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Use of data for research and product improvement

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Collected user and product data is used for ongoing product improvement, meaning usage data informs Datadog's development decisions.

Interpretive note: The excerpt also references Datadog's ability to link or combine information about users, which is an independent proposition not stated in the canonical claim and is recorded in omitted_material.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Information Datadog collects from you, including from its Products, may be used to analyze your usage patterns and improve Datadog's offerings.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

We may use your personal data to conduct research...we conduct and publish research about the labor market, the economy, job opportunities, jobseeker and employee behaviors...

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Google Cloud Medium

combination of Service Data with information from other Google products and services. We also use Service Data for internal reporting and analysis of applicable product and business operations.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We use the information we collect, including Product information, to improve the Datadog Products, including to monitor and analyze trends, usage, and other activities...We may also link or combine information about you...

— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog 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-051834
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-051834
Captured: 2026-05-09 22:15:28 UTC
SHA-256: eea29f87df222810…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-051834/use-of-data-for-research-and-product-improvement/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Use of data for research and product improvement clause do?

Collected user and product data is used for ongoing product improvement, meaning usage data informs Datadog's development decisions.

How does this clause affect you?

Information Datadog collects from you, including from its Products, may be used to analyze your usage patterns and improve Datadog's offerings.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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