At present, there are different platforms in the market to provide electronic contract services. To judge which platform is better, you can refer to these standards:
Do the products and services provided by 1. comply with laws and regulations?
According to the relevant provisions of the Contract Law and the Electronic Signature Law, a legal and effective electronic contract needs to meet a number of conditions at the same time:
1, the original data message, can reliably keep the content intact and tamper-proof, and meet the original form and file preservation requirements stipulated by law;
2. Electronic signature, which can identify the signer and signature time, prevent tampering, and meet the requirements of effective electronic signature stipulated by law;
3. The signature identity has been effectively authenticated by a third party and meets the authentication requirements stipulated by law.
To sum up, it can be used as one of the reference standards for selecting suppliers.
2. Is the platform operation qualification valid?
Electronic contract is based on digital signature technology and information encryption technology, and its construction and operation need to strictly abide by laws and regulations to provide services. There are very few service providers in the market who hold the three-level protection of information systems (the highest civil level), the model certificate of commercial password products, the sales license of commercial password products, and the certificate of designated company for the production of commercial password products. At present, contract lock is one of the few service providers I know at the same time.
3. Ability to provide products and services according to the platform.
Strictly speaking, the electronic contract industry is not a new industry. The service mode of electronic contract signing, the core business of electronic contract platform, is basically the same. The author believes that the real gap in platform quality lies in the ability to provide products and services, including horizontal product types and vertical service depth.
Although the market of electronic contracts and electronic seals has developed for many years, the usage habits and patterns of seals and signatures have been followed for many years, which requires a long-term adaptation process in terms of ideas and concepts. The author believes that the coexistence of electronic seal and physical seal will continue for a long time. Therefore, in terms of platform products and service capabilities, the author believes that it will be a competitive advantage for electronic contract service providers (which can also be used as one of the product selection criteria for users) to provide services that pay equal attention to both physical objects and electronic seals, and that electronic contracts and paper contracts are under unified control.
4. Take various technical indicators as reference.
For people who know technology, it is a good reference standard to choose products by corresponding to various technical indicators of electronic contracts. However, for most enterprises or individuals, there are few technicians involved in the initial stage of product selection, so the relevant technical indicators will not be repeated for the time being.
5. Refer to the used user word of mouth and evaluation.
You can also refer to people who have used related products, but after all, the use scenarios and needs of both parties are different, and the reference value may not be great. It is best to compare similar products.