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It transmits recipient email addresses, sender info, subject lines, and message content when a campaign or message is dispatched. Provided by Twilio SendGrid: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/legal\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/legal\/privacy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mailgun API<\/strong>: Used for dispatching outgoing emails when configured by the site administrator. It sends recipient addresses, message headers, and body contents over HTTPS. Provided by Mailgun Technologies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailgun.com\/legal\/terms-of-service\/\">Terms of Service<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailgun.com\/legal\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Postmark API<\/strong>: Used for transactional and newsletter email delivery. It sends the recipient's email address, subject, and HTML body contents to Postmark's servers. Provided by ActiveCampaign, LLC (Postmark): <a href=\"https:\/\/postmarkapp.com\/terms-of-service\">Terms of Service<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/postmarkapp.com\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brevo API<\/strong>: Used for remote SMTP mail relay when selected as the active mail provider. It transmits sender\/recipient credentials, subjects, and email html content. 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