# Transactional email

Source: https://joinbreaker.ai/newsletter-glossary/transactional-email-lmis8

System-generated emails tied to an action. Examples are receipts, shipping notices, or account updates.

Because transactional emails are typically post-sale and often contain important account or order information, many regulations like [CAN-SPAM](/newsletter-glossary/can-spam) do not enforce the same standards on transactional mail as is applied to marketing and sales communications (commercial mail).