Precleared

Accuracy

Accuracy

Every week Precleared runs its rule set against a fixed panel of scenarios and a handful of real addresses, and publishes the result here. Decision support with sources, not legal advice.

17 October 2026 at 04:15 (UK time): 28 of 28 scenarios and 5 of 5 live checks gave the expected verdict

Scenarios

NameCountryExpectedGotRuleResult
UK active Ltd, named person, published addressUnited Kingdomok_to_emailok_to_emailgb_corporate_okPass
UK sole trader, no companyUnited Kingdomconsent_neededconsent_neededgb_individual_consentPass
UK unknown legal formUnited Kingdomconsent_neededconsent_neededgb_unknown_form_defaultPass
UK dissolved companyUnited Kingdomunknownunknowngb_company_not_activePass
UK suppressed domainUnited Kingdomblockedblockedany_suppressedPass
US recipient, US senderUnited Statesok_to_emailok_to_emailus_canspam_okPass
US recipient, UK senderUnited Statesok_to_emailok_to_emailus_canspam_okPass
Canada published and relevantCanadaok_to_emailok_to_emailca_implied_published_relevantPass
Canada bought listCanadaconsent_neededconsent_neededca_default_consentPass
Germany any addressGermanyblockedblockedde_consent_requiredPass
France generic addressFranceok_to_emailok_to_emailfr_generic_address_okPass
France named, relevant pitchFranceok_to_emailok_to_emailfr_b2b_role_relevantPass
Netherlands published address (own rule)Netherlandsconsent_neededconsent_needednl_published_address_not_designated_for_marketingPass
Unknown country .comunknownunknownunknownxx_unknown_countryPass
Invalid syntaxUnited Kingdomblockedblockedany_invalid_syntaxPass
No MX recordUnited Kingdomunknownunknownany_no_mxPass
AU published address, relevant pitchAustraliaok_to_emailok_to_emailau_published_address_relevant_pitchPass
AU published address, relevance not shownAustraliaconsent_neededconsent_neededau_published_address_relevance_not_shownPass
AU bought listAustraliaconsent_neededconsent_neededau_bought_list_no_inferred_consentPass
AU existing customerAustraliaok_to_emailok_to_emailau_existing_customer_inferred_consentPass
IE role address, relevant pitchIrelandok_to_emailok_to_emailie_role_address_relevant_pitchPass
IE named work address, published, relevantIrelandok_to_emailok_to_emailie_named_work_address_published_relevant_pitchPass
IE named address, scrapedIrelandconsent_neededconsent_neededie_named_scraped_list_consent_neededPass
IE role address, relevance unknownIrelandconsent_neededconsent_neededie_role_address_relevance_unknownPass
NL published addressNetherlandsconsent_neededconsent_needednl_published_address_not_designated_for_marketingPass
NL existing customerNetherlandsok_to_emailok_to_emailnl_existing_customer_soft_opt_inPass
GB register unavailableUnited Kingdomunknownunknowngb_register_unavailablePass
Estonia under the EU defaultEstoniaconsent_neededconsent_neededeu_default_consentPass

Live panel

LabelExpectedGotRuleTime
press@tesco.comok_to_emailok_to_emailgb_corporate_ok0.83 s
press@stripe.comok_to_emailok_to_emailus_canspam_ok0.54 s
info@siemens.deblockedblockedde_consent_required0.68 s
sole.trader.example@gmail.comconsent_neededconsent_neededgb_unknown_form_default0.46 s
press@shopify.comconsent_neededconsent_neededca_default_consent0.51 s

Rules by country

  • All countries: 4 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • Australia: 6 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-17.
  • Canada: 2 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • Germany: 2 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • EU default: 1 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • France: 3 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • United Kingdom: 6 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • Ireland: 8 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-17.
  • Netherlands: 5 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-17.
  • United States: 1 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.
  • Unknown country: 1 active rules. Most recently checked on 2026-10-03.

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