Is cold emailing illegal in Europe?

No. First of all, GDPR has not been designed to kill email marketing or cold emails. It’s not even a regulation about emails, or marketing, or business. If at any point you process personal data of EU citizens, this processing should be GDPR compliant – that is to follow certain principles.

Can I email customers after GDPR?

With GDPR, you cannot send automated sales emails to prospects without getting their permission first. This includes product demo, quick catch up and “just reaching out” emails, or any other form of communication that your prospects didn’t ask to receive.

Is cold emailing illegal in Germany?

Germany has some of the toughest SPAM regulations out there. You can find them in the Federal Data Protection Act. Cold email is simply illegal. Also double opt in is necessary to prove consent.

Is Cold email illegal in UK?

To save their data in your database, you need to have explicit permission even if the data is freely accessible via the internet. In short, you cannot send cold emails to a potential customer without their documented consent.

Can I email previous customers?

You can also email or text an existing customer who has bought (or discussed buying) a similar product or service from you in the past – but only if you gave them a clear chance to opt out of getting marketing emails or texts when you collected their details, and in every message.

Is cold email legal in UK?

Is it illegal to purchase email lists?

It’s not illegal to buy an email list, but it can be illegal to use those lists to send marketing messages to individuals who haven’t explicitly agreed to receive such correspondence. This is determined by local laws where the email recipient lives.

Is it illegal to cold call businesses?

Is cold calling illegal? Cold calling is not illegal. However, any trader that ignores a sticker or notice on your door stating that you do not wish to receive cold calls may be committing a criminal offence. Also, any trader that ignores any requests by you to leave and not return is committing a criminal offence.

Is cold emailing GDPR compliant?

GDPR does not outlaw the use of cold emailing entirely, but your business or organisation cannot send random sales emails to a random selection of people.

Do I have to stop my email marketing campaigns under GDPR?

So no, you don’t have to stop your email marketing campaigns, or your cold email campaigns when GDPR becomes binding. You should make sure the data used in those campaigns are being processed according to the rules of GDPR. Q3: Can I send cold emails to people under GDPR? Yes, you can send cold emails to people at companies under GDPR.

What are the rules for cold emails in the UK?

For example, in the UK, B2B cold emails for corporations have very different rules than B2B small business and B2C emails. Some countries require that your initial email contains a physical business address. Some require you include access to recipient rights, or your privacy policy, when you make contact.

What is the GDPR unsubscribe rule and how does it work?

The GDPR unsubscribe rule states that all emails: outbound messages and email marketing messages should specify clearly the way in which the recipient can remove his or her data from your list, or change it. GDPR does not specify the way, so it does not say “you should use the ‘unsubscribe’ link”.