| Australia | Spam Act 2003 | Name, contact information | Yes | Implied consent if you have a previous business relationship. Otherwise, explicit | Up to 1.8m AUD per day |
| Belgium | outre-Quiévrain law, GDPR | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Explicit consent | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher |
| Brazil | LGPD | Name, contact information | Yes | Implicit consent via soft opt-in where an existing commercial or social interest can be demonstrated (effectively legitimate interest) | 2 percent of the revenue from Brazil, up to 50 million BRL per infraction |
| Canada | CASL | Name, mailing address, contact information | Yes | Implied consent if you have a previous business relationship. Otherwise, explicit | Up to 10 million CAD per violation |
| China | Regulations on Internet Service | Name, email address | Yes | Explicit consent | 10,000 - 30,000 CNY per email |
| Denmark | Danish Marketing Practices Act, GDPR | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Explicit consent | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher for GDPR violation; Danish government will impose an additional fine which is to be decided by the governing body |
| Finland | Electronic Communication Services Act, GDPR | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Implied consent if you have a previous business relationship. Otherwise, explicit | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher |
| Germany | Federal Data Protection Act, GDPR, Telemedia Act | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Implied consent if you have a previous business relationship. Otherwise, explicit | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher |
| Hong Kong | The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance | Clear identification of the sender | Yes | Implied consent | Up to 1 million HKD and imprisonment for up to five years on conviction on indictment |
| Iceland | GDPR | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Explicit consent | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher for GDPR violation |
| India | None at present | None | No | Consent is not required | None |
| Ireland | Irish Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR | Name, mailing address, clear identification of the sender | Yes | Explicit consent | Up to 20 million EUR, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher for GDPR violation; Irish government can also impose a fine up to 250,000 EUR per message sent by a company and an individual may be fined up to 50,000 EUR per message |
| Israel | Communications Broadcasting Law | Name, mailing address, contact information | Yes | Explicit consent, otherwise the recipient has given its contact details when purchasing a service or product, or when negotiating such purchase (specified for general advertising which includes marketing emails) | Fine of up to 202,000 ILS |
| Japan | ASCT, Anti-Spam Act | Name, mailing address | Yes | Implied consent if you have a previous business relationship, otherwise explicit consent required | Up to 1 million JPY or 1 year of imprisonment |
| Singapore | PDPA, Spam Control Act 2007 | Name, email address | Yes | Explicit consent, via a minimum of soft opt-in | 25 SGD per email, up to 1 million SGD |
| South Africa | ECTA, CPA, PPIA | Name, email address | Yes | Minimum of implied consent | Fines (no limit) or up to 12 months imprisonment |
| United Arab Emirates | RUEC | Name, mailing address | Yes | Implied consent | Fines of up to 10 million AED |
| United Kingdom | UK GDPR, PECR, DPA 2018 | Name, mailing address | Yes | Explicit consent, via a minimum of soft opt-in | Up to 17.5 million GBP, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher |
| USA | CAN-SPAM | Name, mailing address, contact information | Yes | Prior consent is not required | Up to 51,744 USD per violation |