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Mailchimp is a marketing automation and email marketing platform. "Mailchimp" is the trade name of its operator, Rocket Science Group, an American company founded in 2001 by Ben Chestnut and Mark Armstrong, with Dan Kurzius joining at a later date.

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History

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Mailchimp was launched in 2001.[5] The platform was named after one of their most popular e-greetings card characters, earning a few thousand dollars monthly.[6] Mailchimp began as a paid service and added a freemium option in 2009. Within a year, its user base had grown from 85,000 to 450,000.[7] By June 2014, it was sending over 10 billion emails per month on behalf of its users.[8] More than 600 million emails are sent through the platform every two days.[9]

In August 2017, it was reported that Mailchimp would be opening offices in Brooklyn and Oakland, California.[10]

In February 2019, Mailchimp acquired LemonStand, a smaller competitor.[11] Mailchimp later announced its plans to shift from mail distribution to offering a full marketing platform aimed at smaller organizations. This shift includes allowing customers to record and track customer leads within the platform, build landing pages and websites, and run ad retargeting advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.[12] As part of this, Mailchimp acquired the London based media and magazine company Courier Media in March 2020, with the stated goal of international growth. The magazine has a readership of 100,000 readers in more than 26 countries.[13]

With founders Armstrong and Chestnut starting the company without outside funding or plans to go public, and never bringing on any outside investors thereafter, Mailchimp is considered an example of a successfully bootstrapped startup.[14][15][16]

Acquisition by Intuit

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After turning down repeated acquisition offers for 20 years, Bloomberg reported on August 31, 2021, that Mailchimp was talking with Intuit about being acquired.[17] On September 13, 2021, Intuit confirmed it would acquire Mailchimp for approximately $12 billion in cash and stock.[18][19] On November 1, 2021, Intuit officially completed the acquisition for $5.7bn in cash, $6.3bn in common stock, and 573,000 restricted stock units. After the acquisition, Intuit changed the name of the platform to Intuit Mailchimp.[18][20]

Marketing campaigns

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As a podcast advertiser, Mailchimp sponsored the launch of Serial, a podcast exploring a murder case over multiple episodes.[21]

Another ad became memorable for its inclusion of an unscripted mispronunciation of the company's name – "MailKimp" – as spoken by a 14-year-old girl from Norway waiting in line for an iPhone 6.[22][23] The ad was parodied and "MailKimp" became a meme.[24][25] In response, Mailchimp bought the domain name mailkimp.com and redirected traffic to mailchimp.com.[23]

In 2018, Mailchimp underwent a brand redesign to help visually demonstrate an evolution from an email marketing tool to a larger marketing platform. This redesign included an updated logo, color palette, typeface, new imagery, and illustrations. It updated the Mailchimp wordmark to "Mailchimp" rather than "MailChimp" with an uppercase letter "C".[26]

Transactional email

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In February 2016, Mailchimp announced it was merging Mandrill transactional email service into Mailchimp as an add-on feature and gave customers 60 days' notice to switch to the new pricing structure or find an alternative service platform.[27] The new pricing structure required a paid Mailchimp plan before being able to purchase Mandrill credits, resulting in customers paying for two products to access Mandrill.[28]

Previously, customers were able to purchase Mandrill credits for sending emails without signing up on Mailchimp. The credits were originally priced at $9.95 for 25,000 emails but increased to $20 for the same number of emails under the new pricing scheme. In addition to needing to purchase Mandrill credits, customers now need to be on a paid Mailchimp monthly plan (the minimum monthly plan being $10 a month), even if the customer has no need for Mailchimp services and only wants access to Mandrill. Mandrill was later renamed Mailchimp Transactional.[29]

Data breaches

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In March 2022, Mailchimp suffered a data breach whereby intruders gained access to the data of 319 of their customers through social engineering. The exposed data includes email address, IP address, and the approximate location of their mailing list recipients.[30][31]

A second data breach happened on January 11, 2024 when unauthorized actors gained access to an internal tool used by MailChimp customer support and account administration. The access was obtained through a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and contractors. The attackers compromised employee credentials and used them to access 133 Mailchimp accounts. The exposed data potentially included names, email addresses, and campaign information. Mailchimp has not confirmed this data breach and is still investigating the incident and assessing the full impact.[32][33][34][needs update]

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Mailchimp is an all-in-one platform that provides , , audience management, and analytics tools primarily designed for es and growing enterprises. Founded in 2001 by and in , Georgia, as a side project of their agency, the company bootstrapped its growth without external funding, focusing on user-friendly features to make accessible to non-experts. By 2021, Mailchimp had become a leading player in the industry, serving over 13 million global users and sending approximately one billion emails daily, before being acquired by for $12 billion to enhance its with AI-driven customer growth solutions. Post-acquisition, Mailchimp expanded its offerings to include integration, landing pages, digital ads, and tools, all powered by data-backed AI recommendations to optimize campaigns across multiple channels. With over 1,500 employees headquartered in and offices worldwide, the platform continues to empower entrepreneurs and marketing teams by prioritizing ease of use, creative , and performance insights, having invested more than $15 million in supporting small and medium-sized organizations.

Company Background

Founding and Early Mission

Mailchimp was founded in 2001 by and as a side project under their web design agency, The Rocket Science Group, based in , Georgia. The agency primarily served small business clients who needed simple ways to communicate with customers via , but existing tools were often too complex or costly for non-technical users. Chestnut and Kurzius developed Mailchimp to address this gap, initially offering it to their design clients as an affordable newsletter service. The platform's initial code was repurposed from a failed digital greeting card product that Chestnut had attempted earlier, transforming unused email delivery infrastructure into a tool for creating and sending newsletters. Launched as an alternative to expensive enterprise-level software, Mailchimp emphasized ease of use with drag-and-drop templates and basic , allowing small businesses to manage without hiring specialists. This origin reflected a practical response to client needs during the post-dot-com bust era, when resources were limited. Adopting a bootstrapped model without , the founders prioritized steady profitability and over aggressive expansion, reinvesting revenues to refine the user-friendly interface tailored for owners. Mailchimp's early mission centered on democratizing , empowering entrepreneurs with accessible, cost-effective tools to build customer relationships. By 2007, the service had grown from zero to approximately 30,000 paying customers, prompting the team to shift to full-time operations.

Ownership Structure and Operations

Mailchimp is headquartered in , Georgia, where it maintains its primary operations hub, supporting a global footprint that serves over 11 million users across more than 200 countries as of 2025. As a wholly owned subsidiary of since its acquisition in 2021 for approximately $12 billion in cash and stock, Mailchimp operates within Intuit's broader ecosystem, complementing tools like to enhance for growing businesses. The company employs over 1,500 people worldwide and emphasizes a hybrid, remote-friendly work culture rooted in its origins as a bootstrapped organization, fostering flexibility and employee autonomy even after integration with Intuit's resources. In its operational model, Mailchimp retains significant brand independence as an subsidiary, continuing to market and develop its core platform separately while benefiting from shared for advancements in AI-driven and data analytics. This structure allows Mailchimp to focus on innovations, leveraging Intuit's ecosystem for enhanced integrations and scalability without fully merging its identity or operations.

Historical Development

Growth as Independent Company

In 2007, after reaching approximately 30,000 paying customers, Mailchimp's founders decided to pivot fully to developing the email marketing platform, abandoning their web design agency to focus exclusively on the product. This shift allowed the company to dedicate all resources to scaling Mailchimp as a standalone entity, emphasizing self-sustained growth without venture capital. Mailchimp's expansion accelerated through its freemium model, introduced in 2009, which offered a free tier for up to 2,000 subscribers and paid plans starting at $13 per month for additional features and higher limits. This approach lowered barriers for small businesses, driving viral adoption via word-of-mouth and the platform's intuitive design tailored for non-technical users. By 2020, the user base had grown to over 12 million customers, with the freemium strategy contributing to a 650% profit increase in its first full year by converting free users to paid accounts. During the 2010s, Mailchimp enhanced its offerings with key features like automation tools, initially rolled out in advanced forms around 2015, enabling automated sequences based on user and dates, which boosted for campaigns. expansions in the same decade further supported integrations with third-party services, allowing developers to embed Mailchimp functionalities into custom applications and fueling ecosystem growth. These innovations, combined with the bootstrapped model, led to annual revenue reaching $700-800 million by 2021, all achieved without external funding by reinvesting profits into product development and .

Acquisition by Intuit and Subsequent Changes

On September 13, 2021, announced its agreement to acquire Mailchimp for approximately $12 billion in cash and stock, aiming to bolster its ecosystem of tools for small businesses by combining with solutions. The deal was completed on November 1, 2021, marking 's largest acquisition to date and integrating Mailchimp as a key component of its Global Business Solutions Group. Following the acquisition, Mailchimp underwent a strategic shift toward tighter integration with Intuit's financial products, particularly , to enable unified customer data syncing. This allows businesses to automatically transfer customer and purchase information from QuickBooks Online into Mailchimp, facilitating more targeted campaigns based on real-time financial insights without manual . The integration supports segmented audiences and personalized messaging, enhancing how small businesses leverage combined marketing and accounting data for growth. Post-acquisition operational changes included efforts to streamline structure under Intuit's umbrella, such as the 2024 layoffs affecting approximately 10% of Intuit's global workforce (around 1,800 employees) to reallocate resources toward AI and high-growth areas, with impacts felt across subsidiaries including Mailchimp. In 2025, at Intuit's FWD: conference on June 12, Mailchimp unveiled an AI-powered suite of tools designed to unlock deeper customer data analysis, notably by merging marketing data with , purchase history, and behavioral insights for more comprehensive revenue optimization. In November 2025, Mailchimp announced new holiday marketing tools to support retailers during the expanded shopping season, including improved integration, enhanced audience segmentation, ecommerce analytics, global multi-audience capabilities, seasonal templates, and transactional features. These enhancements enable personalized omnichannel campaigns and better measurement of holiday performance. By fiscal year 2025, the combined Intuit-Mailchimp ecosystem generated over $18 billion in annual revenue, with Mailchimp contributing approximately $1.3 billion, or about 7% of the total, reflecting steady integration-driven growth in the low to mid-teens percentage range.

Products and Services

Email Marketing and Automation Tools

Mailchimp's email marketing tools center on a user-friendly core email builder that enables the creation of campaigns through drag-and-drop functionality, allowing users to assemble s without coding expertise. The platform provides over 250 pre-built, mobile-optimized templates to streamline design, supporting customization for branding and content. Additionally, capabilities permit users to compare variations of subject lines, content, or send times to optimize performance, while advanced segmentation features divide audiences based on subscriber behavior, demographics, or engagement history for targeted messaging. Automation workflows form a key component of Mailchimp's offerings, facilitating automated sequences triggered by user actions or predefined conditions. Drip campaigns deliver a series of timed emails to nurture leads progressively, such as educational content leading to sales promotions. series automations greet new subscribers with introductory messages to build initial engagement, often including brand stories or incentives. Re-engagement efforts target inactive users through personalized reminders, and abandoned cart automations send follow-up emails to recover potential lost sales by highlighting unpurchased items. These workflows use drag-and-drop builders to set rules, branches, and actions, enabling scalable personalization without manual intervention. Audience management tools in Mailchimp support efficient contact organization and maintenance to ensure deliverability and relevance. Users can import contacts via CSV files or integrations, with the system automatically detecting duplicates, bounces, and unsubscribes during the process to maintain list hygiene. Segmentation and grouping functionalities allow for tagging contacts by attributes like purchase history or interests, facilitating precise targeting. Compliance features include double opt-in processes for subscriber , aligning with GDPR requirements through data measures and explicit permission standards, as well as CAN-SPAM regulations by prohibiting spam and enforcing unsubscribe options in every . Mailchimp structures its pricing into tiers scaled by audience size and feature access, starting with a Free plan limited to 500 contacts and 1,000 monthly sends, suitable for basic testing. The Essentials plan begins at $13 per month for up to 500 contacts, adding and basic segmentation. Standard pricing starts at $20 per month for 500 contacts, incorporating advanced and . The Premium tier commences at $350 per month for 10,000 contacts, offering unlimited workflows, priority support, and enhanced segmentation for larger operations. All plans scale monthly based on contact volume, with send limits tied to audience size (e.g., 10x contacts for Essentials). Transactional capabilities are available as an add-on for event-driven messaging.

Additional Features and Integrations

Mailchimp offers a that enables users to create professional websites without coding expertise, including customizable templates for various business needs such as portfolios, online stores, and service-based sites. The platform's builder complements this by allowing the creation of targeted pages for and promotions, with features like drag-and-drop editing and mobile-responsive designs. These tools integrate seamlessly with platforms, such as and , enabling automatic syncing of product data, inventory levels, and customer information to streamline online sales and marketing efforts. For instance, product imagery and details can be pulled directly from connected stores to populate landing pages, facilitating quick campaign launches. In October 2025, Mailchimp updated its integration to include deeper behavioral insights and new automation triggers, such as product views and checkout initiations. Beyond web tools, Mailchimp provides multichannel support to manage diverse marketing channels from a unified . Social media post scheduling allows users to plan and automate content across platforms like , , and (now X), including image resizing and caption optimization for each network. The platform also supports ads management for and , with tools for creating remarketing campaigns on Google's Display Network and lead generation ads on that sync audience data directly into Mailchimp audiences. In 2025, Mailchimp expanded its SMS marketing capabilities, introducing data unification features that combine with and web data for cohesive customer journeys, including automated quiet hours and opt-in compliance to enhance deliverability and engagement. On November 17, 2025, further enhancements were made to marketing capabilities and analytics. Mailchimp incorporates AI-driven features to enhance marketing efficiency, particularly following its integration with Intuit's ecosystem. Predictive segmentation uses to analyze customer behavior and forecast engagement, grouping audiences dynamically based on predicted actions like purchases or churn risks. Content optimization tools, such as the Content Optimizer, employ AI to scan email drafts and suggest improvements in readability, , and subject lines to boost open rates. is further advanced through Intuit Assist, an AI assistant that leverages cross-platform from Intuit products—like purchase history—to generate tailored recommendations, such as targeted offers based on financial insights. These capabilities, previewed in Mailchimp's 2024 revenue intelligence system and expanded in 2025 tool suites, help businesses automate and scale personalized campaigns. A November 5, 2025, report highlighted that while nearly all mid-market marketers believe AI will improve effectiveness, only one-third have adopted it, underscoring the role of tools like Intuit Assist in bridging the AI skills gap. The platform supports extensive third-party integrations, with over 300 apps and services available through its , enabling seamless data flow across tools. Key examples include CRM systems like , which sync contact data and automate lead nurturing, and analytics platforms such as , allowing tracking of website traffic and campaign performance within Mailchimp reports. E-commerce integrations like facilitate abandoned cart recovery and order-based segmentation, while accounting tools from Intuit's enable revenue attribution across channels. This architecture, documented in Mailchimp's developer resources, empowers custom workflows and ensures compatibility with evolving ecosystems.

Transactional Email Capabilities

Mandrill Evolution and API Functionality

was launched by MailChimp in 2012 as a dedicated transactional API service, enabling developers to send personalized, one-to-one messages separate from the company's core platform. This standalone tool was built to handle high-volume, event-driven emails, such as order confirmations or resets, and quickly gained among over 800,000 users (as of 2016) by delivering billions of messages annually. In 2019, underwent a to Mailchimp Transactional, aligning it more closely with the parent platform while retaining its developer-focused capabilities. The service evolved from its initial standalone model, priced at $20 per block of 25,000 emails, into a more integrated add-on in , with further alignment following MailChimp's acquisition by in 2021. In , following user demand and internal strategy shifts, was integrated as an add-on to paid Mailchimp accounts, a change that sparked controversy among standalone users. This shift emphasized seamless incorporation within the broader MailChimp ecosystem, allowing users to leverage transactional features alongside marketing tools without fully separate operations. To lower barriers for new adopters, Mailchimp Transactional introduced a tier offering up to 500 sends to verified domains for new users, subject to restrictions, making it accessible for testing and small-scale applications. Mailchimp Transactional employs a RESTful API architecture, with primary endpoints like /messages/send for initiating email transmissions via HTTP POST requests. This structure supports advanced customization, including the use of pre-built templates for dynamic content, attachment handling with total message sizes up to 25 MB, and built-in tracking for metrics such as email opens and link clicks to monitor engagement. Developers can authenticate via API keys and receive responses confirming delivery status, ensuring reliable integration into applications. The underlying infrastructure features a globally distributed network designed for scalability, processing high-volume sends across multiple regions to minimize latency and enhance deliverability. This setup supports rapid responses and email dispatch, typically achieving 1-second send times while maintaining a 99% delivery rate for time-sensitive transactional communications.

Use Cases and Delivery Infrastructure

Mailchimp Transactional, formerly known as , supports a range of primary use cases for one-to-one email communications triggered by specific user actions, such as order confirmations, password resets, event notifications, and e-commerce receipts. These messages are designed to provide immediate, personalized updates, like purchase receipts or shipping confirmations, ensuring users receive timely information directly related to their interactions with a service or platform. The delivery infrastructure of Mailchimp Transactional incorporates features optimized for reliable transmission, including IP warm-up processes that gradually increase sending volume from dedicated IP addresses to build sender reputation and avoid spam filters. High-volume senders can opt for dedicated IPs, which allow for customized control over and improved deliverability through automated warm-up over a month-long period. Additional mechanisms include bounce handling to manage undeliverable emails by detecting and categorizing hard and soft bounces, as well as support for SPF and DKIM to verify sender identity and enhance inbox placement. For scalability, Mailchimp Transactional is built to handle large-scale operations, delivering emails at speeds with a median time of less than one second and maintaining 99.99% uptime, while integrating webhooks for real-time event notifications such as deliveries, opens, and bounces. This setup enables developers to monitor and respond to performance dynamically, supporting applications that require consistent, high-throughput messaging without interruption. In 2025, Mailchimp enhanced its transactional capabilities with integrated support, allowing for notifications that combine and for event-based alerts, such as delivery updates, viewable in a unified . This update facilitates faster, multi-format customer communications while upholding high delivery rates over 99%.

Marketing and Promotion

Notable Self-Marketing Campaigns

Mailchimp has employed a series of unconventional self-promotional campaigns that leverage humor, cultural immersion, and experiential elements to reinforce its quirky brand identity as an accessible platform. One of the earliest and most influential was the "Did You Mean MailChimp?" series launched in 2016, created in partnership with advertising agency Droga5. This multipart campaign humorously addressed common misspellings and mispronunciations of the brand name—such as "MailShrimp," "KaleLimp," and "JailBlimp"—through a variety of surreal ads and activations that avoided directly naming MailChimp until the end, redirecting audiences via Google-style "Did you mean" prompts to emphasize the platform's and ease of use for small businesses. The campaign's activations blended Mailchimp's whimsical persona with broader cultural touchpoints, engaging creative audiences across film, music, and . For instance, short depicted absurd scenarios like a shrimp-based in "MailShrimp," while the "VeilHymn" project featured an interactive collaboration between artists Devonté Hynes () and Bryndon Cook (Starchild & The New Romantic), evoking ethereal and soundscapes that subtly tied back to email's connective power. Other elements included limited-edition products like "FailChips" snack bags and pop-up events, generating 988 million impressions and positioning MailChimp as a fun, approachable alternative in the often dry world of marketing tools. This collaboration continued through 2019, with phased rollouts extending the campaign's eccentric energy into subsequent activations that maintained the brand's reputation for innovative, culture-infused promotion. In 2023, Mailchimp pivoted to experiential with the "Email is Dead" exhibition at London's , challenging the notion that is obsolete by tracing its evolution from the 1970s to speculative futures in 2070. Curated in partnership with creative agency , the immersive display—running from September 28 to October 22—used multisensory installations to explore email's cultural, economic, and relational impacts, including ASMR-inspired audio rooms and interactive timelines promoting a shift toward multichannel strategies integrated with and . The exhibit drew more than 25,000 visitors and sparked discussions on email's enduring relevance, aligning with Mailchimp's push for holistic tools. By 2025, following its integration with , Mailchimp intensified self-promotion around its AI capabilities through targeted campaigns featuring user testimonials and live demonstrations at key events. At the FWD: London conference on June 12, 2025, the company unveiled AI-powered tools like predictive content generation and audience segmentation, showcased via onstage demos and real-time testimonials from mid-market marketers. Complementary virtual sessions during the Marketing Success Season conference (September 22-26, 2025) highlighted customer stories of AI streamlining multichannel efforts, reinforcing Mailchimp's evolution into an intelligent platform for scalable personalization. These efforts, detailed in 's November 2025 reports, underscored AI's role in bridging skills gaps for non-expert users.

Impact on User Engagement Strategies

Mailchimp's tools have significantly enabled strategies for small businesses, particularly through features like automated abandoned cart emails that recover lost sales. Industry analyses indicate that such recovery campaigns can boost conversions by 20-30%, allowing users to re-engage shoppers with tailored reminders and incentives. This extends to dynamic content based on user behavior, helping businesses like online retailers send relevant offers that align with individual preferences and past interactions. Case studies illustrate these impacts across sectors. For , Mailchimp's integrations with platforms like have driven measurable revenue growth; for instance, email campaigns for connected stores generated 20% more revenue year-over-year during the 2024 holiday season, attributed to automated workflows and behavioral triggers. In the non-profit space, organizations have leveraged targeted newsletters to enhance donor engagement. The , using Mailchimp's segmentation and popup forms, achieved an 11.4% year-over-year subscriber increase and a 7.14% conversion rate on lead capture, converting attendees into donors through mission-focused emails. Similarly, NVISION's work with the Feed the Need foundation resulted in a 75% growth in Giving Tuesday donations via segmented messaging strategies. On a broader scale, Mailchimp has democratized advanced for over 13 million users worldwide, empowering small businesses and non-profits with accessible to make data-informed decisions. These insights, drawn from campaign performance metrics, enable iterative improvements in , shifting users from guesswork to targeted that fosters and growth. In 2025, Mailchimp's AI integrations have further elevated engagement by facilitating behavior-based segmentation, where groups audiences by interactions like purchase history or site visits. This has contributed to higher open rates, with Mailchimp users averaging 38.2%—a notable rise from previous industry norms—through predictive tools that optimize send times and content relevance.

Security and Controversies

Major Data Breaches

In March 2022, Mailchimp experienced a social engineering attack where an unauthorized actor compromised an employee account to access an internal tool. The intruder viewed the contents of 319 customer accounts and exported audience data from 102 of them between March 26 and April 1, impacting approximately 300,000 contacts whose information, including addresses, names, and usernames, was potentially exposed. A similar phishing and social engineering incident occurred in January 2023, when attackers targeted Mailchimp employees and contractors to obtain credentials for an internal and administration tool. This breach allowed unauthorized access to 133 customer accounts, from which data was exported, including from high-profile clients like , potentially exposing subscriber information. Mailchimp faced another phishing-related breach in March 2025, when a cybersecurity expert's account was compromised through a sophisticated scam mimicking a , leading to the automatic export of approximately 16,000 email contacts from a subscriber list in under two minutes. The victim, security expert , later criticized Mailchimp for lacking phishing-resistant and for retaining data on unsubscribed users, which facilitated the rapid export. In July 2025, ransomware group claimed responsibility for a on Mailchimp, alleging the theft of 943,536 records totaling 767 MB of data, including internal documents and customer information, though the company downplayed the incident's severity.

Response Measures and Privacy Policies

Following incidents, Mailchimp implements post-breach protocols that include immediate suspension of access to affected accounts to contain potential risks. For instance, in response to the January 2023 incident, the company suspended access for compromised accounts and notified primary contacts within 24 hours of detection. Additionally, Mailchimp provides the option for users to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) as a recommended measure, though it is not universally enforced across all accounts. The organization also conducts continuous employee training on recognizing social engineering tactics, , and other threats to bolster internal defenses. Mailchimp's privacy policies emphasize compliance with major data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the (CCPA). As a GDPR-compliant processor, Mailchimp offers tools such as tracking forms, export capabilities, and automated deletion options to support customer adherence to standards. For CCPA, Mailchimp operates as a service provider, updating its terms and addendum to outline restricted handling and ensure alignment with requirements. practices vary by type, with processed only as long as necessary for service provision or legal obligations, and overall account information retained while active; specific elements like bounced are kept for 90 days. Transparent reporting is facilitated through public security incident disclosures on the company's newsroom, providing overviews of events without detailing sensitive compromised information. To enhance security, Mailchimp has invested in ongoing improvements, including application-wide encryption using (TLS) 1.2 or higher to protect data in transit, such as audience information during API interactions. The platform maintains regular external and internal penetration testing, along with certifications that involve annual surveillance audits to verify compliance and identify vulnerabilities. Furthermore, Mailchimp collaborates with cybersecurity firms and during incident responses to investigate and mitigate threats effectively. User notifications form a key part of Mailchimp's response strategy, with direct alerts sent to primary contacts of affected accounts promptly after detection. These are complemented by public blog posts on the company's site, which detail the nature of incidents—such as unauthorized access to internal tools—while omitting specifics on compromised data to protect users.

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