Your documents, on the record.
Construction documents carry money and obligations, so we treat every one like it might be read out in a dispute. Here is exactly what happens to a document on Urban Pulse, in plain words.
Scanned before delivery
Every uploaded file is virus-scanned before a recipient can open it. A file that fails the scan never reaches the other side.
Every step timestamped
Sent, opened, signed, paid: each step is written to a permanent record as it happens, and both sides keep the same version of events.
Access checked on every view
A document link is personal to its recipient and verified each time it is opened. Your letterhead and your content stay yours.
How a job is protected, gate by gate
A build runs on trust between people who often have not met. These are the six checks a job passes through on Urban Pulse, from the first hello to the final payment. Most run today in Send & Sign, and the rest arrive with Payments and Finance, the one part of the platform still on the way.
Verified identity
You always know who is on the other side. Every member joins against a verified email, and the person who signs a document is named on the record, kept for both sides.
Licence and insurance in view
Trades and consultants list their licence and insurance, with the cover dates tracked, so you can see someone is covered for the work before you agree to it, not find out after.
The work agreed in writing
Nothing starts until both sides sign the same version of the same document. Who signed, when, and exactly what they saw is written to a timestamped record.
Milestones set, then funded
A job is broken into stages, each with a price, so what is due and when is clear from the start. Funding a stage before the work begins is part of Payments and Finance, the one part of the platform still on the way.
Signed off before it counts
Each stage is marked complete and signed off before it is treated as done, so finished is something both sides agree on the record, not a matter of who chased hardest.
Paid on the record
When a signed document carries a payment, your client pays as they sign, through Stripe, and the money settles straight to you. Releasing staged funds as each milestone is signed off arrives with Payments and Finance.
Two of these gates, funding a stage up front and releasing it as the work is signed off, arrive with Payments and Finance, the one part of the platform still on the way. Everything else runs in Send & Sign today.
Urban Pulse is the record and the rail, not where your money sits. When a signed document carries a payment, your client pays as they sign, through Stripe, and the money settles straight to you.
Security, in plain words
If your question is not here, ask us and a person will answer by the next business day.
Where is my data kept?
Our core systems run in Australia, and a small number of named providers process specific functions overseas, like email delivery. The Privacy Policy lists every provider, what it does and where it operates, and we keep that list current.
Who can see my documents?
The people you send them to. A document link is personal to its recipient, and access is checked on every view. Our staff do not browse customer documents; operational alerts are designed to carry no personal information.
Are electronic signatures legally valid?
Electronic signatures are recognised under Australian law for most business documents. Every signature on Urban Pulse carries a timestamped record of who signed, when, and what version of the document they saw, kept for both sides.
What happens when I get paid through Urban Pulse?
Card payments are processed by Stripe, a global payment provider; we never see or store full card numbers. Receipts show GST where it applies. Urban Pulse is the rail for the document and the payment record, and the money settles to you.
How do I raise a privacy concern?
Email privacy@urbanpulse.com.au and a person will respond. The Privacy Policy sets out the complaint process, including escalation to the OAIC if you are not satisfied with our answer.
Read the full detail
The Privacy Policy and Terms of Service carry the complete picture: every provider we use, what we collect, and why.