> Should an order form (this is a hard copy order form and not an > online web based form) that has a field for an email address also > include some sort of disclaimer stating what that email address is > going to be used for?
I think so, yes. Even if you will be using the addresses willy-nilly from your internal sales side, assurances that e-mail addresses will not be sold _outside_ of the company (or that they _may_ indeed be syndicated, if so) are the ethical way to go. > Can some of you shed some light on this and possibly point in the > direction of the "laws" on this stuff. I am searching for them now. For everyday private companies that are not subject to industry-specific regulations or to SOX, the law is the infamous CAN-SPAM. AFAIK, it does not require any notice at the time that addresses are gathered (i.e. on your form), but in the practice of sending e-mails that are not related to existing transactions or recurrent service renewals, you must proviode working opt-out, etc. --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release/ Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/download/release/ http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/release/ --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
