In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

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1. "Banned member" means a member whose account or profile is the subject of a fraud ban.

2. "Dating referral services" means services that are primarily intended to introduce or match adults for social or romantic activities, including activities that are commonly referred to as computer dating or video dating services. Dating referral services does not include arrangements in which one party is compensated for engaging in the social activity.

3. "Dating services enterprise" or "enterprise" means any person or business entity that offers dating referral services to the public for compensation.

4. "Fraud ban" means the barring of a member from an online dating service because, in the judgment of the online dating service, the member poses a significant risk of attempting to obtain monies from other members through fraudulent means, using a false identity or attempting to defraud other members.

5. "Member" means a person who submits to an online dating service the information required by the online dating service to access the online dating service for the purpose of engaging in dating or participating in a compatibility evaluation with other persons.

6. "Members in this state" means members who provide a billing address or zip code in this state when registering with an online dating service.

7. "Online dating service" means a product or service that offers or provides to its members access to dating, romantic relationships or matrimonial services between persons through the internet to arrange or facilitate the social introduction of two or more persons.