What Airffic Sign is
Keep a record of "I have read this and I agree", with the person's identity and the time. In Airffic Sign you place a document, share its URL, and the other person signs in, reads it and presses "agree". That is all it is. Internal agreements, contractor terms, consent forms for a briefing, acceptance of terms of use.
What is kept: the document text (with a hash for tamper detection), the agreeing person's account and email, their name, and the timestamp. A placed document cannot be changed afterwards; if it changes, the hash changes. The consent records for each document can be exported as CSV.
This is not an electronic signature under Japan's Electronic Signature Act, and it is not a substitute for a wet signature, a notary or a legally required signature in any jurisdiction. If a contract's validity may be disputed, ask a lawyer about the evidentiary weight. It is a light way to record who read and agreed to what, and when. The app itself is currently in Japanese; an English interface is on the roadmap.
How to use it
- 1Place the documentPaste a title and the text, then "place and create URL". The text can no longer be changed.
- 2Share the URLSend it by email or chat. The other person signs in with Google and opens it.
- 3They agreeThey read it, enter their name and press "I have read this and agree". The time and identity are recorded.
- 4Export the records"Consent records" shows who agreed to each document and when. Export as CSV.
Questions
- Does it count as a legal electronic signature?
- No. Identity rests on sign-in with a Google account; it has none of the mechanisms required by Japan's Electronic Signature Act or its electronic bookkeeping rules, nor of equivalents elsewhere. Where a legally valid signature is required, use an e-signature service.
- Can I edit a placed document?
- No. The text's hash is tied to the consent records, so a change would make it a different document. To change it, place a new one.
- Does the other person need to sign in?
- Yes, so that consent is tied to an account. One click with a Google account.
- Who can see the document?
- Anyone who has the URL and is signed in. The URL uses a hard-to-guess ID, but do not post it in public.
- Can I sign a PDF?
- No. Documents are plain text only. Inserting a signature image into a PDF is a future candidate.
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