Text messaging: opt-in and consent
How you agree to receive text messages from George, what those messages contain, and how to stop them.
Text yourself the link to your action plan
This is the consent screen exactly as it appears in George. Consent to text messaging is asked for on its own, separately from the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
Shown here for reference and not active on this page. The working control appears on a tenant’s own action plan inside George. The checkbox is unchecked by default and the form cannot be submitted until it is checked.
What you are agreeing to
By entering a mobile number and checking that box, you agree to receive text messages from George Legal Technologies, PBC. Specifically:
- Message type: a one-time verification passcode, and then one text containing a link to the action plan you asked for. Nothing else.
- Message frequency: 1-2 messages per request. Messages are sent only when you ask for them. George sends nothing on a schedule and sends no marketing.
- Cost: Msg & data rates may apply.
- To stop: reply STOP to opt out. Reply HELP for help.
How the opt-in works
George is a legal information service for Virginia tenants. At the end of a session it produces a written action plan, which you reach again through a private link and a return code. If you are working on a shared or public computer you cannot keep that link, so George can text it to your own phone instead.
After you enter your number and check the consent box, George texts you a six-digit passcode. You type that passcode back into the George web page, not as a reply to the text. Only after the passcode is accepted is the link to your plan sent. That second step exists so a mistyped number never receives someone else’s case.
If you have replied STOP, you can start receiving messages again by replying START to the same number. There is no other way to opt in: George never texts a number that was not entered by the person holding the phone and confirmed by passcode.
The messages George sends
1. The verification passcode
Your George verification code is: 123456
2. The link to your action plan
George: your action plan is at https://sandbox.georgeva.com/?return=GEO-K4MN7R Your return code is GEO-K4MN7R. Reply STOP to opt out.
How George handles your number
- No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are not shared with any third party.
- Stored encrypted, and used only to send you your plan.
- Deleted with your session.
- George does not sell personal data and does not build a contact list.
- No follow-up messages of any kind.