How to send a contract for online signing?

Short answer

1. 1Create an account on 4mycontracts.net and upload the contract.
2. 2Fill in the variable fields (parties, subject, deadlines).
3. 3Add the recipient and select the electronic signature method.
4. 4Send the contract — the recipient receives a signing link by email.
5. 5Both parties sign; the signed document is archived automatically.

What the law says

• eIDAS Regulation (EU 910/2014) — qualified electronic signatures are legally equivalent to handwritten ones.
• Romanian Law 455/2001 on electronic signatures — national validity framework.
• Civil Code art. 1240 — consent can be expressed electronically.
• GDPR (EU 679/2016) — signatory data must be processed with data minimisation.
• Law 135/2007 on document archiving — signed electronic documents have legal archival value.

Practical examples

• IT services contract sent for signing to a client abroad in under 10 minutes.
• NDA signed by 5 remote collaborators before onboarding, with no printing.
• Freelancer agreement sent and signed the same day without physical paperwork.
• SaaS maintenance contract renewal — notification and re-signing with one click.

Common mistakes

• Sending the contract by email as an unsigned PDF, with no legal audit trail of consent.
• Failing to clearly identify the signatory — simple signature without identity verification.
• Manual archiving of the final version, risking loss or wrong version being kept.
• Ignoring signing order — one party signs before the other approves the final text.

How 4mycontracts helps

• Complete audit trail: date, time, and IP of each signature recorded and exportable.
• Pre-filled templates compliant with current Romanian legislation, auto-updated when laws change.
• Automatic reminder notifications for recipients who have not yet signed.
• Encrypted archive with access control — the signed document cannot be altered afterwards.
• Configurable approval workflow: signing order, multiple signatories, internal approval before sending.