Swisscom Sign – digital signatures for businesses
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Legally equivalent to a handwritten signature - Mobile
Save time by signing instantly from anywhere - Digitised
No need for scanning, printing or postage
With the qualified electronic signature (QES), your SME can sign contracts and documents quickly, easily and in a legally compliant manner at any time.
Take advantage of virtual processes and legally valid digital signatures to save time and administrative effort for your SME, and avoid unnecessary trips to the post office or on-site visits. Once you have completed the one-time registration and identity verification, you can easily sign contracts and documents of all kinds in the Swisscom Sign app, concluding contracts and transferring confirmations in a matter of moments rather than days.
- Upload documents to the My Swisscom app or sign.swisscom.ch
- Invite people to sign the documents and receive notifications
- Have the documents legally signed by all parties
- View and download the signed documents in the app or on a desktop
Our service for your SME
Why Swisscom?
Swisscom Sign is already an established product for private individuals.
We are fully compliant with eIDAS and ZertES regulations governing data privacy and security.
All our e-signatures are automatically offered at the highest signature level, QES.
Digitally sign documents
Digitally sign leases
Digitally sign lease agreements and acceptance reports in seconds and save on the cost of printing and postage, as well as the time required to physically post everything in duplicate. What is more, there’s no risk of original documents becoming lost in the post.
Digitally sign employment contracts
Conclude employment contracts in seconds and save yourself the time and admin associated with posting your documents or arranging an on-site visit. And you won’t run the risk of documents going astray in transit.
Digitally sign legal documents
Use a digital signature to sign minutes, powers of attorney, financial statements and other important legal documents. Minutes from board meetings can also be signed quickly, easily and legally using a QES.
Digitally sign orders, service contracts and more
Whether you’re an agent, agency or architect, you can use e-signatures to sign all types of digital contract in a legally compliant manner. Besides allowing you to conclude contracts more quickly, it also saves you time and administrative effort. You can also download your documents and archive them electronically, and there’s no risk of losing documents in the post.
FAQs
How much does Swisscom Sign cost per signature?
The price per signature is CHF 2.40 for commercial use. The party requesting the signing bears the cost of all signatures on the document. To sign a document with two signatories, for example, it would cost CHF 4.80. The one-time identity verification is free of charge.
How does co-signing work?
To invite other parties to co-sign a document:
- Position the signature field(s) on the document for the person/people you want to sign
- Pay the cost of the additional signature(s)
- Each invited person will receive an e-mail with the link to our website. They then scan the QR code with their smartphone and access the document to be signed.
- If the invited person is not yet registered, they will first need to verify their identity using a valid identity document (ID card or passport)
- The invitee provides their legal signature on the document digitally
- You receive a confirmation e-mail that the signing process has been completed and that the document is ready for download
Where can I view signed documents?
Signed documents can be found in your My Swisscom app. These will be deleted automatically 30 days after the signature process is complete. You should therefore download the documents and save them to your device or the cloud before they are deleted.
If you have been invited to sign documents, you can download the signed document again within 30 days. To do this, click on the link you received by e-mail.
Is my scanned handwritten signature legally valid?
A scanned signature does not meet the requirements for a qualified electronic signature (QES). So if you sign on a piece of paper, scan it and use it digitally, it is not legally equivalent to your handwritten signature, because it is easy to fake or reproduce.
What is a qualified electronic signature (QES)?
Swisscom Sign is more than a digital signature for SMEs: the qualified electronic signature (QES) is equivalent to a handwritten signature under Swiss law and is valid within the entire jurisdiction of Switzerland. With a QES, you can electronically sign, with legal effect, all documents that would previously have been signed by hand (simple written form).
With a QES, you can electronically sign documents at any time and legally complete business processes online using electronic signatures and seals. If you need to sign a document that falls under European jurisdiction, please choose our eIDAS-compliant QES.
What are the requirements for using Swisscom Sign?
Before your SME can use Swisscom Sign, you will first need to complete the one-time registration and identity verification process, as follows:
- Open sign.swisscom.ch (https://sign.swisscom.ch/sign)
- Scan the on-screen QR code with your smartphone
- Complete the one-time identity verification using your valid identity document
After that, you can use your smartphone and the My Swisscom app to digitally sign documents for your SME and send them to other parties to be signed digitally.
How can I digitally sign a document and have someone countersign it?
You can invite someone to co-sign a document. Proceed as follows:
- Upload the document to sign.swisscom.ch or upload using the My Swisscom app
- Provide the contact details of all relevant parties
- Position signature fields on the document for all the people you want to sign
- Pay the cost of your digital signature as well as additional signatures
- Each invited person will receive an e-mail with the link to our website. They then scan the QR code with their smartphone and access the document to be signed.
- If the invited people are not yet registered, they will first need to verify their identity using a valid identity document
- The invitees sign the document electronically
- You will receive a confirmation e-mail advising that the signing process has been completed and that the document is ready for download
- You can now download the signed document and archive it locally