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Refrain from sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages to nonexistent electronic addresses.


CONTROL ID
00299
CONTROL TYPE
Behavior
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS




This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an anti-spam policy., CC ID: 00283

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH




  • Subject to section 48(2), a person must not send a specified message addressed to a Singapore telephone number unless the person has, at the time the person sends the specified message, valid confirmation that the Singapore telephone number is not listed in the relevant register. (§ 43.(1), Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Revised Edition 2021)
  • received confirmation from the Commission that the Singapore telephone number is not listed in the relevant register; (§ 43.(2)(a)(ii), Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Revised Edition 2021)
  • Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person must not send, cause to be sent or authorise the sending of an applicable message. (§ 48B.(1), Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Revised Edition 2021)
  • A sender of commercial e-mails may not send to a nonexistent address if they have no reason to believe the e-mail existed to begin with or if the message has a link to the origin country of the e-mail or if it is not an acceptable commercial e-mail. (§ 16(6), Australia Spam Act)
  • A person must not send, or cause to be send, a commercial electronic message to a nonexistent electronic address, if the person did not have reason to believe the electronic address existed. (§ 16(6)(a), Australian Government Spam Act 2003)
  • A person must not send, or cause to be sent, an unsolicited commercial electronic message to a nonexistent electronic address, if the electronic message has an australian link and is not a designated commercial electronic message. (§ 16(6)(b), Australian Government Spam Act 2003)