WPsigner is for simple electronic signatures (SES) on everyday formfrei contracts under eIDAS and German law — offers, NDAs, HR acknowledgments — with audit evidence on your WordPress server. It is not a QTSP and does not provide QES for statutory Schriftform under §126a BGB.
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Start with the legal form requirement—not the signing tool. This quick guide shows where a WPsigner SES workflow may fit and where it does not.
Does the transaction require statutory Schriftform, QES, notarization, or another prescribed form?
WPsigner may fit
If German law does not impose a special form, WPsigner can support a simple electronic signature workflow with intent, consent, document hashes, and audit evidence.
Common form-free use cases
Use a qualified route
WPsigner is not a QES or QTSP. If statutory Schriftform applies, use a qualified electronic signature from a qualified trust service provider or follow the required offline form.
Practical orientation only—not legal advice. The required signature level depends on the document, parties, and applicable law.
Between eIDAS levels, §126a BGB, and the Vertrauensdienstegesetz, German teams must understand what kind of signature they are collecting. Per-envelope SaaS tools rarely give you control over where signed data lives on WordPress.
Only a qualified electronic signature (QES) can replace Germany's statutory written form (Schriftform) under §126a BGB. But most everyday B2B contracts, offers, NDAs, and HR acknowledgments are formfrei — no statutory form required — so simple and advanced signatures (SES/AES) are legally effective and widely used.
The eIDAS regulation applies EU-wide and defines SES, AES, and QES; Germany's Vertrauensdienstegesetz (VDG) governs trust services nationally. Teams need clear records and counsel — not marketing claims dressed as legal advice.
Contracts, NDAs, and HR forms contain personal data. Sending signed PDFs to a US cloud invites third-country transfer and Schrems II questions — keeping them on your own WordPress host keeps control with you.
Send business agreements and accepted offers straight from your site. Clients sign from a secure link — no WordPress account required.
Protect early talks and supplier relationships with fast confidentiality agreements stored on your server in Germany or the EU.
Collect policy acknowledgments and internal forms with audit trails your HR team can file alongside existing records.
Formalize service terms and multi-page consent packets with reusable templates — unlimited volume on a flat fee.
Signed documents stay on your WordPress server. Host with German or EU providers like Hetzner, IONOS, or Strato — no US cloud transfers, no Schrems II headaches.
WPsigner captures signer intent, consent, IP address, and timestamps in a tamper-evident audit trail — solid evidence for the many contracts concluded formfrei in Germany.
One $99/year license with unlimited signatures. Predictable cost for German SMEs that sign regularly without enterprise SaaS pricing.
Upload the plugin, activate your license, and you are ready in minutes — no separate signing platform to host.
Add PDFs for contracts, NDAs, or consent packs. Place signature, date, and text fields where counterparties need to complete them.
Share a secure signing link by email. Download the signed PDF with its audit trail and retain it under your document policy.
Compatible: simple electronic signature (SES) workflows under eIDAS for the many German contracts that are formfrei (no statutory form required) — typical B2B contracts, offers, NDAs, vendor onboarding, HR acknowledgments, and client terms. WPsigner captures intent, consent, IP/device metadata, document hashes, and optional RFC 3161 timestamps in a tamper-evident audit trail. OTP or optional KYC can strengthen identification when risk warrants it.
Not compatible / not a substitute for: (1) Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) — WPsigner is not a QTSP and does not issue QES; (2) statutory written form (Schriftform) under §126a BGB, which only a QES can replace; (3) other acts that German law still requires in a specific form or with a qualified trust service; (4) wet-ink where still mandated. For Schriftform / QES needs, use a qualified provider — not WPsigner.
No. WPsigner provides SES workflows with tamper-evident audit trails — it is not a qualified trust service provider and does not issue QES. For documents that legally require Schriftform under §126a BGB, you need QES from a qualified provider. For everyday formfrei contracts, SES is legally effective.
No. This page is informational marketing, not legal advice. Whether SES, AES, or QES is sufficient depends on the type of legal act, the parties, and the BGB's form requirements. Consult qualified German counsel before relying on any tool for a specific transaction.
Yes — because WPsigner is self-hosted. Signed files stay on your WordPress server, for example with German or EU hosts like Hetzner, IONOS, or Strato. You choose storage location, backups, and access policy to match your GDPR posture.
Plans start at $99/year with unlimited signatures on your WordPress site — far more predictable than per-envelope SaaS pricing for teams that send contracts regularly.
Choose an annual or lifetime license with unlimited documents and no per-envelope fees. Keep control of your data and signing workflows.