Can I cold email? B2B rules by country

All countries / Estonia

Is B2B cold email legal in Estonia?

For a named person at a company the answer is not verified yet. For a generic address such as info@: yes, without prior consent.

Named person at a company
jane.doe@company.ee
Not verified
Generic company address
info@company.ee
No consent needed
Sole trader or personal mailbox
jane@gmail.com
Consent first

Under section 103-1 of the Electronic Communications Act, email marketing to a natural person needs prior consent. Marketing to a legal person is allowed if every message gives a clear, free and easy way to refuse, which can be used over an electronic network.

What you have to do

  • Give a clear, free and easy way to refuse in every message, usable by email or another electronic channel
  • Make it possible to identify who the message is sent for
  • Stop once the recipient has refused
  • Existing customers: allowed for your own similar products if they could refuse at collection and in every message

Whether a named employee's work address counts as the company or as a natural person was not checked. The English translation used is the 2019 consolidated version; later amendments were not checked.

Checked against the law or regulator ยท checked 2026-10-14

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