In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:
(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.
(2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.
(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39A. Electronic Commerce
Article 1. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
§39A-1-4. Prospective Application
§39A-1-5. Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures; Variation by Agreement
§39A-1-6. Construction and Application
§39A-1-7. Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures and Electronic Contracts
§39A-1-8. Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records
§39A-1-9. Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature
§39A-1-10. Effect of Change or Error
§39A-1-11. Notarization and Acknowledgment
§39A-1-12. Retention of Electronic Records; Originals
§39A-1-13. Admissibility in Evidence
§39A-1-14. Automated Transaction
§39A-1-15. Time and Place of Sending and Receipt