Legal
FuseSign — Digital Signatures
This page explains how to sign documents with FuseSign and the fundamentals of digital signing.
Legal
This page explains how to sign documents with FuseSign and the fundamentals of digital signing.
You don’t need to create a FuseSign account. Simply follow the secure link sent to you by email or SMS to review and sign your document. Watch the short video to see how signing works.
A digital signature is a type of electronic signature which uses computer technology to create a unique ‘virtual’ fingerprint to identify users and protect information.
FuseSign uses smart signing technology to support a strong assurance of validity for digitally signed documents — focusing on these 3 key elements.
Together, these 3 key features give comfort to you and your clients engaging digitally.
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FuseSign uses multi-factor authentication (email and SMS) to identify users and confirm the authorised signatory.
FuseSign gives an extremely strong level of user authentication by its multi-factor authentication method (email and SMS) to identify users. This superior method of identifying a user gives increased certainty of the authorised signatory. Each bundle of documents signed through the service is securely monitored and tracked with audit tracking.
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Location data and IP address are collected to create a digital audit log against each document bundle.
The FuseSign service collects location data and IP address to create a digital audit log against each document bundle so that at any time users can collect a record of when, where and how a document has been viewed, a user has been verified, and a document digitally signed. This level of audit trail has been designed to give a strong level of assurance to the end users of each step in the transaction.
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A verifiable copy of digitally signed documents using Adobe Certification (X.509 certificate) prevents the document being modified once signed.
FuseSign comes complete with a verifiable copy of digitally signed documents using Adobe Certification (X.509 certificate). Adobe generates a unique key that prevents the document from being modified once signed. Each document comes with a comprehensive log of all transactions that occur between each party and assurance of no ability to tamper with the completed document.
Yes - electronic signatures are recognised under legislation in the UK, the EU, Australia & New Zealand, subject to the requirements of the relevant document and jurisdiction. Electronic signatures are allowed in most countries globally and are widely seen as a more efficient method of authorisation and approvals than paper-based signatures.
Electronic signatures have been recognised by law in Australia since 1999, and in New Zealand since 2002. Each country has its own electronic transmission rules, so you should refer to the relevant rules for your country.
Electronic signatures are recognised in the EU and UK under the euIDAS and ukIDAS legislation.
Electronic signatures have been recognised by law in Australia since 1999 when the Electronic Transactions Act was passed. In New Zealand, it was 2002 when the legislation was passed.
Under Australian law, contracts can be deemed valid regardless of being concluded verbally, electronically or in a physical paper document format. The Electronic Transactions Act confirms that provided certain requirements are met, a contract cannot be denied because it has been concluded electronically.
The digital signing platform’s primary objective is to authenticate a signature — to confirm who is actually signing the document and protect the information from tampering. It is important to select an electronic signing platform (such as FuseSign) that delivers a robust and secure method for your communications.
Visit Acis resources article The New World of Digital Document Signing – Deeds for a detailed table covering the Federal government and State government changes relating to the execution and witnessing of deeds (2022).
Take a closer look at FuseSign's security on our Security & Compliance page.
DISCLAIMER: The information on this site is for general information purposes only and is not intended to serve as legal advice. You should seek your own legal advice on specific questions and validity of documents for electronic transmission.
In addition to this generic information, the Subscriber Agreement for FuseSign can be found here.
