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Commerce marketingReviewed September 7, 2026

What is Unsubscribed?

Unsubscribed is the contact state created when a recipient withdraws permission to receive a category of marketing messages.

Who this applies to#

  • Apply the unsubscribed state to the marketing messages covered by the recipient's request

What Unsubscribed requires#

  • Honor a marketing opt-out and stop covered messages within the required processing period
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Channel consent records distinguish subscribed and unsubscribed states for sending decisions

What this does not require#

  • A marketing unsubscribe does not require suppressing a necessary non-promotional transaction message, provided that message remains primarily transactional

Common mistakes#

  1. Continuing a promotional workflow after unsubscribe
  2. Treating unsubscribe as deletion
  3. Calling an operational receipt a marketing campaign

Unsubscribed checklist#

  • Record the request
  • Stop covered sends
  • Preserve the audit trail
  • Keep message purpose clear

Commonly confused with#

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