10 Total
1 High severity
5 Medium severity
4 Low severity
Summary

This document establishes Datadog's privacy practices for individuals whose personal information is collected through the company's website, trial sign-ups, and cloud monitoring services. Datadog collects names, email addresses, company names, job titles, device identifiers, IP addresses, site browsing activity, and personal data contained within monitoring data transmitted to the platform by customers; the policy authorizes disclosure of this information to advertising partners, analytics providers, and third-party service providers. The policy establishes procedures for California residents to submit requests to privacy@datadoghq.com for access, deletion, or opt-out of personal information sales.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document is Datadog's Privacy Policy, governing how the company collects, uses, stores, and shares personal data from visitors to its website, trial users, customers, and individuals whose data appears in customer-submitted monitoring data; the policy states it applies to both Datadog's own data practices and, in a more limited processor role, to data that enterprise customers upload to the platform. The terms authorize collection of identifiers (name, email, company name, job title), device and browser information, IP addresses, usage and clickstream data, and any personal data that customers choose to include in monitoring payloads transmitted to Datadog's services. A notable operational distinction is the policy's explicit treatment of Datadog as both a data controller (for prospective customers, website visitors, and its own marketing activities) and a data processor (for customer-submitted service data), with the policy directing that enterprise customers' data processing obligations are governed by the applicable Master Service Agreement and Data Processing Addendum rather than this policy. The policy states compliance with GDPR and references EU Standard Contractual Clauses as a transfer mechanism, and separately identifies California Consumer Privacy Act rights, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of sale; it also references APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules participation. Practical application of GDPR rights and CCPA obligations depends on user residency and whether Datadog is acting as controller or processor in a given context, and applicable law may constrain certain provisions regarding third-party sharing and data retention.

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5 important changes detected

5 versions captured · Last updated: June 2026

June 10, 2026

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What changed Datadog updated their Datadog Privacy Policy on June 10, 2026. Change detected: 4 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 192 sentences after update.
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What changed Datadog's Privacy Policy was updated on June 4, 2026, with 3 sentences modified. The navigation menu on the policy page was reorganized to include 'AI Impact' as a new product category link alongside existing product lines. This is a structural navigation update rather than a substantive change to privacy terms or data handling practices.
Why this matters This change is a navigation reorganization on the Privacy Policy page and does not modify the substantive terms of the policy itself. The addition of 'AI Impact' as a product category link reflects product menu updates rather than changes to privacy practices, data collection, or consumer rights. No action is required from users as a result of this update.
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May 21, 2026 low

Datadog's Privacy Policy navigation and product menu were updated on May 21, 2026 to add references to 'Pup CLI' in two locations within the document's navigation structure. The changes appear …

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May 9, 2026 low

Datadog's Privacy Policy navigation menu was updated on May 9, 2026 to reorganize product offerings and add references to new deployment options. The changes appear to be structural and navigational …

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May 5, 2026 low

Datadog's product navigation on its Privacy Policy page was updated on May 5, 2026 to reflect product portfolio changes. Two instances of 'BYOC Log Management' were replaced with 'CloudPrem' in …

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Recent Provision Changes Jun 10, 2026

10 provisions unchanged.

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Medium — 5 provisions
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Mapped Governance Frameworks

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
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CAN-SPAM
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DMA
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FTC Act Section 5
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
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VPPA
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Last Captured June 10, 2026 01:05 UTC
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Document ID CA-D-000546
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