LAW & REGULATIONS
Laws that Affect Email
Email is used globally, but the laws related to email communications differ from place to place. Complying with national and international email laws based on where your recipients are located is a must.
Here you’ll find a sampling of some of the opt-in and privacy-related legislation that you may need to consider when designing your email marketing activities.
It is always best to build your email programs on the recipients’ explicit, confirmed prior consent from the start.
AUSTRALIA
Spam Act 2003
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00614
Ensuring You Don't Spam: Anti-Spam, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
CANADA
Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation ( CASL)
http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/home
Frequently Asked Questions for Businesses and Organizations
http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/00304.html
CASL S.C. 2010, c. 23
EUROPE
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32016R0679
GDPR Portal
NEW ZEALAND
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0007/latest/DLM405134.html
Resources from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Spam---Commercial-electronic-messaging-in-New-Zealand#FactSheet
UNITED STATES
The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
(CAN-SPAM Act)
CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business
15 U.S.C. 103 - Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2011-title15/USCODE-2011-title15-chap103
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – takes effect in California on January 1, 2020
* Disclaimer is needed, indicating that this information does not constitute legal advice and people should consult their legal advisors to ensure compliance with pertinent laws and regulations.