If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, Twilio processes your data under GDPR and must have a legal reason to do so; you have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict your data and can complain to your local data protection authority.
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The notice asserts legitimate interests as one lawful basis for processing, which is subject to data subject objection rights under GDPR; EU and UK residents can formally object to certain types of processing, including marketing, at any time.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of the legitimate interests basis for specific processing activities, particularly behavioral advertising, depends on documented balancing tests that are not reproduced in the notice and may be subject to supervisory authority challenge.
This provision states that EU, UK, and Swiss residents have GDPR rights including access, erasure, restriction, and objection, exercisable by contacting privacy@twilio.com or submitting a request at https://privacy.twilio.com.
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If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, the right to object to or restrict processing, and the right to data portability. You may also ...
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"If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal information on the following legal bases: performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, your consent, and our legitimate interests (or the legitimate interests of a third party). You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal information, and the right to data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@twilio.com or visit https://privacy.twilio.com.— Excerpt from Twilio's Twilio Privacy Notice
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 6 requires a documented lawful basis for each processing activity. The legitimate interests basis under Article 6(1)(f) requires a balancing test and is subject to data subject objection rights under Article 21. UK GDPR imposes equivalent requirements. The relevant supervisory authorities are the EU member state DPAs and the UK ICO. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis for marketing and behavioral tracking is subject to regulatory scrutiny, particularly following guidance from EU DPAs indicating that behavioral advertising may not satisfy the balancing test. Compliance teams should document legitimate interests assessments for each processing purpose that relies on this basis. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA residents have the strongest protections, with supervisory authority complaint rights and potential administrative fines. UK residents have equivalent rights under UK GDPR. Switzerland applies its Federal Act on Data Protection. Cross-border data transfers to the US require adequate transfer mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Twilio's role as a data controller for website visitor data requires DPAs with all processors. Where Twilio engages US-based sub-processors, transfer impact assessments may be required under post-Schrems II guidance. B2B contracts should address data subject request handling obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify that Twilio's EU-US data transfer mechanism is current, that data subject request procedures are tested and documented, and that objection requests for direct marketing processing are honored promptly. The notice should be reviewed against GDPR Article 13 requirements to confirm all required disclosures are present.
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The notice asserts legitimate interests as one lawful basis for processing, which is subject to data subject objection rights under GDPR; EU and UK residents can formally object to certain types of processing, including marketing, at any time.
This provision states that EU, UK, and Swiss residents have GDPR rights including access, erasure, restriction, and objection, exercisable by contacting privacy@twilio.com or submitting a request at https://privacy.twilio.com.
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