E-signature disclosure

This disclosure explains how electronic signing works in Issued. If you've been asked to sign a document, please read it before you sign. The sender is the team that shared the document with you; Issued is the service they use.

How signing works

1. You open your personal link and confirm your email address with a one-time code.
2. When you're ready to sign, you're sent a fresh code to confirm it's you.
3. You type or draw your signature and agree to sign electronically.
4. Once everyone has signed, Issued adds a signature page and an audit certificate to the document, seals it with a fingerprint (SHA-256 hash), and emails everyone a copy.

What's recorded

For each signature, Issued records your name, email address, the time, your IP address and browser details, the version of the document you signed, and the version of this disclosure you agreed to. This record is included in the audit certificate.

Your choices

• Paper instead: you don't have to sign electronically. You can ask the sender for a paper version, or another way to sign, before signing. Signing on paper is arranged directly with the sender, outside Issued.
• Declining: you can decline to sign, giving a reason, which is shared with the sender.
• Withdrawing consent: you can withdraw your agreement to sign electronically at any time before you sign by not signing and telling the sender. Withdrawing doesn't affect documents you've already signed.

Your copy

You'll receive the sealed PDF by email once the document is issued. Keep it for your records. You can check at any time that it hasn't changed at issued.io/verify. Access to documents in Issued after they're issued depends on the sender's settings, so don't rely on it as your only copy.

What you need

A device with a current web browser, an email address you can access to receive codes and your copy, and software that can open PDFs.

Legal effect

Issued provides simple electronic signatures. In Australia, the UK, New Zealand and the US, electronic signatures like these are generally valid for commercial agreements. They may not be suitable for deeds, documents that must be witnessed, or other documents the law requires to be signed in a particular way. The sender is responsible for choosing electronic signing for this document. If you're unsure, ask the sender or get legal advice.

Consent

Before you sign, you'll be asked to agree to this statement:

I agree to sign this document electronically. I understand my electronic signature has the same effect as signing on paper, and that I can ask the sender for a paper version instead.

Contact

Questions about the document go to the sender. Questions about Issued go to [email protected] (Beige Orca Pty Ltd, ABN 64 693 498 298).