Glossary

Email notification

An automatic message that alerts a person to something that happened, such as a comment, a login or a shipped order.

ValidReach Team · Updated 2026-10-26

In practice

Notifications are triggered by a system and are usually transactional rather than promotional. Let users choose which ones they get.

Verification and sending

A notification goes to whatever address is on the account. If that address is wrong, the person never learns about the event.