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The Electronic Transactions Act, 2013, Act No. 19 of 2013, sets the current rules. It was assented to on 18 November 2013, gazetted on 28 November 2013, and came into operation on 1 October 2013. Section 2 defines an electronic signature as an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign that record, and it includes a digital signature, a biometric signature, and any other signature based on an electronic process. Section 7 says an electronic communication is not denied legal effect, validity, admissibility, or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form, or is only referred to in that communication. Section 8 says a writing requirement is met if the information is rendered or recorded in electronic form and is accessible to, and capable of retention by, the intended recipient for later reference. Section 22 says a signature requirement is satisfied for an electronic record if a method identifies the person and indicates that person's intention, and if the method is as reliable as appropriate for the purpose or is proven in fact to have fulfilled those functions. Section 16 says an offer and an acceptance may be expressed by electronic communications. The standard inSigner signature is an electronic signature under section 2. Whether section 22 is met still depends on the document and the law that governs it. inSigner does not decide that question.

Section 22 asks for a method that identifies the person and indicates that person's intention in respect of the information in the electronic record, and for a method that is as reliable as appropriate for the purpose in the light of all the circumstances, including any relevant agreement, or that is proven in fact to have fulfilled those functions, by itself or together with further evidence. Section 23 says the parties may agree to a particular method or form of electronic signature or security procedure, unless another law says otherwise. Section 6 says nothing in the Act requires a person to use or accept electronic communications, electronic signatures, or electronic contracts. A secure electronic signature is a different signature. Section 27 treats an electronic signature as a secure electronic signature when a specified security procedure, or a commercially reasonable security procedure agreed by the parties, can verify that the signature was unique to the person, capable of identifying that person, created under that person's sole control, and linked to the record so that a later change would invalidate the signature. Section 28 gives presumptions, unless contrary evidence is adduced, only in proceedings involving a secure electronic record or a secure electronic signature. The standard inSigner signature is not a secure electronic signature under section 27. QES for Europe is an Enterprise option and is not a Dominica secure electronic signature. Section 15 says an electronic record or an electronic signature is not denied admissibility solely because it is electronic.

Each person signs the fields you placed on the document you sent. The evidence record keeps their name and email or phone, when the document was sent, viewed, and signed, the IP address, the device data, and the authentication used.

Yes. You can download the completed PDF and the evidence record, including a SHA-256 hash of the final file. If a single byte changes, the hash no longer matches. The hash shows whether the final file still matches. It is not a secure electronic signature under section 27, and it is not encryption. Section 11 is about original form when information must be presented or retained as an original. The hash does not by itself decide that section.

No. Essential and Pro use a simple electronic signature. Section 27 of the 2013 Act treats a signature as a secure electronic signature only when a specified security procedure, or a commercially reasonable security procedure agreed by the parties, can verify uniqueness, identification, sole control, and a link that would invalidate the signature if the record changed. inSigner does not act as a specified security procedure provider under Part VI, and the standard signature is not a secure electronic signature under section 27. Section 13(3) says a notarisation, acknowledgment, verification, or oath requirement is met if the electronic signature of the person authorised to perform those acts is attached to or logically associated with the electronic signature, document, or record. inSigner is not that authorised person and does not act as a notary. QES for Europe is an Enterprise option, priced separately, and it is not a Dominica secure electronic signature. It is not on Essential or Pro.

No. Section 5 says the Act does not apply to any written law requiring writing, signatures, or original documents for the making, execution, or revocation of a will or testamentary instrument; the conveyance of real or personal property or the transfer of any interest in real or personal property; the creation, performance, or enforcement of an indenture, a declaration of trust, or a power of attorney; the production of documents relating to immigration, citizenship, or passport matters; or any other matters the Minister may determine by Order. inSigner does not file a document in a public registry. Your counsel decides the form a document needs.

Not by itself. Section 6 says nothing in the Act requires a person to use or accept electronic communications, electronic signatures, or electronic contracts, and that the parties may set reasonable requirements for how electronic signatures are accepted. Accepting the electronic process in inSigner records consent to sign that document. It does not, by itself, decide whether the method in section 22 identifies the person, shows intention, and is as reliable as appropriate, and it does not turn the signature into a secure electronic signature under section 27. inSigner does not decide those points for you.

No. For the documents you send, you decide the purpose. inSigner does not write your privacy notice and does not make a workflow compliant with Dominica privacy or data protection law. Nubesti handles the account, billing, security, support, and marketing. Do not use the product by default for patient forms, clinical consent, account opening, credit decisions, or KYC. Identity checks are add-ons priced separately. There is no public status page and no uptime percentage. The mobile apps are planned, not a public download.