diff --git a/server/accounts.js b/server/accounts.js
index 14c3f50..d02149a 100644
--- a/server/accounts.js
+++ b/server/accounts.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const signupRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 	//parse form
 	form.parse(req, (err, fields) => {
 		if (err) throw err;
-
+console.log(fields);
 		//prevent too many clicks
 		if (isThrottled(fields.email)) {
 			res.status(400).write(log('Signup throttled', fields.email));
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ const signupRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 						let rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000);
 
 						//save the generated data to the signups table
-						let query = 'REPLACE INTO signups (email, username, salt, hash, verify) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);';
-						connection.query(query, [fields.email, fields.username, salt, hash, rand], (err) => {
+						let query = 'REPLACE INTO signups (email, username, salt, hash, promotions, verify) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);';
+						connection.query(query, [fields.email, fields.username, salt, hash, fields.promotions ? true : false, rand], (err) => {
 							if (err) throw err;
 
 							//TODO: make the verification email prettier
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ const verifyRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 			log('Trying to create account', req.query.email);
 
 			//move the data from signups to accounts
-			let query = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO accounts (email, username, salt, hash) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);';
-			connection.query(query, [results[0].email, results[0].username, results[0].salt, results[0].hash], (err) => {
+			let query = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO accounts (email, username, salt, hash, promotions) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);';
+			connection.query(query, [results[0].email, results[0].username, results[0].salt, results[0].hash, results[0].promotions], (err) => {
 				if (err) throw err;
 
 				//delete from signups
diff --git a/sql/create_database_structure.sql b/sql/create_database_structure.sql
index 34c4b2a..cd9fd7e 100644
--- a/sql/create_database_structure.sql
+++ b/sql/create_database_structure.sql
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS signups (
 	username VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE,
 	salt VARCHAR(50),
 	hash VARCHAR(100),
+	promotions BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
 
 	verify INTEGER DEFAULT 0
 );
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS accounts (
 	username VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE,
 	salt VARCHAR(50),
 	hash VARCHAR(100),
+	promotions BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
 
 	lastActivityTime TIMESTAMP DEFAULT '2019-01-01 00:00:00'
 );
diff --git a/sql/update.sql b/sql/update.sql
index 0b16593..69c1f65 100644
--- a/sql/update.sql
+++ b/sql/update.sql
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
-#NOTE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS write a script in revert.sql that undoes these changes
+ALTER TABLE
+	signups
+ADD COLUMN
+	promotions BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
+AFTER
+	hash
+;
 
 ALTER TABLE
-	pastSpying
-MODIFY COLUMN
-	success ENUM ('success', 'failure', 'ineffective')
-;
-
-UPDATE
-	pastSpying
-SET
-	success = 'ineffective'
-WHERE
-	success = 'success'
-AND
-	spoilsGold = 0
-AND
-	(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM equipmentStolen WHERE pastSpyingId = pastSpying.id) = 0
+	accounts
+ADD COLUMN
+	promotions BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
+AFTER
+	hash
 ;
 
diff --git a/src/components/pages/signup.jsx b/src/components/pages/signup.jsx
index f730e42..ca3a66a 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/signup.jsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/signup.jsx
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ class Signup extends React.Component {
 				<Panel />
 				<Link to='/' className='centered'>Return Home</Link>
 				<div className='break' />
-				<p className='centered'>Remember to verify your email!</p>
-				<div className='break' />
-				<p className='centered'>Check our rules concerning<br /><Link to='/rules'>conduct in this game</Link>.</p>
+				<p className='centered'><em>(Remember to verify your email!)</em></p>
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/src/components/panels/signup.jsx b/src/components/panels/signup.jsx
index 1eb3d01..cb8d766 100644
--- a/src/components/panels/signup.jsx
+++ b/src/components/panels/signup.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Signup extends React.Component {
 			username: '',
 			password: '',
 			retype: '',
+			promotions: false,
 			warning: ''
 		};
 	}
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ class Signup extends React.Component {
 						<input id='retype' type='password' name='retype' value={this.state.retype} onChange={this.updateRetype.bind(this)} />
 					</div>
 
+					<div style={{paddingLeft: '34px', alignSelf: 'flex-start', flex: '1', display:'flex', flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'flex-start', alignItems: 'center'}}>
+						<label htmlFor='promotions'>Allow Emails:</label>
+						<input id='promotions' type='checkbox' name='promotions' value={this.state.promotions} onChange={this.updatePromotions.bind(this)} />
+					</div>
+
 					<button type='submit' disabled={!this.state.email}>Sign Up</button>
 				</form>
 			</div>
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ class Signup extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	clearInput() {
-		this.setState({ email: '', username: '', password: '', retype: '', warning: '' });
+		this.setState({ email: '', username: '', password: '', retype: '', promotions: false, warning: '' });
 	}
 
 	updateEmail(evt) {
@@ -139,6 +145,10 @@ class Signup extends React.Component {
 	updateRetype(evt) {
 		this.setState({ retype: evt.target.value });
 	}
+
+	updatePromotions(evt) {
+		this.setState({ promotions: evt.target.value });
+	}
 };
 
 Signup.propTypes = {