FeaturesPDF buyer stamping
Delivery protection

Every PDF delivered with the buyer's name. Sharing feels accountable.

Turn on buyer stamping and every PDF delivery gets the buyer's name, email, and order ID embedded in the footer and file metadata. Casual sharing drops significantly — and leaked copies lead back to the source.

Zero
checkout friction
Per
buyer stamp
Full
audit trail
Stamped PDF delivery — Order #CH-1049
Photography Business Blueprint
By Joanna Wilson Photography
Licensed to: Alex Rivera · alex@studio.coOrder #CH-1049 · Apr 29 2026
Footer stamp on all 42 pages · metadata embedded
Delivery record
BuyerAlex Rivera
Emailalex@studio.co
Order#CH-1049
ProductBusiness Blueprint PDF
GeneratedApr 29, 2026 · 14:22
Delivery linkSigned · 72h expiry
Stamp configuration
Name in footer
Email in footer
Order ID in footer
XMP metadata embedded
Why this matters

Most PDF piracy is casual, not sophisticated.

The majority of unauthorized sharing isn't hackers stripping DRM — it's buyers forwarding a PDF to a friend because it's easy. A stamped PDF makes forwarding feel like handing over a document with your name on every page. For most buyers, that stops the behavior without any technical enforcement at all.

Unstamped PDF delivery
Stamped PDF delivery
Generic file — easy to forward
Personalized — forwarding exposes buyer
No audit trail for leaked copies
Leaked copies traceable to order
DRM-required for any protection
Social deterrent without DRM friction
Same file for every buyer
Unique file per order, logged

Buyer identity stamp

Each delivered PDF includes the buyer name, email, and order number — embedded at fulfillment time, not after.

Footer and metadata marks

Stamp appears in the PDF footer on every page, plus in file metadata. Harder to strip than a simple watermark.

Discourages casual sharing

When buyers see their name in the document, most won't forward it. Not technically impossible to share, but socially costly.

No checkout friction

Stamping happens after payment — buyers never see the stamping step. The purchase experience is unchanged.

Audit trail per order

Every stamped PDF generation is logged with buyer identity and timestamp. If a leaked copy surfaces, the source is traceable.

Original unchanged

Your master PDF is never modified. A stamped copy is generated per order and delivered via a signed link.

How it works

Enable once. Every buyer gets their own copy.

Stamping is a product setting — not something you configure per order. Once enabled, every future purchase of that product generates a stamped copy automatically. Past orders can be re-stamped on request.

Step
What happens
Upload master PDF
Add your PDF to the product. The original is never modified or distributed directly.
Enable stamping
Turn on buyer stamping for the product. Choose which buyer fields appear in the stamp.
Buyer purchases
Order completes. CodeHawke generates a unique stamped copy for this buyer.
Stamped copy delivered
Buyer receives a signed link to their personalized copy — not the master file.
Audit record saved
Buyer identity, order ID, and timestamp logged against the stamped file delivery.

Less casual sharing. Full audit trail. Zero buyer friction.

Enable buyer stamping on any PDF product. Every delivery is personalized, logged, and traceable — without adding a single extra step to checkout.

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