Kristin contracts with jacob to buy a car through an online auction service. all of their negotiations and transactions are conducted electronically. none of their communications ever mention the uniform electronic transactions act (ueta), which was adopted by their state in its entirety in 2001. their contract is:

automatically covered by the UETA

Explanation:

When a stated adopted UETA in its entirety, every online transaction will be regulated by the UETA. (even if both parties involved does not mentioned UETA in the contract)

UETA is very important for consumer protection because it protect the validity of  electronic signature and it binded both sellers and buyers to fulfill the requirement written in online contracts. Any party who violated their agreement will be subjected to legal punishment.

As per 2020, 47 states have adopted UETA to their state in its entirety.