By opening an Afterpay account, you agree to receive text messages at any time, potentially using automated dialing systems, and your number being on a do-not-call list does not stop Afterpay from texting you.
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Agreeing to receive autodialed SMS at any time of day, regardless of do-not-call registry status, is a significant consent with implications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the user assumes responsibility for any resulting carrier charges.
You consent to receiving automated text messages at any hour from Afterpay regardless of do-not-call registry registrations, and you are responsible for any data or messaging fees your carrier charges for those messages.
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"If you choose to open an Account, Afterpay may send you SMS messages. You agree to receive SMS messages at any time of day to each telephone number provided by you to Afterpay, regardless of whether such telephone number is on a corporate, state or federal do-not-call registry. You certify, represent and warrant that the telephone number that you have provided to us is your number and not someone else's. You understand that such SMS may be placed using an automatic telephone dialing system or may include automated SMS messages. You agree that you are responsible for any message, data rates or fees that your telephone service provider charges in relation to SMS messages sent and received by you.Excerpt from Afterpay's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which regulates the use of automatic telephone dialing systems for SMS communications.
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Agreeing to receive autodialed SMS at any time of day, regardless of do-not-call registry status, is a significant consent with implications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the user assumes responsibility for any resulting carrier charges.
You consent to receiving automated text messages at any hour from Afterpay regardless of do-not-call registry registrations, and you are responsible for any data or messaging fees your carrier charges for those messages.
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