Ironclad Clickwrap Overview

A Clickwrap is an online, legally binding contract where assent is manifested via clicking a button or checking a box with text that says "I agree" or "I accept." Its name originates from "shrinkwrap agreements" that came inside the CD-ROMs of the 1990's.

Similarly, a "browsewrap" agreement or "sign-in wrap" agreement is a message telling website users that, by continuing to use the site or signing in to the app, they are agreeing to the terms.

With Clickwrap, the traditional act of signing, or eSigning, a contract is replaced with the clicking action. The Clickwrap "signature" is a collection of key data points about the counterparty and the context in which they agreed to the Clickwrap, that comprises an audit trail confirming their "active assent" to the agreement by clicking. 

Learn more about Clickwraps in "What is a Clickwrap Agreement."

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A Clickwrap is the fastest solution available to obtain enforceable electronic signatures for contracts. Electronic signatures are valid and legally binding in most countries around the world according to electronic signature law.

 

In the United States, there are a number of laws that make eSignatures legally binding:

A signer must intend to sign a contract in order for it to be binding. Clickwraps make sure that binding documents are clearly presented alongside clear methods to sign the contracts online. There should be no doubt about the signers’ intent to sign.