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A manufacturer<\/span>, manufacturer<\/span>’s designee, or retailer of computer equipment<\/span> is not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer<\/span> leaves on computer equipment<\/span> that is collected, recycled, or reused under this article, provided that the manufacturer<\/span>’s website (i) conspicuously states such disclaimer of liability and (ii) provides detailed information regarding how a consumer<\/span> may erase such information from the computer equipment<\/span> or protect information that the consumer<\/span> leaves on such computer equipment<\/span> from disclosure. This article does not exempt a person<\/span> from potential liability under other federal or state law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY FOR INFORMATION STORED ON COMPUTERS (\u00a7 10.1-1425.32)\n\nA manufacturer, manufacturer’s designee, or retailer of computer equipment\nis not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer leaves on\ncomputer equipment that is collected, recycled, or reused under this article,\nprovided that the manufacturer’s website (i) conspicuously states such\ndisclaimer of liability and (ii) provides detailed information regarding how a\nconsumer may erase such information from the computer equipment or protect\ninformation that the consumer leaves on such computer equipment from disclosure.\nThis article does not exempt a person from potential liability under other\nfederal or state law.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 541.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}