§ 42-127.1-14 - Automated transaction. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-127.1-14

   § 42-127.1-14  Automated transaction.– In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:

   (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronicagents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed theelectronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements;

   (2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of anelectronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf orfor another person, including by an interaction in which the individualperforms actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which theindividual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent tocompete the transaction or performance;

   (3) The terms of the contract are determined by thesubstantive law applicable to it.