The following terms in these Rules are defined as follows:
(a) Conventional manner of filing: The filing of paper documents with the Clerk as is done in cases that are not e-file cases.(b) Electronic Document ("e-document"): An electronic file containing informational text.(c) Electronic Filing ("e-file"): An electronic transmission of information between the Clerk of the Circuit court and a Vendor for the purposes of case processing.(d) Electronic Image ("e-image"): An electronic representation of a document that has been transformed to a graphical or image format.(e) Electronic Service ("e-service"): An electronic transmission of documents to a party, attorney, or representative in a case via the vendor. However, e-service is not capable of conferring jurisdiction under circumstances where personal service is required as a matter of law.(f) Portable Document Format ("PDF"): A file format that preserves all fonts, formatting colors and graphics of any source document regardless of the application platform used.(g) Subscriber: One contracting with a Vendor to use the e-filing system.(h) Vendor: A company or organization that has an executed Electronic Information Project Agreement with the Clerk of the Circuit Court to provide e-filing services for the 18th Judicial Circuit or any electronic filing service provider (EFSP) certified for filing into the Supreme Court mandated eFileIL system.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 5.04