Digital Signature - How binding is it?

Realistically it depends on the way it's used and where. In some jurisdictions digital signatures are treated exactly the same as handwritten ones (some European countries use them on a national level to sign online tax returns, etc.) but many countries/courts/companies haven't gotten round to forming a policy on them, and still have their T&Cs worded to expect an in-person handwritten signature. One of the problems actually comes in obliquely when the T&Cs insist on someone submitting the "original copy" of the signed form - a concept which doesn't exist in an electronic workflow.If the party issuing the form permits digital signing, then the digital signature will be binding in the context of the form - but if the party expects you to print the thing out, sign it and mail it back, they may not even understand what a digital signature means!

Thank you so much. That is helpful.

Lauren