# POL-053 — The clause must say NOT SHARED, not merely "not sold"

> The non-sharing statement must separately state that data is not shared — "we do not sell your data" alone is insufficient.

- **Rule ID:** POL-053
- **Layer:** Policy pages (`POLICY_PAGE`)
- **Checks:** `privacy policy body`
- **Severity:** HIGH — Rejected by at least one carrier or provider, and a common cause of failure at the rest.
- **When it bites:** Gates approval — get this wrong and registration is refused
- **How it is detected:** AI judgement over the crawled website or policy page
- **Fix type:** Fix the privacy policy or SMS terms
- **Required by:** TCR, T-Mobile, Twilio
- **Applies:** Applies to every 10DLC registration.
- **Canonical URL:** https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/policy-page/pol-053/

## Why this rule exists

Sharing covers non-monetary transfer, including passing numbers to an affiliate or sister company at no charge. A policy promising only not to SELL leaves the most common abuse route wide open, which is exactly why reviewers require both words.

## How to fix it

Amend the sentence to cover both verbs explicitly: "will not be sold, rented, or shared".

## Example of a compliant value

```text
We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS consent with third parties or affiliates.
```