# Does MessageBird have a Data Processing Agreement (DPA)? Our Privacy team has drafted a data processing annex (DPA) that governs the processing of personal data in accordance with data protection requirements and the telecommunication industry’s standards. The DPA is included in the online available Terms and Conditions and applies to all customers who have accepted the Terms and Conditions upon signup. As the provider of the service, MessageBird uses its own data processor agreement (DPA) because our DPA is specifically designed for the provision of telecommunication services. In addition, adapting third-party processor agreements to the service that MessageBird provides as a CPaaS supplier can cost both parties a great deal of time and effort. MessageBird’s agreement is fully in line with the rights and obligations required by the applicable data protection legislation and the telecommunication industry's standard practice. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bird.com/connectivity-platform/data-protection/does-messagebird-have-a-data-processing-agreement-dpa.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.