Software escrow agreement with Fidealis

Registration from 99€

Intellectual property protection solution

Escrow, legal definition :

Escrow is a software protection solution that enables a supplier to entrust a third party with the task of escrowing the software :

  • software
  • programs
  • mobile application
  • web service
  • software package
  • IT developments
  • content
With the aim of ensuring that your customers and partners have access to source code in accordance with the terms of the escrow agreement signed between the developer, the customer and the third party (with Fidealis acting as escrow agent).
Court-approved evidence

Recognized by courts worldwide.

Bailiff's certificates valid for life

You're building up proof that lasts a lifetime.

Your deposits valid in 11 languages

Your deposits are available in English, French, Italian, Chinese, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Russian.

Your proofs available 24/7

Deposit receipt available online 24/7.

How do I register & protect my designs with Fidealis?

1. Register

I register for free. No payment is required.

2. We guide you

I choose an offer adapted to my needs with an advisor.

3. We protect you

I upload my creations online. I'm protected!

Developers, we offer to escrow your work thanks to:

  • Time stamping as proof of anteriority and existence (input)
  • Secure source code, sealed repository, software verification service, end-to-end encryption, customized release clauses, code archiving on CD/USB…(Output)
  • A beneficiary account is created for each of your customers to facilitate release.
  • Service accessible without the need for IT or technical knowledge (made for legal departments)
  • escrow source code
  • offline archive (disconnected from the web against hackers)
  • Rates capped over 5 years from subscription date
  • 5 GB space included (+ €50/Gb/year if required)
  • Sealed deposit (proof of intellectual property) included/Blockchain
  • simple installation
  • Connection/Synchronization with GitHub and BitBucket
  • Software verification service

Customers, we recommend escrow in order to:

  • Maintain continuity of service for your business (“demand an escrow clause contract”)
  • Maintain control/limit technological dependence
  • You are informed each time your code is updated (tracked).
  • Durability of your software (failures, non-updates, unresolved bugs)
  • Win/win data escrow
  • Limiting supplier dependency Protecting digital assets
  • Access to documentation and recipes
  • Source code verification
  • Advanced verification: environment reinstallation and code auditing
  • Respecting confidentiality

We offer: single/multiple escrow beneficiaries.

Fidealis takes care of all the formalities involved in registering and protecting your work.

Using reliable methods, the Group immediately protects your creation. Once your program has been digitally signed and electronically time-stamped, the software copyright is registered with a bailiff.