# What is the legal status of digital signatures in my country?

🇺🇸 **United States**: Digital signatures are legally binding as per the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (*ESIGN*) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (*UETA*).

🇪🇺 **European Union**: The eIDAS (*Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services*) regulation standardizes digital signatures across EU member states, making them legally binding.

🇨🇦 **Canada**: Digital signatures are legally recognized under PIPEDA (*Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act*).

🇦🇺 **Australia**: The Electronic Transactions Act recognizes the legality of digital signatures.

🇮🇳 **India**: The Information Technology Act gives legal recognition to digital signatures.

🇬🇧 **United Kingdom**: The Electronic Communications Act and the eIDAS regulation govern the use of digital signatures.

🇨🇳 **China**: The Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China recognizes and regulates digital signatures.

🇧🇷 **Brazil**: The Brazilian Digital Certification system (*ICP-Brasil*) provides a legal framework for digital signatures.

🇯🇵 **Japan**: The Electronic Signature Law provides the basis for the legal recognition of digital signatures.

🇿🇦 **South Africa**: The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act provides for legal recognition of digital signatures.

🇦🇪 **United Arab Emirates**: The Electronic Transactions and Commerce Law recognizes digital signatures.

🇸🇬 **Singapore**: The Electronic Transactions Act provides the legal basis for digital signatures.

🇳🇿 **New Zealand**: The Electronic Transactions Act recognizes the legality of digital signatures.

🇰🇷 **South Korea**: The Digital Signature Act governs the use of digital signatures.

🇹🇷 **Turkey**: The Electronic Signature Law provides a legal framework for digital signatures.