Practical guide

How to send contracts for electronic signing?

Short answer

  1. 1Create a new contract from the 4mycontracts.net template library.
  2. 2Enter signatory details: name, email, and contractual role.
  3. 3Review the final document before sending.
  4. 4Send the contract — each signatory receives a unique signing link by email.
  5. 5See the signing status in the contract and download the executed contract.

What the law says

  • eIDAS Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, Art. 25 — a qualified signature has the same effect as a handwritten one; an electronic signature cannot be denied as evidence solely for being electronic.
  • Romanian Civil Code art. 1240 — consent may be validly expressed in electronic form.
  • Law no. 455/2001 on electronic signatures — national legal framework for validity.
  • GDPR art. 6 — processing signatory personal data requires an explicit legal basis.
  • Law no. 135/2007 — electronic archiving of documents with legal standing.

Practical examples

  • IT services contract sent for simultaneous signing by 3 directors from different companies.
  • New employee contract completed and signed remotely before the first working day.
  • Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) sent to an external freelancer with a 24-hour deadline.
  • SaaS maintenance contract with SLA clauses, signed by both parties through a link, in a single workflow.

Common mistakes

  • Sending a contract without setting a deadline — signatories postpone indefinitely.
  • Not defining the signing order when legal approval must precede commercial sign-off.
  • Using an incorrect signatory email without prior verification — the entire workflow stalls.
  • Not saving the final negotiated version before sending — signatories receive an incomplete draft.

How 4mycontracts helps

  • Each signatory receives an individual secure link — no app installation required.
  • A signature certificate as PDF, with the IP address, time of signing and SHA-256 fingerprint of the document.
  • Contract templates with fields to fill in, drafted on the basis of Romanian law.
  • Reminders for signatories who have not signed yet.
  • Archive in your account, with the event history of each contract.

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