Website Archiving for SEC, FINRA, and ADA Compliance

In the highly regulated U.S. business landscape, maintaining accurate digital records is not just a best practice—it is a legal necessity. Whether you are facing a FINRA audit or an ADA accessibility claim, "I didn't know" is not a defense.

PDFmyURL provides professional-grade tools to capture audit-ready, time-stamped PDF snapshots of your entire web presence. We help compliance officers and legal teams mitigate risk by creating immutable records of their digital footprint.

• SEC & FINRA Compliance: Meet Rule 17a-4 and 2210 requirements with WORM-compliant PDF records.
• ADA Title III Litigation Support: Document your accessibility efforts and provide evidence of good faith in court.
• Audit Readiness: Generate "snapshots in time" of disclosures, fee schedules, and promotional content.
• Copyright Evidence: Create a frozen backup of your site as it existed on any specific date.

Our full-website to PDF tool does exactly that. With just a few clicks, you can convert your entire site into a complete, structured PDF archive. When the process is finished, you receive an automated email with secure download links.

Why Compliance Teams Trust PDFmyURL

When you use PDFmyURL for regulatory and legal archiving, you benefit from:

• US Letter Size Support
  Unlike standard tools, we support US Letter (8.5" x 11") formatting, ensuring your archives meet American corporate and legal filing standards.
• Full-Site Immutable Snapshots
  Convert every single page of your domain into one structured PDF or a ZIP file of individual PDFs—ideal for "Write Once, Read Many" (WORM) requirements.
• High-Fidelity Rendering
  Our engine captures complex CSS, JavaScript, and dynamic content exactly as it appears in a modern browser, preserving the visual integrity of your disclosures.
• Automated Recurring Archiving
  Large-scale compliance requires consistency. Schedule your website to be gearchived automatically every week or month without manual intervention.

How To Archive Your Website For Compliance

Securing your digital record trail is simple. In our members area, follow these steps to generate your first audit-ready archive:

1. Enter your website URL or upload an XML sitemap.
2. Select US Letter as your page size for U.S. legal compatibility.
3. Schedule the conversion (Daily, Weekly, or Monthly for continuous compliance).

You'll receive an email notification as soon as your archive is ready. The email contains links to a single comprehensive PDF and a ZIP file containing all individual webpages as separate PDFs.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this meet SEC Rule 17a-4 and FINRA Rule 2210 requirements?

Yes. By converting your website to a non-rewriteable, non-erasable (WORM) PDF format with precise timestamps, you can satisfy the recordkeeping requirements for digital communications and promotional materials.

Can I use these PDFs for ADA litigation support?

Absolutely. PDFmyURL captures a "high-fidelity" version of your site. This allows legal teams to demonstrate what accessibility features were present on a specific date, providing crucial evidence of remediation efforts and good-faith compliance.

How do you handle large websites for archiving?

We use two robust discovery methods:

1. XML Sitemap (Preferred): We crawl your sitemap (e.g., /sitemap.xml) to ensure every compliance-relevant URL is captured.
2. Deep Crawling: Our software can crawl up to 10 levels deep to find links that aren't in your sitemap, ensuring no disclosure or fine print is missed.

Can I archive on a recurring schedule?

Yes. Most compliance teams use our advanced scheduling tool to automate the process. You can set it to archive every X days or months, and we will automatically deliver the PDFs to your inbox or storage.