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Customer Sole Responsibility For Account Use

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Sole responsibility means you cannot attribute liability for account activity to Twilio or any other party, regardless of who actually performed the actions.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment beginning with 'be solely responsible', suggesting it is one obligation within a larger list. Other obligations in that list are not captured here. The term 'Customer Services' is not defined within the excerpt and may carry a specific contractual meaning.

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Medium May 9, 2026

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.

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Medium Apr 19, 2026

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.

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Medium Apr 10, 2026

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.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
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This clause type exists across 1895 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You bear full responsibility for all activity conducted under your account and Customer Services, including actions by others who access your account.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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be solely responsible for all use of the Services and Documentation under your account and the Customer Services

— Excerpt from Twilio's Twilio Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Twilio Terms of Service
Entity
Twilio
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034449
Document ID
CA-D-00251
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
563695446de6e1fe2b002e78749cbeb0f72c3c272628f2d9b6a79593b74ede20
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:51 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Twilio
Document: Twilio Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-034449
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:51:38 UTC
SHA-256: 563695446de6e1fe…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/twilio/twilio-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-034449/customer-sole-responsibility-for-account-use/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Twilio's Customer Sole Responsibility For Account Use clause do?

Sole responsibility means you cannot attribute liability for account activity to Twilio or any other party, regardless of who actually performed the actions.

How does this clause affect you?

You bear full responsibility for all activity conducted under your account and Customer Services, including actions by others who access your account.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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