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WhatsApp Bulk Messaging Compliance Checklist.

12-step legal compliance list · printer-friendly

A 12-step practical checklist for ensuring GDPR / CASL / TCPA / KVKK compliance + Meta requirements before launching a WhatsApp bulk messaging campaign. One missing item = legal/operational risk. Cmd+P (Mac) or Ctrl+P (Windows) saves as PDF.

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// 12-step checklist
  1. Explicit opt-in
    Have you collected commercial-message consent from each recipient? Is the consent statement specific (sender, channel, content)?
    regional consent law requirement
  2. Regional registration
    Are you registered with the relevant regional system (İYS in Türkiye, similar compliance in your jurisdiction)?
    e.g. İYS · Ministry of Trade
  3. WhatsApp Business API usage
    Are you sending via the official API (not the consumer app or grey-market automation)?
    Meta requirement
  4. Meta-approved BSP
    Is your infrastructure provider Meta-certified? Non-certified BSPs increase ban risk.
  5. Correct template category
    Are you using the right category (Marketing / Utility / Authentication)? Misuse drops quality rating.
  6. Template approval
    Have all your templates passed Meta approval? Don't keep sending rejected templates.
  7. Opt-out mechanism
    Is "reply STOP to unsubscribe" or equivalent visible in messages? Required by most regional regulations.
  8. Segmentation
    Are you not blasting the same message to 100K? Segmenting by geography, prior purchase, or age both lifts conversion and reduces spam-detection.
  9. 24-hour service window
    Are you using the open service window (after a user messages you) for free-form replies, not just templates?
  10. Quality rating monitoring
    Is your number's quality rating "High"? "Medium" warrants investigation; "Low" cuts your throughput limit.
  11. Spam report monitoring
    Is the spam-report rate above 1%? If yes, your message content is misleading, segmentation is weak, or send frequency is too high.
  12. Personal data retention
    How long are you storing recipient phone numbers? Once the marketing purpose ends, deletion is required by data-protection laws.
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