You keep ownership of your data and content, but you give Twilio permission to use it as needed to operate their services on your behalf.
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The provision establishes the scope of Twilio's operational rights to handle customer content in service delivery while preserving customer ownership. By limiting Twilio's license to what is necessary for service provision and explicitly reserving all IP rights to the customer, the clause defines the boundary between operational access and intellectual property control.
The updated terms establish a different dispute resolution process for customers domiciled or registered in Mexico. Previously, Mexico was subject to the standard arbitration venue clause routing disputes to San Francisco, California. Under the revised agreement, Mexican customers must first engage in good faith negotiations with Twilio's senior representatives for 30 days; if unresolved, disputes proceed to binding arbitration under Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM) rules, conducted in English in Mexico City before a sole arbitrator. The agreement also explicitly states that Mexican consumer protection law (Ley Federal de Protección al Consumidor) does not apply to the commercial relationship between the parties. Mexico-domiciled customers should review the updated dispute resolution procedures and understand that consumer protection law carve-out before continuing use.
View change record →The updated terms establish two new regional service entities: CISA Telecomunicaciones for Mexico and Teravoz Telecom for Brazil, meaning customers in those jurisdictions will contract with the local entity rather than Twilio Inc. The agreement now permits orders to be placed through Twilio's online self-service purchasing workflow in addition to traditional written order forms, streamlining how purchase terms can be documented. The updated language also removes the prior commitment that Twilio will not materially decrease overall service functionality, replacing it with a general statement that services may change over time without specific protections on functionality levels.
View change record →The updated terms now route Twilio service agreements for Mexico and Brazil customers to new regional entities rather than Twilio Inc., which may affect service delivery, dispute resolution venue, and applicable local law. The definition of Order Form was expanded to explicitly include self-service online purchases, clarifying that terms negotiated through Twilio's account interface carry the same contractual weight as traditional executed agreements. The terms also removed language stating that Twilio would not materially decrease overall service functionality, replacing it with a simpler statement that services may change over time, which narrows the operational commitment Twilio makes regarding service stability. You can review the separate agreements that now govern your use based on your regional location.
View change record →This clause means Twilio can process your communications content (messages, call data, etc.) to provide the service, but the scope of 'necessary to provide the Services' should be carefully reviewed against Twilio's privacy policy to ensure no secondary use of content occurs.
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We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...
Any intellectual property rights vested by Twilio under this Agreement will include the rights set forth in Article 27 (Right of Adaptation) and 28 (Original Author's Right in Derivative Works) of the Copyright Act of Japan...
Mixpanel shall grant to Customer a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to use the Mixpanel Materials for Customer's internal business purposes during the Subscription Term.
"You grant Twilio a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, transmit, and process your Customer Content solely to the extent necessary to provide the Services to you. Twilio does not claim ownership of your Customer Content. As between you and Twilio, you retain all intellectual property rights in your Customer Content.Excerpt from Twilio's Terms of Service
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The provision establishes the scope of Twilio's operational rights to handle customer content in service delivery while preserving customer ownership. By limiting Twilio's license to what is necessary for service provision and explicitly reserving all IP rights to the customer, the clause defines the boundary between operational access and intellectual property control.
This clause means Twilio can process your communications content (messages, call data, etc.) to provide the service, but the scope of 'necessary to provide the Services' should be carefully reviewed against Twilio's privacy policy to ensure no secondary use of content occurs.
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