Do you need an eID to sign electronically?

This is normally not required. However, an eID might be preferred or even required in certain situations: 1) High contract value/BNPL. E.g., when selling a car, or a phone with a leasing contract, an ID check decreases fraud risk. 2) AML/KYC requirements. E.g., before opening a bank account, it is often legally required that proper identification of the customer has taken place. 3) Advanced electronic signatures. Sometimes you meet statutory requirements to use advanced electronic signatures. There are four requirements for an electronic signature to be recognised as advanced according to the eIDAS Regulation. In simple terms, these include the need to uniquely identify the signatory and make sure that that the signatory had sole control of their signature. It must also be possible to detect if any changes have occurred after the point of signature. Courts have on multiple occasions confirmed that when e-signatures created in Scrive eSign are combined with eIDs, these constitute advanced electronic signatures.

What different levels of e-signature are there?

There are three levels of electronic signature. The eIDAS Regulation defines three types of electronic signatures: (Basic) Electronic Signature, Advanced Electronic Signature and Qualified Electronic Signature. Read more about electronic signatures

eIDAS stands for electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services, and is an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions that applies as law within the whole of the EU. Read more about eIDAS

Are e-signatures legally binding?

For 99.99% of all documents, the answer is a solid “yes”. Contract law world wide typically honours any agreement where the parties’ intentions to become bound are clearly stated. A handshake, phone recording, fax, paper signature and e-signature are all valid. Read more about legally binding signatures

What’s the difference between electronic signatures and digital signatures?

An electronic signature is a method for entering into a legal agreement in a digital environment. Think of it as the digital equivalent of signing your name on a paper document, such as a sales contract. A digital signature is not a signature in the legal sense. Rather, it’s about document integrity, which means that in the event of a dispute, you can prove that: (1) no one has altered the original document, and (2) the document you’re presenting isn’t a forgery. It’s like a fingerprint that is unique to that document Read more about digital vs electronic signatures

What happens to my agreements after they're signed?

They’re stored in your eSign Online archive, where you can search within the contract text, filter and sort, and save views you use often. You can set a reminder on any agreement so you know before it renews or expires.

Can I store agreements signed outside of Scrive?

Yes. Upload agreements signed in other systems and manage them alongside everything you’ve signed in Scrive.

Can eSign Online remind me before a contract renews?

Yes. Set a renewal or expiry reminder for any agreement and you’ll be notified in time to act, not after the deadline has passed.

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Get agreements signed in minutes using the eIDs people already trust. Find any agreement in seconds, and get timely reminders before they’re due for renewal.

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From e-signing to managing agreements, in four steps

1. Prepare your document

Upload a PDF or start with one of your templates.

2. Add signing parties

Choose who needs to sign, in what order, and how each person identifies themselves

3. Send and track

See who has opened and signed in real time. Automatic reminders do the chasing for you.

4. Stay in control

Every signed agreement is stored in your searchable archive, with reminders before it’s due for renewal or gets close to expiry.

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Sign with BankID or any of the many eIDAS-approved national eIDs across the EU. eSign Online makes advanced (AdES) and qualified electronic signatures (QES) simple and affordable, with legal recognition across the EU.

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More than e-signing

A signature is one moment in the life of an agreement. eSign Online helps you manage everything before and after, so your agreements don’t get lost in inboxes, shared drives and spreadsheets. Read more about digitalising your agreement workflows.

Before signing

Set things up once, and give your whole team a consistent way of working.

Templates. Set up your everyday agreements once, with fields, signing order and authentication ready to go.
Approvals. Get internal sign-off before a document goes out.
Branding. Your logo, colours and messaging on every signing experience.
Fill-and-sign forms. Build your own forms with drag and drop in Forms Builder, or turn a PDF into a form, and share a link for people to complete and sign.

Signing

Get it signed without chasing anyone.

Sign with eIDs. BankID, MitID, Onfido, Scrive QES and more.
Bundles. Several documents, one invitation and one signature. Fewer eID transactions and lower costs.
Signing groups. Send agreements to a group and decide how many people need to sign. With options like any one or any two, agreements keep moving even when someone is on holiday or off sick
Bulk send. Get the same document signed by 5 or 500 people.
Signing deadlines and reminders. Keep every signature on track automatically.

Read more about advanced signing journeys.

After signing

Find any agreement in seconds and know when renewals are coming up.

Searchable archive. Search inside the contract text, or filter and sort, to find any agreement in seconds.
Custom views. Custom views. Set your filters, columns and sorting by status, expiry date or tag, and save them as a view you can open again in one click. Views update automatically as new agreements come in, so it’s a simpler way to track agreements, without manual updates or outdated spreadsheets.
Renewal and expiry reminders. Get notified before an agreement renews or runs out, not after.
Bring in agreements from other systems. Upload contracts signed elsewhere so everything lives in one place.
Connect your systems. Send agreements for signing straight from the tools you already use, like your CRM or HR system, and get key data back once they’re signed.

“Scrive delivered a simple and reliable solution that has increased customer satisfaction and customer conversion. With Scrive we have the possibility to easily make changes in legal documents which has reduced time spent for our IT-developers in the onboarding process. All in all, we are very satisfied with the product Scrive delivers."

Cristian Lidstrom, Head of sales and communications, MedMera Bank

FAQ for e-signing

Do you need an eID to sign electronically?
This is normally not required. However, an eID might be preferred or even required in certain situations:
1) High contract value/BNPL. E.g., when selling a car, or a phone with a leasing contract, an ID check decreases fraud risk.
2) AML/KYC requirements. E.g., before opening a bank account, it is often legally required that proper identification of the customer has taken place.
3) Advanced electronic signatures. Sometimes you meet statutory requirements to use advanced electronic signatures. There are four requirements for an electronic signature to be recognised as advanced according to the eIDAS Regulation. In simple terms, these include the need to uniquely identify the signatory and make sure that that the signatory had sole control of their signature. It must also be possible to detect if any changes have occurred after the point of signature. Courts have on multiple occasions confirmed that when e-signatures created in Scrive eSign are combined with eIDs, these constitute advanced electronic signatures.
What different levels of e-signature are there?
There are three levels of electronic signature. The eIDAS Regulation defines three types of electronic signatures: (Basic) Electronic Signature, Advanced Electronic Signature and Qualified Electronic Signature. Read more about electronic signatures
What is eIDAS
eIDAS stands for electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services, and is an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions that applies as law within the whole of the EU. Read more about eIDAS
Are e-signatures legally binding?
For 99.99% of all documents, the answer is a solid “yes”. Contract law world wide typically honours any agreement where the parties’ intentions to become bound are clearly stated. A handshake, phone recording, fax, paper signature and e-signature are all valid. Read more about legally binding signatures

What’s the difference between electronic signatures and digital signatures?
An electronic signature is a method for entering into a legal agreement in a digital environment. Think of it as the digital equivalent of signing your name on a paper document, such as a sales contract.
A digital signature is not a signature in the legal sense. Rather, it’s about document integrity, which means that in the event of a dispute, you can prove that: (1) no one has altered the original document, and (2) the document you’re presenting isn’t a forgery. It’s like a fingerprint that is unique to that document
Read more about digital vs electronic signatures
What happens to my agreements after they're signed?
They’re stored in your eSign Online archive, where you can search within the contract text, filter and sort, and save views you use often. You can set a reminder on any agreement so you know before it renews or expires.
Can I store agreements signed outside of Scrive?
Yes. Upload agreements signed in other systems and manage them alongside everything you’ve signed in Scrive.
Can eSign Online remind me before a contract renews?
Yes. Set a renewal or expiry reminder for any agreement and you’ll be notified in time to act, not after the deadline has passed.