Sumotext published their terms of services and privacy policy regarding their services of text message marketing. Their standard text message marketing and SMS alert subscription plans wherein the users opt-in in order to acquire returning messages are available on the website for enterprises and small businesses.
Aside from that they present published pricing for query/response and SMS lead capture services such as those applied by direct marketing programs, auto dealerships and real estate professionals. Consumers do not opt-in to query/response and SMS lead capture programs. Regarding this applications, the consumers with send a request SMS and the system will respond.
SMS symbolizes for short message service. This is a standard for mobile units sending and receiving text messages. SMS and text messages are usually applied synonymously. Regular text messages are restricted in 160 size characters.
With Sumotext, the consumers will not be charged from receiving text messages and majority of the wireless haulers incorporate text messaging in their service plans. But, consumers may have to pay 10-20 cents if the text message is excluded from the wireless service plan.
For an application provider to be able to transmit a text message to a user, the consumer must initially get their overt permission. This can happen in 2 methods; the user may send the keyword by short code or submit their request through web form. When using the web form, user must choose a checkbox on the form which openly grants SMS authorizations and the consumers should respond with a “yes” to double opt-in request message which the system transmits to the phone of the user.