Electronic signatures and legal notice
Last updated: October 2026
Not legal advice
Mismach provides document templates and an electronic signing tool. Nothing on this site is legal, tax or financial advice. If you are unsure, ask a qualified professional in your country.
United States — ESIGN and UETA
Under the federal ESIGN Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act adopted by most states, a signature or record generally cannot be denied legal effect only because it is electronic, provided the parties agree to do business electronically. Some documents are excluded (for example wills and certain notices), and some states have specific rules for vehicle title transfers.
United Kingdom — Electronic Communications Act 2000
Section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 makes electronic signatures admissible as evidence, and the Law Commission (2019) confirmed that an electronic signature can validly sign a document where there is an intention to sign. Some documents, such as deeds, have extra requirements like witnessing.
European Union — eIDAS
Under the eIDAS Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, an electronic signature cannot be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence solely because it is electronic. Signatures made here are simple electronic signatures: they are not advanced or qualified electronic signatures, which some transactions require. National law decides form requirements for specific contracts.
Consent and copies
Before signing, each signer agrees to use electronic records and signatures. Any signer may ask the other party for a paper copy. Both sides can download the signed PDF from the link at any time.
Audit trail
For each signature we record the typed name, email, the drawn signature, date and time (UTC), a hash of the IP address, browser type and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the document content at the moment of signing. This record is printed on the signed PDF.
Vehicles and property
A car sale memorandum does not transfer ownership or registration. A rental condition file is not a lease. Follow the official procedures where you live.