Accountabilibuddy SMS Opt-In Workflow

A realistic Tattle Timer web consent flow an Accountabilibuddy reviews before missed-commitment accountability SMS can be sent.

18+ confirmation Phone entered by the contact SMS optional and unchecked Consent recorded before delivery
Tattle Timer

Illustrative Accountabilibuddy review state. This page does not collect data.

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Invite landing page

Sam shared a Tattle Timer accountability invite and asked you to be an Accountabilibuddy.

Commitment context Review what you are being asked to support before choosing any channel.
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18+ confirmation

Only adults can continue into SMS, voice, or email accountability preferences.

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Contact-owned phone entry

The Accountabilibuddy enters their own phone number. No phone number is prefilled from a user's contacts.

4

Endpoint verification

A code or magic flow verifies control of the endpoint before the phone can be eligible for messaging.

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SMS consent preferences

Missed-commitment message purpose, frequency, STOP/HELP behavior, Privacy Policy, and SMS Terms are shown before opt-in.

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Consent recorded

After the contact saves this flow, the backend records consent before any provider delivery can occur.

Consent version recorded Preferences can be changed STOP suppresses future SMS

SMS opt-in is optional and contact-controlled.

The user can invite a trusted adult contact, but the Accountabilibuddy controls whether their own phone number receives missed-commitment accountability SMS. The SMS checkbox is optional, separate from other acknowledgements, and unchecked by default.

Intended public URL

https://tattletimer.com/sms-opt-in-evidence/

This is the public URL for Telnyx toll-free/SMS review.

Preferred image asset

A landscape static image is prepared at /assets/sms-opt-in-workflow-evidence.png for fields that require an image URL.

If Telnyx accepts a live web page URL, use this page directly.

Web consent flow

The flow is web-based. It is not dependent on the Accountabilibuddy installing the iOS app, and Tattle Timer does not send cold SMS invites.

  1. 1User creates an invite link

    A Tattle Timer user creates a commitment and chooses a buddy who agreed to keep them honest.

  2. 2User manually shares the link

    The user sends the invite link through their own chosen channel. Tattle Timer does not cold-text the contact.

  3. 3Accountabilibuddy opens the invite webpage

    The contact lands on a branded Tattle Timer web page that explains the relationship, commitment context, and consent choices.

  4. 4Accountabilibuddy confirms 18+

    The contact must confirm they are an adult before continuing.

  5. 5Accountabilibuddy enters their own phone number

    The phone number is supplied by the contact, not scraped from the user's address book or prefilled for SMS delivery.

  6. 6Endpoint control is verified

    The contact verifies control with a code or magic flow before any phone endpoint is eligible for messaging.

  7. 7SMS permissions are reviewed

    The page shows missed-commitment message purpose, variable frequency, message and data rates, STOP/HELP, Privacy Policy, and SMS Terms.

  8. 8SMS consent is optional and unchecked

    The SMS consent checkbox is separate from privacy/terms acceptance, controlled by the Accountabilibuddy, and off by default.

  9. 9Backend records consent first

    The backend records consent version, timestamp, endpoint, channel, and revocation status before any SMS can be sent.

Invite webpage mockup

This detail view mirrors the Accountabilibuddy-facing web consent surface. It is illustrative and does not collect data.

Tattle Timer

Sam named you as an Accountabilibuddy.

Review the invite, confirm you are 18+, verify your own phone number, and choose whether missed-commitment accountability SMS alerts are allowed.

18+ confirmedRequired before continuing
Phone entered by youNo phone number is prefilled
Endpoint verifiedCode or magic flow completed

SMS permissions

Accountability SMS may include verification, consent confirmation, missed-commitment alerts, proof-status notices, preference links, HELP, and STOP confirmation. Message frequency may vary.

Unchecked by default

SMS opt-in is optional, separate from privacy/terms acceptance, and controlled by the Accountabilibuddy.

Privacy Policy SMS Terms Opt-out help

Provider review summary

Use this section for Telnyx toll-free SMS verification or messaging-provider review fields that ask for opt-in workflow evidence, use case, HELP/STOP/START behavior, and policy URLs.

Use case

Missed-commitment accountability messages to Accountabilibuddies who explicitly opt in. A subscribed adult user creates a commitment and manually shares an invite link. The contact chooses whether SMS is allowed.

Sample SMS

Tattle Timer: Jonathan missed 'Do laundry by 7 PM.' You're getting this because you opted into missed-commitment accountability SMS as Jonathan's Accountabilibuddy. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help.

HELP behavior

Reply HELP to receive support details, a short explanation that messages are opt-in missed-commitment accountability messages, preference/help paths where available, and a reminder that STOP opts out.

STOP behavior

Reply STOP to opt out. STOP suppresses future Tattle Timer SMS to that phone number unless the Accountabilibuddy later completes deliberate re-consent.

START behavior

START should only restore SMS after endpoint control and deliberate re-consent are confirmed. Global suppression wins until that happens.

Policy URLs

Privacy Policy: https://tattletimer.com/privacy/

SMS Terms: https://tattletimer.com/sms-terms/

Opt-out help: https://tattletimer.com/contact/