E-signature law by country
What each country's law actually says about signing electronically, section by section: what it recognises, what it excludes, and what makes a signature hold up as evidence.
Country pages are on their way. Until then, the guides below explain where electronic signatures are valid and what makes them hold up.
Guides on e-signature law
- Are electronic signatures legally binding? A plain guideWhere electronic signatures are legally recognised, the main laws (ESIGN, UETA, eIDAS, UK and African frameworks), common exclusions and what evidence helps.
- How to create a legally binding electronic signatureWhat makes an electronic signature legally binding: intent, consent, attribution, association and record keeping under ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS, and how to capture each.
- Electronic vs digital signatures in PDFs: the differenceElectronic and digital signatures are not the same thing. What each one is, how PDF readers treat them, why some show as untrusted, and which you need.