Duty LXD-0039
Crawls the web, in Ontario
Electronic Commerce Act, 2000, electronic contractssince 4 lines
S.O. 2000, c. 17, ss. 19-20 · Read the law's page
- Treat terms you accept by touching or clicking on an icon or other place on a computer screen as capable of forming a contract, unless you and the other party agree otherwise (s. 19).
- Do not assume that a contract is invalid or unenforceable only because it was made in electronic form (s. 19(3)).
- Treat a contract formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, or by the interaction of electronic agents, as capable of binding the parties (s. 20).
- Allow for the Act's consent rule: nobody is required to use, provide or accept information in electronic form without their consent, though consent may be inferred from conduct where there are reasonable grounds to believe it is genuine (s. 3).
Jones v. Tsige, intrusion upon seclusionsince 1 line
Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32
- Do not intentionally or recklessly intrude, without lawful justification, on another person's private affairs or concerns, such as their financial or health records, if a reasonable person would regard the intrusion as highly offensive.