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The written contract requirement—with the qualifier 'strict accordance'—means sub-processors cannot operate outside documented, binding terms, creating an enforceable framework for sub-processing conduct.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment (beginning with 'in strict accordance'), suggesting it is part of a longer clause. The primary proposition—written contract requirement with strict compliance—is clear, but other conditions or obligations in the full clause are not visible in this excerpt.
Personal data is only sub-processed under a written contract between Twilio and the sub-processor, and the sub-processor must comply strictly with that contract's terms.
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The written contract requirement—with the qualifier 'strict accordance'—means sub-processors cannot operate outside documented, binding terms, creating an enforceable framework for sub-processing conduct.
Personal data is only sub-processed under a written contract between Twilio and the sub-processor, and the sub-processor must comply strictly with that contract's terms.
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