Compliance hub
The rules that make a signed agreement stick.
Plain-English guides for any business that signs agreements: what makes an electronic signature valid, what records to keep, and what the law and common practice expect in employment, leases, services and construction. XOsign is not a law firm; these pages are informational.
What backs every signature in XOsign
Every document signed in XOsign carries the signer's ESIGN/UETA consent, an append-only audit trail, a SHA-256 fingerprint, and an independent RFC 3161 timestamp anyone can check.
The foundations
These apply to any agreement, whatever the industry.
What makes an electronic signature hold up
ESIGN and UETA in plain English: intent, consent, association and retention — plus which documents are carved out, and one paragraph on eIDAS in Europe.
Read the guideKeeping a record you can still prove
Retention, append-only audit trails, SHA-256 fingerprints and RFC 3161 timestamps — what a record has to show, and how long to keep it.
Read the guideBilingual contract enforceability
What a second-language signature actually proves, California Civil Code §1632, and why showing the translation beside the original matters.
Read the guideBy type of agreement
What the law generally requires, what most agreements include, and what to ask an attorney.
Offer letters and employment agreements
How they differ, what at-will really means, and what an e-signed offer needs to be worth anything as evidence.
Read the guideResidential and commercial leases
E-signing leases, the statute of frauds, required disclosures, and where notarization and recording are still a separate step.
Read the guideService and vendor agreements
Scope, acceptance and payment terms — plus the IRS factors that decide whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee.
Read the guideConstruction — start with your state
The three Florida guides (§713.015, §713.20 waivers, and the §713.06 Notice to Owner) — and why we don't invent other states' rules.
Read the guideXOsign is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice. It explains, in plain English, what the law generally requires so you can have a better conversation with your own attorney. Laws differ by state and change over time, and only a licensed attorney who knows your situation can tell you what to do about yours.