{"id":"19fb0781-39bf-4ccf-95c3-6f9fba21f59f","task":"Enforce CAN-SPAM compliance for candidate sourcing outreach emails","domain":"recruiting-general","steps":["Ensure every outbound sourcing email includes a clear identification of the sender (company name and recruiter name), a valid physical postal address, and a prominent unsubscribe mechanism","Implement unsubscribe handling: when a candidate clicks unsubscribe, immediately add their email to a suppression list and cease further outreach within 10 business days (CAN-SPAM requirement)","Before each outreach send, query your suppression list to exclude unsubscribed addresses; integrate suppression checks into your email send workflow as a pre-send gate","Store consent and suppression records with timestamps and source (which campaign, which list) in a durable data store separate from your CRM","For candidates in the EU or UK, apply GDPR/UK GDPR standards in addition to CAN-SPAM: require a lawful basis for processing (typically legitimate interest with a balancing test for B2B outreach) and honor erasure requests"],"gotchas":["CAN-SPAM applies to commercial email in the US; recruiting outreach to passive candidates is generally considered commercial and is subject to the Act, even though it is not selling a product","Transactional emails (e.g., application confirmation, interview invites to candidates who applied) are exempt from CAN-SPAM opt-out requirements, but sourcing outreach to people who did not apply is not exempt","Purchased or scraped candidate lists often contain addresses of people who have previously unsubscribed from other senders; always cross-reference new lists against your suppression list before first use"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T00:25:16.575Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:19.328Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/19fb0781-39bf-4ccf-95c3-6f9fba21f59f"}