16 CFR 680.25 - Reasonable and simple methods of opting out.
§ 680.25
Reasonable and simple methods of opting out.
(a) In general.
You must not use eligibility information about a consumer that you receive from an affiliate to make a solicitation to the consumer about your products or services, unless the consumer is provided a reasonable and simple method to opt out, as required by § 680.21(a)(1)(ii) of this part.
(b) Examples—
(1) Reasonable and simple opt-out methods.
Reasonable and simple methods for exercising the opt-out right include—
(iii)
Providing an electronic means to opt out, such as a form that can be electronically mailed or processed at an Internet Web site, if the consumer agrees to the electronic delivery of information;
(v)
Allowing consumers to exercise all of their opt-out rights described in a consolidated opt-out notice that includes the privacy opt-out under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., the affiliate sharing opt-out under the Act, and the affiliate marketing opt-out under the Act, by a single method, such as by calling a single toll-free telephone number.
(2) Opt-out methods that are not reasonable and simple.
Reasonable and simple methods for exercising an opt-out right do not include—
(ii)
Requiring the consumer to call or write to obtain a form for opting out, rather than including the form with the opt-out notice;
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