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US right to opt out of behavioral advertising and profiling

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 289 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What rights does Datadog recognize that users have regarding behavioral or targeted advertising?
Datadog recognizes that users have the right to opt out of behavioral or targeted advertising, automated profiling, and sales of personal information.
Do users have the right to opt out of sales of personal information?
Datadog recognizes that users have the right to opt out of behavioral or targeted advertising, automated profiling, and sales of personal information.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Recognition of opt-out rights across behavioral advertising, profiling, and data sales gives users control over three distinct high-impact data uses.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a bare statement of rights with no conditions, procedures, or exceptions specified. The clause name references US users, suggesting this right may be jurisdiction-limited, but that limitation does not appear in the quoted excerpt itself. Confidence is medium because the excerpt alone does not clarify scope, any applicable exceptions, or how to exercise the right.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5148 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You may opt out of Datadog's use of your personal information for behavioral or targeted advertising, automated profiling, and data sales.

How other platforms handle this

Notion Medium

You may have the right to object to or opt out of certain uses of your information.

ClickUp Medium

You may also change your preference and "opt out" of receiving certain marketing communications from us by clicking the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of all such communications...

Square Medium

to object to profiling activities based on our own legitimate interests

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You have the right to opt out of behavioral or targeted advertising, automated profiling, and sales of personal information.

Excerpt from Datadog's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

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-051897
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-051897
Captured: 2026-05-09 22:15:28 UTC
SHA-256: eea29f87df222810…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-051897/us-right-to-opt-out-of-behavioral-advertising-and-profiling/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's US right to opt out of behavioral advertising and profiling clause do?

Recognition of opt-out rights across behavioral advertising, profiling, and data sales gives users control over three distinct high-impact data uses.

How does this clause affect you?

You may opt out of Datadog's use of your personal information for behavioral or targeted advertising, automated profiling, and data sales.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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