Digital delivery proof = access proof: download timestamps with IP, license activations with device IDs, account logins after purchase. Captured properly, it wins 35–50% of not-received disputes — and 75–90% when paired with CE 3.0 prior-purchase history, which substitutes for the physical delivery evidence you can't produce. The work is upfront: log everything at delivery time, not dispute time.
What to log at delivery time
Every digital delivery should record:
- Download events: timestamp, IP, user agent per fetch of the file link
- License/key activation: device ID, activation time, app version
- Account access: login timestamps and session lengths after purchase
- Email engagement: the delivery email's open/click events (imperfect but corroborating)
The decisive comparison is purchase IP vs access IP. Same IP = the buyer took delivery. Log both or you can't make the argument.
Why CE 3.0 is your best weapon
Access proof alone gets hand-waved ("someone else logged in"). What can't be hand-waved: two prior undisputed purchases from the same customer with matching IP/device/account — Visa's CE 3.0 rule then requires the issuer to accept your representment on fraud and not-received codes.
For digital sellers the uplift is the largest of any category: roughly 35–50% → 75–90% win rate. Repeat-customer businesses (presets, courses, plugins, templates) qualify constantly without knowing it.
Shopify-specific setup
Native Shopify digital-download apps log little. Either use a delivery app that records per-download IP/timestamp, or gate delivery behind a customer account so logins become your access log.
Aurai checks every digital dispute for CE 3.0 qualification against your order history automatically and formats the access-proof packet per the network's evidence fields — the difference between a template response and one an issuer analyst can approve in 60 seconds.
Frequently asked questions
Can I win a chargeback on a digital product?
Yes — 35–50% with proper access logs, 75–90% when CE 3.0 qualifies (two prior undisputed purchases from the same customer).
Does emailing the file count as delivery proof?
Weakly. A sent email proves sending, not receipt. Download/activation logs with IP and timestamp prove taking delivery.
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