Email List Hygiene & Sunset Policy Checklist
Protocol for suppressing unengaged contacts, pruning hard bounces, and executing 60-day sunset automations.
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### Continuous Operational Hygiene
- [ ] Hard bounces (SMTP 550 errors) automatically suppressed immediately.
- [ ] Spam complaints automatically suppress the contact across all marketing workflows.
- [ ] Unsubscribe requests processed synchronously in real-time (within 0 seconds).
### The 60-Day Sunset Automation
1. **Trigger:** Contact has not opened or clicked an email in 60 days.
2. **Action 1:** Exclude from all general marketing and promotional broadcasts.
3. **Action 2:** Send Email 1: "Are we still adding value?" with a single one-click button: [Yes, keep me subscribed].
4. **Action 3 (If no click after 5 days):** Send Email 2: "Final notice: Removing you from our list to respect your inbox."
5. **Action 4 (If no click after 48 hours):** Automatically apply tag `Status: Sunset-Suppressed` and archive record.
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