Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL) need checkboxe for consent

In Canada we have a new law the Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL) that requests us to have a checkboxe which must be proactively checked by the person whose consent is being sought in order to indicate consent when signing up for newsletters.

Im just wandering if this has has this been added to the plugin or will it be added ?

full site about this law: https://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/home

What’s covered under CASL

CASL regulations apply to any “Commercial Electronic Message” (CEM) sent from or to Canadian computers and devices in Canada. Messages routed through Canadian computer systems are not subject to this law.

A CEM is any message that:

is in an electronic format, including emails, instant messages, text messages, and some social media communications;
is sent to an electronic address, including email addresses, instant message accounts, phone accounts, and social media accounts; and
contains a message encouraging recipients to take part in some type of commercial activity, including the promotion of products, services, people/personas, companies, or organizations.
Fax messages and fax numbers aren’t considered electronic formats or addresses under CASL.

Liability

There are new consequences for spammers, including fines of $1-10M per violation. It’s important to note that individuals and companies, including directors, officers and other agents, are responsible and liable for the messages they send.

this is mailchimp on this law: https://kb.mailchimp.com/accounts/compliance-tips/about-the-canada-anti-spam-law-casl#MailChimp-Terms-of-Use

• This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by raykaii.