Mistakes in partly-automated transactions

(1) An electronic transaction between an individual and another per- son’s automated source of information has no legal effect ifpartly automated (a) the individual makes a material error in electronic in- formation or an electronic document used in the trans- action; (b) the automated source of information does not give the individual an opportunity to prevent or correct the error; (c) on becoming aware of the error, the individual promptly notifies the other person; and (d) in a case where consideration is received as a result of the error, the individual, returns or destroys the consideration in accordance with the other person’s instructions or, if there are no instructions, deals with the consideration in 14 a reasonable manner, and does not benefit materially by receiving the consideration. (2) This section does not limit the operation of any other rule of law relating to mistake. will.