All SPAM complaints are taken seriously. SPAM is considered an unethical form of Internet advertising and is becoming illegal in more and more states.
In addition, SPAM can incur substantial monetary fines from any of the providers through which SPAM is directed because of the time, resources and expense it can incur for business. SPAM is a negative form of advertising and is HIGHLY disliked within the Internet community.
An email is SPAM if it has been sent to an address that was not requested from you.
If you willfully violate our SPAM Policy you will:
Have your CBC21.COM Membership terminated immediately without notice, or refund.
Forfeit all commissions due if any.
Be immediately reported to your ISP provider and any or all of the companies of the business opportunity programs you are representing.
Be reported to additional proper authorities to take action against you such as SPAM Cop.
CBC21.COM reserves the right to determine what constitutes a violation of our SPAM Policy. The sole opinion of CBC21.COM is ABSOLUTE in determining any and all SPAM violations. If you have received SPAM, please notify: abuse@CBC21.com Important Information Definition of SPAM:
SPAM is the sending of unsolicited and unauthorized e-mails or online communications such as but not limited to bulletin boards, user groups or instant messaging services to individuals or businesses who do not know you personally. And who have not agreed or requested to receive your emails. Or have not provided their email address directly to the sender. Or an email sent to a recipient who would not have a reasonable expectation of receiving email from the sender. SPAM can be a single email or a bulk mailing.
Posting messages to Usenet or News Group groups that explicitly forbid the posting of commercial solicitations or solicitations not pertaining to their content is SPAM.
Buying a list of emails from a third party and individually or bulk emailing them is considered SPAM.
Opt-out lists where a person is specifically required to request removal from a mailing list in order to prevent solicitation is SPAM.
Hiring a company that is mailing out to a list of people with your opportunity that did not specifically request to receive your information beforehand is considered SPAM.
Emailing through an approved DOUBLE Opt-in list provider is NOT considered SPAM. Double opt-in means that not only did the people request to be on the list and they verified it by approving the request a second time. Click here for approved DOUBLE Opt-in list providers The BEST guideline for knowing whether or not an email is SPAM is if someone did not specifically request the information then it is SPAM. Policy for using lists obtained from 3rd Parties
In general, many email lists obtained from third parties are culled from internet web sites, domain registrations, and other NON opt-in sources. The use of such lists with our system is prohibited.
There are certain cases when the use of a list obtained from a third party may be acceptable, however. In order for a mailing to a third party list to be acceptable under our unsolicited email policies, the following rules must be adhered to:
The email addresses obtained by the third party must be strictly opt-in, and follow all of our policies regarding opt-in email list collection.
The third party assembling the email list must make a clear disclosure stating that recipients' addresses ARE provided to others.
The third party must be able to provide documentation regarding the validity of the addresses in case of an unsolicited email complaint.
Any messages sent to addresses obtained from a third party must contain information disclosing the source of the addresses. IF A THIRD PARTY PROHIBITS SUCH DISCLOSURE, THEIR LIST MAY NOT BE USED IN OUR SYSTEM.
The content of messages sent to addresses from a third party list must be consistent with the disclosure made to the recipients upon initial provision of the email address. Is there any legal punishment for spamming?
Yes, spamming is considered to be an illegal act in many countries. You may get in to trouble with law enforcement agencies and possibly be prosecuted.
Please do not think you can "sneak one in" without being noticed. Sending even one single spam email typically results in dozens (or hundreds!) of spam complaints. Complaints are directed to CBC21.COM, your ISP, to some of the major spam advisory lists and blocking systems.
Many newcomers end their online careers early on, due to sending spam. Please trust us when we say that sending spam is not worth it. There are much more effective, ethical and safer methods of marketing and we will not tolerate or condone this behavior.
PLEASE do not purchase or rent email lists unless you are sure that it's a double opt-in email list bought from a genuine and trustworthy source.
Please respect everyone's internet privacy. Thank You, CBC21.COM Management
