SurveyMonkey does not tolerate spam that either originates from our servers or spam that includes a link to SurveyMonkey.

Here is the section in our  Terms of Use that addresses spam.

In addition, if subscribers choose to have SurveyMonkey send out emails on their behalf, then all subscribers must agree to the Terms of Use or Anti-Spamming agreement before the first message is delivered from the account.

5. ANTI-SPAM

Email and Prohibited Content

Email messages sent in connection with the Survey Tool must contain an "unsubscribe" link that allows subscribers to remove themselves from your email messages. You acknowledge and agree that you will not hide, disable, or remove or attempt to hide, disable, or remove the opt-out link from the email invitation. You will actively manage and process unsubscribe requests received by you directly within ten days of submission, and update your email lists and address books to reflect the unsubscribe requests. You are responsible for ensuring that during use of the Survey Tool your email messages do not generate a number of spam complaints in excess of industry standards. If SurveyMonkey determines that your level of spam complaints is higher than industry standards, SurveyMonkey, at its sole discretion, has the right to terminate your use of its Survey Tool.

Permission Lists Only

SurveyMonkey has a zero-tolerance spam policy. Subscriber accounts will be terminated for sending unsolicited email messages. This means that all recipients sent to must have opted in to receiving communications from you, the sender.

You can only use SurveyMonkey to send emails to lists of people that gave you permission to email them. If you don't have proof that each recipient on your list opted in for your emails, don't import them into SurveyMonkey.

• We prohibit the use of third-party, purchased, rented, or harvested mailing lists. SurveyMonkey will terminate accounts violating the foregoing.
• You cannot mail to newsgroups, message boards, distribution lists, or unsolicited email addresses.
• You agree that you shall not utilize the Survey Tool to send any commercial electronic mail messages (as defined in the Act of 2003) to any recipient who has opted out, unsubscribed, or otherwise objected to receiving such messages from you or another party on whose behalf you may be commissioned. The CAN-SPAM Act outlines requirements for sending out commercial emails. These rules govern the Internet by United States law. A brief description of the CAN-SPAM Act follows:
  1. Bans false of misleading header information. Requires valid "reply" and "from" addresses. These must be accurate and identify the person who initiated the email.
  2. Prohibits deceptive subject lines. The subject line cannot mislead the recipient about the contents or subject matter of the message.

  3. Requires the email to provide recipients with a valid opt-out method. You must provide a return email address or another Internet-based response mechanism that allows a recipient to ask you not to send future email messages to that email address, and you must honor the requests. You may create a "menu" of choices to allow a recipient to opt out of certain types of messages, but you must include the option to end any commercial messages from the sender.

     Any opt-out mechanism you offer must be able to process opt-out requests for at least thirty days after you send your commercial email. When you receive an opt-out request, the law gives you ten business days to stop sending email to the requestor's email address. You cannot help another entity send email to that address, or have another entity send email on your behalf to that address. Finally, it's illegal for you to sell or move the email addresses of people who choose not to receive your email, even in the form of a mailing list, unless you move the addresses so another entity can comply with the law.

  4. Include physical mailing address. Your message must contain clear and conspicuous notice that the message is an advertisement or solicitation and that the recipient can opt out of receiving more commercial email from you. It also must include your valid physical postal address.

Reporting Spam

If you suspect that SurveyMonkey has been used to send spam, please contact us immediately at abuse@surveymonkey.com and we will investigate accordingly.