New Zealand. ePrivacy / marketing. Act

UEMAUnsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007

In force

Partly verified

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§1Summary

Synopsis

Bans commercial electronic messages with an NZ link unless the recipient consented, requires accurate sender information and a working unsubscribe, and bans address-harvesting software.

Key themes

consent
sender identification
unsubscribe
address harvesting

Unique features

Does not cover voice telemarketing or pop-ups.

SaaS relevance

Applies to SaaS marketing emails/texts sent to or from NZ.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial: Yes
Maximum penalty: Civil penalties up to NZ$500,000 (organisations)

§3Dates

Key dates

Adopted 5 March 2007
In force 5 September 2007

§4Text and authority

Text

Authoritative text legislation.govt.nz

Authority

Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of: New Zealand

§6Sources and verification

Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verified

Medium confidence. Dates and penalty from general knowledge; legislation.govt.nz page could not be loaded.