Email

Nobody wants spam or wants to be labelled a spammer. These issues are covered here. You'll find more information that's relevant to email in other parts of the site.

See also: Legal info about Data Protection, Financial Services and Security.

OUT-LAW Guides (UK law)

• Electronic signatures – FAQs 
• Encryption and digital signatures
• Information overload – the problem with unwanted emails
  The effect of the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications on spam.
• Email as court evidence
  How to ensure that yoru email evidence is admitted in court.
• Email notices
  The blurb that a company must include at the foot of its business emails, and some guidance on disclaimers and confidentiality notices. 
• Email marketing: when to use opt-in and when to use opt-out
  Confusion still reigns about the use of opt-in and opt-out for email marketing purposes. The confusion centres around what is required to fulfil the obligation to obtain a user's "prior consent".

Recent OUT-LAW News

• Spamhaus decides to fight first US court action
• ASA bans 'tell a friend' service that lacked friends' consent
• The laws relating to monitoring your employees
• Email notices and email footers
• Email as court evidence

Contact one of our lawyers

Louise Townsend
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louise.townsend@pinsentmasons.com
+44 (0) 161 234 8359

Struan Robertson
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struan.robertson@pinsentmasons.com
+44 (0) 141 249 5422

Useful links

• Privacy and electronic communications Directive 2002
• Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
• Information Commissioner's Guidance to the Regulations: Part 1: Marketing by electronic means (44-page PDF) and Part 2: Security, Confidentiality, Traffic and Location Data, Itemised Billing, CLI and Directories(18-page PDF)