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Email Unsubscribe Best Practices: The Legal and Smart Way

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  1. CASL applies to anyone who sends CEMs to Canadian email addresses “To comply with CASL, senders of CEMs must get consent from the recipient, provide identification and contact information, and include a functioning unsubscribe mechanism.” Section 6 of CASL explains that senders of CEMs must get recipient consent and ensure the message contains their identity and contact information, as well as an unsubscribe mechanism:

    In CAN-SPAM and CASL

  2. Market or promote a person for commercial purposes “CASL applies to anyone who sends CEMs to Canadian email addresses” To comply with CASL, senders of CEMs must get consent from the recipient, provide identification and contact information, and include a functioning unsubscribe mechanism.

    In Canada and US jurisdictional scope

  3. To comply with CASL, senders of CEMs must get consent from the recipient, provide identification and contact information, and include a functioning unsubscribe mechanism. “Section 6 of CASL explains that senders of CEMs must get recipient consent and ensure the message contains their identity and contact information, as well as an unsubscribe mechanism:” Section 11 of CASL states that the unsubscribe mechanism must be free to use and available either via email or a website:

    In CASL consent requirements

  4. Promote a business, investment, or gaming opportunity “Market or promote a person for commercial purposes” CASL applies to anyone who sends CEMs to Canadian email addresses

    In Commercial message scope

  5. What Are Email Unsubscribe Best Practices and Why Do They Matter? “Email unsubscribe best practices ensure your email messages are transparent and easy to unsubscribe from, and can include making the unsubscribe link easy to find, offering a one-click unsubscribe, and honoring unsubscribe requests as soon as possible, among other actions.” Email unsubscribe best practices matter because laws such as the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act) and the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require businesses to provide a way for recipients to opt out of receiving certain emails.

    In Opt-out handling

  6. Email unsubscribe best practices ensure your email messages are transparent and easy to unsubscribe from, and can include making the unsubscribe link easy to find, offering a one-click unsubscribe, and honoring unsubscribe requests as soon as possible, among other actions. “Email unsubscribe best practices matter because laws such as the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act) and the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require businesses to provide a way for recipients to opt out of receiving certain emails.” Email providers such as Google and Yahoo also have their own email unsubscribe requirements that bulk senders must comply with.

    In Opt-out handling

  7. Email unsubscribe best practices matter because laws such as the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act) and the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require businesses to provide a way for recipients to opt out of receiving certain emails. “Email providers such as Google and Yahoo also have their own email unsubscribe requirements that bulk senders must comply with.” In addition to helping you comply with legal requirements and email provider rules, following email unsubscribe best practices can help:

    In Opt-out handling

  8. Reduce email marketing costs. If your email marketing platform charges based on list size, allowing inactive subscribers to opt out can help bring down marketing costs and maximize campaign performance “Learn about your audience and their needs. You can ask users why they are unsubscribing, but make sure the question comes after they have unsubscribed” After users unsubscribe from receiving emails from Edmond Editing and Writing, LLC, they have the option of letting the sender know why they decided to unsubscribe:

    In Opt-out handling

  9. In addition to helping you comply with legal requirements and email provider rules, following email unsubscribe best practices can help: “Improve email deliverability. Making it easy for uninterested people to unsubscribe can help your deliverability, as email service providers often treat emails with low open and click-through rates as spam. Letting people unsubscribe can help maintain an engaged email list and reduce spam complaints” Build trust in your brand. Giving people control over the content they receive from you can help build trust by showing that you respect their choices.

    In Opt-out handling

  10. Improve email deliverability. Making it easy for uninterested people to unsubscribe can help your deliverability, as email service providers often treat emails with low open and click-through rates as spam. Letting people unsubscribe can help maintain an engaged email list and reduce spam complaints “Build trust in your brand. Giving people control over the content they receive from you can help build trust by showing that you respect their choices.” Reduce email marketing costs. If your email marketing platform charges based on list size, allowing inactive subscribers to opt out can help bring down marketing costs and maximize campaign performance

    In Opt-out handling

  11. “If you send commercial emails, following email unsubscribe best practices can help you comply with legal requirements and protect your reputation.” This article explains what email unsubscribe best practices are, the laws and email providers that require easy email unsubscribe options, and includes a practical implementation guide.

    In Opt-out handling

  12. Reduce email marketing costs. If your email marketing platform charges based on list size, allowing inactive subscribers to opt out can help bring down marketing costs and maximize campaign performance “Learn about your audience and their needs. You can ask users why they are unsubscribing, but make sure the question comes after they have unsubscribed” After users unsubscribe from receiving emails from Edmond Editing and Writing, LLC, they have the option of letting the sender know why they decided to unsubscribe:

    In Opt-out processing workflows

  13. Yahoo's Deliverability page explains that bulk senders must honor unsubscribes within two days. “Using suppression list management tools and monitoring and auditing unsubscribe processes can help ensure unsubscribes are honored as soon as possible.” Use Suppression List Management Tools

    In Suppression and unsubscribe tools

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