Terms of Service

Effective date: March 18, 2026

These Terms of Service govern the use of the witless.org website and related SMS notification workflows. Witless.org SMS messages are intended only for administrative, operational, security, and account-related notifications.

Nature of the service

Witless.org does not provide a public marketing text program. Messages sent through this service are intended for administrative or transactional purposes, such as system alerts, automation notices, access problems, service failures, or other operational events.

Enrollment and consent

Users enroll in SMS notifications by texting the keyword START to the Witless.org notification number as documented on the opt-in page at https://witless.org. The opt-in page provides the program name (Witless.org), a description of the types of messages sent, message frequency disclosure, "Msg & Data rates may apply" disclosure, opt-out instructions (Reply STOP), and links to the Privacy Policy and these Terms of Service.

By texting START to the Witless.org notification number, you confirm that you have reviewed the opt-in disclosures at https://witless.org and consent to receive administrative and operational SMS messages from Witless.org.

Message disclosures

User responsibilities

Service availability

SMS delivery depends on mobile carriers, third-party providers, network availability, and system conditions. Delivery is not guaranteed to be uninterrupted, timely, or error-free.

No marketing list sales or sharing

Mobile numbers and SMS consent collected for this service are not sold, rented, or shared for marketing or promotional purposes.

Disclaimer

The website and messaging service are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, witless.org will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from use of, or inability to use, the website or messaging service.

Changes to these terms

These Terms of Service may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the website or messaging service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact

Messaging or compliance questions: compliance@witless.org
Privacy questions: privacy@witless.org