However, you can experience several well-known platforms in the industry first, all of which have free experience times.
Moreover, it is very important to choose a reliable electronic contract service provider, and the price cannot be used as the only reference index.
The following are some key points for choosing a third-party electronic contract platform:
1, platform authentication and encryption are indispensable.
Whether signing a contract face to face or signing an electronic contract online, people are often most worried about the security of information. Just like face-to-face signing, signing an electronic contract online needs to transmit a lot of information. If this information is not encrypted, private information such as contract terms and signer's privacy may be leaked or even tampered with. In addition, the rampant "phishing" websites in recent years also make the electronic contract platform at risk of being counterfeited. In view of these two risks, the best solution at present is to install SSL certificate (server certificate) for the platform to realize HTTPS encrypted transmission and platform identity authentication. Articles 5 to 8 of the Electronic Signature Law stipulate that electronic contracts that lock the true identity of the signer, effectively prevent document tampering, and accurately record the signing time shall be legally recognized.
2. Financial grade contract storage is the safest.
Electronic contracts need to be kept safely after signing. In order to save costs, some network contract platforms adopt cloud hosting mode, which greatly reduces the cost and data security. Hosting all servers and storage devices in a third party is likely to cause huge information security risks. It is not reassuring to hand over the contract to such a platform for safekeeping. It is suggested that enterprises should give priority to cooperation with third-party electronic contract platforms with data service background of large financial institutions. We know that financial institutions have extremely high requirements for data storage, so platforms with financial services will use large data centers with their own property rights, build disaster recovery centers in different places in the same city, and have perfect data disaster recovery systems. And has accumulated rich experience in data center operation and management for many years. Highly available architecture can prevent problems before they happen. Even if there is a fault, the response speed and the ability to deal with problems are far better than ordinary platforms. This financial-grade contract storage is undoubtedly the most reliable.
3. Simple docking and quick access.
When an enterprise decides to use online electronic contract service, it needs to connect the platform with the third-party electronic contract platform. Docking two different systems was originally a complicated task. An excellent electronic contract platform can simplify the complexity, that is, it provides a standardized interface for access enterprises, and enterprises can realize seamless docking without much transformation of the existing platform or major adjustment of the existing business processes. At the same time, the platform should provide embedded access, avoid multi-platform login, and don't make users of enterprise platforms feel complicated in use, so as to improve the user experience. When it comes to user experience, the access speed of online electronic contracts is also a problem that cannot be ignored. Some low-cost electronic contract platforms are hosted by third parties, and the access speed is slow or unstable, which will affect the efficiency of online signing. A more powerful electronic contract platform will use its own multi-line BGP computer room and have its own expert operation and maintenance team to ensure that users of all network operators can access the platform at high speed and stability.
4. Excellent operation and service capabilities
To judge whether a third-party electronic contract platform is safe and reliable, we should not only consider its technical ability, but also examine its operation level. A relatively simple way to judge whether the third-party electronic contract platform has excellent operation ability is to see whether it has passed the ISO2700 1 certification. ф o27001(information security management system standard) is the management system standard of information security domain. Through ISO2700 1 certification, a set of scientific and effective management system has been established, which provides a guarantee for the organization information security of the electronic contract platform. Passing the certification also means that the platform has a stable network service, a fast-responding technical support team, supports a 7*24-hour hotline service, and can provide quality after-sales service.
5. Electronic evidence is indispensable.
After the electronic contract is signed, if there is a dispute, the user needs the electronic contract platform to assist in issuing electronic evidence for judicial authentication. As an electronic agreement to record the rights and obligations of the parties, electronic contracts play a vital role in restoring the truth when disputes occur. Whether a reliable electronic contract platform can provide professional and authoritative one-stop evidential assistance service depends on whether the platform has a good cooperative relationship with a professional electronic data judicial authentication center and the cooperation background between the platform and a third-party certification body (CA).
6. Need to consider the CA background.
The core of electronic contract platform is CA. The platform realizes effective electronic signature through CA's digital authentication technology and digital certificate products, which makes the electronic contract conform to the electronic signature law and has the characteristics of anti-tampering and anti-repudiation, thus having the same legal effect as the paper contract. At present, the recognized CA institutions can be found on the website of the State Administration of Commercial Cryptography, and the institutions on the list of commercial cryptographic products sales licensing units can issue electronic signatures to users.
7. Is there any legal service?
Does the electronic contract have legal effect? How to sign an electronic contract is effective? In fact, electronic contracts have the same legal effect as paper contracts. But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Therefore, it is very important whether the electronic contract platform has corresponding legal services. Such as deposit and certification, judicial expertise, online arbitration and corporate lawyer consulting services. Another most effective method is whether the electronic contract signed by the electronic contract platform has a court case.
The above points about selecting electronic contract service providers are not perfect, but some reliable third-party electronic contract platforms can be preliminarily screened out.