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| Public Act 096-0047 |
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AN ACT concerning business.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||
Practices Act is amended by changing and renumbering Section | ||||
2AAA, as added by Public Act 95-765, as follows: | ||||
(815 ILCS 505/2CCC) | ||||
Sec. 2CCC
2AAA. Internet game gaming service provider; | ||||
cancellation. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section: | ||||
"Internet game gaming service provider" means a person | ||||
who provides a web site that includes information, | ||||
software, data, text, photographs, graphics, sound, or | ||||
video that may be accessed by a consumer on a paid | ||||
subscription basis for a fee for the purpose of the | ||||
consumer playing a single player or multiplayer game | ||||
through the Internet or that may be downloaded for the | ||||
consumer to play on his or her computer outside of the | ||||
Internet. "Internet game gaming service provider" does not | ||||
include online gambling or other gaming where a consumer | ||||
can enter to win money. | ||||
(b) This Section applies only to agreements under which an | ||||
Internet game gaming service provider provides service to | ||||
consumers, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is | ||
automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer | ||
cancels the service. | ||
(c) An Internet game gaming service provider must give a | ||
consumer who is an Illinois resident a disclosure of the | ||
methods the consumer may use to cancel the service. One of the | ||
methods of cancellation must provide for online cancellation of | ||
the service via email, chat, instant messaging, web-based | ||
forms, or any other means of communicating information over a | ||
computer network the following: (1) a secure method at the | ||
Internet gaming service provider's web site that the consumer | ||
may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require | ||
the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal | ||
Service mail to effectuate the cancellation; and (2) | ||
instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service | ||
at the Internet gaming service provider's web site. | ||
(d) This Section does not apply to any entity that merely | ||
provides the host platform on the web site to the Internet game | ||
gaming service provider. | ||
(e) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful | ||
practice within the meaning of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 95-765, eff. 1-1-09; revised 9-25-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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