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Code · Connecticut · Title 21a — Consumer Protection · CHAPTER 420 l — Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 21a-435. Online dating operator. Definitions.

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As used in this section and sections 21a-436 to 21a-440 , inclusive:
(1)“Connecticut user” means a user who provides a Connecticut home address or zip code when registering with an online dating operator or a user who is known or determined by an online dating operator or its online dating platform to be in Connecticut at the time of registration;
(2)“Criminal background screening” means a name search for an individual's history of criminal convictions that is conducted by searching an
(A)available and regularly updated government public record database that in the aggregate provides national coverage for searching an individual's history of criminal convictions; or
(B)a regularly updated database maintained by a private vendor that provides national coverage for searching an individual's history of criminal convictions and sexual offender registries;
(3)“Criminal conviction” means a conviction for a crime in this state, another state, or under federal law;
(4)“Online dating” means the act of using a digital service to initiate relationships with other individuals for the purpose of romance, sex or marriage;
(5)“Online dating operator” means a person who operates a software application designed to facilitate online dating;
(6)“Online dating platform” means a digital service designed to allow users to interact through the Internet to participate in online dating; and
(7)“User” means an individual who uses the online dating services of an online dating operator.
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