NCOALink
E780564
United States Postal Service product
address correction service
database system
mailing list hygiene tool
NCOALink is a United States Postal Service database and processing system that allows mailers to update mailing lists with current addresses based on official change-of-address records.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Postal Service product
ⓘ
address correction service ⓘ database system ⓘ mailing list hygiene tool ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | National Change of Address Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessModel |
licensed through USPS-approved vendors
ⓘ
requires USPS certification for service providers ⓘ |
| basedOn | National Change of Address database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
improved deliverability
ⓘ
lower postage costs for compliant mailers ⓘ reduced returned mail ⓘ |
| conformsTo | USPS Move Update standard ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource |
USPS Change-of-Address forms
ⓘ
USPS customer move records ⓘ |
| dataType |
change-of-address records
ⓘ
name and address information ⓘ |
| domain |
data quality
ⓘ
direct mail marketing ⓘ postal services ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
U.S. territories addresses
ⓘ
United States addresses ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output |
flags for moved and undeliverable records
ⓘ
updated mailing list with new addresses ⓘ |
| privacyConstraint |
prohibits non-mailing uses of COA data
ⓘ
restricted use of change-of-address data ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve address accuracy
ⓘ
reduce undeliverable-as-addressed mail ⓘ support postal discounts eligibility ⓘ update mailing lists with current addresses ⓘ |
| regulates | use of change-of-address data under USPS rules ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | USPS Domestic Mail Manual requirements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CASS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Move Update compliance ⓘ USPS Address Management Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | older NCOA address correction processes ⓘ |
| requires | standardized input address data ⓘ |
| sector | postal industry ⓘ |
| supports | automation-compatible mail preparation ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | regularly updated by USPS ⓘ |
| usedBy |
data service bureaus
ⓘ
direct mailers ⓘ large-volume mailers ⓘ list processors ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom | USPS change-of-address records ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.