114 STAT. 472 PUBLIC LAW 106–229—JUNE 30, 2000
SEC. 106. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) C
ONSUMER
.—The term ‘‘consumer’’ means an individual
who obtains, through a transaction, products or services which
are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes,
and also means the legal representative of such an individual.
(2) E
LECTRONIC
.—The term ‘‘electronic’’ means relating to
technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical,
electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(3) E
LECTRONIC AGENT
.—The term ‘‘electronic agent’’ means
a computer program or an electronic or other automated means
used independently to initiate an action or respond to electronic
records or performances in whole or in part without review
or action by an individual at the time of the action or response.
(4) E
LECTRONIC RECORD
.—The term ‘‘electronic record’’
means a contract or other record created, generated, sent,
communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.
(5) E
LECTRONIC SIGNATURE
.—The term ‘‘electronic signa-
ture’’ means an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached
to or logically associated with a contract or other record and
executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the
record.
(6) F
EDERAL REGULATORY AGENCY
.—The term ‘‘Federal
regulatory agency’’ means an agency, as that term is defined
in section 552(f) of title 5, United States Code.
(7) I
NFORMATION
.—The term ‘‘information’’ means data,
text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, data-
bases, or the like.
(8) P
ERSON
.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual, cor-
poration, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited
liability company, association, joint venture, governmental
agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial
entity.
(9) R
ECORD
.—The term ‘‘record’’ means information that
is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an
electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.
(10) R
EQUIREMENT
.—The term ‘‘requirement’’ includes a
prohibition.
(11) S
ELF
-
REGULATORY ORGANIZATION
.—The term ‘‘self-
regulatory organization’’ means an organization or entity that
is not a Federal regulatory agency or a State, but that is
under the supervision of a Federal regulatory agency and is
authorized under Federal law to adopt and administer rules
applicable to its members that are enforced by such organiza-
tion or entity, by a Federal regulatory agency, or by another
self-regulatory organization.
(12) S
TATE
.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of
Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United
States.
(13) T
RANSACTION
.—The term ‘‘transaction’’ means an
action or set of actions relating to the conduct of business,
consumer, or commercial affairs between two or more persons,
including any of the following types of conduct—
(A) the sale, lease, exchange, licensing, or other disposi-
tion of (i) personal property, including goods and intangi-
bles, (ii) services, and (iii) any combination thereof; and
15 USC 7006.
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