At ADOmedia, we take permission very seriously. By creating an account and agreeing to our Term and Conditions, you are also agreeing to this anti-spam policy.

The law isn’t enough, it’s permission that counts

While the CAN-SPAM laws are a step in the right direction for reducing the spam problem, we don’t feel they go far enough. Our definition of spam goes beyond the laws in most countries and encompasses what we believe to be true permission email marketing.

Spam is any email you send to someone who hasn’t given you their direct permission to contact them on the topic of the email.

But that’s not enough. Permission is a fuzzy word open to interpretation. Let’s get into some specific scenarios so it’s clear what does and doesn’t constitute permission.

What kind of email addresses are OK to send to with ADOeshot?

To send email to anyone using ADOeshot, you must have clearly obtained their permission. This could be done through:

• An email newsletter subscribe form on your web site.
• An opt-in checkbox on a form. This checkbox must not be checked by default, the person completing the form must willingly select the checkbox to indicate they want to hear from you.
• If someone completes an offline form like a survey or enters a competition, you can only contact them if it was explained to them that you would be contacting them by email AND they ticked a box indicating they would like you to contact them.
• Customers who have purchased from you within the last 2 years.
• If someone gives you their business card and you have explicitly asked for permission to add them to your list, you can contact them. If they dropped their business card in a fishbowl at a trade show, there must be a sign indicating they will be contacted by email about that specific topic.

Basically, you can only ever email anyone who has clearly given you permission to email them specifically about the subject you’re contacting them about.

What kind of email address ARE NOT OK to send to with ADOeshot?

Anything outside the examples above doesn’t equal permission in our eyes, but here are some examples to make sure we’re crystal clear. By using ADOmedia, you agree not to import or send to any email address which:

• You do not have explicit, provable permission to contact in relation to the topic of the email you’re sending.
• You bought, loaned, rented or in any way acquired from a third party, no matter what they claim about quality or permission. You need to obtain permission yourself.
• You haven’t contacted via email in the last 2 years. Permission doesn’t age well and these people have either changed email address or won’t remember giving their permission in the first place.
• You scraped or copy and pasted from the web. Just because people publish their email address doesn’t mean they want to hear from you.

Sure, some of these people might have given you their email address, but what’s missing is your permission to email them commercial messages. Blasting promotional emails to any of these people won’t be effective and will more than likely see your email marked as spam by many of your recipients.

What content MUST I include in my email?

Every email you send using ADOmedia must include the following:

• A single-click unsubscribe link that instantly removes the subscriber from your list. Once they unsubscribe, you can never email them again.
• The name and physical address of the sender. If you’re sending an email for your client, you’ll need to include your client’s details instead.


If you are unsure of where you collected this information or are unable to provide a satisfactory response as to where you collected this information then you may experience delays in the dispatch of your e-shot.

If we do discover that you’re emailing people without their permission, we will terminate your account with ADOmedia immediately.

In the end, it’s really common sense. Take off your marketing hat and put yourself in your recipient’s shoes. If they don’t recognise who you are or aren’t interested in what you’re sending, they’ll think you’re a spammer. It’s that simple.