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Account deactivation with data retention caveat

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customers may deactivate their accounts by emailing us at help@datadoghq.com, but we may retain certain personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations or for legitimate business purposes...

Excerpt from Datadog's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

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-051802
Document ID
CA-D-00546
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 22:15 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Datadog
Document: Datadog Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-051802
Captured: 2026-05-09 22:15:28 UTC
SHA-256: eea29f87df222810…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-051802/account-deactivation-with-data-retention-caveat/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Account deactivation with data retention caveat clause do?

The clause states: “customers may deactivate their accounts by emailing us at help@datadoghq.com, but we may retain certain personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations or for legitimate business purposes...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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