An electronic signature, or e-signature, is a legal way to get consent or approval on electronic documents or forms. One of the most relied upon definitions of an electronic signature is "an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record…adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record." Electronic signatures can be used to replace handwritten signatures in virtually every personal or business process.

Adobe Sign services are available for Faculty and Staff. Only users creating (or Originating) documents that need electronic signatures will need access. Signers do not require access to this system to sign documents. To request an account, you must send a request ticket to ServiceNow.

Adobe Sign electronic signatures are sent directly to the email address of the signer you specify at the time the agreement is configured. There is an audit trail that details the events related to the signing of the document. As the sender, you can log into your Adobe account and view the record of signers on the Manage tab.

Note: Senders have the option to set a password to protect the document before it can be viewed. This password is embedded into the document and would be communicated by the sender to the signer separately.

No, the person who is signing a document does not need to have an Adobe account. Your signer only needs to have an email address or a fax number Adobe can send the document to. The signing experience is conducted without the need for the signer to authenticate to the Adobe system though you could require and supply a password for signing a document. The signer can simply sign the document using a web browser on any computer or mobile device.

When sending a document for multiple signatures, you will enter the email addresses of the signers into the To: field in the order you want people to sign the document. This is true if you need to add your signature also. Just add your email into the series of emails in the proper signature place.

Yes. Electronic signatures are legally valid and enforceable in nearly every industrialized country around the world, and even less-developed countries are beginning to enact e-signature laws.

Yes. Adobe takes the security of your digital signing experiences very seriously. Adobe Sign is certified compliant with the world's most rigorous security standards, such as ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and PCI DSS used in the payment card industry.

High Risk data must not be sent through email. Sensitive data generally should not be sent through email as well. Because a document is typically sent via email to all signers once it is completed, you must use the mask field data option to protect form fields that may contain High Risk or Sensitive data.