GDPR Article 5(2) requires you to demonstrate compliance. VaultShot automatically captures your privacy policy, cookie banner, and consent mechanisms — creating timestamped, hash-verified proof that you displayed the right notices at the right time.
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GDPR Article 5(2) places the burden of proof on data controllers to demonstrate compliance
Privacy policies, cookie banners, and consent flows must be documented with timestamps
DPA investigations ask for evidence of what was displayed to users at specific dates
Cookie consent changes must be tracked to prove ongoing compliance, not just point-in-time
Under the GDPR's accountability principle, you must be able to prove that your website displayed compliant privacy notices, cookie consent banners, and data processing disclosures. Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the EU have fined organizations for failing to demonstrate this. VaultShot captures your website daily with SHA-256 hashing — creating admissible evidence of your compliance posture over time.
€4.2B
Total GDPR fines issued since 2018
GDPR enforcement has matured past the 'awareness' phase into something far more granular: Data Protection Authorities now audit the specifics of how and when you communicated privacy information to data subjects. Article 13 and 14 require that certain information be provided 'at the time' personal data is collected — which means your website's privacy notice, cookie banner text, and consent mechanisms must be documented as they existed at each point in time. A privacy policy that was compliant in January but updated in March leaves a gap that regulators will scrutinize. VaultShot eliminates these gaps by capturing your site daily and hashing each capture with SHA-256, creating an unbroken, tamper-proof compliance timeline.
Cookie consent is where most GDPR website violations actually occur, and it's the area where archival evidence matters most. The CJEU's Planet49 ruling and subsequent EDPB guidelines established that pre-ticked boxes, bundled consent, and cookie walls are non-compliant — but many Consent Management Platforms quietly change their behavior with software updates, sometimes breaking compliance without you realizing. VaultShot captures how your cookie banner actually renders to visitors, not just what your CMP configuration says it should show. When a DPA requests evidence that your consent mechanism was compliant on a specific date, you have a pixel-perfect screenshot with cryptographic proof.
The territorial scope of GDPR means that a company in Chicago, São Paulo, or Singapore can face enforcement if they process EU residents' data. Cross-border enforcement under the GDPR's one-stop-shop mechanism has become routine, with lead supervisory authorities coordinating investigations across member states. In these cases, the burden of demonstrating compliance under Article 5(2) falls entirely on you. Website archives with SHA-256 integrity verification are the most cost-effective way to meet this burden. At $19/month, VaultShot costs less than fifteen minutes of a DPO's time — and it runs 24/7 without taking a day off.
Every feature is designed to produce evidence that regulators accept.
Every screenshot is cryptographically hashed at capture time. Any modification — even a single pixel — produces a different hash, proving the file is original.
Screenshots are stored on AWS S3 with WORM-grade immutability. Files cannot be deleted or overwritten — meeting FINRA 17a-4 and SEC requirements.
Set it and forget it. VaultShot captures your website on your schedule — hourly, daily, or weekly — ensuring no gaps in your compliance timeline.
Each capture generates a professional PDF with hash, timestamp, metadata, and screenshot preview — ready to hand directly to auditors or regulators.
Anyone can verify a screenshot's authenticity by uploading it or pasting its hash. Provides instant, independent proof that the file is untampered.
VaultShot automatically detects and dismisses cookie consent banners before capture — ensuring clean, unobstructed screenshots every time.
Same SHA-256 hashing standard. Fraction of the cost.
| Feature | VaultShot — $19/mo | PageFreezer — $500+/mo | Smarsh — $1,000+/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHA-256 Hashing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Captures | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF Certificates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-Service Signup | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Month-to-Month Billing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Setup in Minutes | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Monthly Price | $19/mo | $500+/mo | $1,000+/mo |
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