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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

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Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive. Regulation #2: The GDPR The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) was implemented in 2018.

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Daily Buzz: The Benefits of Regulating Email Marketing

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Then in 2003, Congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act, which outlined new nationwide standards. Instead, they provided sound guidelines for marketers to follow so they could avoid legal trouble. — Meetings Today (@meetingstoday) August 6, 2018.