Before
Fails PDF/UA-19 rules and 676 checks failed in veraPDF
Tag tree
No tags: a screen reader cannot tell a heading from a paragraph or a table.
Less legal risk, in 48 hours
Every inaccessible PDF is a risk. We fix it from €2 a page.
We tag the PDFs you publish, validate them with veraPDF against PDF/UA-1, and a person reviews the alternative text, the tables and the reading order. For organisations bound by Spain's Law 11/2023 or Royal Decree 1112/2018, and for the agencies that prepare their documents.
- PDF/UA-1 · ISO 14289-1
- Validated with veraPDF
- Human review in every delivery
H1H2PH3TableWhat fixing costs, and what not fixing can cost
Fixing a PDF, from
€2
per page, excl. VAT. €3.50 if the page has tables or forms.
Fines per infringement, from €301 to
€1,000,000
depending on how serious the infringement is.
Who it applies to
Companies that provide consumers with the services listed in Law 11/2023 (Art. 2.2): banking, electricity, water and gas supply, transport, electronic communications, e-commerce, e-books, travel agencies and social networks. Its Article 30 refers to each sector's penalty regime and, where that is silent, to the one in Royal Legislative Decree 1/2013 (Arts. 83 and 96): fines from €301 to €1,000,000. Microenterprises are exempt (Art. 3.3).
Public sector
Public bodies must make their websites accessible, including downloadable documents, under Royal Decree 1112/2018 (Arts. 3.2 and 5). That decree sets no fines.
General information with links to the official texts in the BOE, Spain's Official Gazette. Not legal advice.
Calculate your risk
Tell us how many PDFs you publish and how many pages they have. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
Example values: replace them with yours.
Fixing them costs
€920 excl. VAT
400 pages: 320 × €2.00 + 80 × €3.50
Not fixing them can cost up to
Minor infringement
€301 to €30,000
up to 33 times the cost of fixing
Serious infringement
€30,001 to €90,000
up to 98 times the cost of fixing
Very serious infringement
€90,001 to €1,000,000
up to 1,087 times the cost of fixing
Fines: Royal Legislative Decree 1/2013, Arts. 83 and 96, the regime Law 11/2023 refers to when the sector's own rules provide none. The authority decides in each case which regime and which degree apply. An estimate, not legal advice.
How we work
No platform to learn and nothing to install: a shared folder and, within 24–48 hours, your documents fixed.
Shared folder
You drop the PDFs into a shared folder (Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox).
Automatic processing
We tag the structure, run OCR if the PDF is a scan, add the title and language, and validate with veraPDF.
Human review
A person checks the alternative text, the tables and the reading order, and fixes what the machine cannot.
Delivery with a report
The fixed PDF appears in your folder with a validation report: before and after.
A real document, before and after
The 2025 general budget of Villamantilla Town Council, published in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM no. 127, 29 May 2025): 2 pages and 5 tables. It is a public document, and we processed it like any job.
After
Passes PDF/UA-10 failed rules in veraPDF
Excerpt of the tag tree
- Document
- …
- Sect
- H1VILLAMANTILLA
- Sect
- H2RÉGIMEN ECONÓMICO
- PAprobado definitivamente el presupuesto general…
- Sect
- H3ESTADO DE GASTOS
- Table
- TRTH Capítulo | TH Denominación | TH Presupuesto 2025 EUROS
- TRTD 1 | TD Gastos del Personal | TD 527.999,22
- …
What was fixed
- Structure tagged: headings, paragraphs and tables
- Document title, language and metadata
- 5 tables with header cells
- Heading hierarchy reviewed
- Alternative text for the QR code, reviewed by a person
- 9 points checked in the human review
Pages without errors: from 0 to 2 of 2.
Method and standards
We work to public, verifiable standards. Every report says what was checked and with which tool.
- PDF/UA-1
- ISO 14289-1
- The international standard for accessible PDF. It is the profile we validate every file against.
- WCAG 2.2
- W3C
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. In a PDF they include, among others, text alternatives (1.1.1), info and relationships (1.3.1), meaningful sequence (1.3.2), page titled (2.4.2) and language of page (3.1.1).
- EN 301 549
- ETSI · CEN · CENELEC
- The European standard for ICT accessibility. Its chapter 10 applies those criteria to documents that are not web pages, such as PDFs.
- veraPDF
- Open source
- The reference validator for PDF/UA, from the PDF Association and the Open Preservation Foundation. We run it before and after every fix.
What a person checks
Alternative text
It describes what each image or chart adds.
Tables
Row and column headers correctly assigned.
Reading order
The order a person reading the page would follow.
Headings
A consistent hierarchy, with no skipped levels.
Security and data protection
30 days
We keep the original and the fixed version for 30 days after delivery. Then they are deleted from our systems automatically, including the cached tagging copy.
Data processing agreement
Before we process the first document, we sign a data processing agreement with you (Art. 28 GDPR).
Who processes the data
Adobe (automatic tagging) and Anthropic (suggested alternative text), plus Google Workspace (Google Drive) for the shared folder. Telegram, only if you agree, for the human review.
Transfers outside the EEA and your rights: privacy policy.
This site uses no cookies and no analytics.
Per-page prices, no surprises
Before we start, we tell you how many pages of each type there are.
| Page type | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Standard pageText, images and charts | €2.00 |
| Complex pageWith tables or forms | €3.50 |
VAT not included. Prices for businesses, professionals and public bodies.
Included in both
- Structure tagging
- OCR if the PDF is a scan
- Reviewed alternative text
- veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation
- Human review
- Delivery report
For agencies: you sell it, we do it
If you design or lay out documents for public bodies and companies, PDF accessibility is usually left out of the job. You can offer it without building your own team.
Your client, your price
You offer accessibility as part of your service; we work for you.
White-label report
The validation report carries no name of ours, ready to hand to your client.
One folder per client
Each client has its own shared folder and deliveries, kept apart.
3-document pilot
Try the process on real documents, at no cost.
Frequently asked questions
Who does the law apply to?
To companies that provide consumers with the services in Law 11/2023 (Art. 2.2), except microenterprises, for documents published from 28 June 2025. And to public bodies, under Royal Decree 1112/2018, for documents published from 20 September 2018 or needed for active administrative processes. If you are unsure about your case, ask your legal adviser.
How long does it take?
24 to 48 hours from when the document reaches the folder. For large volumes we agree a schedule before we start.
What if a file does not pass validation?
The report says which rules fail and what should be checked. If the problem lies in the source file, such as a badly built form, we explain it and suggest how to fix it.
Do you guarantee legal compliance?
No. We guarantee PDF/UA-1 validation with veraPDF and a review by a person for every document. Legal compliance also depends on the rest of your website and on how you publish your documents, and automatic validation does not replace testing with people who use screen readers.
What is PDF/UA?
ISO 14289-1, the standard for accessible PDF. It defines how headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and images are tagged so that a screen reader can understand them. A PDF can look perfect and still not be accessible.
Do you use artificial intelligence?
Yes, to suggest alternative text (Claude, by Anthropic). No text is delivered until a person has reviewed it.
What if the PDF is a scan?
We run OCR to turn the image into text and then tag it like any other document. The quality of the scan affects the result, and the report says so.
What do you do with our documents?
We only use them to fix them. They are deleted automatically 30 days after delivery. Who processes them and where: privacy policy.
How can a public body hire you?
A service under €15,000 excl. VAT can be awarded as a minor contract (contrato menor, Public Sector Contracts Law 9/2017, Art. 118.1). Each body may have stricter internal rules.
How is the price worked out?
Per page: €2.00 for a standard page and €3.50 for a page with tables or forms, excl. VAT. Before we start, we tell you how many pages of each type there are.
Try it with 3 documents
Write to us with one or two sample PDFs. We will reply with how many pages are standard and how many complex, and with a pilot proposal.
Email hola@docclar.com
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