HelloSign's Guide to Electronic Signatures

According to the U.S. Federal ESIGN Act passed in 2000, an electronic signature is an "electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record."In layman's terms, an electronic signature, often referred to as an e-signature, is a person's electronic expression of his or her agreement to the terms of a particular document.

Electronic signatures are used on every sort of document you can imagine. For instance, HelloSign users use electronic signatures to:

• Esign NDAs, timesheets, and employee onboarding paperwork

• Esign sales contracts, invoices, and approve proposals

• Fill out and sign leases and other rental and housing agreements

• Electronically sign tax documents, bank forms, and insurance paperwork

• Fill out and sign permission slips, school forms, and release

Yes, electronic signatures are valid and legal in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the UK, and many other areas of the world. View more about the legality of electronic signatures here.

There are many benefits to using an electronic signature. Using electronic signatures through HelloSign you can:

• Get documents signed fast

• Sign documents from anywhere

• Collect secure and legally binding signatures

• And many more