2011 Code of Virginia
Title 59.1 TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Chapter 43 Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (59.1-501.1 thru 59.1-509.2)
59.1-504.4 Implied warranty; informational content
59.1-504.4. Implied warranty; informational content.
(a) Unless the warranty is disclaimed or modified, a merchant that, in a special relationship of reliance with a licensee, collects, compiles, processes, provides, or transmits informational content warrants to that licensee that there is no inaccuracy in the informational content caused by the merchant's failure to perform with reasonable care.
(b) A warranty does not arise under subsection (a) with respect to:
(1) subjective characteristics of the informational content, such as the aesthetics, appeal, and suitability to taste;
(2) published informational content; or
(3) a person that acts as a conduit or provides no more than editorial services in collecting, compiling, distributing, processing, providing, or transmitting informational content that under the circumstances can be identified as that of a third person.
(c) The warranty under this section is not subject to the preclusion in 59.1-501.15 (b) (1) on disclaiming obligations of diligence, reasonableness, or care.
(2000, cc. 101, 996; 2004, c. 794.)
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