Various countries have opt-out registries for people to indicate that they do not wish to receive marketing solicitations. These are known by various names, such as a do not call list or Robinson list. The marketing contacts involved can be via e-mail, postal mail, telephone, or fax. In each case, contact details will be placed on a blacklist, and violations may be punishable by fines. Some countries maintain do not call lists of phone numbers that are off-limits to telemarketers. Do not call lists may also sometimes be required to be maintained privately by a company, listing numbers that they will not call.
The "Robinson list" name is derived from Robinson Crusoe, a fictional character shipwrecked and stranded for years on a remote island.
Examples +CountryOrganizationNameExcludes Australian Communications and Media AuthorityDo Not Call RegisterPhone "National Do Not Call Registry" Phone Belgian Association of MarketingRobinson list Mail "Do not call me" Phone Data & Marketing AssociationTelephone Preference ServicePhoneMailing Preference Service (The MPS list)Mail Canadian Radio-television andTelecommunications CommissionNational Do Not Call ListPhoneCanada PostConsumers' Choice programMail (unaddressed) Addressed advertising reductionMail (addressed) Data & Marketing Association of FinlandMailing and telephone preference servicesMail, phone Robinson list Phone Federal Trade CommissionNational Do Not Call RegistryPhoneAssociation of National AdvertisersDmachoice.orghttps://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mailMailEquifax, Experian, Innovis, and TransUnionOptoutprescreen.comhttps://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mail#mailPrescreened credit card &insurance offer mailThe Marketing AssociationNew Zealand Name Removal ServiceMail, phone Personal Data Protection CommissionDo Not Call RegistryPhone Telecom Regulatory Authority of IndiaNational Customer Preference RegisterPhoneNational Do Not Call RegistryPhone
See also Direct marketing Email marketing Advertising mail
References
External links USA.gov's reference for telemarketing and unwanted mail