Category: Smart docs

What is contract metadata and how it works

Contract metadata is the structured data about a contract — parties, dates, values, obligations — not the contract text itself. It’s what turns a pile of PDFs into a searchable, manageable system. The 9 types of …

Forging a signature: meaning, penalties and how to spot it

Forging a signature means signing someone else’s name, or copying their signature, without their authority so that others accept it as genuine. It is a crime in the US, the UK and Germany, with maximum sentences …

Authorized signatory: who can sign for a company

An authorized signatory is a person with the legal power to sign documents and bind a company. This guide covers where that authority comes from (law, bylaws, board resolutions, delegation policies, Prokura), how to …

What is a wet signature? Meaning and when you need one

A wet signature is a signature you write by hand, in ink, on paper. Most contracts no longer need one, because electronic signatures are legally valid in the US, the UK and the EU. Ink is still required for a short list …