Create a checkbox for assigning one newsletter as a mandatory newsletter for subscribers to the site. If users want to opt out of the mandatory newsletter, display a statement that this is a requirement of membership to the site, and provide a link to delete their account.

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DriesK@drupal.org’s picture

DriesK@drupal.org commented

Please note that this would be illegal in many countries! For example where I live (Belgium), not only mandatory newsletters are forbidden by law, even for optional (traditional) newsletters, the subscription checkbox should be unchecked by default, _allowing_ users to opt-in, not _forcing_ them to opt-out.

s.daniel’s picture

s.daniel commented

Still if you use the "Simplenews on register" in junction with profile module to collect subscriber data then the subscribe checkbox must be mandatory - otherwise you will end up having users that want to register but forget to tick the subscribe checkbox. So if the only reason for registering to a site is to register to the newsletter I can't see how it would be illegal then to force the user to actually register to the newsletter.

So besides opt-in and opt-out we need... "mandatory opt-in (?)".
Ans shouldn't opt-in actually be named double-opt-in since that is what simplenews does (which is good :).

sutharsan’s picture

sutharsan commented
Version: 7.x-1.x-dev » 6.x-2.x-dev
Status: Active » Fixed

Simplenews 2.x branch has now a 'hidden' newsletter which is not listed and has no unsubscription footer.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.