Benny Family Assistant

Text Messaging Opt-In

Last updated: August 5, 2026

CALL TO ACTION

Text BENNY to +1 (619) 983-0434 to subscribe.
By texting BENNY to +1 (619) 983-0434, a designated household member consents to receive recurring automated text messages from Benny Family Assistant. Message frequency varies, a few messages a day at most. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel at any time, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of any purchase or service. Privacy Policy: https://familyassistantbenny.com/privacy-policy   Terms & Conditions: https://familyassistantbenny.com/terms-conditions

BENNY is the subscription keyword. Any first message a designated household member sends to +1 (619) 983-0434 (for example, Hi) completes the same opt-in; texting BENNY is the canonical way to start. A member who has opted out can rejoin at any time by texting START to +1 (619) 983-0434.

WHO CAN OPT IN

Benny Family Assistant is a private, non-commercial household SMS application. It sends messages only to the four household phone lines designated by the account holder. There is no advertising, no public sign-up, and no way for anyone outside the household to subscribe. A text from any number that is not designated is ignored and receives no reply from the assistant. Household members receive the number directly from the account holder; it is published on this website and nowhere else.

HOW OPT-IN WORKS (THE ONLY OPT-IN METHOD)

  1. The account holder designates the four eligible household phone numbers in the application configuration. Designation alone starts no messaging.
  2. No message of any kind is sent to a designated line until that person initiates by texting BENNY (or any first message) to +1 (619) 983-0434 from their own phone. Sending that first text is the consent action.
  3. On first contact, the application replies with the confirmation message quoted verbatim below.
  4. Scheduled reminders are sent only to lines that have completed this text-first opt-in.

CONFIRMATION MESSAGE (SENT VERBATIM ON FIRST CONTACT)

"You're now subscribed to Benny, this family's assistant. Message frequency varies, a few messages a day at most. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out any time, or HELP for help."

PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

Two of the four designated lines belong to minor members of the household. For each of those lines, consent was given on the minor's behalf by a parent, the account holder or her spouse, who registered the number and authorized participation before the line was activated. The minor's first text activates a line the parent has already consented to. No information about the minors is shared outside the household.

WHAT SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE

Replies to their own texts (family calendar questions, the shared grocery list, school assignment questions), plus scheduled reminders configured by the account holder: one short nightly schedule summary and school-day homework reminders, sent only to lines that have completed the text-first opt-in. Message frequency varies and is low, typically a few messages per day at most.

HELP AND STOP RESPONSES

Reply HELP and the sender receives this response:

"Benny Family Assistant: a private household assistant operated by the account holder. Contact alexandnicosmom@gmail.com. Msg frequency varies. Msg and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out."

Reply STOP and the sender receives this response, delivered through the messaging platform's opt-out handling:

"Benny Family Assistant: You have successfully been unsubscribed and will not receive any more messages from this number. Reply START to resubscribe."

STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END, and QUIT are also honored. Opting out takes effect immediately.

HOW MESSAGES ARE SENT

Messages are generated and sent by an automated assistant application (the "Benny" software) operated by the account holder on Twilio Programmable Messaging. This is application-to-person messaging: household members text the application, the application replies, and it sends the scheduled reminders described above. No messages are typed person to person from this number.

PROOF OF OPT-IN (HOSTED IMAGES)

The images below document the exact opt-in experience as configured in the application: the number, the keyword, the verbatim confirmation, and the opt-out handling. Because carriers do not deliver this number's messages until this registration is approved, the conversation images are precise renderings of the configured exchanges; each will be replaced with a device screenshot of the same exchange once live delivery begins.

First-contact opt-in conversation: the member texts the keyword to the number and receives the verbatim confirmation
First-contact opt-in: the member texts BENNY to +1 (619) 983-0434 and the reply ends with the verbatim confirmation message.
Application configuration listing the four designated household lines and the consenting party for each
The application configuration tracking designated and opted-in lines (middle digits masked). The parent is the consenting party for each minor line. Numbers not on this list receive no messages and no reply.
Opt-out exchange showing STOP honored with the brand-named response and START re-confirmation
Opt-out handling: STOP is honored immediately and confirmed with the brand-named opt-out response; START re-sends the opt-in confirmation.

DISCLOSURES

Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP at any time to stop receiving messages; opting out is honored immediately. Reply HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of any purchase or service.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

CONTACT

Benny Family Assistant is operated by its account holder.
Contact: alexandnicosmom@gmail.com