LegallyBinding_Intro

In the United States, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) are the main federal and state laws governing digital signatures, respectively.

In the European Union, the eIDAS regulation (Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services) is the legal framework for electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market.

These laws and regulations establish that digital signatures and records are legal, enforceable, and valid as long as certain requirements are met.

Both ESIGN (US) and eIDAS (EU) make a clear distinction between Electronic/Simple and Digital/Advanced signatures.