New Jersey Statutes 56:8-42.1. Subscription service provider, health club services, online termination; definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:8-42.1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) a customer account or profile on the subscription service provider’s internet website, or the user settings on a consumer’s smartphone or tablet; or
(2) a termination email formatted and provided by the subscription service provider that a consumer can email to the subscription service provider without being required to provide any additional information.
b. As used in this section:
“Automatic renewal” means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription service is automatically renewed at the end of a definite term for a subsequent term.
“Clear and conspicuous” means in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks, in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language.
“Consumer” means a resident of this State to whom a subscription service is sold online.
“Subscription service provider” means a person who sells a subscription service to a consumer online.
“Subscription service” means health club services provided on a subscription basis in exchange for a reoccurring payment, including, but not limited to, a weekly, monthly, or annual payment charged to and made by a consumer.
c. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to violate the provisions of this section.
L.2023, c.241, s.1.