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The requirement to maintain proof of permission for each subscriber places an ongoing documentation burden on customers and creates a verifiable standard against which ConvertKit can assess compliance.
Customers must actively collect and retain permission records for every individual subscriber, not just operate on the assumption that permission exists.
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The requirement to maintain proof of permission for each subscriber places an ongoing documentation burden on customers and creates a verifiable standard against which ConvertKit can assess compliance.
Customers must actively collect and retain permission records for every individual subscriber, not just operate on the assumption that permission exists.
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