The most common usage scenarios for electronic official seals are in e-commerce, Internet finance, tourism, education, human resources, logistics and other fields. In addition, real estate, automobiles, insurance, third-party payment, Industries such as medical and supply chain as well as government agencies have also begun to adopt electronic official seals, and a wealth of industry cases have emerged.
In fact, except for situations where traditional contracts are required by law, electronic official seals can be used in other situations. This is also the general trend in the Internet era.
Electronic official seal is a form of electronic signature. The "Electronic Signature Law" has the following provisions on situations in which electronic signatures are not applicable:
Article 3 Contracts in Civil Activities or other documents, documents and other documents, the parties may agree to use or not use electronic signatures and data messages.
The legal effect of documents agreed by the parties to use electronic signatures and data messages shall not be denied simply because they are in the form of electronic signatures or data messages.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the following documents:
(1) those involving marriage, adoption, inheritance and other personal relationships;
(2) those involving the suspension of water supply, Public utility services such as heating and gas supply;
(3) Other situations stipulated in laws and administrative regulations where electronic documents are not applicable.
For enterprises, with the electronic official seal, the company's labor contracts, sales contracts, purchase contracts and various administrative documents can be signed efficiently online, and there is no need to worry about borrowing official seals or stamping emergency documents. The trouble is caused by repeated delays and a long period of signing contracts in different places.