Terms of Service

What 854 COWS Is

854 COWS is a simple text messaging service for Tillamook County, Oregon. You text us questions about local businesses, events, weather, or community info. We text back answers. That's the whole service.

How to Use It

Just text 541-854-2697 with any question about Tillamook.
Examples:

• "What's for dinner?"
• "Any live music tonight?"
• "When is high tide tomorrow?"
• "What events are this weekend?"

We'll text you back with an answer, then forget the conversation happened.

How to Opt In

You opt in by texting us. That's it.
You can find our number by:

• Scanning QR codes around town
• Visiting 854cows.com
• Someone telling you about it
• However you want

Your first text to us means you consent to get a response. We only respond - we never text you first.

Message Frequency and Costs

Message frequency: Only when you text us first. We don't send newsletters, promotions, or regular updates. Zero messages unless you start the conversation.
Message and data rates may apply according to your phone plan. We don't charge anything - your carrier might.

For Businesses

Listing your business is free. Adding unlimited updates like specials and hours is $25/month.
Text: "REGISTER [Your Business Name] [Category]" to 541-854-2697
Examples:

• "REGISTER Tony's Pizza restaurant"
• "REGISTER Tillamook Library service"

Subscribed businesses can add unlimited updates by texting from the same number:

• "SPECIAL Large pizza $12 today only"
• "HOURS Mon-Fri 9am-6pm"

What We Will Do

• Answer your questions about Tillamook County
• List legitimate local businesses for free
• Respond quickly (usually within minutes)
• Keep business information accurate
• Forget your conversations after responding

What We Won't Do

• Text you first (we only respond)
• Store your personal information
• Sell your phone number
• Send you marketing messages
• Remember your previous questions
• Spam you with anything

How to Stop Getting Messages

Text STOP to 541-854-2697

Since we only respond when you text us, this mainly prevents us from responding if you text us again later. You'll get a confirmation that you've been added to our opt-out list.
To start again: Just text us a new question. We'll respond and remove you from the opt-out list.

How to Get Help

Text HELP to 541-854-2697 for basic commands, or email tilly@854cows.com with questions.

Acceptable Use

Don't:

• Send spam, threats, or harassment
• Pretend to be someone else's business
• Try to break or overwhelm the service
• Use it for anything illegal

Do:

• Ask questions about Tillamook
• Register legitimate local businesses
• Be respectful

Service Limitations

• We focus on Tillamook County, Oregon
• We're not available 24/7 (but we try)
• Sometimes we might be down for maintenance
• We do our best but can't guarantee 100% accuracy
• We don't provide emergency services (call 911 for emergencies)

Business Listings

• A basic listing is free for legitimate Tillamook County businesses
• We verify businesses are real
• We can remove businesses that violate these terms
• Subscribed business owners can update their own information
• We don't charge businesses anything, ever, for a basic listing

TCPA Compliance

By texting 541-854-2697, you expressly consent to receive text message responses from 854 COWS. This is just legal language saying "you asked us a question, so we can answer it."
You don't have to consent to use our service - you can also visit 854cows.com for information.

No Warranties

We provide this service "as is." We try our best to give accurate information, but we're not responsible if:

• A restaurant closes early
• An event gets cancelled
• The weather forecast is wrong
• Our service is temporarily down

Use common sense and call businesses directly for critical information.

Liability

We're not responsible for:

• Problems with your phone carrier
• Costs from your phone plan
• Decisions you make based on our information
• Anything that goes wrong that's not directly our fault

Maximum liability: If somehow we owe you money, it's limited to what you paid us (which is zero).

Geographic Area

This service is for Tillamook County, Oregon. We might have limited information about other areas.

Changes to These Terms

We might update these terms occasionally. If we make big changes, we'll mention it on our website. Continued use means you're okay with any changes.

Data and Privacy

Your privacy is covered in our Privacy Policy at privacy.html.
Short version: We don't store your personal information. Each text conversation is independent and forgotten after we respond.

Contact Information

Service: 854 COWS
Phone: 541-854-2697
Email: tilly@854cows.com
Website: 854cows.com

Summary

Text us questions about Tillamook. We text back answers. We forget the conversation. We never text you first. Businesses can list for free, and add unlimited updates for $25/month. That's the whole service.

Questions about these terms? Text us at 541-854-2697 (we'll answer and then forget you asked) or email tilly@854cows.com