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The policy authorizes the use of persistent cookies and third-party tracking technologies including web beacons and pixel tags for behavioral tracking, which may require prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive for users in the EU and UK.
Persistent cookies and third-party tracking pixels are used to monitor browsing behavior on Datadog's website and email engagement; EU and UK users' rights to prior consent for non-essential cookies may apply, and browser settings or Datadog's cookie consent tool can be used to limit some tracking.
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"We and our third-party partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of the Sites. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. We may also use web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies to track whether you open our emails and to collect information about how you use the Sites. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools.— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Use of cookies and tracking technologies engages the EU ePrivacy Directive (and its national implementations), which generally requires prior informed consent for non-essential cookies. GDPR applies to the personal data collected through these technologies. The UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) impose equivalent consent requirements in the UK. The FTC Act applies to any deceptive representations about cookie practices in the United States. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy's disclosure that both Datadog and third-party partners deploy tracking technologies requires a functioning consent management platform that captures valid, granular, prior consent for non-essential cookies before they are placed for EU and UK visitors. Third-party partner tracking via pixels and beacons that transmits data to advertising partners may constitute a sale or sharing under CCPA. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users are entitled to prior consent for non-essential cookies; reliance on browser settings alone is not sufficient under ePrivacy requirements. California users should be able to opt out of third-party cookie-based tracking that constitutes sharing under CCPA. Compliance with ePrivacy requirements varies by EU member state implementation. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations embedding Datadog's Real User Monitoring or other tracking scripts on their own websites should confirm that their own cookie consent mechanisms account for Datadog's tracking technologies and that their privacy notices disclose Datadog as a sub-processor or data recipient for cookie data. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should review Datadog's cookie consent mechanism on the datadoghq.com website to confirm it provides granular, prior consent for non-essential cookies before placement and that the list of third-party partners using tracking technologies is fully disclosed. The email tracking disclosure (pixel tags in emails) should be evaluated against applicable opt-in requirements.
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The policy authorizes the use of persistent cookies and third-party tracking technologies including web beacons and pixel tags for behavioral tracking, which may require prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive for users in the EU and UK.
Persistent cookies and third-party tracking pixels are used to monitor browsing behavior on Datadog's website and email engagement; EU and UK users' rights to prior consent for non-essential cookies may apply, and browser settings or Datadog's cookie consent tool can be used to limit some tracking.
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