Progressive Signing

Common use cases

Employment documents

Ensure new hires can review, complete, & sign their paperwork at their own pace, while allowing HR to validate & add additional details as needed.

Lease agreements

Allow landlords & tenants to mutually fill out lease agreements, with each party contributing their required information before finalizing & signing.

Investment documents

Streamline the process of collecting data & signatures from multiple investors or stakeholders in a structured manner, ensuring compliance & accuracy.

Key benefits

Flexible signing timelines

Each party can complete and sign their portion of the document independently, without waiting for others, accommodating varying schedules and reducing delays.

Sequential data collection

Information can be gathered in stages, allowing subsequent parties to provide or update data as needed, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Improved workflow efficiency

By enabling parties to act on their own timelines, Progressive Signing streamlines processes like rental agreements and hiring documents, improving overall efficiency.

Frequently asked

What is Progressive Signing?

Progressive Signing allows multiple parties to fill out and sign a document in stages. Each participant can complete their portion independently, enabling workflows that require sequential data collection and signatures.

Who benefits from using Progressive Signing?

Progressive Signing is ideal for use cases like rental agreements, hiring paperwork, and multi-party contracts where data and signatures are collected in a specific order.

How does Progressive Signing differ from traditional signing workflows?

Unlike traditional workflows that require all signers to complete the process simultaneously, Progressive Signing enables each party to complete their portion at different times, ensuring flexibility and accuracy.

Can multiple signers update the same document?

Yes, Progressive Signing allows signers to update or fill in specific sections of the document assigned to them without affecting the data entered by others.

How do I enable Progressive Signing for a document?

You can configure Progressive Signing through Anvil’s document editor or API. Assign specific fields or sections to individual signers and define the signing order.

Can Progressive Signing handle optional signers?

Yes, you can configure workflows to include optional signers, allowing flexibility depending on the document's requirements.

Is there a limit to the number of signers in a Progressive Signing workflow?

There is no hard limit, but performance may depend on the complexity of the document and workflow. Anvil is optimized for most standard use cases.

Is Progressive Signing legally binding?

Yes, documents signed through Progressive Signing comply with global e-signature standards such as ESIGN, UETA, and eIDAS.

Does Progressive Signing meet compliance requirements like GDPR and HIPAA?

Yes, Progressive Signing adheres to GDPR, HIPAA, and other industry-specific regulations, ensuring the security and privacy of sensitive data.