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Mailchimp mandates its own unsubscribe mechanism specifically, so third-party or custom unsubscribe solutions do not satisfy this requirement, restricting Members' technical choices.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is framed as a prohibition (things you may not do) based on context from the broader AUP, but the quoted text alone is phrased as a description of prohibited conduct rather than an explicit 'you may not' statement. The prohibition framing is standard for AUP list items of this type.
Marketing emails sent through Mailchimp must include Mailchimp's own unsubscribe mechanism; using an external unsubscribe process is not permitted.
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Mailchimp mandates its own unsubscribe mechanism specifically, so third-party or custom unsubscribe solutions do not satisfy this requirement, restricting Members' technical choices.
Marketing emails sent through Mailchimp must include Mailchimp's own unsubscribe mechanism; using an external unsubscribe process is not permitted.
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