The E-Sign Act grandfathered in existing agreements that existed digitally prior to Oct. 1, 2000. All agreements after this date, however, must comply with the

The E-Sign Act grandfathered in existing agreements that existed digitally prior to Oct. 1, 2000. All agreements after this date, however, must comply with the following set of guidelines in the E-Sign Act to be considered legally binding: - Intent to sign. Electronic signatures are only valid if the involved parties have the intention to sign. Signature requests can be declined. - Consent to do business electronically. Involved parties must agree to conduct transactions electronically. - Attribution. The signature must uniquely attribute to the individual signing the document. - Association of signature with the record. E-signatures must have a mark on the document from the signer that can then be associated with the record. - Record retention. Electronic documents must be savable, viewable and printable by either party. I think the tool provides all that - usually when working as a contractor i've been signing documents in PDF viewer and sending them back via email and that was what my clients wanted me to do. Tools like DocuSeal are making the process of signing docs easier than doing it via email.