the statutory exception rather than promise something a summons would override, and nothing in what we issue asks you to trust its author.