# Email Opt-in When Importing Contacts

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/email-opt-in-when-importing-contacts/7654>\
**Category:** Sales Email\
**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/email-opt-in-when-importing-contacts/7654 "2018-02-02T21:50:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GreggMoor](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/greggmoor/32/13521_2.png) [@GreggMoor](https://community.hubspot.com/u/GreggMoor)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/email-opt-in-when-importing-contacts/7654/1 "2018-02-02T21:50:55Z")

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I am importing my contacts from Apple Mail. I’m in the final step and it won’t let me finish unless I select “True” for all my responses. Please tell me that doing so will not send an email to everyone in my contact list. I’m afraid!

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**Author:** ![roisinkirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@roisinkirby](https://community.hubspot.com/u/roisinkirby)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/email-opt-in-when-importing-contacts/7654/2 "2018-02-05T10:15:34Z")

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It will not  
 ![16x16_smiley-happy.png.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/2/22d5e40d253def47f5f4ea7f0e3e70be19010689.png)

These steps are to confirm you are importing contacts within the terms of our [Acceptable Use Policy](https://legal.hubspot.com/acceptable-use).

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**Author:** ![GreggMoor](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/greggmoor/32/13521_2.png) [@GreggMoor](https://community.hubspot.com/u/GreggMoor)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/email-opt-in-when-importing-contacts/7654/3 "2018-02-05T16:34:24Z")

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Thanks!