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CANADA Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No Forever until withdrawn Yes 10 business days Yes, corporate postal address UNITED STATES Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes 10 business days Yes BELGIUM Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes Within reasonable time Yes CZECH REPUBLIC Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes, other than current customers Forever until withdrawn Yes Immediately No, but valid email address required DENMARK Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes No time limit No FRANCE Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes Within reasonable time No GERMANY Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes 2 weeks No HUNGARY Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Not specified Yes Immediately No IRELAND Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes No specified Yes and sender identity request ITALY Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes Within reasonable time No, but contact data required NETHERLANDS Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes 1 month Yes NORWAY Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes, other than current customers Forever until withdrawn Yes No time limit No POLAND Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever withdrawn Yes As soon as possible Yes SWEDEN Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Opt-in required for B2C email Forever until withdrawn Yes As soon as possible No, but sender identity required SWITZERLAND Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes Not specified No, but sender identity required UNITED KINGDOM Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn, unless specified in the opt-in notice Yes Not specified No, but sender identity required CHINA Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever until withdrawn Yes Not specified No HONG KONG Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No N/A Yes 10 business days Yes, sender’s corporate address, name, phone number and email address required ISRAEL Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes, unless the recipient gives their contact during the purchase; choose not to opt out; or made a purchase similar to what the email concerns Forever until withdrawn Yes Not specified Yes, sender’s corporate address and contact details required JAPAN Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No, but if consent isn’t obtained, the sender must follow certain regulations N/A Yes, in emails sent without permission or a business relationship between sender and recipient Immediately No SINGAPORE Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No N/A Yes, if message is unsolicited, bulk, commercial, and electronic Not specified No, but sender identity required ARGENTINA Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No N/A Yes 5 business days Yes SOUTH AFRICA Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required No N/A Yes Not specified Not specified AUSTRALIA Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes, other than current customers Forever until withdrawn Yes 5 business days No, but contact data required POLAND Express opt-in consent required Opt-in time limit Opt-out notice required Time to limit process opt-out Physical address required Yes Forever withdrawn Yes 5 business days No, but contact data required www.Act-On.com International Email Privacy and Consent Guide

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CANADA

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

10 business days

Yes, corporate postal address

UNITED STATES

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

10 business days

Yes

BELGIUM

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Within reasonable time

Yes

CZECH REPUBLIC

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes, other than current customers

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Immediately

No, but valid email address required

DENMARK

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

No time limit

No

FRANCE

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Within reasonable time

No

GERMANY

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

2 weeks

No

HUNGARY

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Not specified

Yes

Immediately

No

IRELAND

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

No specified

Yes and sender identity request

ITALY

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Within reasonable time

No, but contact data required

NETHERLANDS

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

1 month

Yes

NORWAY

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes, other than current customers

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

No time limit

No

POLAND

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever withdrawn

Yes

As soon as possible

Yes

SWEDEN

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Opt-in required for B2C email

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

As soon as possible

No, but sender identity required

SWITZERLAND

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Not specified

No, but sender identity required

UNITED KINGDOM

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn, unless specified in the opt-in notice

Yes

Not specified

No, but sender identity required

CHINA

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Not specified

No

HONG KONG

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No

N/A

Yes

10 business days

Yes, sender’s corporate address, name, phone number and email address required

ISRAEL

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes, unless the recipient gives their contact during the purchase; choose not to opt out; or made a purchase similar to what the email concerns

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

Not specified

Yes, sender’s corporate address and contact details required

JAPAN

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No, but if consent isn’t obtained, the sender must follow certain regulations

N/A

Yes, in emails sent without permission or a business relationship between sender and recipient

Immediately

No

SINGAPORE

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No

N/A

Yes, if message is unsolicited, bulk, commercial, and electronic

Not specified

No, but sender identity required

ARGENTINA

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No

N/A

Yes

5 business days

Yes

SOUTH AFRICA

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

No

N/A

Yes

Not specified

Not specified

AUSTRALIA

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes, other than current customers

Forever until withdrawn

Yes

5 business days

No, but contact data required

POLAND

Express opt-in consent required

Opt-in time limit

Opt-out notice required

Time to limit process opt-out

Physical address required

Yes

Forever withdrawn

Yes

5 business days

No, but contact data required

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