Collect legally binding signatures on any document — no printing, no scanning, no back-and-forth. Signers get a link, sign on any device, and you get a PKCS#7-sealed, tamper-evident document with a full audit trail.
Signers receive an email with a unique link. They sign on a hosted page in any browser — desktop, tablet, or mobile. No app install, no account, no plugin.
Each signer verifies identity with an email or SMS one-time code before accessing the document. Verification is recorded in the audit trail.
Signed documents are backed by an explicit consent record, a timestamped audit trail, and a PKCS#7 digital seal — valid under PIPEDA, ESIGN, and UETA.
Every completed document is sealed with a CA-issued digital signature. Open it in any PDF reader and verify the seal has not been broken since signing.
Signers receive email reminders automatically. You receive a webhook when each signer completes and when the document is fully signed.
The last page of every sealed document is a machine-generated certificate listing every event — view, consent, OTP, signature, seal — with timestamps and IP addresses.
Upload a PDF and declare the signers. Place signature fields on the document using the API or the drag-drop field placer.
Generates a unique, tokenized signing link per signer. Sends each signer an email with their link.
Clicks the link, verifies identity with OTP, reviews the document, provides e-sign consent, and signs the fields.
Flattens the signatures into the PDF, appends an audit certificate, applies a PKCS#7 seal, and fires the envelope.completed webhook.
Receives the webhook, downloads the sealed document, and stores it in their document management system.
Online document signing is the process of collecting legally binding signatures on a document over the internet — without printing, scanning, or mailing paper. The sender uploads a document, specifies who needs to sign and where, and the system sends each signer a unique link by email. Signers review the document and sign on a hosted webpage using any device. The completed document is digitally sealed and stored.
Yes, in most cases. Online e-signatures are legally binding under Canada's PIPEDA, the US ESIGN Act (federal), and UETA (adopted by 49 states). For a signature to be legally binding: (1) the signer must have consented to sign electronically; (2) the signature must be attributable to the signer (via identity verification); (3) the signed document must be retained and accessible. GetSigned captures all three automatically on every signing. Exceptions include wills, certain court filings, and specific state-regulated documents — consult legal counsel for your specific use case.
Most commercial documents can be signed online: NDAs, employment contracts, service agreements, rental agreements, loan documents, consent forms, terms and conditions, purchase orders, and more. Any standard PDF works with GetSigned — generated from Word, Google Docs, LaTeX, or any PDF library. Document types excluded from e-signature legislation include wills, adoption papers, and certain real estate instruments — these vary by jurisdiction.
No. Signers receive a unique link via email. They click the link, verify their identity with a one-time code (sent to their email or phone), and sign on a hosted page. No account, no app, no plugin. This is intentional — requiring signers to create accounts before signing dramatically reduces completion rates.
Yes — via the GetSigned REST API. Upload a PDF, declare signers and field coordinates, call /send — your signers receive links and your system receives a completion webhook when they finish. The signing UI is hosted by GetSigned (with your branding), or you can embed it in your product using an iframe for a fully in-product experience. See the embedded signing guide for details.
GetSigned uses: TLS encryption in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest, OTP identity verification per signer, PKCS#7 digital sealing of completed documents (any byte change invalidates the seal), a hash-chained append-only audit log (tamper-detectable at the database level), and tenant-scoped data access (no cross-tenant data leakage). The sealed PDF and its audit trail are stored separately so the evidentiary record survives even if the file is purged.
Related: Document signing API · E-signature legality · Embedded signing · Compliance guide
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