SMS Notify! Opt In Procedure

OPT-IN & OPT-OUT PROCEDURES
CDYNE Corporation is committed to consumer protection and privacy and we do not allow the use of CDYNE SMS Notify API for any type of marketing and/or unsolicited messages. The following is a short guideline for CDYNE SMS Notify API use. It is based on the Mobile Marketing Association’s guidelines for accepted industry practices.


 * At all times, text messages sent from CDYNE SMS Notify API must be in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
 * Users of CDYNE SMS Notify API must obtain approval from recipients before sending messages. The following is a list of examples and is not exhaustive. If you have questions about opt-in procedures, please contact CDYNE at 1-800-984-3710, inquire or initiate a chat.
 * Recipient may send a Mobile Originated (MO) message from their handset to the dedicated phone number.
 * Recipient may initiate opt-in from a web interface
 * Recipient may initiate opt-in from a WAP interface
 * Recipient may initiate opt-in from an IVR system
 * Those recipients must be told how to opt-out of the program and/or have the opportunity to cancel text messages at anytime.
 * A recipient can stop participating and receiving messages from any program by sending STOP to the long code used for that program.
 * Users of CDYNE SMS Notify API should record and store all opt-out transactions.
 * All opt-ins and cancellations must be kept on record for at least six months after opt-in/cancellation occurs.
 * Content must be sent to age appropriate customers.
 * Selling mobile opt-in lists is prohibited.

Additionaly, please review the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), which can be found at the following link(s):

Telemarketing Policy

47 U.S.C. §227

This act outlines prohibition for text calls, including SMS messages sent to wireless phone numbers. While it might be argued that the SMPP protocol is not an automatic telephone dialing system, this is still a legal gray area. The intent of the TCPA was to make sure that consumers expressly consent to automated calls or messages sent to wireless devices given that consumers may be charged to receive such calls or messages. The key again is the notion of “express written consent”, which, in the case of text messaging, means some sort of opt-in proof.