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A cloud communications platform that provides APIs and tools for businesses to integrate voice, messaging, video, and email capabilities into their applications and services. The company enables developers to build communication features like SMS notifications, voice calls, and video conferencing directly into software products. Their policies are significant for consumers because personal communications data flows through their infrastructure when businesses use Twilio's services to reach customers.

3 Documents
11 All provisions
3 Changes · 12 mo
May 22, 2026 Last change
Objective measurements
Counted directly from the archive for Twilio — documents, captured versions, and detected changes.
3
Documents tracked
21
Versions captured
3
Changes · 12 mo
3
Changes · all-time
20.5 d
Avg between changes
154
Days since change
38 d
Longest stable stretch
ConductAtlas User-Protection Index
Insufficient coverage
Insufficient coverage to score
Only 2 of 6 governance dimensions are confidently known for Twilio — too few for a headline score. What we do have is shown below.
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Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Twilio’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.

Consumer tier · insufficient coverage (scored on 2 of 6)
Arbitration & class action weight 22% 100.0
Data sharing & sale weight 20% not stated
AI training on your data weight 18% not stated
Data retention & deletion weight 15% not stated
Content ownership & licence weight 15% not stated
Business tier · 54.4/100 · provisional · scored on 3 of 6
Arbitration & class action weight 22% 100.0
Data sharing & sale weight 20% 45.0
AI training on your data weight 18% not stated
Data retention & deletion weight 15% 0.0
Content ownership & licence weight 15% not stated
Liability & warranties weight 10% not stated
Governance Coverage
Contract Terms
38 provisions
Data Collection
24 provisions
Privacy Rights
19 provisions
Data Usage
17 provisions
Payment Fees
15 provisions
Data Sharing
14 provisions
Legal Jurisdiction
12 provisions
Enforcement Actions
10 provisions
Arbitration
8 provisions
Indemnification
7 provisions
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Not required
AI Training: Not stated
Data Retention: Retained after closure
Class Action: Not stated
Key Governance Provisions
Twilio liable for third-party DPF violations

Twilio's retained liability for third-party DPF violations means individuals have a direct claim against Twilio even when the violation is committed by a downstream third party, subject to Twilio's a…

Prohibition On Reselling Or Sublicensing Services

This prohibition prevents customers from commercialising or redistributing Twilio's services independently, while preserving the ability to pass services through to End Users.

Twilio Inc. acts as sub-processor for non-US contracting entities

This means Twilio Inc. can process customer personal data as a sub-processor even when it is not the direct contracting party, which affects the chain of data processing responsibility and applicable…

Non-regional account data processed in United States

Customers who have not selected a regional data arrangement should expect their account and service usage data to be processed in the United States, with the legal and compliance implications that en…

Regional Twilio customer content stored in selected region

Regional data residency is not absolute; Twilio retains the ability to move Customer Content outside the selected region when investigating fraud or abuse, which is a meaningful limitation on the reg…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Subprocessorlist Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 22, 2026 Changes (12 months): 3 Documents monitored: 3 Provisions tracked: 11
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Documents

Twilio Sub-Processors

Medium

This document lists the third-party companies Twilio uses to process customer data and explains the rules those companies must follow. Your data is processed for as long as you use …

Sub processor list
7 provisions 2 versions captured Version history →

Twilio Privacy Notice

Medium

Twilio's Privacy Notice explains how Twilio collects and uses your personal data—including the actual content of communications like emails and texts—to deliver its services, detect fraud, and build unified profiles …

Dated April 9, 2026 · Privacy policy
0 provisions 11 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Twilio Terms of Service

High

This document sets the rules for using Twilio's services: Twilio must deliver the services and meet its SLA, and you are solely responsible for everything that happens under your account. …

Dated July 16, 2026 · Terms of service
4 provisions 8 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Recent Changes

May 19, 2026 · Twilio Privacy Notice Medium

Twilio expanded its Data Privacy Framework (DPF) disclosures to explicitly state that it and its subsidiary Stytch Inc. are certified under the EU-U.S., UK, and Swiss-U.S. DPF frameworks, and that …

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April 10, 2026 · Twilio Terms of Service Medium

Twilio revised its Terms of Service to add new regional entities for Mexico and Brazil, clarify that Order Forms now include online self-service purchases, restrict credit card payments once monthly …

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Twilio documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 3 Twilio documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Twilio made in the past year?

Twilio has made 3 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Twilio?

ConductAtlas has classified 11 provisions across Twilio's tracked documents.

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