Do companies need advance approval to send a bulk commercial email message?
No. The Act adopts an “opt out” approach. That is, if there has been no advance permission, then bulk commercial emails can still be sent, but the sender must establish a mechanism for recipients to opt out of future emails and so notify recipients. Does GetNosy.com send spam? No. GetNosy.com’s does send an initial unsolicited email to the subject of a Detailed Anonymous Report. This email, however, is not prohibited UCE under United States law because a) there is no commercial aspect (the recipient is not required to pay anything to learn whether there has been any information filed about that person); b) a mechanism is provided to “opt-out of the mailing; and c) ) it is not “bulk” mail because it is directed at ONE specific individual for a specific purpose. PRIVACY Do you maintain a database of names and addresses of site users? Yes, we keep that information in a database in order to identify people to each other, just as any phone directory or online information service, such as In
