Are Digital Signatures Legal?
A brief overview of the ESIGN Act and why your browser-generated signature is legally binding.
Yes. In the United States, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act of 2000 established that electronic signatures hold the same legal weight as wet-ink signatures.
What qualifies as an electronic signature?
The definition is deliberately broad. An electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract and executed by a person with the intent to sign the record, constitutes an electronic signature.
This means typing your name, drawing it with a mouse using our Signature Tool, or checking an "I Agree" box are all legally binding forms of signature under federal law.