Engage - Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions Guidelines

In order to sign up for Engage, your business website must include a Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Below are the guidelines for each.

Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions

Every registration needs to include both a Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, and they need to meet specific requirements that protect your customers and keep you compliant with industry standards. Both are required for approval. Your Privacy Policy must make it clear that Messaging Consent data isn't being shared, sold, or bought.

Here’s an example of the language we look for:

“All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information won’t be shared with any third parties.”

Your privacy policy must:

Be a live link
Disclose what data you collect and how it's used
Explain that mobile information and opt-in consent won't be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes (required by CTIA)
Must contain the following verbatim clause: "All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information won’t be shared with any third parties."

Your terms and conditions must:

Be a live, embedded page (no pop-ups)
Contain the business identity, product description, frequency, rates, support contact, and STOP instructions.

Your terms and conditions should generally include:

Program or brand name
Program description
Message and data rates may apply disclosure
Message frequency (or recurring message disclosure)
Customer support contact information
Complete opt-out instructions (HELP and STOP), displayed in bold
Link to the privacy policy
Disclosure that states "Carriers are not liable for any delayed or undelivered messages"

We recommend consulting with your legal counsel to make sure that your terms of service and privacy policy are compliant with applicable laws and consistent with standards for your particular campaign and industry.

Pro tip: Consider creating messaging-specific privacy policies and terms and conditions rather than updating your main company documents. Dedicated messaging policies are easier to keep current if requirements change.