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August 20, 2025 · The Craftmail Team

GDPR for small businesses: the honest, plain-English guide

You do not need a law degree to email your customers legally. Here is the boring-but-important stuff, in plain English, and what Craftmail handles for you.

The good news

GDPR is scary-sounding but the bit that matters for email marketing is simple: people should only get emails they have agreed to, and they should be able to say no easily.

What you need to do

  • Use a sign-up form with clear consent
  • Only email people who opted in
  • Make unsubscribing one click

The honest bit

Most small businesses are not trying to be sneaky — they just never got a plain-English explanation. That is exactly the boring-but-important work Craftmail does properly, so you do not have to think about it.

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