Practical guide
How to manage all contracts in one application?
Short answer
- 11. Create an account on 4mycontracts.net and set up your organization.
- 22. Upload existing contracts or generate new ones from templates.
- 33. Send the contract for electronic signature to all parties.
- 44. Track each contract's status from the central dashboard.
- 55. Set automatic alerts for renewal and expiration deadlines.
What the law says
- EU Civil Law — contracts must meet validity conditions: capacity, consent, object, and lawful cause.
- eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 — qualified electronic signatures have the same legal value as handwritten ones.
- GDPR Art. 28 — data processing agreements must include mandatory data protection clauses.
- Romanian Labour Code Art. 16 — individual employment contracts must be executed in writing.
- Law no. 455/2001 on electronic signatures — digital documents are legally recognized in Romania.
Practical examples
- IT maintenance contract for a SaaS startup (2-year term, SLA clause, and late-penalty provisions).
- Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with an external freelancer, signed electronically in under 10 minutes.
- Bilingual RO-EN service agreement with an EU client, automatically archived after signing.
- Automatic renewal of 15 annual subscription contracts with alerts sent 30 days before expiry.
Common mistakes
- Missing confidentiality clause in contracts with freelancers or external partners.
- Storing contracts in local folders with no version control or access management.
- Not setting expiry alerts — contracts silently auto-renewed or lapsed without the team's knowledge.
- Using scanned handwritten signatures instead of qualified electronic signatures, which may not hold in disputes.
How 4mycontracts helps
- All contracts stored centrally with role-based access control (admin, legal, manager).
- Pre-filled templates compliant with current legislation, updated automatically when laws change.
- Configurable multi-step approval flow — each signatory receives an automatic notification in turn.
- Automatic renewal alerts reduce the risk of critical contracts expiring unnoticed.
- Full audit trail: who opened, edited, or signed each contract and at what time.
See also:
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