Electronic Signature Terms

By using Arc's electronic signature features, you agree to conduct the signing transaction electronically. You consent to receive, review, sign, retain, and access the applicable document and related records electronically.

When you click a signing button, adopt a signature, type your name, draw a signature, upload a signature image, check a consent box, or otherwise complete a signing action in Arc, you intend that action to serve as your electronic signature for the applicable document.

To use Arc electronic signatures, you need a device, browser, internet access, and software capable of opening PDF files and retaining or printing electronic records. By signing, you confirm that you can access the document in the format presented and can retain a copy for your records.

If you cannot access or retain the document electronically, do not sign electronically. Contact the sender to request another signing method or a paper copy.

You may request a paper copy or ask to withdraw consent to electronic signing by contacting the party that sent you the document. Arc may not be a party to the underlying document and may not control whether the sender accepts paper signatures, imposes fees, changes timing, or changes the transaction process.

Withdrawing consent after signing does not automatically cancel a document already signed electronically or affect records already provided electronically, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

The sender is responsible for selecting the document, deciding whether electronic signatures are appropriate, identifying required signers, setting signing order, placing fields, confirming signer authority, and complying with any law, contract, policy, notice, witness, notarization, retention, or industry requirement that applies to the document.

Each signer is responsible for reviewing the entire document before signing, confirming that the signer has authority to sign, ensuring signer information is accurate, and declining to sign if the signer does not agree.

Arc electronic signatures are intended for ordinary business and construction workflows such as proposals, approvals, change orders, selections, contracts, and similar commercial records. Arc should not be used for documents that legally require wet ink, notarization, witnesses, government-specific execution, or another special process unless you have confirmed the process is valid for that document.

Without limiting the above, Arc electronic signatures should not be used for wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, adoption, divorce, family-law matters, court orders or official court documents, certain Uniform Commercial Code documents, notices of utility termination, notices of default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, eviction, right to cure involving a primary residence, health or life insurance cancellation notices, product recall notices, or hazardous-materials transportation documents where electronic signing is restricted or excluded by law.

Arc may record evidence related to signing activity, including signer name, email address, IP address, user agent, signing request identifiers, envelope identifiers, document identifiers, timestamps, field values, consent text, source file identifiers, executed file identifiers, and document hashes.

Arc may include an electronic signature certificate or audit summary with executed documents. Audit evidence supports attribution and recordkeeping, but it does not guarantee that a signature or document will be enforceable in every circumstance.

Arc provides software and does not provide legal advice. Arc does not determine whether a document is enforceable, whether a signer has authority, whether electronic signing is appropriate, or whether a document satisfies legal, regulatory, contractual, notarization, witness, or filing requirements.

Consult qualified counsel for legal questions about electronic signatures, document execution, enforceability, retention, notices, construction contracts, lien rights, consumer transactions, or jurisdiction-specific requirements.