Because we are all voluntarily on this e-mail list we consent to e-mail received from the list is my understanding. Many of us have never met in person nor are family members of each other. Read more on the link if you want. These definitions they make here of personal relationship and family allow those of us who are family or have personal relations (i.e. have met in person) to legally e-mail each other. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-07-09/html/reg1-eng.html Vol. 145, No. 28 - July 9, 2011 Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations Statutory authority An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act Sponsoring department Department of Industry REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Peter Timusk B.Math statistics. BA legal studies Legal studies of the Information Age Vice President Computers for Communites School work blog http://notebook.webpagex.org Some papers www.webpagex.org