Twilio updated its Terms of Service on April 10, 2026, adding new regional entities for Mexico and Brazil as the contracting parties for customers in those countries, expanding the definition of 'Order Form' to include online self-service purchases, and removing a prior commitment not to materially decrease overall service functionality. The company also rebranded 'Third Party Services' to 'Third-Party Services' and added references for Stytch customers. These changes affect who customers are legally contracting with depending on their location and weaken a previous consumer protection around service functionality.
The removal of Twilio's promise not to materially reduce service functionality eliminates a key contractual protection that businesses relied upon when building services on top of Twilio. The addition of new local contracting entities in Mexico and Brazil means some customers are now legally bound to different corporate entities, which can affect dispute resolution, data protection obligations, and applicable law.
Twilio has removed its prior commitment that it would not 'materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services,' meaning Twilio can now reduce features or capabilities without being contractually limited. Customers in Mexico and Brazil will now contract with local Twilio-affiliated entities rather than Twilio Inc., which may affect dispute resolution, applicable law, and enforcement rights. The expanded definition of 'Order Form' to include self-service online purchases means agreements made through self-service portals now carry the same legal weight as signed ordering documents.
Twilio's April 10, 2026 ToS update introduces three materially significant changes: (1) removal of the contractual floor preventing material reduction of service functionality — a change that affects SLA-adjacent service commitments and vendor risk assessments; (2) addition of new contracting entities in Mexico (CISA Telecomunicaciones) and Brazil (Teravoz Telecom) — requiring review of existing DPAs, SCCs, and vendor contracts for customers in those jurisdictions; (3) expansion of 'Order Form' to include self-service purchases, broadening the scope of legally binding agreements. Action is required for compliance teams managing vendor contracts with customers in Mexico or Brazil, and for any organization relying on Twilio's prior functionality commitment in its own service-level representations.
1. GDPR (EU) 2016/679 — Art. 28 (processor agreements): The introduction of new contracting entities in Mexico and Brazil requires reassessment of whether existing Data Processing Agreements and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs, Commission Decision 2021/914) remain valid, as the data controller-processor relationship may shift to new legal entities. Art. 13(1)(a) and 14(1)(a) require accurate identification of the data controller, which may change for affected customers.
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ConductAtlas Policy Archive Entity: Twilio | Document: Twilio Terms of Service | Record: CA-C-000280 Captured: 2026-04-10 06:06:03 UTC URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-10-twilio-twilio-terms-of-service-280/ Accessed: April 19, 2026
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