As used in this section and § 42-321:

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 42-320

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(1) “Buyer” means any person entering into a social referral services contract with a seller;

(2) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity;

(3) “Seller” means any person offering social referral services; and

(4) “Social referral services” means dating, matrimonial or personal referral services by any of the following means: (A) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses and statistics; (B) a photograph or video selection process; (C) personal introductions provided by the seller at the seller’s place of business; and (D) a social environment provided by such person intended primarily as an alternative to singles’ bars or club-type environments.