The electronic signature is equivalent to personal signature by law. It is used to sign all kinds of documents, e.g. tax return forms, applications, offers, contracts, etc. A secure electronic signature can only be affixed with the use of a qualified certificate and secure device.
Pursuant to the act on electronic signature of 18 September, 2001 (Journal of Laws 2001 , vol. 130, item 1450), legal effects and consequences of electronic data with a secure electronic signature affixed thereto, verified by means of a valid qualified certificate are equivalent to documents signed with personal signatures.
Qualified certificates are issued by CERTUM in accordance to a DIRECTIVE 1999/93/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures.
CERTUM offers the following qualified certificates:
- Certum QCA Personal
- Certum QCA Professional
A secure device is necessary for the creation of a secure electronic signature.
CERTUM QCA Personal
CERTUM QCA Personal – is a qualified certificate issued to a natural person acting on his or her own behalf. Thus, an owner of the certificate is also its user. This certificate, apart from an owner basic identification data such as his or her name and personal ID number, can contain a number of additional information e.g. the owner’s date of birth or address.
CERTUM QCA Professional
CERTUM QCA Professional − is a qualified certificate issued to a natural person acting on behalf of another natural person, company, organization or public authority. The owner of the certificate is the represented entity, whereas the agent representing the entity is the certificate’s user. Apart from basic user identification data such as the name and personal id number, this certificate also contains information concerning the entity represented by the user.
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