Datadog automatically records your IP address, browser type, device details, location, and how you navigate the website every time you visit, using this for analytics and security.
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Automatic collection of IP addresses and location data constitutes personal data under GDPR, and this data is shared with third-party analytics providers referenced in the policy.
Every visit to the Datadog website results in automatic collection of your IP address, geographic location, and detailed browsing behavior — data that may be shared with advertising and analytics vendors without explicit consent depending on cookie settings.
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"We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Automatic data collection via cookies and tracking technologies implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) (consent) and the ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law) for EU/EEA users; CCPA §1798.140 definition of 'personal information' which includes IP addresses and device identifiers; and FTC Act Section 5. IP addresses are unambiguously personal data under GDPR (CJEU, Breyer v. Germany, 2016). Enforcement authorities: EU/EEA DPAs (particularly CNIL which has issued major fines for Google Analytics use), CPPA, FTC.
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Automatic collection of IP addresses and location data constitutes personal data under GDPR, and this data is shared with third-party analytics providers referenced in the policy.
Every visit to the Datadog website results in automatic collection of your IP address, geographic location, and detailed browsing behavior — data that may be shared with advertising and analytics vendors without explicit consent depending on cookie settings.
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