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id: KB-CO-005
url: https://app.codecontract.io/help/consigne/i-received-a-document-to-sign
idioma: en
categoria: consigne
subcategoria: firmantes
audiencia: usuario
nivel: intermedio
actualizado: 2026-08-13
tambienEn: [es, de, zh, fr, pt]
relacionados: [KB-CO-002, KB-CO-006]
citadoPor: [KB-CO-013, KB-CO-006, KB-CL-003, KB-CO-016, KB-TL-021, KB-GL-007]
---

# I have received a document to sign

_What that email is, whether it is legitimate, and what happens when you sign._

**Responde a:** i received a signing link is it safe · how do i sign a document sent to me · do i need an account to sign · can i sign from my phone

Someone you deal with — your employer, a client, an accountant — has sent you a document to sign through Code Contract. If you were expecting that document, the link is the intended route; if you were not expecting it, write to whoever sent it before signing anything. That rule holds here and anywhere else.

**En corto**

- No account, no password, nothing to install.
- Works on a phone exactly as on a computer.
- You can read the whole document before deciding.

## What you are going to do

1. **Click the link in the email, SMS or WhatsApp.**
2. **Read the document. It is the full text, not a summary.**
3. **Confirm who you are if asked (usually a code sent to your phone).**
4. **Sign.**

## What happens next

You receive a copy of the signed document. That copy carries the evidence inside it: when you opened it, from where, how you confirmed your identity and the moment you signed. That is what makes the signature hold up.

> [!WARNING]
> If the document says something you had not agreed, do not sign and say so. Signing is not a formality: once signed, the document stands.

**Do I have to pay anything?**

No. Signing never costs the signer anything.

**Can I sign from my phone?**

Yes, and most people do.

**What if I do not want to sign?**

You can decline. It is recorded, and the sender is notified.

**Is my signature stored for other uses?**

No. It applies to that document and nothing else.

## Ejemplos

**You get a WhatsApp link to sign an amendment to your contract.**

- Open the link on your phone
- Read the amendment in full
- Enter the code sent by SMS
- Sign

→ The signed PDF arrives by email, with the exact time and the proof that it was you.

**An email arrives to sign and it was not expected.**

- Checks with the sender through another channel

→ Verification does not go through the email itself.

**There is a fear that signing commits to something unread.**

- Opens and reads the document before signing

→ You sign knowing what you are accepting.

**The document has an error and is signed anyway.**

- Flags it before signing and asks for a correction

→ Cancelling a signature afterwards is avoided.

**It is signed from a phone in the middle of something else.**

- Waits until it can be read properly

→ The signature is not given blind for convenience.

**It is unclear who else has signed.**

- Checks the status in the link itself

→ The full circuit is visible before deciding.