Electronic Signature

According to the U.S. Federal ESIGN Act passed in 2000, an electronic signature is an “electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.”

In layman’s terms, an electronic signature, often referred to as an e-signature, is a person’s electronic expression of his or her agreement to the terms of a particular document.