How to physically sign a printed contract
Best practice to print, hand-sign and archive the contract.
Electronic signing is valid and efficient, but sometimes a handwritten signature is best: notarial records, parties who prefer paper, contracts you will file with an administration. These are the recommended steps.
Steps
- Download the contract PDF from the editor ("Download PDF" button).
- Print every page on A4 paper. Avoid double-sided printing if you will file it with a Spanish public administration.
- Sign every page in the bottom margin (initial) — good practice to prevent page replacement. The last page carries the full signature with name and date.
- If two parties sign, both initial every page and sign at the end.
- Scan the signed contract and upload it to Runican in the "Contract attachments" section to keep everything next to the digital original.
In PDFs generated by Runican you can enable "Initials on every page" in Document settings. A discreet box appears for the initials.
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