• FES Signing Process (Recipient) – Step by Step

  FES Signing Process (Recipient) – Step by Step You have received an email asking for your signature — and you are wondering whether the link is genuine and what happens next. This article walks you through the five steps of the advanced/simple electronic signature (FES), from the request email to your signed copy. Your benefit No account, no software. You sign directly in your browser — you need neither a ContractHero login nor an installation. Done in a few minutes. No pFew readers

• QES Signing Process (Recipient) – Step by Step

  If a document has been sent to you from ContractHero for a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES), you sign it via a signature link. Depending on the signature method, identity verification is carried out, for example via Adacom (including a one-time password (OTP) via SMS and ID verification via smartphone — no video call, only a check to confirm you’re a real person). Requirements Access to your email inbox (signature invitation) A smartphone with a front-facing camera APopular

• QES and data protection: what gets sent where during signing

  Signing a contract with a qualified electronic signature involves more than one party: ContractHero, our signature service provider eidEasy, and the trust service provider that verifies your identity (depending on the method, for example Adacom, A-Trust, D-Trust, SignMe or Swisscom AIS). This article sets out what moves between them, and what ContractHero keeps. What's in it for you When a data protection request, an audit, or your legal team comes asking, you can show exactly what leavFew readers

• Approval rules: require approval before signing or deleting

  How to create an approval rule: pick the rule type (signature or deletion), set approvers and multi-step approval groups, and define conditions.Some readers

• FES or QES? The difference and when to use which signature

  The simple electronic signature (FES) and the qualified electronic signature (QES) are two different legal categories of e-signature. FES is sufficient for most everyday contracts — QES is mandatory whenever the law requires a handwritten signature. This article explains the difference and helps you make the right choice. Your benefit If you choose the right type of signature, you save time and litigation. Anyone who uses FES where QES would be required risks an invalid contractFew readers