Changelog

New Landing Pages: Launched high-intent pages for 'Sign Contract' and 'Electronic Signature' to target specific user needs.

Visual Polish: Complete redesign of the global footer (`LandingFooter`) for a cleaner, professional multi-column layout.

Universal Components: Standardized `TrustBadge` and `PricingSection` across all marketing pages for design consistency.

Content Optimization: Improved messaging clarity around 'Free Usage' limits and 'Personal Signing' use cases.

Payments Live: Full support for Stripe Live Mode payments with secure, auto-healing subscription handling.

Bot Preview Engine: Fixed document preview generation in Telegram by integrating cloud storage access.

Bot Reliability: Refactored Telegram bot core to fully support stateless cloud architectures (S3/Supabase).

Infrastructure: Improved production redirection logic for seamless checkout experiences.

GDPR & ePrivacy Compliance: Implemented a comprehensive Cookie Consent Bar with 'Accept/Decline' logic.

Privacy Policy: Added a dedicated Privacy Policy page (/privacy) detailing data collection and user rights.

Premium UI: Designed the consent experience to be unobtrusive and visually consistent with the application's premium aesthetic (floating, blurred backdrop).

State Management: Cookie preferences are now persisted locally to ensure a seamless returning user experience.

Revamped Landing Page: Simplified copy to focus on user benefits ('Smart Name Detection'), added transparent pricing, and removed technical jargon.

Released full Telegram Bot integration (@signpdf_bot) for mobile-first signing workflows.

Implemented 'One-Click Link' to connect Telegram accounts via secure tokens.

Added real-time bi-directional sync: Unlinking on the web immediately updates the bot.

Unified public design system: Landing, Verify, and Auth pages now share a consistent 'Warm White' premium aesthetic.

Standardized header and footer components across the entire public application.

Implemented persistent signing identities: Cryptographic keys now persist across deployments using environment variables.

Transitioned to S3-compatible file handling for stateless cloud architecture.

Enhanced Audit Logging: Now captures real user IP addresses (X-Forwarded-For) instead of load balancer IPs.

Database Integrity: Added strict foreign key constraints and cascading deletes for cleaner data management.

Infrastructure: Optimized for zero-cold-start deployment on Render.

Launched Public Verification Portal (/verify): Anyone can now validate the authenticity of signed documents without logging in.

Simple Electronic Signature (SES) Compliance: Added 'Intent to Sign' workflows and legal disclaimers.

Design System v1.0: Rolled out the official Design System with typography, spacing, and color tokens.

Enhanced PDF Engine: Improved placement accuracy for complex multi-party contracts.

Full-stack Audit Trail: Logs every Upload, View, Sign, and Download action.

CSV Export: Users can now download secure, cryptographic audit logs for compliance.

Telegram Privacy Control: Added settings to opt-out of document forwarding.

Auto-Cleanup: Telegram bot now automatically removes sensitive intermediate files after processing.

AES-128 Encryption: All documents and signatures are now encrypted at rest using Fernet.

In-Memory Processing: Decryption happens only in RAM; unencrypted data never touches the disk.

Dynamic Favicons: Added SEO-optimized dynamic icon generation for all devices.

Rebranding: Updated project identity to 'SignPDF.org' with Cal Sans typography.