SMS Privacy Policy
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How Dart Leader handles information associated with SMS/text-message servicing communications.
Last Updated: February 24, 2026
1. Introduction
Dart Leader, LLC and its affiliates (“Dart Leader,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who receive servicing text messages (SMS) and other communications from us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information, including personal information, when we send SMS messages to keep you up to date on meetings, appointments, and important dates related to our services.
This Privacy Policy applies to information we process when sending servicing communications using third‑party communications platforms and carriers (including text messaging providers). It does not replace any other privacy notice that may apply to your use of Dart Leader products or websites.
2. Information We Collect
When you receive servicing SMS messages from Dart Leader, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Contact Information: Your mobile phone number and, where applicable, your name or other identifiers associated with your account or booking.
- Communication Content: The content of SMS messages that we send to or receive from you, including confirmations, reminders, updates, and responses to your replies.
- Communications Usage Data: Technical and usage information related to our messaging, such as message timestamps, delivery status, routing information, carrier and country information, and limited device or network identifiers provided by our communications providers.
- Preference and Consent Information: Records of your opt‑in, opt‑out, and other consent or preference choices regarding receiving SMS servicing communications.
We may receive some of this information from you directly, from your employer or organization (if messages are sent on their behalf), from scheduling systems, or from our third‑party communications providers.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information described above for the following purposes:
- Providing Servicing SMS Updates:
- To send you one‑time or recurring messages about meetings, appointments, events, and date‑related reminders.
- To send confirmations, rescheduling notices, cancellations, instructions, and follow‑up notifications relating to your relationship or transactions with us.
- Account and Relationship Management:
- To associate messages with the appropriate customer or user record.
- To respond to your inquiries and support requests when you contact us by replying to messages or through other channels.
- Compliance and Recordkeeping:
- To maintain records of consent, opt‑outs, and communications for compliance with telecommunications, privacy, and consumer protection laws and industry guidelines.
- To detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of our policies.
- Service Improvement and Analytics:
- To monitor and improve delivery, reliability, and quality of our messaging services.
- To analyze aggregated or de‑identified messaging metrics (such as delivery rates and response rates) to improve our operations.
We do not use servicing SMS messaging content to profile you for unrelated marketing without obtaining appropriate consent where required by law.
4. Legal Bases for Processing (Where Applicable)
Where required by applicable data protection laws, we process personal information for the following legal bases:
- Performance of a Contract: To send you necessary service‑related communications about your meetings, appointments, events, and similar engagements.
- Legitimate Interests: To operate secure and reliable messaging systems, maintain records, prevent abuse, and improve our services, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Consent: Where consent is required to send specific types of messages or to use your information in particular ways (for example, for any optional communications beyond core servicing updates).
5. How We Obtain Consent and Your Choices
Opt‑In (Consent to Receive SMS)
Before sending you SMS messages, Dart Leader or its client organizations will obtain your consent where required by law or carrier requirements. Examples include:
- Completing a registration or scheduling form that clearly explains you will receive SMS reminders or updates.
- Checking a box or taking a similar affirmative action agreeing to receive SMS notifications.
- Providing your mobile number in a context where it is clear that you will receive appointment or servicing messages.
By providing your mobile number and opting in, you represent that you are the account holder or have the account holder’s permission to receive SMS messages at that number.
Message Types
Our SMS program is intended for servicing communications only, such as: appointment confirmations and reminders, scheduling updates, event notifications, service alerts, and similar transactional or relationship‑based messages. If we wish to send marketing or promotional SMS, we will obtain any separate consents required by law.
Opt‑Out
You may opt out of receiving SMS messages from Dart Leader at any time by following the instructions in the messages you receive. Common options include:
- Replying “STOP” to a message to stop that messaging program.
- Following any other opt‑out instructions provided in the message.
After you opt out, you may still receive communications by other channels (such as email) or SMS messages that are necessary for legal, security, or service‑related reasons where permitted by law.
HELP and Support
You may reply “HELP” to a message or contact us using the contact details in Section 11 if you have questions about our SMS program.
6. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information as follows:[8][4]
- Communications and Technology Providers: We use third‑party communications platforms, telecommunications carriers, and other vendors to transmit, deliver, and process SMS messages, and to provide related functionality such as delivery reporting, consent management, and security. These providers process information on our behalf under contractual terms that protect your information.
- Business Partners or Client Organizations: Where Dart Leader sends servicing messages on behalf of another organization (such as your employer, service provider, or event organizer), we may share relevant message and consent information with that organization so they can manage their relationship with you.
- Professional Advisors: We may share information with legal, accounting, or other professional advisors when necessary to obtain advice or manage disputes.
- Legal and Compliance: We may disclose information to law enforcement, regulators, courts, or others if we believe it is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, or property, to enforce our terms and policies, or to respond to legal process.
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, or sale of all or part of our business, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards.
7. International Transfers
Depending on your location and the location of the mobile number used, SMS communications may involve processing and transmission of your information across national borders, including to countries that may have different data protection laws than your country.
Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards for international data transfers, such as contractual protections and technical and organizational measures, consistent with applicable data protection rules and our service providers’ compliance frameworks.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information related to our SMS servicing communications for as long as necessary to:
- Provide and document the requested services and communications.
- Maintain accurate records of consent, preferences, and opt‑outs.
- Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, and accounting obligations.
- Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
We may retain aggregated or de‑identified data for longer periods for analytics, reporting, and service improvement purposes.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information processed in connection with our SMS services from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- Accessing or obtaining a copy of your personal information.
- Requesting correction of inaccurate information.
- Requesting deletion of your information, subject to legal limitations.
- Objecting to or restricting certain processing.
- Withdrawing consent where processing is based on your consent.
You can exercise these rights by contacting us as described in Section 11. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request and may be unable to fully comply with a request where we have overriding legal or operational obligations.
Your most immediate rights related to SMS specifically are the rights to opt out of messages as described in Section 5.
11. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our SMS servicing communications, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Dart Leader, LLC.
Attn: Privacy / SMS Program
Email: Compliance@dartleader.com
Phone: 202-556-1102
When contacting us, please include your name, mobile number, and a description of your request so we can assist you efficiently.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, notify you through reasonable channels (for example, through our website or in connection with our SMS program). Your continued receipt of SMS servicing messages after such changes become effective indicates your acknowledgment of the updated policy