Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform, has announced that the company’s privacy governance program has been approved by the EU Data protection authorities. Approval of Twilio’s Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) affirms Twilio’s commitment to maintaining the highest standard of data protection and makes Twilio one of just 130 companies worldwide to receive this significant regulatory approval. Today’s announcement follows Twilio’s recent news that the company is fully committed to compliance with GDPR regulations.
“BCRs are considered a very high standard for data protection” said Karyn Smith, general counsel at Twilio.
“Having the EU data protection authorities review and approve our privacy governance program assures our customers that they can trust Twilio with their data, no matter where they are in the world. We’re pleased to further build on the trust we have established with our customers.”
BCRs provide multinational companies a set of internal rules for transferring data that are in compliance with EU data protection laws. To ensure that all data transfers are safe and secure, all BCRs contain privacy principles such as transparency, data quality and security as well as tools for effectiveness like auditing, training and systems for handling compliance. A company’s BCRs undergo a rigorous regulatory approval process by EU data protection authorities that confirms that the company’s data privacy policies meet the highest level of requirements and that the company’s customers receive equal protection wherever they exist in the world.
“Trust is the number one thing we sell in the cloud,” said Jeff Lawson, co-founder and chief executive officer at Twilio.
“Data privacy is one of the most important issues of our time and Twilio is taking this opportunity to raise the bar and provide the highest level of data protection for our customers worldwide. GDPR compliance and BCRs are two ways we are doing so this year.”
