When can't I use electronic contracts?

According to Article 3 of the Electronic Signature Law, the parties may agree to use or not use electronic signatures and data messages in contracts or other documents and vouchers in civil activities.

A document in the form of electronic signature or data message agreed by the parties shall not be denied its legal effect just because it is in the form of electronic signature or data message.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the following documents:

(a) involving marriage, adoption, inheritance and other personal relationships;

(two) involving the cessation of water supply, heating, gas supply and other public utilities services;

(3) Other circumstances in which electronic documents are not applicable as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

That is to say, except for the above three situations that are not applicable to electronic contracts, electronic contracts can be used in other situations. For example, enterprises can use electronic contracts for labor contracts, product purchase and sale contracts, supplier contracts, daily internal examination and approval, etc., so as to realize fast online signing and examination and approval and improve the operational efficiency of enterprises.

At present, electronic contracts have been widely used in internet finance, e-commerce and other industries, and electronic contracts have become a hot trend.