Google Tag Manager (container GTM-5JLZ694) is deployed on twilio.com and loads synchronously in the page head, enabling activation of additional tracking, analytics, and advertising tags through a centralized tag management container.
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Google Tag Manager operates as a tag management system that can load and fire additional third-party scripts and pixels beyond those disclosed individually in the page source. The container GTM-5JLZ694 controls which additional data collection tools are deployed, and its full contents are not disclosed in the privacy notice page source.
Interpretive note: The full contents of GTM container GTM-5JLZ694 are not disclosed in the page source; actual data collection scope depends on the specific tags, triggers, and variables configured within the container.
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View change record →The updated notice establishes more explicit disclosures of Twilio's Data Privacy Framework certifications and specifies the legal hierarchy governing data processing. Under the revised policy, the DPF Principles now take precedence if they conflict with other terms in the privacy notice. The updated language also clarifies your right to opt out of third-party disclosures (except to service providers acting on Twilio's behalf) and to opt out of uses that materially differ from original collection purposes. You can exercise these choices by contacting privacy@twilio.com.
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View change record →Severity increased from low to medium, indicating heightened concern about Google Tag Manager tracking capabilities.
View full change record →This provision establishes that Google Tag Manager is active on twilio.com, meaning visitor data including page views, events, and identifiers may be collected and forwarded to Google and to any additional tags configured within the GTM container. The full scope of tags deployed through this container is not visible from the page source alone.
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"(function (w, d, s, l, i) { w[l] = w[l] || []; w[l].push({ "gtm.start": new Date().getTime(), event: "gtm.js" }); ... j.src = "https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=" + i + dl; ... })(window, document, "script", "dataLayer", 'GTM-5JLZ694');Excerpt from Twilio's Privacy Notice
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Google Tag Manager's deployment engages GDPR data processing obligations and ePrivacy Directive cookie requirements, as GTM can load advertising pixels and tracking scripts that may require consent.
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Google Tag Manager operates as a tag management system that can load and fire additional third-party scripts and pixels beyond those disclosed individually in the page source. The container GTM-5JLZ694 controls which additional data collection tools are deployed, and its full contents are not disclosed in the privacy notice page source.
This provision establishes that Google Tag Manager is active on twilio.com, meaning visitor data including page views, events, and identifiers may be collected and forwarded to Google and to any additional tags configured within the GTM container. The full scope of tags deployed through this container is not visible from the page source alone.
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