Validity of electronic signatures¶
The legal validity of electronic signatures generated by Odoo depends on your country's legislation. Documents signed using the Sign app are considered legally valid in the European Union and the United States of America. They also meet the requirements for electronic signatures in most countries.
Companies doing business abroad should also consider other countries' electronic signature laws.
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Liên minh Châu Âu¶
The eIDAS regulation establishes the framework for electronic signatures in the 27 member states of the European Union. It distinguishes three types of electronic signatures:
Simple electronic signatures
Advanced electronic signatures
Qualified electronic signatures
Odoo generates the first type, simple electronic signatures; these signatures are legally valid in the EU, as stated in the eIDAS regulation.
Electronic signatures may not be automatically recognized as valid. You may need to bring supporting evidence of a signature's validity. While the Sign app provides a simple electronic signature, some supporting evidence is automatically collected during the signature process, such as:
Email validation and SMS validation (if enabled)
Strong identity proof through itsme® (if enabled)
Timestamped, IP and geographically traceable access logs to the documents and their associated signatures
Document traceability and inalterability (any alteration made to a signed document is detected by Odoo with the use of cryptographic proofs)
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Hoa Kỳ¶
Đạo luật ESIGN (Đạo luật Chữ ký điện tử trong thương mại quốc gia và quốc tế) ở cấp liên bang và quốc tế, cùng UETA (Đạo luật Giao dịch điện tử thống nhất) ở cấp tiểu bang, tạo khung pháp lý cho chữ ký điện tử. Lưu ý rằng Illinois và New York không áp dụng UETA nhưng có các đạo luật tương tự.
Overall, to be recognized as valid, electronic signatures have to meet five criteria:
The signer must show a clear intent to sign. For example, using a mouse to draw a signature can show intent. The signer must also have the option to opt out of the electronic document.
The signer must first express or imply their consent to conduct business electronically.
The signature must be clearly attributed. In Odoo, metadata, such as the signer's IP address, is added to the signature, which can be used as supporting evidence.
The signature must be associated with the signed document, for example, by keeping a record detailing how the signature was captured.
Electronically signed documents need to be retained and stored by all parties involved; for example, by providing the signer either a fully-executed copy or the possibility to download a copy.