Guide
How to Sign a Consent Form Online
Consent forms can be signed electronically for medical procedures, research participation, media usage, and more — no paper, no printing.
Steps
- 1
Prepare consent form with all required disclosures
- 2
Send to participant or patient via email
- 3
Recipient reviews the full document and signs electronically
- 4
Both parties receive the signed copy immediately
- 5
SHA-256 certificate provides tamper-proof audit trail for compliance
Try it with curl
curl -X POST https://signb.ee/api/send \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"content": "# Your Document\n\nContent here...",
"senderName": "Your Name",
"senderEmail": "you@email.com",
"recipientName": "Recipient",
"recipientEmail": "recipient@email.com"
}'Legal validity
Electronic signatures are legally binding under the ESIGN Act (US), eIDAS Regulation (EU), and Electronic Communications Act (UK). Every Signbee document includes a SHA-256 tamper-proof certificate.
More details
Paper consent forms are a bottleneck in healthcare, research, and media production. Patients fill them out in waiting rooms with distractions. Participants forget to bring signed copies. Staff spend hours filing and organising paper.
Electronic consent forms solve all of this. Send the form by email before the appointment, procedure, or shoot. The participant reads and signs on their phone at their own pace. The signed PDF with audit trail is delivered instantly to both parties.
For medical consent: electronic signatures are valid under ESIGN and eIDAS for informed consent in most cases. Some jurisdictions may require wet signatures for specific surgical procedures — check your local requirements.
For research consent (IRB/ethics board): electronic consent is widely accepted. The audit trail provides stronger evidence of informed consent than a paper form, since it proves the participant reviewed the document (timestamp of document open) and explicitly signed (timestamp + IP of signature).
For media release consent: photographers, videographers, and producers can send model releases and media consent forms electronically, getting signed permission before or during shoots.
Frequently asked questions
Are electronic consent forms legally valid?
Yes. Electronic consent forms are legally valid under ESIGN (US), eIDAS (EU), and ECA (UK) for most purposes. Some specific medical procedures may require wet signatures depending on jurisdiction — check local regulations.
Can patients sign consent forms on their phone?
Yes. The signing experience is fully mobile-responsive. Patients receive a signing link by email, open it in their phone's browser, review the document, and sign — no app download required.
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