The regulations are enforced by the Information Commissioner's Office who can apply enforcement orders to those who breach the regulations. Breach orders are criminal offences carrying a fine of up to £5,000.

The Information Commissioner's Office has published its own guidance. The OFT can also take action under PECRs and use other relevant consumer protection legislation such as the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988, Distance

Selling Regulations 2000, the E-commerce Regulations 2002 and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 to regulate the content of spam.

Customers agree to follow the specifications as listed within the Federal Anti-Spam Laws. In accordance with the "CAN SPAM Act" effective since 2004, customers must include an "opt-out" mechanism on every e-mail sent which allows recipients to unsubscribe from e-mails. Correspondingly, every opt-out request must be honored by customer.

If a user requests removal from a customer e-mail list, we will remove their e-mail address within 24 hours, or immediately if the user clicks an unsubscribe link. Once a user is removed from our e-mail list, the corresponding e-mail address is completely erased from our database. Customer must remove it from their database as well if kept separately.

To authenticate mailings, the e-mail addresses needs to be valid, with valid customer information. In order to be sent, it also needs to contain information of how to unsubscribe from the list.

Eonic Ltd is dedicated to providing high quality service to our customers. The rules and regulations that follow are necessary in order to continue providing the best possible service as well as to ensure that we are fulfilling our legal and ethical duties. Failure to abide by the policies listed below will result in suspension of broadcast e-mail services and could lead to possible legal action.

Companies must include regulatory information on sites and email footers or face potential fines re the Companies Act:

 

Stay legal, and include somewhere on your site the:

Your name, geographic address and a contact for by email or postal address.

The name of your organisation i.e. that your customer is making a contract with. Importantly, when this is not your trading name any differences must be clearly explained.

Your company registration number, place of registration and/or registered office address must be listed somewhere on your site.

If your business is a member of any trade or professional associations then details of membership, including the registration number, should be included.

If your business is VAT registered then you number should be shown.

All prices stated on your site must be clear and unambiguous. Any associated delivery and /  or tax charges must also be clearly stated.

 

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• You have to tell people that you are collecting information about them and what your using it for
• You have to allow people to decline to be tracked
• You have to allow people access to their data
• You have to ensure their data is safe from prying eyes

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