Text message updates
Last updated 5 August 2026
Reftek, LLC assigns referees to youth soccer games in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Referees who officiate for us can choose to receive text messages about their own games. This page explains how that choice is made and how to reverse it.
How referees opt in
Text messages are never switched on for someone by default. A referee creates an account at reftek.us and connects with Reftek. On their own profile page, beside the field for their mobile number, they are asked to choose, and nothing is ever sent unless they choose "Yes, text me":
The form itself, not a picture of it, is at reftek.us/consent-preview. That page is public, needs no login, and renders the same control from the same code the referee profile page uses, so it cannot fall out of step with what a referee actually sees.
The wording shown to every referee is:
Reftek will text you about your officiating: when a schedule is posted, games you can claim, changes to a game's field or time, cancellations, and confirmation of games you have taken. Message frequency varies with how many games are scheduled, typically a few a week during the season. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to any message to stop them, or HELP for help. See our Terms and Privacy Policy. We never share your number with anyone else for marketing.
Yes, text me / No, email only
This is the only way to opt in. Reftek does not collect consent by texting a keyword, on paper, over the phone, or by any other route, and we never buy, rent, or receive mobile numbers from anyone else. Every number we text was entered by the referee it belongs to, on the screen above, for this purpose alone. A referee who leaves the question unanswered is treated as a no.
What we send
- A schedule has been published, and which games are open to claim
- A change to a game's field or start time
- A cancellation, including for weather
- Confirmation of a game the referee has taken
We do not send marketing or promotional messages of any kind.
Frequency and cost
Message frequency varies with how many games are scheduled. During the season expect a few messages per week; outside it, considerably fewer. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile plan.
How to stop
Reply STOP to any message. You can also change the setting on your profile at any time, on the same screen where you made the choice. Stopping texts does not affect your account or your assignments; we will reach you by email instead. Reply HELP to any message for help, or contact us at tim@reftek.us.
Your number
We do not share, sell, or provide your mobile phone number or messaging consent data to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
Mobile information will not be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.
Numbers are used only to send you messages about your own officiating.
The one privacy policy that governs this program is at https://reftek.us/privacy.html. It states the same thing, along with what we collect, how we use it for messaging, that message frequency varies, and that message and data rates may apply. The SMS terms are at https://reftek.us/terms.html.
Contact
Reftek, LLC
922 Southeast Hampton Court, Lee's Summit, Missouri 64063
tim@reftek.us