How the printing of a notary helps to win the court — from bullying to plagiarism

In what cases is such a notarial effect, how it is carried out and what advantages gives the applicant — we tell in this material.

At school and at home

Our life every year is becoming more and more related to the Internet — on the network we get acquainted, look for work, make purchases, conduct business correspondence. It is not surprising that the digital space is also increasingly becoming a place of offenses and even crimes.

One of the common network problems is persecution and insults. As a recent sociological study showed, almost two -thirds of Russians faced such a phenomenon. Among young people under 24 years old, the share of bullying victims is even more — 76%. According to sociologists, over 20% of Russians consider insults and persecution on the Internet one of the most significant threats to children on the Internet.

Experts note that one of the reasons for the spread of cyberbulling is that people feel with impunity on the Web, being sure that any insult can always be removed. Therefore, an effective way to protect yourself or your child from cruelty on the Internet is to fix the attempts of bullying from a notary. Often, after that, it is not even required to go to court, it is enough to present evidence to the offenders to stop them.

Family conflicts are often accompanied on the network. So the young woman turned to the notary, who had a heavy divorce proceedings. The husband insulted her in messengers and threatened her with reprisal. The notary recorded the correspondence, the certified screenshots were transferred to the court, which allowed the injured party to win a lawsuit to restrict the parental rights of a man.

The notary will help in court disputes about alimony. For example, if the child’s father declares low income and at the same time demonstrates photographs from chic resorts on social networks, boasts with branded clothes and demonstrates other signs of wealth, these evidence can be fixed and submitted to the court.

Working moments

Along with personal communication, working relations are increasingly going on the network. Often, counterparties trust electronic correspondence and technical specifications for the performance of any work, and an agreement on the payment of goods or services. And, if a conflict arises between the customer and the contractor, posts in the messenger or emails remain the only chance to prove their case.

For example, fixation of correspondence at a notary helps to achieve wages. Legal entities turn to a notary public to protect business reputation, when it is necessary to record false information in electronic media or in the comments on social networks.

Another situation in which it may be necessary to ensure evidence on the network is the illegal use of a trademark or copyright violation. Real case: The evidence recorded by a notary helped the owner of the online store to remove the portal that completely duplicates its content and receive monetary compensation.

Printing of trust

To protect their rights and achieve punishment of the perpetrators, injured citizens and legal entities go to court, and they need truly good arguments.

In principle, the law does not prohibit the use of screenshots made independently on a smartphone or computer as evidence. But, as practice shows, such evidence is often recognized as unacceptable, and the claims are not satisfied.

So, for example, sometimes the courts do not accept screenshots due to doubt whether the site coincides in the picture of the screen with the Internet resource specified in the disputed contract. In addition, the reasons for the deviation of the lawsuit indicate the lack of a date mark and the exact time of receiving screenshots, as well as information about who made them.

There are situations when the plaintiff and the defendant present to the court completely different results of fixing the same object. This may be if one of the parties corrected the screenshot in the graphic editor or hid part of the information posted on the network, for example, leaving good reviews about the company, missing the bad ones. Also, the screen can be made from the Clone website or at all to be the result of artificial intelligence.

The notary helps to resolve doubts to the courts. Notarized screenshots, like any other notarial acts, by law have increased evidence. That is, it is not necessary to confirm the authenticity of evidence.

The notarial inspection of evidence on the network has no statute of limitations. So, the removal or editing of publications recorded by the notary on the Internet will no longer save the other side of responsibility.

To exclude the possibility of falsification of information, the notary uses its secure computer when examining the site. For the use of the applicant’s equipment, there must be very good reason, and in this case, the protocol necessarily records the characteristics of this device and software.

In the inspection protocol, the notary describes in detail every step towards opening the desired page of the Internet resource. Establishes the belonging of a domain name and IP addresses of the examined web resource, excludes the user redirecting to fake pages with inaccurate information. And performs other checks.

The notary can apply an electronic medium with fixed audio and video files to the final protocol. Also, at the request of the applicant, transcription of these files is possible.

At the same time, the notary acts as an impartial witness, not giving evaluation to evidence. Interpret the data — the competence of the court, and the notary helps citizens and legal entities enlist iron evidence.

It remains to add that it is possible to obtain a protocol of evidence on the network and remotely, without visiting the notary. To do this, you need to send an application through Personal office On the portal of the federal notary chamber. The protocol will be certified by a special electronic signature of the notary and sent to the applicant digital form. If you need a paper version of the file, it can be obtained in any convenient notary office.

source: Federal Notarial Chamber