What is the difference between face to face signing and electronic contracting?

In fact, to put it simply, signing a contract is to sign a contract, which is often a written agreement and has legal effect;

Electronic signing, electronic signature, and electronic signature are some common e-commerce terms. In e-commerce activities, signing a contract is a key link and a voucher to confirm the transaction. There is a difference between an electronic contract and an in-person contract.

Electronic signing is obviously the process of signing the contract is completed, in layman's terms, it is to move the content of the paper contract to the Internet, form an electronic contract, and sign it through a computer and mobile phone. More convenient, faster and safer.

In today's network era, electronic signing and electronic contracts have been widely used in all walks of life.

Advantages of electronic contracts compared to face-to-face contracts:

1. Reduction of signing steps. In the traditional contract appraisal, it is necessary to go through the steps of drafting, printing, signing, sending, signing, sending back and archiving, and the whole process from drafting to archiving will consume a lot of time and manpower, and will also cause a waste of resources. In contrast, electronic contracts only need to go through the process of real-name authentication, ** signing, sending the contract, signing by the other party, and archiving the contract.

This process is carried out on the network, and the entry into force of the electronic contract is replaced by the form of electronic signature, which eliminates a series of trivial processes such as printing and mailing, saves time, and makes the signing of the contract fast and effective.

2. The signing environment is more extensive. The signing of a traditional contract must be in a designated space, and the two parties must negotiate and sign the contract face-to-face, so there will be a lot of time and space limitations. The signing of electronic contracts exists under the network of cloud services, and the two parties break the limitation of space, and there is no center, distance, or national boundary in the online world.

In this way, the subject of the transaction can be extended to any legal or natural person or organization in the world.

3. The form of the contract is more flexible. Traditional contracts are printed out on paper and signed by hand; Electronic contracts, on the other hand, use electronic documents and electronic signatures, which are more conducive to storage and backup.

4. The storage method is more convenient: the storage of the traditional contract is to use a special contract cabinet and store it in the archives; The electronic contract is stored on a third-party cloud storage platform, which is more conducive to safekeeping, space-saving, private, and convenient for both parties to view anytime and anywhere.

How to sign an electronic contract

Signing an electronic contract is a simple and quick process:

1. First of all, you need to use intelligent document design tools, contract content (you can also import directly from word documents);

2. Both parties fill in the relevant contract information and confirm it;

3. Party A first uses an electronic seal (insert an object similar to the size of a USB flash drive into the computer, enter the password twice, click on the blank space below the electronic file with the mouse, and a red company seal will be printed in the designated position).

4. After that, Party A transmits the contract to Party B through the network, and Party B stamps the electronic seal in the same way. In this way, a legally binding electronic contract comes into effect.

According to experts, electronic contracts have higher security than traditional paper contracts. The security guarantee of electronic contracts mainly comes from electronic seal technology and digital certificates. On the one hand, the content of an electronic contract cannot be changed after it has been stamped with an electronic seal, and the electronic seal cannot be used separately.

On the other hand, a digital certificate is an online ID card that ensures that both the parties to the contract and the contract itself can be trusted. In addition, electronic contracts use cryptographic authentication and encryption during transmission to ensure their security. If an electronic contract is tampered with, it will also be invalidated.

It is understood that the electronic seal is combined with a digital certificate issued by an authoritative organization, as well as double password verification, which fully guarantees the correct identity of both parties to the contract. Encryption measures will also be taken during transmission to fully ensure the confidentiality of data. In addition, it is technically possible to provide a special reading plug-in, which can be used independently to ensure that the contract is not leaked.

Security electronic seals are definitely not only a product for business users, but also for more and more personal online transactions.

The following is a list of contract scenarios from the main positions of the enterprise.

1. Personnel HR positionApplication scenarios: Upload attachments to entry materials, entry documents, labor contracts, personnel certificates, employment documents, personnel transfer information confirmation form, internship agreement, salary slips, etc.

2. Procurement positionsApplication scenario: purchase contract, order, order, business cooperation agreement3. Bidding, procurement specialist sales positionApplication scenarios: bidding documents, bidding documents, bid evaluation reports, Q&A letters, bid-winning notices4. Accountant, cashier, financial manager positionApplication Scenarios:

Proof of receipt and payment, reimbursement form, statement, dunning letter5. Legal positionsApplication scenarios: lawyer's letter, legal opinion, risk assessment opinion, power of attorney, identity authentication of the contracting party, contract template, automatic review of contract content, etc.

6. Administrative positionsApplication scenario: Minutes of the general meeting of shareholders are filed and signed.

7. Investment promotion positionsApplication scenario: franchise cooperation agreement, brand authorization agreement.

8. Marketing commissioner and commercial commissioner positionApplication scenario: business cooperation agreement Marketing agreement.

9. Project positionsApplication scenario: Project acceptance form.

10. Customer service positionsApplication scenario: Customer demand confirmation form.

According to the data, in the field of human resources, the surveyed enterprises mainly use electronic signing services for the signing of confidentiality agreements, employment contracts and dispatch contracts. Analysts believe that electronic signing services have the characteristics of security and convenience, and there are many types of contracts in the field of human resources that are suitable for the use of electronic signing services.

iiMedia Consulting|2021 Special Research Report on the Application of Human Resources Scenarios in China's Electronic Contracting Industry

Electronic signing refers to a way to reach a contract online, which is realized with the help of digital signature, information encryption and other technologies, and can directly affix a signature or seal to the electronic document, which also includes a series of actions in addition to the signing of electronic contracts. Including contract signing, management, and electronic contract is an electronic document signed in the process of electronic signing.

The traditional offline signing model is not suitable for the business model under the development of the Internet in terms of signing efficiency, risk control, and signing cost. Traditional contract drafting, approval, signing or sealing on the document and then subsequent archiving management are cumbersome, while electronic signing mainly uses digital signature, information encryption and other technologies to directly stamp signatures or seals on electronic documents to complete contract signing. Signing and sealing is an action in the whole signing process, and the intermediate link also involves the approval of the contract.

Whether it is an online paper contract or an online electronic contract, enterprises can intuitively understand the amount, terms, signing date and other information marked in the contract, but the various information of the signing action, such as the date of signing and the signatory, cannot be directly obtained in the paper joint wheel, and the online electronic signing can directly obtain accurate such signing information online.

Whether it is the Civil Code or the Electronic Signature Law, the regulations have clarified the legal effect of electronic contracts and electronic signatures. These legal provisions not only clarify that electronic contracts have the same legal effect as traditional contracts, but also establish the legal status of electronic contracts from the legislative level, and clarify the legal compliance of electronic contracts.

Yes. Compared with traditional paper signing, electronic signing has the following advantages:

The essence of electronic signing is contract signing, which corresponds to electronic contracts.

Compared with traditional contracts, electronic contracts have the following new characteristics: First, the contract conclusion environment is virtual. Both parties or parties to an electronic contract operate on the network, and the relevant content of the contract is stored in a computer as electronic information.

Second, all aspects of the contract formation have changed, and all links in the process of electronic contract formation must be carried out through the Internet, and the determination of the time of issuance and receipt of offers and promises is more complicated. In addition, the performance of electronic contracts is more complex than traditional contracts. Third, traditional contracts can only be effective if they are signed or sealed by the parties, but electronic contracts are replaced by simple forms of electronic data signatures.

Fourth, electronic contracts are efficient and convenient.

There are generally three types of electronic contract signing solutions: SaaS, API docking, and localized deployment.

SaaS services generally refer to standardized software services for individuals or small, medium and micro enterprises, and provide customers with convenient and reliable electronic signature services based on cloud computing technology. To put it simply, customers can sign electronic contracts through the e-contract web terminal, mini program, etc., without separate development and post-maintenance.

The API service is specially designed for customers with customized needs, and connects multiple functions such as contract signing, seal and contract management, system management, user management, and statistical analysis to the customer's business system, so that customers can easily realize contract signing and management in their own business system.

The localized deployment service is designed for enterprises with high data privacy requirements, providing a complete set of electronic contract solutions and user data management services, and can store data completely in the enterprise's internal database.

Platform type, docking type, standard type.