Lawful electronic signatures — federal & every state.
Electronic signatures are legally binding in the United States under the federal ESIGN Act (15 U.S.C. §7001) and, in the states, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) (New York via the ESRA). Here's how Signet meets each requirement.
Informational only — not legal advice. Certain document types (wills, many UCC, family-law, and court documents) are excluded from ESIGN/UETA under §7003.
Federal — ESIGN Act & UETA
- ✓ Intent to sign
The signer actively draws or types a signature and clicks to complete each field.
- ✓ Consent to do business electronically (ESIGN §101(c))
An electronic-records disclosure (right to a paper copy, right to withdraw, system requirements, retention) is shown before an affirmative consent checkbox.
- ✓ Signature associated with the record
Captured signatures are flattened directly into the PDF being signed.
- ✓ Attribution / signer identity
Each signer uses a single-use access link; email, IP address, and browser are recorded.
- ✓ Record integrity
SHA-256 hashes of both the original and the signed PDF are recorded.
- ✓ Tamper-evident audit trail
An append-only SHA-256 hash-chain records every event (viewed, consented, signed, completed) with IP and browser — independently verifiable.
- ✓ Retention & accurate reproduction (ESIGN §101(d))
The signed PDF and a Certificate of Completion are downloadable and accurately reproducible.
- ✓ Encryption at rest
Every uploaded document and signature image is AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest (FIPS-validated).
- ✓ Certificate of Completion (evidence package)
A PDF summarizing signers, UTC timestamps, IPs, document hashes, and the full audit trail.
- ◷ Cryptographic PKI seal (PAdES, long-term validation)— roadmap
A PKI certification signature over the finished PDF for decades-long tamper-evidence.
By state
Wisconsin
- ✓ Recognizes electronic signatures
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).
- ✓ Federal ESIGN compliance
All federal items above apply nationwide, including Wisconsin.
- ✓ Remote Online Notarization (RON)
Wisconsin RON requirements are statute-verified and mapped in Signet — see the notary console.