Delivery by Legal Presumption (Fiction of Delivery)

Delivery by legal presumption handles the situation where you want to finalize a document even without the counterparty's signature. It works like a registered letter: once the e-mail with the request is delivered, a deadline starts running, and if the counterparty does nothing before it ends, the document is considered delivered — the whole envelope is completed (sealed and possibly locked, just as after signing).

It is useful for documents that the counterparty does not have to actively sign — for example a notice of a change to terms and conditions, or in some cases for HR documents. Whether delivery by legal presumption is appropriate for your case, consult your legal department.

How to do it

Warning: delivery by legal presumption can only be used for documents with at most one counterparty.

In settings, enable presume_delivery; you can adjust the deadline with the presumed_delivery_days field (default 15 days, allowed range 1–90):

{
    "people": [
        { "is_proposer": true, "email": "vas@email.cz", "contract_role": "approve" },
        { "is_proposer": false, "email": "protistrana@email.cz", "contract_role": "sign",
          "first_name": "Jan", "last_name": "Novák", "person_type": "nature",
          "positions": [ { "x": 50, "y": 80, "page": 0 } ] }
    ],
    "settings": {
        "presume_delivery": true,
        "presumed_delivery_days": 5
    },
    "file": "uploaded_file_key"
}

How the length of the deadline is determined

The first value that is set is used, in this order:

1. presumed_delivery_days on the document (in the JSON above),
2. the workspace setting,
3. the default of 15 days.

How it runs in sequence: after the last signing proposer signs, an e-mail with the request is sent to the counterparty — and the deadline runs from the delivery of this e-mail to the inbox; the default period is 15 days. If the counterparty signs or rejects the document in the meantime, the presumption does not apply — everything proceeds normally.

Warning: if the e-mail cannot be delivered to the counterparty, the deadline does not start running and the document is not finalized by legal presumption.

You will find out about the completion of the document as usual — via webhook or by querying the document status.

Where to go next

• Delivery by legal presumption in the Signi app
• Document lifecycle
• JSON for creating a document — overview of all fields