中国互联网协会 Anti-Spam Specification

(February 25, 2003)

    Article 1 [Purpose] In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of email users in our country, promote the healthy development of the email service industry, and promote the rational use of Internet resources and information systems, members of 中国互联网协会 (hereinafter referred to as the Association) jointly formulate these Norms.

    Article 2 [Application] These Norms apply to email services provided by members of the Association; other entities may accept the constraints of these Norms on a voluntary basis.

    Article 3 [Spam] For the purposes of these Norms, spam includes emails with the following characteristics:
    (1) promotional emails such as advertisements, electronic publications, and various forms of promotional materials that the recipient has not requested or agreed to receive in advance;
    (2) emails that the recipient cannot refuse;
    (3) emails that conceal information such as the sender's identity, address, and subject;
    (4) emails that contain false information source, sender, routing, and other information.

    Article 4 [Service Providers] For the purposes of these Norms, email service providers (hereinafter referred to as service providers) include telecommunications business operators and Internet information service providers that lawfully provide conditions for email users to send, forward, and receive emails.

    Article 5 [Common Principles] The Association and its members adhere to the following principles in anti-spam efforts:
    (1) Principle of information sharing. The Association shall provide relevant anti-spam information to its members. Members of the Association have the right to obtain and use relevant information from the Association in a timely manner and to obtain assistance from the Association;
    (2) Principle of coordinated action. Members of the Association adhere to the principle of coordinated action, jointly resist spam, and implement all decisions of the Association.

    Article 6 [Obligations of the Association] Anti-spam is an important function of 中国互联网协会, and it has the following responsibilities in anti-spam efforts:
    (1) provide guidance, assistance, and training to service providers in preventing and eliminating the spread of spam;
    (2) communicate, contact, and exchange with anti-spam organizations in other countries and regions, coordinate relations between members of the Association and anti-spam organizations and service providers in other countries and regions, and safeguard the interests of members of the Association;
    (3) establish mechanisms for complaints, reports, and acceptance of spam;
    (4) establish an anti-spam coordination mechanism to assist in resolving disputes caused by spam between members of the Association, or between members of the Association and other members;
    (5) regularly publish to members of the Association the list of service providers that spread spam and other relevant information, and issue relevant decisions.

    Article 7 [Common Commitments] Service providers that join the Association and accept these Norms shall take the following measures to prevent and eliminate the spread of spam:
    (1) establish mechanisms for spam information collection, feedback, and handling;
    (2) record relevant information such as the names, Internet addresses, or domain names of service providers that transmit emails, and information about spam senders, and provide it when required by the Association or an organization designated by it;
    (3) before providing email services to users, provide the email service rules and usage rules to users in an express manner, and remind users that they must bear legal liability for their email-sending behavior;
    (4) if it discovers that emails spread by a user are spam, notify the service provider; if the sender continues to spread spam, warn the sender; if the sender still spreads spam after the warning, notify the Association, and the Association shall determine whether to take coordinated action to stop providing services to the sender;
    (5) upon receiving a complaint or report from a user concerning spam, after verification, immediately stop providing email-sending services to that sender; if the circumstances are serious, notify the Association, and the Association shall determine whether to take coordinated action to stop providing services to the sender.
    (6) take corresponding measures against spam service providers and spam senders published by the Association;
    (7) encourage the use of software for automatic spam identification, classification, and filtering to serve users.
    (8) assist the Association and relevant state departments in investigating and handling the spread of spam.

    Article 8 [Authorized Commitment] The Association may promptly announce to the public service providers that send, forward, or receive spam, so as to facilitate public supervision.

    Article 9 [Effective Date] These Norms take effect on the date of promulgation by the Association. Service providers accept the constraints of these Norms as of the date they sign these Norms.

For the original text, see the official website of 中国互联网协会: https://www.isc.org.cn/article/10677457070714880.html