California Supreme Court Holds That The Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Does Not Prohibit Retailers From Obtaining And Recording Personal Identification Information In Online Transactions For Purchase Of Downloadable Products

In its second major decision in two years involving the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act  – which prohibits retailers from obtaining and recording customers’ “personal identification information” as a condition to accepting credit cards for payment of goods or services – the California Supreme Court gave retailers a post-holiday victory when it held in Apple v. Superior Court that California Civil Code section 1747.08 does not prohibit online retailers from obtaining and recording customers’ addresses and telephone numbers as a prerequisite to accepting credit cards as payment for purchases of downloadable items.

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