Guía de legalidad internacional de la firma electrónica de Dropbox Sign
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Overview of eSignature Legality in the United Kingdom
Currently, the United Kingdom is in the transition of withdrawing from the European Union. Until the transition is completed, the United Kingdom will still follow eIDAS, the legal framework that recognizes eSignatures as legally valid in the EU.
eIDAS applied to the United Kingdom in 2016 and states that “An electronic signature shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in an electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements for qualified electronic signatures.” Following the eIDAS regulation, eSignatures are now legally valid in all EU member states.
Electronic Signature Law
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (the “eIDAS Regulation”)
Are eSignatures legal, admissible, and enforceable?
Yes.
Summary of Law
The eIDAS regulation defines three types of eSignature (SES, AES, QES) and is a new regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. It establishes a legal framework for people, companies (in particular small to mid-size enterprises) and public administrations to safely access services and execute transactions digitally across all the EU member states.
eIDAS entered into force on 17 September 2014 and applied from 1 July 2016. It repealed and replaced the Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC, a European Union directive on the use of eSignatures in electronic contracts within the EU.
Firma electrónica estándar
Una firma electrónica estándar (SES) es la existencia de datos electrónicos conectados lógicamente a otros datos electrónicos (por ejemplo, un documento), que el firmante de los datos electrónicos utiliza para firmar el documento. Muchas herramientas electrónicas, incluyendo contraseñas, códigos PIN y firmas escaneadas se pueden considerar como una SES.
Firma electrónica avanzada
Una firma electrónica avanzada (AES) debe garantizar que las firmas estén conectadas de manera única y sean capaces de identificar al firmante. Debe crearse utilizando datos de creación de firmas electrónicas que el firmante pueda, con un alto nivel de confianza, utilizar bajo su exclusivo control.
Firma electrónica calificada
A qualified electronic signature (QES) is a stricter form of AES and the only signature type given the same legal value as handwritten signatures. It is an advanced electronic signature with a qualified digital certificate that has been created by a qualified signature creation device (QSCD). The QSCD has to be issued by a qualified EU Trust Service Provider (TSP) on the European Union Trust List (EUTL.)
Key Restrictions
The law does not exclude specific types of agreements. However, certain types of agreements such as wills, court documents, land titles, may still require written, paper communications.
Descargo de responsabilidad: esta información está destinada a fines de información general solamente. Su objetivo es ayudar a las empresas a comprender el marco jurídico utilizado para la legalidad de la firma electrónica. No se pretende que esto sea un asesoramiento jurídico y no debe ser un sustituto del asesoramiento jurídico profesional. Consulta a un abogado con licencia para obtener asesoramiento o representación legal.
