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Legal bases for processing personal information

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What are the legal bases on which Datadog processes personal information?
Datadog processes personal information on one of the following legal bases: necessity to enter into or perform a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or legitimate interests.
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This analysis describes what Datadog's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Specifying legal bases for processing constrains Datadog to processing personal information only where one of the stated grounds applies.

Interpretive note: The ellipsis in the excerpt suggests additional legal bases may be listed in the full text that are not present in the quoted excerpt. The canonical claim reflects only what the excerpt explicitly states. Confidence is medium because the list as quoted may be incomplete.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Datadog's processing of your personal information is limited to situations where it can rely on contract necessity, a legal obligation, or legitimate interests.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

We use your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to legal process, and/or respond to requests and communications from law enforcement authorities or other government officials.

MyFitnessPal Medium

Such legal bases may include: the legitimate interest of the controller or third parties; for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation by the data controller; for the execution of a contract; for regular exercise of rights in court...

Lyft Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We process your personal information on one of the following legal bases: where necessary to enter into or perform under a contract with you...where necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation; for our legitimate interests...

Excerpt from Datadog's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Datadog Privacy Policy
Entity
Datadog
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051876
Document ID
CA-D-00546
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
eea29f87df222810bb333ab93ed605ef0943fbe961b1c1ead1455f6cdf47ce71
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 22:15 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Datadog
Document: Datadog Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-051876
Captured: 2026-05-09 22:15:28 UTC
SHA-256: eea29f87df222810…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-051876/legal-bases-for-processing-personal-information/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Legal bases for processing personal information clause do?

Specifying legal bases for processing constrains Datadog to processing personal information only where one of the stated grounds applies.

How does this clause affect you?

Datadog's processing of your personal information is limited to situations where it can rely on contract necessity, a legal obligation, or legitimate interests.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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