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From the article: "The most popular user case is a customer that uses curated data from BuiltWith as a lead list." How would I generously try and interpret thi

by mb_72 11y ago

From the article: "The most popular user case is a customer that uses curated data from BuiltWith as a lead list." How would I generously try and interpret this as NOT providing a list of email addresses to spam? I have lost track of the number of emails we've received via my businesses 'sales@xxx' address stating "this is not spam, because we've targeted you for a particular reason". Rubbish!

mehwoot 11y ago
"this is not spam, because we've targeted you for a particular reason" Indeed. Not sure about your country, but in mine, any non solicited commercial offer via email is spam and is illegal.
- davemel37 11y ago
  https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can... There is definitely a legal way to send these emails in the USA.
- tajen 11y ago
  In Australia, I once tried to oppose from receiving mail (traditional mail) from charities at my workplace. It started when I donated to one of them, but I don't want my employer to be aware of my political opinions and I had mentionned it in the "comments" box. Turns out charities are allowed to send unsollicited mail repeatedly even after my opposition.
  - sspiff 11y ago
    Man, why would they do that? Sure-fire way to not get a recurring donation.
  - SyneRyder 11y ago
    I can corroborate that: there's one high profile charity in Australia that refuses to remove me from their mailing lists (both email & postal), despite numerous unsubscribe requests (both through their software & direct requests). It's incredibly short-sighted. I have donated literally 100x as much to other charities that respect my requests, and I will never support that one charity again.
- mb_72 11y ago
  I'm in Australia, and this is exactly the case. Unfortunately 99% of the emails are from off-shore providers that don't give a damn about these rules. I've setup Thunderbird rules that manage to filter out most of them without me seeing them.

by mb_72 11y ago

mehwoot 11y ago

"this is not spam, because we've targeted you for a particular reason" Indeed. Not sure about your country, but in mine, any non solicited commercial offer via email is spam and is illegal.

davemel37 11y ago
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can... There is definitely a legal way to send these emails in the USA.
tajen 11y ago
In Australia, I once tried to oppose from receiving mail (traditional mail) from charities at my workplace. It started when I donated to one of them, but I don't want my employer to be aware of my political opinions and I had mentionned it in the "comments" box. Turns out charities are allowed to send unsollicited mail repeatedly even after my opposition.
- sspiff 11y ago
  Man, why would they do that? Sure-fire way to not get a recurring donation.
- SyneRyder 11y ago
  I can corroborate that: there's one high profile charity in Australia that refuses to remove me from their mailing lists (both email & postal), despite numerous unsubscribe requests (both through their software & direct requests). It's incredibly short-sighted. I have donated literally 100x as much to other charities that respect my requests, and I will never support that one charity again.
mb_72 11y ago
I'm in Australia, and this is exactly the case. Unfortunately 99% of the emails are from off-shore providers that don't give a damn about these rules. I've setup Thunderbird rules that manage to filter out most of them without me seeing them.