Assign Checkbox Contract For Free

The short answer is yes. Courts across the United States have confirmed that clicking on a checkbox is akin to a signature on a written contract. Essentially, by clicking I agree or I accept, the consumer provides the mutual assent required to form a legally binding agreement.

You're accepting to be bound by a set of legal terms and conditions, says Andrew Alleyne, a lawyer with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Toronto. By clicking the I Accept button below, you're entering into a contract.

Clicking a button or checking a box in order to indicate your assent fulfills the requirement that intent to sign is demonstrated by the signer. In other words: since the signer has to actively click a button that clearly informs them they are agreeing to a contract, they are showing they intended to sign.

A legitimate terms-of-service agreement is legally binding and may be subject to change. Companies can enforce the terms by refusing service. Customers can enforce by filing a lawsuit or arbitration case if they can show they were actually harmed by a breach of the terms.

The short answer is yes. Courts across the United States have confirmed that clicking on a checkbox is akin to a signature on a written contract. Essentially, by clicking I agree or I accept, the consumer provides the mutual assent required to form a legally binding agreement.

A further question arises: is a checkbox considered the same as a signature? In short, no, but they are not completely without use. It may be more helpful, should you need to litigate your contract to have a space for a client or signatory to initial the specific clauses you might otherwise use checkboxes for.

Yes, clickwrap agreements (provided they are designed, presented, and tracked in compliance with best practices) are just as enforceable as both traditional wet ink signatures and electronic signatures in the US.