eSignature laws are the same as handwritten ones

Over 60 international laws* ensure the validity and legal effect of eSignatures

ESIGN Act Sec 106 (US federal law), GPEA Sec 1710 (US federal law), UETA Sec 2 (US state law), eIDAS regulation (European Union), Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Australia), s.7 Electronic Communications Act 2000 (UK), Law of the People’s Republic of China on Electronic Signature (China), PIPEDA (Canadian federal law), among others.

List of countries where eSignatures are legal

An eSignature provides the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as it adheres to the requirements of the specific regulation it was created under.

Latvia

Latvia

Canada

Canada

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

Uniform Electronic Commerce Act (UECA)

Australia

Australia

Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (ETA)

New Zealand

New Zealand

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (CCLA)

Greece

Greece

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Brunei

Brunei

Hungary

Hungary

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Brazil

Brazil

Argentina

Argentina

Denmark

Denmark

Chile

Chile

Guatemala

Guatemala

Estonia

Estonia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Iceland

Iceland

Italy

Italy

Macau

Macau

France

France

Lithuania

Lithuania

Mexico

Mexico

Belgium

Belgium

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Cameroon

Cameroon

Japan

Japan

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Netherlands

Netherlands

Bermuda

Bermuda

Germany

Germany

Colombia

Colombia

Egypt

Egypt

Nigeria

Nigeria

Malaysia

Malaysia

Ireland

Ireland

Austria

Austria

China

China

Ecuador

Ecuador

India

India

Scotland

Scotland

Taiwan

Taiwan

Philippines

Philippines

Ukraine

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The Electronic Identification Regulation (EU/910/2014) (2014)

Portugal

Portugal

Norway

Norway

Singapore

Singapore

South Africa

South Africa

Sweden

Sweden

Romania

Romania

Turkey

Turkey

Finland

Finland

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Uruguay

Uruguay

Peru

Peru

Vietnam

Vietnam

Switzerland

Switzerland

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Federal Decree-Law No. 46 of 2021

Poland

Poland

Israel

Israel

United States

United States

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Thailand

Thailand

Spain

Spain

Russia

Russia

South Korea

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Electronic Transactions Law (ETL)

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