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Text Message Verification

Last updated: September 14, 2026

Operator: BeforeJD LLC, a Texas limited liability company, based in Houston, Texas ("BeforeJD," "we," "us," or "our")

When a document sender asks BeforeJD to verify a signer by text message, the signer receives a one-time code by SMS instead of by email before they can sign. This page explains what that text message says, how the signer agreed to receive it, and how to stop receiving it.

1. What we send

Exactly one message per code request, with no marketing content. The English and Spanish versions are shown below, with a sample code substituted in place of the real six-digit code.

Your BeforeJD signing code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes.

Spanish, sent when the signer's document language is Spanish:

Su codigo de firma de BeforeJD es 482913. Vence en 10 minutos.

2. How consent works

A signer is texted a code only after two separate, affirmative steps: a document sender must turn the option on and supply the number, and the signer must press a button on their own signing page to request the first code. Neither step happens automatically.

Step 1

The document sender turns on text message verification for one signer

Inside the BeforeJD signing composer, the person sending a document for signature can enable "Verify by text message" for a specific recipient and enter that recipient's mobile number. The signer's code will then go to that number instead of to their email address. This is off by default; a sender must open the disclosure and type a number for it to apply.

The BeforeJD signing composer, showing a recipient row with 'Verify by text message' enabled and a mobile number entered, and the notice that the signer's code will be sent to this number by text message, instead of by email.

Step 2

The signer opens the signing link and presses the button to send a code

The code is never sent when the page loads. On the identity step of the signing ceremony, the signer sees the masked number their code will go to and must press "Text me a code" themselves before anything is sent. A signer who never presses the button receives no text message.

The signer's identity step, reading 'To confirm that you are the person this document was sent to, we will text a six-digit code to a number ending 4321', with a 'Text me a code' button the signer must press.

Step 3

One code arrives, good for ten minutes, and a new one only on request

A single code is sent for that request. The page tells the signer it is good for ten minutes and gives them a field to enter it. A code is never resent on its own; the signer must press "Send a new code" to receive another one.

The signer's identity step after a code has been sent, reading 'We sent a code to a number ending 4321. It is good for ten minutes', a six-digit code entry field, and a 'Send a new code' link.

3. Frequency, cost and opting out

Message frequency varies by document; a signer who requests a code once receives one message, and a signer who presses "Send a new code" receives one more each time they do. Message and data rates may apply.

Reply STOP to opt out of text messages at any time, or reply HELP for help. A signer can also opt out by emailing [email protected]. Opting out of text messages does not remove a signer from a document already sent to them; it means their signing code is delivered by email instead.

4. Who sends it

Text messages under this program are sent by BeforeJD LLC, a Texas limited liability company, based in Houston, Texas. Questions can be sent to [email protected]. BeforeJD's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy govern the rest of the BeforeJD service.