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Time bound

Time bound contracts stop lapsing.
Reminders fire automatically.

Documents with validity windows trigger emails at 7, 3, and 1 day to sender and signers. Hourly scans mark expired.

Time bound
How It Works

From validity window to closed contract in 4 steps

Document gets a validity window, reminders fire at 7, 3, and 1 day, sender and signers notified, expired marked hourly.

1

Validity Window

Document gets a validity window

When the team sends a document with a defined validity period, the expiration date is set automatically: quote validity, proposal expiry, contract acceptance window. The countdown starts on send and the reminder schedule activates.

  • Validity Period
  • Auto Set
  • Countdown Starts
  • Schedule Active
2

Three Reminders

Reminders fire at 7, 3, and 1 day before

Seven days out, the first reminder fires. Three days out, the second. One day out, the final one. The schedule gives multiple chances to act with rising urgency, so the team and counterparty both see the deadline at three checkpoints.

  • 7 Day Reminder
  • 3 Day Reminder
  • 1 Day Reminder
  • Increasing Urgency
3

Both Sides Notified

Sender and pending signers both notified

Each reminder goes to both the sender and the pending signers. The sender knows the deadline is near and can follow up. The signers see it in their own inbox and know to act. Visibility on both sides means nobody can claim they didn't know.

  • Sender Notified
  • Signers Notified
  • Both Sides Aware
  • No Surprises
4

Auto Mark Expired

Expired documents auto marked hourly

The background scan runs every hour to check which documents have passed their expiration date. Any past expiration is marked expired automatically. The dashboard reflects current state with no manual cleanup or status report needed.

  • Hourly Scan
  • Auto Mark
  • Current Status
  • No Cleanup
Why Teams Choose SIGI

Six reasons time bound contracts stop lapsing

Three reminders at 7, 3, and 1 day. Sender and signers both notified. Hourly scans auto mark expired so time bound contracts close on schedule.

Time bound contracts stop lapsing silently

Time bound contracts stop lapsing silently

A quote that expires unsigned is a deal redone from scratch; a lapsed proposal is a wasted cycle. Reminders keep windows from closing unnoticed.

Three reminders give multiple chances to act

Three reminders give multiple chances to act

One reminder is easy to ignore. Three checkpoints build rising urgency: seven days for awareness, three for priority, one for the final push.

Both sides notified, not just internal team

Both sides notified, not just internal team

Sender only reminders depend on the team chasing the counterparty. Notifying pending signers directly puts the deadline in their own inbox, where they cannot miss the urgency.

Hourly background scans catch expirations

Hourly background scans catch expirations

Daily or weekly scans leave windows where a document is expired but still shows active. Hourly scans catch expiration within an hour.

Status always reflects current state

Status always reflects current state

A dashboard showing expired contracts as active is misleading. Auto-marking keeps it honest: what shows active is active, what shows expired is gone.

Works with the team's existing email tools

Works with the team's existing email tools

Reminders fire as standard emails to the sender's and signers' inboxes. No new app, no separate system. They land where everyone already looks.

Who uses SIGI expiration reminders
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Teams whose time bound contracts close on schedule

Built for teams whose contracts lapse if they don't close in time

Sales ops teams chasing quote and proposal deadlines who lose deals when windows close unsigned. Founders signing time bound deals. Account managers on renewal windows. Legal ops tracking validity across high volumes.

7, 3, 1 Day

Schedule

Sender + Signers

Audience

Hourly

Mark Cycle

Auto

Status Update

Reminder Layer

Three reminders at 7, 3, and 1 day

Reminders fire automatically at three checkpoints before expiration. The rising urgency catches different moments of attention, and notifying both sender and pending signers means nobody is surprised.

Features

Everything the expiration layer ships with

Seven day, three day, and one day reminders, sender plus signers notified, hourly expiration scan, auto marked expired.

Seven Day Reminder

The first reminder fires seven days before expiration. Early enough that both sides can act, late enough to feel real.

Three Day Reminder

The second reminder fires three days before expiration. Now close enough that priority shifts and the window is clearly closing.

One Day Reminder

The final reminder fires one day before expiration. Last chance to act before the window closes. Both sides get the signal that this is the final push.

Sender Plus Pending Signers Notified

Each reminder goes to both sender and pending signers. The sender can follow up; the signers see it in their own inbox.

Hourly Expiration Scan

Background scans run every hour to find documents past their expiration date. Hourly cadence keeps status accurate all day long.

Auto Marked Expired Status

Documents past expiration are marked expired automatically. No manual cleanup, no status reports. The view always reflects reality.

Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know

Questions on which documents qualify, the schedule, expiration, custom schedules, and extending.

Any document with a defined validity window. Quotes with acceptance deadlines, proposals with offer windows, contracts with signing deadlines, time bound agreements with specific validity periods. If the document has an expiration date, the reminder schedule activates automatically. Documents without validity windows do not trigger reminders since the time pressure does not apply.
Three reminders fire at progressive checkpoints before expiration. Seven days out gives early awareness without urgency. Three days out shifts priority to active follow up. One day out is the final push. The schedule is calibrated to catch attention at three meaningful moments rather than one reminder that's easy to dismiss or a constant stream that becomes noise.
The next hourly background scan marks it as expired in the system. The status changes from active to expired, the document moves out of the active contract dashboard, and the team's view reflects current reality. The expired document remains accessible in history for reference, but it no longer shows as pending or requires further action.
Yes, the 7-3-1 schedule can be adjusted per contract type or per specific contract. Shorter validity windows might use a 3-1 schedule. Longer ones might add a 14 day early reminder. The team configures defaults that match each contract type's typical urgency, and per contract overrides handle special cases. Custom schedules respect the same auto fire and notification logic.
Stalled Signer Alerts fire on behavior. Expiration Reminders fire on time. Stalled Signer Alerts trigger when a signer has viewed but not signed for 24 hours. Expiration Reminders trigger on calendar dates relative to the validity window. Both push notifications to keep contracts moving, but they catch different problem categories. Most teams use both.
The team can extend the validity window any time before expiration. Extending the date resets the reminder schedule against the new expiration. Already fired reminders stay logged in history, and the new schedule activates for the remaining countdown. If the document already expired before the extension, the status update reverts the document to active and the new schedule begins.
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