Acceptable Use Policy

Get SMS Online (getsms.online) provides temporary phone numbers for SMS verification, OTP reception, developer testing, and privacy-focused online activities. By using the platform, you agree to use the service responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Our goal is to provide a reliable infrastructure for legitimate temporary verification needs while preventing abuse that may harm third parties, online platforms, or other users.

Acceptable Use Cases

The following are examples of legitimate and permitted uses of the platform:

• Privacy protection
  Users who do not want to expose their personal phone number during online registration or verification.
• Reducing spam on personal devices
  Avoiding marketing calls, unwanted promotional SMS, and unnecessary exposure of personal phone numbers.
• One-time signups
  Temporary registrations for websites, applications, marketplaces, forums, and online services.
• Testing OTP and SMS verification flows
  Developers and QA engineers testing authentication systems, SMS delivery, account registration flows, and two-factor authentication processes.
• Marketplace and platform testing
  Testing seller accounts, buyer flows, checkout systems, support flows, or onboarding systems.
• Temporary access
  Short-term access to online platforms where permanent phone ownership is not required.

Prohibited Activities

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Fraud
  Using the platform to deceive individuals, companies, financial institutions, or online services. Using the service in connection with scams, money laundering, stolen payment methods, fraudulent crypto activity, or unauthorized financial operations.
• Phishing and impersonation
  Attempting to steal credentials, impersonate individuals or organizations, or conduct social engineering attacks.
• Account takeover activities
  Unauthorized access attempts, credential stuffing, SIM-related attacks, or bypassing account ownership protections.
• Mass fake account creation
  Large-scale creation of fake or deceptive accounts intended to manipulate platforms or evade restrictions.
• Spam and unsolicited messaging
  Creating accounts or workflows intended for mass unsolicited communication or abuse.
• Harassment and abuse
  Using temporary numbers to harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate individuals or groups.
• Election manipulation or political abuse
  Coordinated misinformation campaigns, political manipulation, fake engagement, or election interference.
• Illegal activity
  Any activity prohibited under applicable local, national, or international laws.

Enforcement

We actively monitor abuse patterns and reserve the right to:

• temporarily or permanently suspend accounts;
• limit access to services or API features;
• block suspicious activity automatically;
• cooperate with lawful requests from authorities when legally required.

Users attempting to abuse the platform may lose access without prior notice.

Shared Responsibility

Temporary phone number services can be used responsibly or abused depending on intent. We encourage users to respect both the law and the platforms they interact with. Our goal is to provide reliable tools for SMS verification, OTP reception, privacy protection, testing, and legitimate online operations, not to facilitate abuse or illegal activity.