{"id":207789,"date":"2021-07-12T19:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T06:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=207789"},"modified":"2023-05-05T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T22:22:07","slug":"emails-need-disclaimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/data-privacy-it\/emails-need-disclaimers\/","title":{"rendered":"Do My NZ Emails Need Disclaimers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emails<\/span><\/a> will be central to how your business communicates and manages its affairs. It is a contact point for your customers and one of the ways your staff will pass on information to one another. This information is likely to include critical business information and confidential data as well. One of the most common avenues for a data\/privacy breach is through email, so you need to take measures to both <\/span>secure your systems and <\/span>limit your liability. <\/span>For the latter point, email disclaimers can help somewhat. Indeed, they do not completely absolve you of responsibility if something goes wrong, but they can help your case. Therefore, this article will explain whether your emails need disclaimers.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Is an Email Disclaimer?<\/span><\/h2>\n

An email disclaimer is usually a paragraph either at the beginning or end of an email detailing warnings and notices of caution. Its exact contents can vary but can contain warnings along the lines of:<\/span><\/p>\n