More information about the legal compliance of digital signatures

Question: Is it necessary to paragraph each page for signing?

We can confirm that individual signing per page is not necessary for digital signing via Nitro (and Docusign) as you cannot sign the document if you have not scrolled through all pages. 

With Docusign, there is the possibility to add initials on each page (this is more a visual aspect than actually needed). If you would like to add initials and currently use Nitro (previously Connective), you can switch from providers via settings → marketplace → digital signing. Note: you can only switch providers if every flow has been completed. 

Read more about Docusign functionalities here. 

Read more about the difference between Nitro and Docusign here. 

Analysis of the legal effectiveness of the Nitro (previously Connective) "eSignatures" solution: 

“Paragraphing each page is unnecessary because we seal the entire document.

The signatory must first scroll through the entirety of all the electronic documents posted in Nitro (previously Connective) eSignatures for review and execution before the bottom of the WYSIWYS* activates a click box which states "I declare that I have read all documents and I agree with the "Privacy Policy" and "Cookie Policy" ". Nitro (previously Connective) eSignatures requires the signatory to click the hyperlink for the "Terms of use" to view this document before the second click box becomes active.

Document certification - After the carrying out of one of the above-mentioned actions (digital signatures) and authentications, the document will be sealed with the Nitro (previously Connective) EUTL (European Trust List) certificate or Nitro (previously Connective) AATL (Adobe Approved Trust List) certificate and information related to the transaction is embedded into the seal.

Nitro (previously Connective) eSignatures automatically certifies a final PDF of the signed document before distributing it to all participants. When recipients download and open the signed file in a PDF viewer with certificate reading capabilities, a banner is displayed at the top of the document, which certifies that no unauthorized source tampered with the document during transit or at any point since the certification was applied.”

*When a signatory clicks the link in the email signing invitation, the electronic documents for signature are displayed in the WYSIWYS (What You See Is What You Sign) interface of Nitro (previously Connective) eSignatures. The WYSIWYS interface includes a button on the left side which states "Reject". The signatory can click "Reject" and insert his/her reason for rejection at any time before signing is completed to decline to sign the electronic documents. Additionally, the WYSIWYG interface includes a button on the left side which states "Download". Clicking this button allows the signatory to download all documents in unsigned form for review prior to execution.

Read more about this topic and legal compliance here.