Hello all, 

We use Brevo to send these emails primarily because it ensures deliverability and allows people to easily unsubscribe. This is important because big email providers have recently increased their penalties for potential spam, so we track bounces and unsubscribes to make sure the RIPE NCC stays within acceptable limits. 

It is not possible for us to turn off the tracking pixel in Brevo on our end, but we use it only to view the status of delivery, opens and unsubscribes. We are aware this tracking is not 100% accurate, but it gives us a general view of whether emails are reaching their recipients, which helps us to stay below the spam threshold.

If you’d rather get a plaintext version of these emails from Brevo, some email clients provide an option to switch to the plaintext view. This will also block the tracking pixel.

Regards,

Antony Gollan 

Communications Team Manager

RIPE NCC