[§489E-14]  Automated transaction.  In
an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply:



(1)  A contract may be formed by the interaction of
electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or
reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements;



(2)  A contract may be formed by the interaction of an
electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or
for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs
actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the
individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to
complete the transaction or performance; and



(3)  The terms of the contract are determined by the
substantive law applicable to it. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]