Is it legal to send unsolicited email?
In the US, many states (including California) as well as the Federal government are passing laws, such as the “CAN-SPAM Act of 2003”, that govern the sending of unsolicited email messages. Generally these laws define what constitutes an unsolicited email message (usually absence of a pre-existing relationship) and what you are required by law to do including such things as providing a valid sender email return address, labeling messages as advertising, and allowing recipients to remove themselves from mailing lists. And now a message from our lawyer: CUSTOMMAILER IS NOT LICENSED FOR AND WILDCREST ASSOCIATES DOES NOT CONDONE ANY ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WILDCREST ASSOCIATES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM SUCH USE. YOU AND NOT WILDCREST ASSOCIATES ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHAT IS LEGAL AND FOR ENSURING THAT ALL USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
