{"id":9038807,"date":"2025-05-21T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T07:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gremicat.es\/?p=9038807"},"modified":"2025-05-21T07:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T07:39:03","slug":"is-a-whatsapp-message-legally-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gremicat.es\/en\/is-a-whatsapp-message-legally-valid\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Whatsapp message legally valid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9038807\" class=\"elementor elementor-9038807 elementor-9038781\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9e295e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9e295e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84247ef\" data-id=\"84247ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fb73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39fb73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nowadays, the use of whatsapp for commercial purposes has become commonplace, but is it legally valid in court? Here we explain how to present a whatsapp as evidence and what requirements must be met for it to be accepted by the judge.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a05d6cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a05d6cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-883e939\" data-id=\"883e939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706bcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"706bcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae7574 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae7574\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce47223\" data-id=\"ce47223\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772f3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"772f3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">A whatsapp by itself does not automatically have legal validity. For a whatsapp message to be considered valid evidence before a judge, it must meet certain requirements and be presented properly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-941d86d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"941d86d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df82ec\" data-id=\"7df82ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc93fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc93fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f86d182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f86d182\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b153e\" data-id=\"10b153e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dda37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66dda37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Requirements for the Validity of a whatsapp in Court<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-449a050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"449a050\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47b46d\" data-id=\"f47b46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bf69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49bf69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Although courts may accept whatsapp as evidence, they will not automatically do so. The judge will evaluate the relevance and reliability of the evidence and determine whether it is useful to prove the specific fact being discussed. For a whatsapp to be considered valid as evidence, it must meet the following requirements:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Reliability: the message must be reliable, i.e., it must be possible to confirm that it was indeed sent and received by the people listed in the conversation.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">It is advisable to obtain a computer expert opinion certifying that the message was sent from a specific telephone number and that it reached the receiver.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Complementary evidence: It is important that there is other evidence to support the content of the whatsapp, such as call logs, emails, witnesses, or even related payment history. This evidence helps to corroborate that the message has a real basis and has not been manipulated.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94fccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94fccd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1309da\" data-id=\"f1309da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff1b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bff1b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78c15d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78c15d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d332b75\" data-id=\"d332b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b161c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b161c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Methods of presenting a whatsapp as evidence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba85689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba85689\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d92754\" data-id=\"5d92754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46f0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46f0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For a whatsapp to be accepted as evidence in a trial, it is essential to present it correctly. There are several methods to do so, depending on the availability and reliability of the medium used:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Screenshot: A simple way is to take a screenshot of the whatsapp message or conversation. It is recommended that the phone number of the sender and receiver be visible to ensure the authenticity of the message.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Subsequently, the message can be exported to a .txt file or printed and presented as evidence in court.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Dump of the phone by the Judicial Secretary: If you want a greater guarantee of the integrity of the evidence, you can deliver the cell phone to the Lawyer of Administration of Justice (LAJ) to perform a dump of the phone and transcribe the messages, ensuring the reliability and non-manipulation of the content.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Certification through META (Facebook): In some cases, a certificate can be requested from META, the company that owns whatsapp, through an international requisition. However, it is important to note that META generally does not respond to these requisitions, which makes this method not always feasible.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeea507 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeea507\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-914838d\" data-id=\"914838d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bf626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7bf626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0805098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0805098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51aedac\" data-id=\"51aedac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c035ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c035ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. The risks of using whatsapp in business relationships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b2996a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b2996a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a9b17e\" data-id=\"1a9b17e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d485e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d485e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Although whatsapp is convenient to speed up communication in business, it is not advisable to use it as the only means to formalize agreements. Without signed commercial documents, the recipient of the goods could deny the existence of the order, which would complicate the claim in case of non-payment.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Traditional commercial documents, such as delivery notes, signed orders, and invoices offer greater legal certainty, as they are generally accepted by the courts without dispute, unless proven false. Therefore, although whatsapp can be useful, it should not be the only means of proof in the event of a commercial dispute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-210e73c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"210e73c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9003ae\" data-id=\"a9003ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d571746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d571746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81dbaaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81dbaaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637a0dd\" data-id=\"637a0dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69abc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69abc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. What to do if you use whatsapp with clients?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c129e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c129e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b2ddfb\" data-id=\"4b2ddfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07fd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e07fd8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If your company uses whatsapp to communicate with customers, it is advisable to follow these steps to ensure that any relevant messages are valid as evidence:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">Always collect additional documentation: Don&#8217;t rely solely on whatsapp. Keep records of orders, signed delivery notes, invoices and any other business documents.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Verify the reliability of whatsapp: If you decide to use whatsapp as evidence, make sure the messages are reliable and well supported by other corroborating evidence.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Exercise caution in business relationships: Do not forget that, in the event of a claim, it will be easier to prove the existence of the business relationship if the corresponding business documents have been issued.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\">A whatsapp can be valid evidence in a lawsuit if the established requirements are met, such as the reliability of the message and the existence of other evidence supporting its content. However, to ensure that a judge does not cast doubt on the validity of the evidence, it is advisable to obtain an expert opinion or perform a dump of the phone judicially. In addition, it is essential not to rely solely on WhatsApp in business relationships, as signed documents offer greater legal certainty.<\/p><p class=\"p4\">In summary, if you use WhatsApp in your business transactions, make sure you have complementary evidence and properly document business relationships to protect your rights in the event of a dispute.<\/p><p class=\"p6\">For further information, please consult with <span class=\"s1\">Labor consulting<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p6\">If you found it interesting share it on social networks, thanks!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, the use of whatsapp in the commercial field has increased, due to its agility and accessibility. However, an important question arises: is a whatsapp valid as evidence in a trial? 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