Legal Information

Disputes

• What should you do when faced with disputes relating to the electronic signature of a document?
• Does a digitized handwritten signature has the same legal value as an electronic signature?
• Does an electronic signature have legal value?
• Can all documents and agreements be signed via a simple signature?
• Do I need to get signatories to sign an agreement pertaining to the admissibility of evidence when I use Universign?

Identity of the signer

• Can the Universign service authenticate the identity of the signatory/ies?
• Can a simple on-line electronic signature system guarantee with certainty the identity of the signatories?
• Am I free to choose my signature mode?

Integrity of the documents

• Can I send several files to be timestamped in a zip folder? Can I also, for example, put several logos in one single document?
• How much time is the timestamping protection valid for?
• What happens to my timestamped documents if Universign ceases its activities?
• Do the free welcome stamps have the same legal value as those you have to pay for?
• How can I be sure of the probative value of documents signed with the simple Universign signature?
• Does Universign guarantee the integrative preservation of my signed documents?

Questions

• Do I have legal obligations when I sign a document electronically?
• What are the legal requirements to ensure the validity of an electronic signature?