What version history does
Socket now keeps a dated history of your Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Every time you publish a change, Socket saves the previous wording as a numbered version, stamped with the date it went live. You can choose to show that history to clients on your public document page, so anyone can see what has changed over time and view the exact version they agreed to.
This works in exactly the same way for both your Terms & Conditions and your Privacy Policy.
Editing now saves as a draft
When you edit your Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy, your changes are saved as a draft. Your current live version keeps showing to clients until you decide to publish, so you can take your time getting the wording right.
Go to Settings, then Terms & Conditions (or Privacy Policy).
Click the pencil next to a section, make your changes, then Apply.
Click Save Changes. A message confirms that your changes will be saved as a draft and will not be visible to clients until you publish. Click Save draft.
You will then see a draft badge at the top of the page, for example "Draft - live version v1.1 still serving". This is your safety net. Nothing reaches your clients until you are ready.
Publishing your draft
When your draft is ready to go live:
Click Publish.
Choose how to number the new version:
Minor update bumps the number after the decimal point, for example 1.1 to 1.2. Use this for small wording tweaks.
New version moves to the next whole number, for example version 1 to version 2. Use this for a more significant change.
The choice only affects the version number. It simply follows the versioning convention your clients will recognise. Once published, the new version becomes the live document that everyone sees.
Discarding a draft
Changed your mind? Click Discard draft. Your draft is removed and your live version stays exactly as it was. Clients never see a discarded draft.
Showing version history to clients
By default, clients only see your current live document. To reveal the full history on your public page:
Go to Settings, then Terms & Conditions (or Privacy Policy).
Set "Show the version history to clients on the public page?" to Yes.
Click Save Changes.
The dropdown below shows the setting switched off, then on.
Now when a client opens your document link, they will see a Version History panel listing each published version with its date, and the latest one marked as Current. They can click any version to read it. This is the headline benefit: a client can see exactly what they signed up to, and what has changed since.
You can switch this off again at any time by setting the dropdown back to No.
Hiding individual versions
You may not want every old version on show. Open Version history at the top right of your Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy settings, and hide any version you would rather clients did not see. Hidden versions drop off the public list. You cannot hide the current live version, as that is the document your clients are agreeing to.
Downloading a PDF
On the public page, a client can select any visible version and choose Get PDF Version to download that exact version of your document. You can see the Get PDF Version button on the left of the client view shown near the top of this guide.
Good to know
The public version history is off by default, so turning it on is a deliberate choice you make for each document.
Publishing a change updates your live document for everyone, whether or not the public history is switched on.
The live version is always the most recently published one. Existing links and references still point to the correct, current document.