Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:

(a) Business-to-business Transaction refers to internet transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or a wholesaler and a retailer, whether the transacting parties are natural or juridical persons;

(b) Business-to-consumer Transaction refers to internet transactions between businesses and end-users;

(c) Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) Transactions refer to transactions between end-users done for personal, family, or household purposes and not done in ordinary course of business;

(d) Digital Platforms refer to information and communication technology-enabled mechanisms that connect and integrate producers and users in online environments where goods and services are requested, developed, and sold, and data is generated and exchanged such as, but not limited to, e-marketplace, mobile application platforms, online delivery platforms, social media platforms, and travel platforms;

(e) E-marketplace refers to digital platforms whose business is to connect online consumers with online merchants, facilitate the shipment of goods or provide logistics services and post-purchase support within such platforms, and otherwise retains oversight over the consummation of the transaction;

(f) E-retailer refers to a natural or juridical person selling goods or services directly to online consumers through its own website, webpage or application;

(g) Goods refer to physically or digitally produced items over which ownership or proprietary rights may be established and transferred from one (1) institutional unit to another by entering into a transaction;

(h) Internet Transaction refers to the sale or lease of digital or non-digital goods and services over the internet. For purposes of this Act, internet transactions shall also refer to e-commerce;

(i) Online Consumer refers to a natural or juridical person who purchases, leases, receives, or subscribes to goods or services over the internet for a fee;

(j) Online Merchant refers to a person selling non-financial goods or services to online consumers through an e-marketplace or third-party digital platforms. An e-retailer shall also be considered an online merchant if it offers the same goods or services outside its own website through a third-party digital platform and the online consumer purchases, leases, subscribes to, or obtains the service of the e-retailer through the said third-party platform; and

(k) Producer refers to the manufacturer or importer of goods, or any person purporting to be manufacturer, who places its name, trademark, or other distinctive sign on goods.