Legal standing of image seals

Where they work, where they do not, and what you must never do.

Image seals are convenient, but the line between where they work and where they do not is sharp.

Where they work

Internal approvals, quotations, delivery notes, working documents and agreed e-contracts — anywhere the parties can already identify each other. This is already common practice.

Where they do not

Anywhere a seal certificate is required. Property registration, inheritance, mortgages and vehicle transfers all need a physical seal registered with a government office and its certificate. An image cannot be registered as a seal.

Evidential weight

A sealed contract carries a presumption that the named person made it. But images copy easily, so once a dispute starts they are harder to defend than a physical impression. For anything important, pair the seal with a method that records who signed and when, such as a proper e-signature service.

What you must never do

Make and use a seal in someone else's name without authority. Creating a seal bearing another person's or another company's name and pressing it on a document can amount to forgery and uttering of a private document. Use this only for yourself or within authority you actually hold.

What BaroStamp does not do

BaroStamp never sends the names you type to a server. Generation happens entirely in your browser and no image is stored. We cannot know what you made.

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