In this article:
- Communications Menu
- Security & Service-Related
- Keycafe Offers
- Private Location Issue
- Keycafe Systems Status
- New Access & Setup
- Return Key Reminders
- Access Starting Reminders
- Access Modified or Canceled
Communications Menu
The communications menu is where you can easily see when we communicate with you and it allows you to enable or disable specific communications. Additionally, you are able to request samples of the notifications that your visitors will receive, so you can see exactly what kind of communications experience they have when accessing your keys.
Proceed with the following steps to customize your communications settings:
- Click the user dropdown at the top near the right side and select My Account.
- Select Communications.
Customize Your Preferences
By default, all the communications notices are enabled. You can easily switch them off by toggling the on/off button for each notice. Please note that there are three mandatory notices that cannot be disabled:
- Security & Service Related
- New Access & Setup
- Return Key Reminders
In this article, we provide an overview of each setting and outline in which cases Keycafe will notify you if that setting is enabled. We also explain why some of our communications services are mandatory. We recommend leaving all notifications enabled, as this will result in the smoothest key exchange experience for you.
Security & Service-Related
Keycafe will send you transactional and informational notices regarding security, your account, and the service. Please note that this notice cannot be disabled, as it is important for us to efficiently communicate with you about the security of your keys and the service.
Keycafe Offers
The Keycafe Offers setting ensures that you receive updates about any events, promotions, discounts, and marketing offers from Keycafe. With this option enabled, you may also receive offers from selected third-party partners.
Private Location Issue
As an enterprise customer, you will receive notifications via a text message and email, when a SmartBox at your private location is experiencing issues such as going offline or losing power. You will also be notified when the issue is resolved and the SmartBox is returned to a healthy state.
Keycafe Systems Status
You will receive email notifications from Keycafe's status monitoring page for both planned and unplanned service downtime events.
New Access & Setup
Visitors are sent instructions and information when you provide them with access. Please note that this communication option cannot be disabled if you are using the service via our application. If you are an enterprise user building an application, there are options to white-label the communications.
Return Key Reminders
We will notify your visitors to return your keys back to the Keycafe SmartBox before their one-time access ends. Please note that this communication option cannot be disabled in your Communication settings. However, you can enable/disable this setting when you create a booking.
| Time between creating the booking and when the booking begins | Notification Sent to Visitors |
|---|---|
| >24 hours | 12 hours before Booking End Time |
| 4 - 24 hours | 2 hours before Booking End Time |
| <4 hours | 15 minutes after Key Pickup |
Access Starting Reminders
We will notify visitors when their one-time access begins. They will receive a notification stating that they are now able to pick up the keys from the designated SmartBox location.
Access Modified or Canceled
This setting notifies visitors if you decide to cancel or modify their access. This includes any modifications to the dates and times of their access.
What Your Visitor Sees
For all of the visitor notifications, select Send Me a Sample from the communications menu to receive a sample of the email and/or SMS message that your visitor will receive.