GDPR, or the General Data Protection Regulation, is a European Union law that regulates the processing of personal data. The regulation imposes strict rules on businesses that collect, store, and process EU citizens' personal data, regardless of where they are located. However, GDPR does not outright prohibit the transfer of personal data outside the EU. Instead, it requires businesses to ensure that such transfers comply with GDPR's principles, which can be achieved through various means, including binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses, or participating in recognized transfer mechanisms like the EU-US Privacy Shield framework. Twilio, a cloud communication platform provider, often receives questions about data locality under GDPR and has clarified its stance on this topic, emphasizing that it complies with GDPR's requirements for cross-border transfers and offers various safeguards to ensure data protection.