Digital Signature

United Arab Emirates

E-signatures are valid in the United Arab Emirates. They derive their validity under the Federal Law No. 1 of 2006 on Electronic Commerce and Transactions ("E-commerce Law)".The act further identifies the specific criteria of e-signatures called "Secure Electronic Signatures" under Article 17.

Documents signed with Zoho Sign meets the requirements for Secure Electronic Signature in the following manner:

The use of Secure Electronic Signatures gives a greater level of security and evidentiary value but is not essential for an electronic document or e-signature to be valid in law. According to the E-commerce Law, you cannot use e-signatures and will require a wet-ink or physical signature for the following:

As Zoho Sign will be a foreign service provider having a foreign Electronic Attestation Certificates issued by a foreign Certification Service Provider, we recommend to you as a good practice to add a "Use of E-Signature clause," which states that you use Zoho Sign to digitally sign your agreements and it is binding pursuant to Article 23 Clause 6 of the E-commerce Law. Country Court- Admissible Legal Model Government Resources