Cryptographically sealed · UK eIDAS SES

The signature you can prove was not touched.

E-signature infrastructure for regulated work. Every signer passes an email one-time passcode, and every envelope is sealed with a hash-chained audit trail strong enough for legal, accountancy and property.

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HL
Harveys Legal LLP
sent you a document to sign
0.0s
Client engagement letter
Harveys Legal LLP · London EC3V
Signature of client
Built for the Rajoka portfolioSmartBooks·Bryxo·Certivus·Hirenza·AccountAX

Sealed, not just stored

Every completed envelope is sealed as a PDF carrying a PAdES digital signature and an RFC-3161 timestamp. Alter one byte and the seal breaks.

Audit trail as a feature

A timeline you can read, share by URL and export as a signed PDF. The proof is a surface, not a buried download.

Integrate in an afternoon

Create, send and track envelopes over a small JSON API; signers finish on a hosted, mobile-first page and a signed webhook tells your app it's done.

For developers

Seven endpoints. One afternoon.

Create an envelope, add signers, capture the signature, receive a webhook. The whole SES surface is a small, predictable REST API.

No credit card to start
Signed webhooks with retry and secret rotation
OpenAPI spec generated from the deployed code
curl "$PACTIVO_API/envelopes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer pk_live_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Client engagement letter",
    "recipients": [{ "name": "Eleanor Hartley",
                     "email": "eleanor@hartley.co.uk" }],
    "documents": [{ "file_name": "letter.pdf",
                    "content_base64": "JVBERi0…" }],
    "verification": { "required": true, "type": "otp_email" }
  }'
Verified record
EH
Eleanor Hartley
Passcode verified · hash chain intact
Check it on the public verification page

A small, portable proof — anyone you hand it to can check it themselves, with no account.

The moat

Most e-signatures prove a click. Pactivo proves the whole record.

A typed name is easy to dispute. Pactivo puts a one-time passcode on the signer, writes every step into a SHA-256 hash chain, and seals the finished document with a PAdES digital signature and an RFC-3161 timestamp — so the record is checkable, not assertable.

Read how the proof holds up
Pricing

Per envelope. No seats, no tiers, no surprises.

You pay for envelopes you send. That is the whole pricing page.

Envelopes / month250
Estimated monthly
£138
Per envelope
£0.55
No add-ons
No per-signer surcharges, no proof upsell
Everything included
Audit trail, sealed PDF, webhooks, API
Trust

Built to satisfy the people who audit you.

Visit the trust centre
UK eIDAS SES
Compliant today. AES and QES on the roadmap.
Tamper-evident
SHA-256 chained events, sealed on completion.
UK data residency
Documents stored in the UK. GDPR by default.
Publicly verifiable
Any counterparty can check a document, no account.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is an electronic signature legally binding in the UK?

Yes. The Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS both recognise electronic signatures as evidence, and the Law Commission confirmed in 2019 that an electronic signature can validly execute most documents. A few documents have their own formality rules (wills are the usual example), so check what your document needs.

What type of e-signature does Pactivo provide?

A Simple Electronic Signature (SES) under UK eIDAS, which covers most business documents. Every signer clears a one-time passcode sent to their email before the document opens. Advanced (AES) and Qualified (QES) signatures are on the roadmap.

How can someone check that a signed document has not been changed?

Every completed envelope is sealed into a PDF carrying a PAdES digital signature and an RFC 3161 timestamp, and every event in its audit trail is hash-chained with SHA-256. Anyone with the document's verification code can check it on a public page, without an account.

Do signers need a Pactivo account?

No. A signer opens the link in their email, enters the one-time passcode sent to that address, and signs on any device. The flow is designed for a phone first.

Where is the data stored?

Documents, signatures and audit trails are stored and processed in the UK, on Rajoka-operated servers. Transactional email is delivered by Resend, which operates in the EU and the US; the privacy policy sets out the detail.

How much does Pactivo cost?

You pay per envelope, from £0.42 to £0.69 excluding VAT depending on the plan, with no per-seat fees. The pricing page has the detail for each plan.

Send your first envelope in under a minute.

No credit card. No sales call.