Virginia § 59.1-504.4 Implied warranty; informational content

Virginia Statutes

§ 59.1-504.4 — Implied warranty; informational content

Virginia § 59.1-504.4

Title 59.1TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 43UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT

Art. 4WARRANTIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-504.4 (2026).

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(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 iden

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(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.