Is an electronic signature as legally binding as a handwritten signature?
Yes, according to the U.S. Federal E-Sign laws and the state version: the Uniform Electronic Transmission Act (UETA). RPost Registered E-mail services comply with these laws. With the features “Digital Seal”, “Register Reply” and “eContracting” the sender can add their signature and even allow the receiver to reply back with a signed e-mail even though they don’t subscribe to the RPost service. Visit http://www.rpost.com/partners/central/1service_features[1].htm for more details.
A qualifying electronic signature has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and stamp on paper. With the help of such a signature, citizens can actively interact with government agencies, organizations, commercial structures online, without leaving their homes. This signature is widespread in the field of education. We have been using eSignature for Education https://www.esigngenie.com/industries/education/ for several years now, which is very convenient.
An electronic signature is used to identify the sender of a document, speed up document flow, and confirm the immutability and reliability of the signed information. You can learn more about electronic signatures here. An enhanced qualified electronic signature is completely identical to a handwritten signature and a print on a paper document, while a simple and enhanced unqualified electronic signature can only be identical to a handwritten signature if certain conditions are met.
