QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC SEAL for corporate entities

Qualified electronic seal is an advanced tool used to authenticate electronic documents and protect them from unauthorized modifications. It functions similarly to a traditional seal used on paper documents but is fully electronic and carries the same legal validity.

A qualified electronic seal is generated using a qualified seal certificate. This certificate, based on cryptographic technology, is assigned to a specific individual or organization. The qualified electronic seal acts as a digital mark that attests to the authenticity of an electronic document and ensures the integrity of its content.

The key features and applications of a qualified electronic seal are:

Authenticity: The qualified electronic seal confirms the authenticity of a document, providing information about its origin and its unchanged state since the seal was applied. This gives recipients of the document confidence that it was issued by an authorized entity and has not undergone any unauthorized alterations.
Integrity: The qualified electronic seal protects the integrity of a document, preventing manipulation or forgery. If the document is altered after the seal is applied, its verification will fail, indicating a breach of document integrity.
Legal validity: The qualified electronic seal carries the same legal value as a traditional paper seal. It is recognized by public administration authorities, courts, and other institutions as evidence in legal and administrative proceedings.
Security: The qualified electronic seal is based on advanced cryptographic technologies, ensuring a high level of security. It safeguards the document against unauthorized access and manipulation.

A qualified electronic seal has broad applications in various areas:

Document protection: A qualified electronic seal can be used to secure various types of electronic documents, such as contracts, invoices, financial reports, tender documents, or official documents. The seal confirms the authenticity and integrity of the document, protecting it from manipulation or forgery.
Document signing and authentication: A qualified electronic seal can serve as a means of signing and authenticating electronic documents. It acts as an electronic identity mark that confirms the document's issuance by a specific entity and its unchanged state since the seal was applied.
Document verification: A qualified electronic seal allows for document verification by third parties. Special tools and software can be used to verify the authenticity, integrity of the document, and the authority of the entity that applied the seal.
Public sector: Qualified electronic seals are applicable in the public administration domain. They can be used in communication processes with public institutions, document submission, data reporting, and within electronic public services.
Electronic business: In electronic business, a qualified electronic seal can be used for signing contracts, invoices, orders, tax declarations, and other business documents. It protects documents from manipulation and provides legal certainty in electronic transactions.
Document management systems: A qualified electronic seal can be utilized in document management systems such as electronic archives or content management systems. It assists in securing and authenticating electronically stored documents.

All these applications of a qualified electronic seal aim to enhance the security, authenticity, and integrity of electronic documents, as well as facilitate administrative and business processes in a digital environment.

The following rules apply to the Identity Verification service provided during a direct meeting with the verifier. For products with remote Identity Verification using an activation voucher, the right of withdrawal from the concluded purchase agreement does not apply before the expiration of the 14-day withdrawal period from the contract.

Identity verification is a service required when issuing a new Qualified Electronic Signature. This service can be provided by any partner of the Eurocert Certification Office. Identity verification can take place at the company's headquarters or through a visit to the customer. Depending on the chosen verification model, you can decide whether to pay for the service when placing an order on the signature.unistyle.pl store or during signature pickup.

Below are some sample scenarios. The issuance of a qualified signature will be carried out regardless of the chosen scenario, and any differences will relate to payment before or during the verification service. For example:

I will pay in advance for the verification service on the signature.unistyle.pl store.
- I can visit the UniStyle.pl headquarters and obtain the signature without additional charges.
- I can choose another Eurocert partner, visit their headquarters, and obtain the signature, but I will accept the price conditions for the verification service proposed by the other partner.
I will not pay for the verification service on the signature.unistyle.pl store. I will do it when picking up the signature.
- I can visit the UniStyle.pl headquarters and obtain the signature, and I will pay a net fee of 40 PLN on-site, either by card or in cash.
- I can choose another partner, visit their headquarters, and obtain the signature, but I will accept the price conditions and payment method for the verification service proposed by the other partner.
I will pay in advance on the signature.unistyle.pl store for the option of the service coming to me.
- I provide the delivery address and pay for the delivery service online by selecting the appropriate delivery method.
I will not pay for the delivery option on the signature.unistyle.pl store.
- I will decide later whether to pick up the signature at one of the partner points or order a delivery to my location and settle the due payment on-site.

Is identity verification required when renewing a signature? No. If you already have a valid qualified signature, its renewal can be done independently using the SecureDoc 2.0 application.

QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC SEAL for corporate entities

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