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With verification codes becoming more common for most services, you probably want to use your Hushed number to keep your personal numbers from these services. Unfortunately, this isn't something that we can guarantee. So let's talk about what Verification codes are and how we deal with them.

Verification codes are special codes used by other services to confirm your account ownership. This usually comes in the form of SMS, phone calls or emails when being sent to you. Each of these services has its own internal Policies that we cannot change. We respect the rights of other companies to operate with the best methods that they determine work with their own system. You will need to check with them to confirm if a VoIP number can be used. 

For this reason, Hushed phone numbers are NOT guaranteed to work with third-party verification due to blocks implemented by certain services, for example, Social Media, Banking, Email, Apps, etc.

We do not intentionally block anyone from receiving these codes, but it's common that some services will prevent verification texts from being sent to certain phone numbers due to their own security policies. We'd ask that you contact the service you are trying to verify with to better understand their requirements and practices.

Upon creation of an account with Hushed, you are greeted with the following Terms to accept, which acknowledge that Hushed has no guarantee of third-party verification: 

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Missing a verification code? No worries! Just contact the service you're trying to verify with and ask them to "whitelist" your Hushed number so the messages can get through.

⚠ Important: 

• Changing your number won't bypass another company's policies. Because we don't guarantee third-party verifications, we cannot provide free replacement numbers for this issue.