{"id":7712,"date":"2025-10-10T15:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podpisano-new.local\/?p=7712"},"modified":"2025-10-10T16:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:03:14","slug":"podpis-profesjonalny-a-pieczec-kwalifikowana-czym-sie-roznia-i-kiedy-ktorej-uzyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/podpis-profesjonalny-a-pieczec-kwalifikowana-czym-sie-roznia-i-kiedy-ktorej-uzyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualified Electronic Seal vs professional signature - which to choose in your process?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7712\" class=\"elementor elementor-7712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc68e6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc68e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb58e09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb58e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ce890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ce890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional signature vs. qualified electronic seal - what are the differences and when which one to use?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1d5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1d5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signatures and electronic seals can do the job of organizing company documents quickly and efficiently. The problem begins when someone asks: \u201eAm I the one who should use <\/span><b>professional signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>qualified electronic seal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?\u201d. Below we explain with examples the differences - with users of Certum solutions (SimplySign, Certum Mini) and proCertum SmartSign software in mind.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23011f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23011f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definitions in two sentences\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c123ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c123ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualified Signature (QES)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the only e-signature in the EU with a presumption of equivalence to a handwritten signature; always assigned to a <\/span><b>individual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Variant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/podpis-kwalifikowany-osobisty-czy-profesjonalny-kluczowe-roznice-i-zastosowania\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eprofessional<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d is simply a QES whose certificate contains organizational attributes (role\/company).<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualified Electronic Seal (QESeal)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: equivalent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/pieczec-tradycyjna-vs-pieczec-elektroniczna-czym-sie-roznia\/\"><b>company stamp<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the digital world; assigned to <\/span><b>legal entity \/ organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ensures authenticity of origin and integrity of content.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c497906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c497906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">...and simpler\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303fe7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"303fe7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378dd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"378dd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualified professional signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (business) - consists of <\/span><b>particular person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acting on behalf of the company, e.g., board member, attorney. Confirms <\/span><b>identity and will of the person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It has the force equal to a handwritten signature.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Qualified Electronic Seal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - submits <\/span><b>entity (legal person)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Confirms <\/span><b>origin and integrity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> company document, but <\/span><b>does not express the will of a particular person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ideal for automatic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com#:~:text=1.%20Electronic%20seals,put%20in%20place.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201estamping<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d bulk documents.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03da6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a03da6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c58825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c58825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can use?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e3818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60e3818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A professional signature can be used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any natural person to whom the company has entrusted signature authority (representation, proxy, power of attorney).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Qualified Electronic Seal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>entities only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., companies, offices, universities). In practice, the seal can be used <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com#:~:text=1.%20Electronic%20seals,put%20in%20place.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">automatically by systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Without \u201eclicking\u201d by a human.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077ea16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"077ea16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What exactly do they confirm?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95263f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b95263f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Professional signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201eI, John Kowalski, by affixing my signature, express my will on behalf of company X in accordance with my authority.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Qualified Electronic Seal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201eThis document <\/span><b>comes from<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of company X and <\/span><b>has not been changed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d (without the person's statement of intent).<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49a7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49a7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical applications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f994a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f994a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Choose a professional signature when<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you submit <\/span><b>declaration of intent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (contracts, powers of attorney, resolutions),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signature is required \u201ein person\u201d (from a board member, chief accountant, etc.),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high evidentiary strength is needed, who <\/span><b>specifically<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Signed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Choose a qualified electronic seal when<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spend <\/span><b>en masse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> documents: e-invoices, confirmations, certificates, certifications, regulations,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want documents to be automatically \u201estamped\u201d in the ERP\/DMS system,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you need <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certum.pl\/pl\/aktualnosci\/kwalifikowana-pieczec-elektroniczna-w-ksiegowosci\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">warranty <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">origin from the organization and the integrity of the content, without indicating the person,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">You work in the Ksef system, for example.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a6b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a6b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical and legal aspect\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f659bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f659bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the e-seal and e-signature are \u201equalified\u201d because they are based on a <\/span><b>qualified certificates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issued by qualified trust service providers (QTSPs).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They differ <\/span><b>identity of the subject in the certificate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for signature - <\/span><b>individual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the seal - <\/span><b>legal entity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/news\/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both provide integrity and origin authentication; the difference is that the<\/span><b> signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> assigns an action to <\/span><b>particular person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f87c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f87c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certum Mini, SimplySign, proCertum Smart Sign - how does it work in practice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a69aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a69aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Professional signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With Certum (e.g. <\/span><b>SimplySign<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Certum Mini<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/podpis-kwalifikowany-osobisty-czy-profesjonalny-kluczowe-roznice-i-zastosowania\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signature of an individual with company attributes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Convenient for representative tasks, \u201eby name\u201d signatures, and where procedures require a person to be named.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certum.eu\/en\/qualified-electronic-signature\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualified Electronic Seal Certum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acts as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certum.pl\/pl\/kwalifikowana-pieczec-elektroniczna\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digital company stamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; works well for automatic marking of multiple documents, including on the server side.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certum.pl\/pl\/kwalifikowana-pieczec-elektroniczna\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For computer work, it is useful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pomoc.certum.pl\/pl\/oprogramowanie\/procertum-smartsign\/\"><b>proCertum SmartSign<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (verification, signing, sealing). In automated environments, the seal can be connected to systems (ERP\/DMS\/workflow).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e130610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e130610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to choose. Quick download\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aff948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aff948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Choose a professional signature when<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you sign <\/span><b>contract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>power of attorney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>resolution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">law or procedure requires <\/span><b>actions of a person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs to be clearly demonstrated, <\/span><b>who<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> signed (name, surname, role).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Select a qualified electronic seal when<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you issue <\/span><b>hundreds\/thousands of documents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201efrom the organization\u201d (e-invoices, confirmations),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">important <\/span><b>source and integrity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> content, rather than a statement of intent by a person,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">want <\/span><b>automate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> document marking process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Hint:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whatever your choice, include <\/span><b>qualified time stamp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and take care of <\/span><b>long-term verifiability (LTV)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - this facilitates audits and evidentiary disputes years later.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1aa83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1aa83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most important differences - a comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3baf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f3baf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Feature<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Qualified professional signature<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Qualified Electronic Seal<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who \u201efolds\u201d?<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Individual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., board member, attorney)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Entity\/organization<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it confirm?<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The identity of the person and <\/span><b>declaration of intent<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Origins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the organization and <\/span><b>integrity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> content<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal power<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equivalent to a handwritten signature<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does not replace a person's signature; does not make a statement of intent<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main scenarios<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contracts, powers of attorney, resolutions, reports<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-invoices, certificates, confirmations, \u201estamping\u201d in bulk<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mode of operation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person \u201eclicks\u201d \/ authorizes (e.g., SimplySign).<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can operate automatically (server\/system)<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba21f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba21f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a21bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a21bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Does the seal have the same \u201epower\u201d as a signature?<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Does not replace the statement of intent of an individual. Guarantees the origin and integrity of the corporate document. If a person's signature is required - use a professional signature.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Is a professional signature equal to a handwritten signature?<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes - <\/span><b>qualified electronic signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is legally equivalent to a handwritten signature in the EU.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Can I have a professional signature and a seal at the same time?<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes - this is a common practice. Signature for representatives\/attorneys, seal for mass processes and automation.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AND IF.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">... you wonder, <\/span><b>how a qualified personal signature differs from a professional one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, take a look at our guide: \u201e<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/podpis-kwalifikowany-osobisty-czy-profesjonalny-kluczowe-roznice-i-zastosowania\/\"><b>Personal or professional qualified signature? 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