Our e-Sign Platform Keeps Your Documents Safe & Sound

Your data is secure

Overview

'Sign This Contract' is committed to providing the most secure and legitimate avenue in executing contracts and facilitating full party agreement. Our technical, business and regulatory teams work closely and thoroughly to leverage and adhere to any and all governing rights, responsibilities, mandates and laws. We aim to exceed industry standards and employ best practices so we may provide our clients and signatories a confident and satisfying experience.

'Sign This Contract' proudly instills compliance standards established by major e-signature laws to include:

• 2000 U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act)
   http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-106publ229/pdf/PLAW-106publ229.pdf

• Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)
   http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/uniform-electronic-transactions-acts.aspx

• European Directive on Electronic Signatures (EC/1999/93)
   http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31999L0093

Safe: Secure, Confidential, Encrypted

Multi-level Cryptography:

  • 1.
    Bank-Level Data Encryption: Rest assured, your information is safe with us. 'Sign This Contract' uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to securely encrypt files and confidential information. This industry standard form of encryption has been adopted by the U.S. government and used world-wide. AES is also present in ISO/IEC practices.
  • 2.
    Cryptographic Hash Function Authentication: 'Sign This Contract' further ensures the integrity, validity and protection of your information and data by using SHA-512 enhanced cryptology. Designed by the U.S. Government you can feel confident your data is safe and authentic.
  • 3.
    STC Tamper-Proof Technology – At 'Sign This Contract' we execute with state-of-the-art technology so our team-members, representatives and all-important account holders and subscribers understand how serious we take data security and the critical nature of this business process. Our thumbprint validation procedures along with aforementioned cryptographic measures are universally recognized, tested, and in one word “safe.” How confident are we? We use our own application for both business and personal signatory requirements and contractual purposes.


Safe and Sound Secure While In-Transit:

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): So the data, signature and information is secure and authentic, great! So what does STC do to further protect my information and business transactions over the Internet? We protect your information from third party “spying” while information is in transit via an SSL digital certificates. An easy way to identify if a site uses SSL is if the web address begins with “https” – the “s” indicates the secure nature of the site. Some browsers also display a little lock beside the URL or even outline the URL in green. This digital certificate establishes our unique identity and authenticity and encrypts the data being transmitted.

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Sound: Legal, Binding, Acknowledged

Advanced eSignature Security Levels:

  • Signature adoption procedures based on entry of typed name within 'Sign This Contract' application and uniquely associated to the signer and managed under sole control of the signer.

    a. Open type signature entry text field also allows for “//” and “/s/” to be added to the signor’s name as supported by the Federal E-sign act and acknowledged by the legal industry (ex. /s/John Hancock for Federal court system submission or /John Hancock/ for Patent and Trademark Office submission).

    b. An electronic confirmation of consent at the hand of each signer and per signing event.
  • High-value transaction signatory support in line with E-sign act guidelines and expectations through secure and traceable signature adoption, use, identification and tracking measures. Signer – data matching controls to detect subsequent data change attempts.



Authenticity:

  • “EasySigned By Me” is the signature adoption feature generated by typing in your name or signing with your mouse (or mobile device tool) creating a unique and traceable human seal within the 'Sign This Contract' tool. This process generates a unique signature key for enhanced individual identification and authenticity.
  • Time and Place: Authentication measures are further supported through device type recognition (cell phone, tablet etc.), browser type, and thus device type inversion (safari on iphone5, chrome on mac). STC captures the geolocation information for the specific device used and retains for signer-action tracing and validation. Each action, update and execution is recognized and clearly depicted as the signing event audit trail is generated. Details include, event ID, signer/recipient, device ID, action taken and date and time executed (local time is displayed per user location upon review).



Admissible and Recognized:

  • 'Sign This Contract' provides a regulated method and documented process in support of agency submission and reference in regards to rules of evidence.
  • "Flattened" document control – all data is revealed at the time of signing – no surprises - what you see is what you get!



Record Retention:

  • 'Sign This Contract' includes free electronic record retention services for active subscribers in support of E-sign requirements.
  • All signatories (regardless if recipient or account holder) listed on the Signing Event (contract/forms etc.) have online access to the signed file.



Reference Links:

http://www.isaacbowman.com/the-history-of-electronic-signature-laws

http://www.pcworld.com/article/253523/how_to_make_sure_that_digital_signature_is_legit.html

US Government Paperwork Elimination Act: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_gpea2#iis4