Oklahoma § 15-799A.4 - Disclosure of identity information high-volume sellers

§ 15-799A.4. Disclosure of identity information high-volume sellers

to consumers.

A. An online marketplace shall:

1. Require any high-volume third-party seller with an aggregate

total of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or more in annual

gross revenues on such online marketplace, and that uses such online

marketplace's platform, to provide the information described in

subsection B of this section to the online marketplace; and

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2. Disclose the information described in subsection B of this

section to consumers in a conspicuous manner:

a.

in the order confirmation message or other document or

communication made to a consumer after a purchase is

finalized, and

b.

in the consumer's account transaction history.

B. 1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this subsection, the identity

of the high-volume third-party seller shall be disclosed including:

a.

the full name of the seller, which may include the

seller's name or seller's company name, or the name by

which the seller or company operates on the online

marketplace,

b.

the physical address of the seller, and

c.

contact information for the seller, to allow for the

direct, unhindered communication with high-volume

third-party sellers by users of the online marketplace

including:

(1) a current working phone number,

(2) a current working email address, or

(3) other means of direct electronic messaging which

may be provided to the high-volume third-party

seller by the online marketplace; and

2. Whether the high-volume third-party seller used a different

seller to supply the consumer product to the consumer upon purchase,

and, upon the request of an authenticated purchaser, the information

described in paragraph 1 of this subsection relating to any such

seller that supplied the consumer product to the purchaser, if such

seller is different than the high-volume third-party seller listed

on the product listing prior to purchase.

C. Subject to subsection D of this section, upon the request of

a high-volume third-party seller, an online marketplace may provide

for partial disclosure of the identity information required under

paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section in the following

situations:

1. If the high-volume third-party seller certifies to the

online marketplace that the seller does not have a business address

and only has a residential street address, or has a combined

business and residential address, the online marketplace may:

a.

disclose only the country and, if applicable, the

state in which the high-volume third-party seller

resides, and

b.

inform consumers that there is no business address

available for the seller and that consumer inquiries

should be submitted to the seller by phone, email, or

other means of electronic messaging provided to such

seller by the online marketplace;

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2. If the high-volume third-party seller certifies to the

online marketplace that the seller is a business that has a physical

address for product returns, the online marketplace may disclose the

seller's physical address for product returns; and

3. If a high-volume third-party seller certifies to the online

marketplace that the seller does not have a phone number other than

a personal phone number, the online marketplace shall inform

consumers that there is no phone number available for the seller and

that consumer inquiries should be submitted to the seller's email

address or other means of electronic messaging provided to such

seller by the online marketplace.

D. If an online marketplace becomes aware that a high-volume

third-party seller has made a false representation to the online

marketplace in order to justify the provision of a partial

disclosure under subsection C of this section or that a high-volume

third-party seller who has requested and received a provision for a

partial disclosure under subsection C of this section has not

provided responsive answers within a reasonable time frame to

consumer inquiries submitted to the seller by phone, email, or other

means of electronic messaging provided to such seller by the online

marketplace, the online marketplace shall, after providing the

seller with written or electronic notice and an opportunity to

respond not later than ten (10) calendar days after the issuance of

such notice, suspend any future sales activity of such seller unless

such seller consents to the disclosure of the identity information

required under paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section.

Added by Laws 2022, c. 378, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.