“Purchased subscriber lists, scraped lists, or any other form of non-permission based list collection.”
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The prohibition on all non-permission-based list collection—not just purchased or scraped lists—means any method of acquiring subscribers without their direct permission is barred.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is a noun phrase without an explicit prohibition verb; the prohibition is implied by document structure. The catch-all phrase 'any other form of non-permission based list collection' is broad but its precise boundaries depend on how ConvertKit defines permission elsewhere in the document.
Customers may only use subscriber lists built through direct permission; purchased, scraped, or any other non-permission-based lists are not permitted on ConvertKit.
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"Purchased subscriber lists, scraped lists, or any other form of non-permission based list collection.Excerpt from ConvertKit's Acceptable Use Policy
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The prohibition on all non-permission-based list collection—not just purchased or scraped lists—means any method of acquiring subscribers without their direct permission is barred.
Customers may only use subscriber lists built through direct permission; purchased, scraped, or any other non-permission-based lists are not permitted on ConvertKit.
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