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Your Rights

You have more leverage than most senders let on. These posts explain what the law requires of anyone who emails you, how long they have to comply, and where to report them when they do not.

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Your Rights

How to stop political campaign texts and emails

Political email escapes CAN-SPAM and many mass texts sidestep the TCPA, so opt-outs are voluntary. Here is the practical playbook that makes them stop.

9 min read
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New privacy laws in 2026: what changed for your data and inbox

Three new state privacy laws took effect on January 1, 2026, bringing the total near 20 states. Here is what changed for your data rights and your marketing email.

8 min read
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Global Privacy Control: the browser setting that opts you out automatically

Global Privacy Control is a browser signal that tells every site not to sell your data. Here's what it does, which browsers send it, and how to switch it on.

6 min read
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Is requiring a login to unsubscribe even legal?

A login wall on an unsubscribe page is legally suspect: CAN-SPAM bars extra steps beyond your email address, and GDPR says leaving must be as easy as joining.

9 min read
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Do transactional emails need an unsubscribe link?

Genuinely transactional emails like receipts and password resets are exempt from the unsubscribe rule under CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and CASL. Marketing is not.

8 min read
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Unsubscribe laws by country: your email rights by region

Your unsubscribe rights split into two models: opt-out in the US under CAN-SPAM, opt-in across the EU, UK, Canada, and Australia. Here is the map.

9 min read
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How to report a company that keeps ignoring your unsubscribe

Still emailing you past day 10? Pull the full headers, log the dates, and file with the FTC, your EU DPA, or the UK ICO. Here is the step-by-step.

9 min read
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Unsubscribed but still getting emails? 7 reasons why (and fixes)

You unsubscribed and the emails keep coming. Here are the seven reasons why you still get emails after unsubscribing, and the exact fix for each.

10 min read
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How long can a company keep emailing you after unsubscribing?

The clock is 10 business days under CAN-SPAM, or just 48 hours if the sender is a Gmail or Yahoo bulk mailer. Anything after that is a violation you can report.

8 min read
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Your rights when 'unsubscribe' doesn't stop the emails

You unsubscribed. They kept emailing. Under CAN-SPAM and GDPR you have legal recourse, and the FTC's settlement record proves senders take it seriously.

5 min read