Duty LXD-0035
Crawls the web, in Newfoundland and Labrador
Electronic Commerce Act, electronic contracts and electronic agentsin force4 lines
S.N.L. 2001, c. E-5.2, ss. 20-22 · Read the law's page
- Treat an offer, an acceptance or another matter material to the formation or operation of a contract that is expressed electronically, including by touching or clicking an appropriately designated icon or place on a computer screen, as capable of forming a contract, unless the parties agree otherwise (s. 20(1)).
- Do not assume that a contract is unenforceable only because electronic means or information were used in its formation (s. 20(2)).
- Treat a contract formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and a natural person, or by the interaction of electronic agents, as capable of binding the parties (s. 21).
- If your electronic agent deals with natural persons, give them an opportunity to prevent or correct an error; where it does not, the transaction has no legal effect and is not enforceable if the person made a material error, notifies you as soon as practicable, takes reasonable steps to return or destroy the consideration and has not used or received a material benefit from it (s. 22).