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Acceptable Use Restrictions

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What it is

You are not allowed to use bots to scrape Datadog's website, try to hack it, or attempt to reverse-engineer their software.

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)

Violation of these restrictions could expose users to claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in addition to termination of access.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Researchers, journalists, or developers who attempt to scrape or automate access to Datadog's website — even for legitimate purposes — risk legal action under federal computer access and copyright laws.

How other platforms handle this

Adyen Medium

You agree to comply with Adyen's Acceptable Use Policy, as updated from time to time, which forms part of these Terms and Conditions. Adyen reserves the right to update the Acceptable Use Policy at any time.

Venmo Medium

You may not use the Venmo services for any illegal purpose, to send money to any person or organization on a government sanctions list, for gambling, for purchasing or selling illegal goods or services, or for any activity that violates applicable law. You may not use Venmo for commercial transactio...

Atlassian Medium

Customer and its Users must use the Products in accordance with the Atlassian Acceptable Use Policy. Customer is responsible for ensuring that Users comply with this Agreement and the Atlassian Acceptable Use Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree not to use the Website to: (a) upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable; (b) use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Website for any purpose; (c) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website or any other systems or networks connected to the Website; (d) reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any software used in connection with the Website.

— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Automated access restrictions implicate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA, 18 U.S.C. §1030), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §1201), and potentially the EU Directive on attacks against information systems (2013/40/EU). Reverse engineering restrictions may conflict with EU Software Directive 2009/24/EC Article 6, which permits limited reverse engineering for interoperability purposes. 2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over deceptive or unfair enforcement of computer access restrictions that may be applied beyond their legitimate scope.
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Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Datadog Terms of Use
Entity
Datadog
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005572
Document ID
CA-D-00545
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e78551734ce7f7118cf3e477f3d673943a4689b7feb0365182bfed95c91f9967
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 21:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Datadog
Document: Datadog Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-005572
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:35:53 UTC
SHA-256: e78551734ce7f711…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-terms-of-use/acceptable-use-restrictions/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Acceptable Use Restrictions clause do?

Violation of these restrictions could expose users to claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in addition to termination of access.

How does this clause affect you?

Researchers, journalists, or developers who attempt to scrape or automate access to Datadog's website — even for legitimate purposes — risk legal action under federal computer access and copyright laws.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 8 platforms. See the full comparison.

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