We're committed to preventing spam and ensuring responsible use of domain intelligence data. Learn about our CAN-SPAM Act compliance and ethical data usage policies.
Last Updated: October 8, 2025
This anti-spam policy has been updated to reflect current email marketing regulations and best practices.
WhoisExtractor provides domain intelligence services based on publicly available WHOIS information. We are committed to ensuring our data is used responsibly and in compliance with anti-spam regulations.
⚠️ Important User Responsibility:
You are solely responsible for any bulk mailing or email marketing activities using our data. Sending unsolicited emails may violate the CAN-SPAM Act and other regulations.
WhoisExtractor maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against spam and unsolicited bulk email. We reserve the right to:
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 signed into law by President Bush on December 16, 2003, establishes the United States’ first national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail and requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce its provisions. The acronym CAN-SPAM derives from the bill’s full name: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003. The abbreviation is a homonym since the verb can may allude either “to put away” or “to allow”. It also requires the FTC to promulgate rules to shield consumers from unwanted mobile service commercial messages.
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Can-Spam defines spam as “any electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service (including content on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose).” It exempts “transactional or relationship messages.” The FTC has yet to clarify what “primary purpose” means; it has already delayed rule-making for this terminology. Previous state laws had used bulk (a number threshold), content (commercial), or unsolicited to define spam. The bill permits e-mail marketers to send unsolicited commercial e-mail as long as it contains all of: an opt-out mechanism; a valid subject line and header (routing) information; the legitimate physical address of the mailer; and a label if the content is adult. The content is exempt if it consists of: religious messages; content that broadly complies with the marketing mechanisms specified in the law; or national security messages. If a user opts out, a sender has 10 days to cease sending spam but they are not required to remove the address. The legislation also prohibits the sale or other transfer of an e-mail address after an opt-out request. (However, the only requirement for this opt-out mechanism is that it “must be able to process opt-out requests for at least 30 days”. Some companies have taken this to denigrate opting-out to a 20 day break between spam messages.)
Use of automated means to register for multiple e-mail accounts from which to send spam compound other violations. It prohibits sending sexually-oriented spam without the label later determined by the FTC of SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT. This label replaced the similar state labeling requirements of ADV:ADLT or ADLT.
If you have questions about our anti-spam policy, need clarification on compliance requirements, or want to report potential policy violations, please contact us immediately.
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