By: Sheila Raftery Wiggins
The goal of an e-commerce contract is whether the “reasonable” consumer is aware of the e-commerce contract terms. A browsewrap agreement uses hyperlinks to the contract terms and conditions. A clickwrap agreement requires users to scroll through the terms before they are required to agree to them. The California state appeals court recently held that a browsewrap agreement for an online florist is not enforceable because the hyperlinks and overall design of the website would not have put a reasonably prudent Internet user on notice of the terms of use. LESSON: Design your website to give the consumer notice of the contract terms so the terms are enforceable.
Sheila Raftery Wiggins, of the Newark office, handles matters involving complex commercial disputes, insurance defense, coverage disputes, financial fraud, and attorney ethics.