# Guiding Principles

## <mark style="color:red;">What you see is what you sign</mark>

* As a trusted partner of Sign with Singpass, you should always ensure that the user gets to see what they sign before they proceed to sign the document.
* You should never use this system to misrepresent intended documents which your user plans to sign.

## <mark style="color:red;">PDPA & Applicable Regulations</mark>

* Protect, retain and transfer data retrieved according to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), relevant industry regulations and applicable legislation.

## <mark style="color:red;">Lawful purposes</mark>

Use Sign with Singpass for lawful purposes only. Singpass reserves the right to terminate the integration if Sign with Singpass is used for any unlawful purpose.


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