Last updated: [Nov 11, 2025]
1. Acceptance of these Terms
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the Excel Text Alerts add-in and related services (collectively, the “Service”), provided by [Your Name / Business Name] (“we,” “us,” or “our”).
By installing, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. Description of the Service
Excel Text Alerts is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that allows you to configure conditions within a workbook and send SMS alerts to specified phone numbers when those conditions are met. The Service may include:
- The Excel add-in software
- Cloud-based APIs that validate licenses, enforce rate limits, and send SMS messages through one or more SMS providers
- Related documentation and support
We may update or modify the Service at any time.
3. Eligibility
You must:
- Be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction), and
- Have the power to enter into a binding contract.
- Be within a jurisdiction where the service is legal
By using the Service, you represent that you meet these requirements.
4. License to use the Service
Subject to these Terms and your payment of any applicable fees, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to:
- Install and use the Excel Text Alerts add-in, and
- Access and use the Service for your own internal purposes.
You may not:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or modify the Service (except to the extent permitted by law)
- Resell, sublicense, or redistribute the Service without our written permission
- Use the Service to build a competing product
Access to the software may be terminated at any time for any reason.
5. Your responsibilities
You are responsible for:
- Providing accurate and up-to-date information when you purchase and configure the Service
- Maintaining the confidentiality of any license keys or access tokens
- Configuring alerts and message content in a lawful, appropriate, and non-abusive manner
- Only sending SMS or email messages to your personal phone numbers or addresses where you have the right and consent to do so
- Messaging and data rates may apply
- Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages
- Text HELP for help. Text STOP to opt-out
- Message frequency varies
You are solely responsible for the content of any messages sent using the Service.
6. SMS or email usage and acceptable use
When using the SMS or email features:
- Consent
- You must obtain and maintain proper consent from any recipients to receive SMS messages.
- You must honor any opt-out requests (e.g., when a recipient replies “STOP”) promptly.
- Message limits
- The Service is designed for low-volume, transactional alerts.
- We may enforce limits such as a maximum of 20 alerts per day per user (or per license) and may change these limits at any time to maintain service quality and compliance.
- We reserve the right to terminate any users ability to send alerts
- Prohibited content and uses You agree not to use the Service to send any messages that are:
- Unlawful, fraudulent, or misleading
- Harassing, threatening, or abusive
- Spam
- Defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
- Related to gambling, adult content, hate speech, weapons, or other sensitive or prohibited industries under carrier or SMS provider policies
- Spam or unsolicited marketing in violation of laws such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or other applicable regulations
We may suspend or terminate your access if we believe you have violated these rules or applicable law.
- Delivery and reliability
- Message delivery and timing are not guaranteed. Delivery may be affected by carriers, networks, or device conditions.
- Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
7. Fees and payment
If you purchase a license or subscription to the Service:
- Payments are processed by Lemon Squeezy (or another payment provider we designate).
- You agree to pay all applicable fees displayed at the time of purchase.
- We do not store your full payment card information; that is handled by the payment provider.
- Except as required by law or as expressly stated at the time of purchase, all fees are non-refundable.
We may change our pricing at any time for future purchases or renewals.
8. Third-party services
The Service may rely on or integrate with third-party services, such as:
- Lemon Squeezy for billing and licensing
- Vonage or other SMS providers for sending SMS messages
- Cloud hosting providers (e.g., Azure or similar)
- Affiliate systems
Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services or for changes they make.
9. Intellectual property
The Service, including its software, design, and content (excluding your spreadsheet data and message content), is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license in Section 4, these Terms do not grant you any rights to our trademarks, logos, or other proprietary content.
10. Disclaimer of warranties
The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including:
- Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement
- Warranties that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure
- Warranties regarding the reliability or timeliness of message delivery
You use the Service at your own risk.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
- We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenue, arising out of or related to your use of the Service.
- Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the amount you paid for the Service in the 12 months preceding the claim.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Excel Text Alerts and our officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of:
- Your use of the Service
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any applicable law or rights of any third party (including SMS recipients)
13. Changes to the Service and to these Terms
We may modify or discontinue the Service (in whole or in part) at any time, with or without notice.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top. If you continue to use the Service after changes become effective, you agree to the updated Terms.
14. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause or notice, including if:
- You violate these Terms
- We believe your use poses a risk to us, the Service, or others
- We discontinue the Service
You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including payment obligations, disclaimers, and limitations of liability) will survive.
15. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, USA, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Williamson County, Tennessee, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
16. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact:
Email: support@exceltextalerts.com