Compliance

GDPR for Cold Outreach

The EU rulebook that decides what's fair game when a prospect on your list happens to sit in Europe.

Definition

The EU law governing how personal data like a prospect's name and work email can be used for outreach, which for B2B allows outreach under 'legitimate interest' rather than requiring prior opt-in.

Legitimate interest is narrower than it sounds: the outreach has to be relevant to the recipient's professional role, and it has to include an easy, immediate way to opt out. It does not license the same broad, unfiltered blasting that some other regions tolerate.