The agreement restricts website use to lawful purposes and prohibits users from using the site to violate applicable law, harm minors, transmit unsolicited commercial communications, impersonate Datadog or others, or engage in conduct that restricts or inhibits other users' access. Additional technical prohibitions include unauthorized automated access, introduction of malicious code, and interference with site security.
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This provision establishes the behavioral and technical boundaries for permissible website use and provides Datadog with a contractual basis to terminate access for violations. The clause expressly prohibits conduct that violates applicable law, which links the acceptable use obligation to the full range of relevant federal, state, and foreign legal requirements.
Restructured from 'agree not to use Website to [list]' to 'use only for lawful purposes' with different enumeration; shifted focus from content type restrictions to legal compliance and harm-specific prohibitions; added explicit prohibition on exploiting minors and advertising/spam; removed technical abuse restrictions (robots, scrapers, reverse engineering).
View full change record →The agreement requires users to access datadoghq.com only for lawful purposes and prohibits a defined list of activities including unauthorized automated access, transmission of unsolicited communications, and impersonation. Violations of this clause may result in access termination under the site's access restriction provisions.
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"You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website: In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or foreign law or regulation. For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any 'junk mail', 'chain letter', 'spam', or any other similar solicitation. To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Datadog, a Datadog employee, another user, or any other person or entity.— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The acceptable use provisions reference compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and foreign law, which incorporates by reference a broad range of regulatory obligations including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for unauthorized access provisions, the CAN-SPAM Act for commercial communications restrictions, and applicable state computer crime statutes. The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive practices that may arise from impersonation or fraudulent site use. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low for compliant users. The clause is standard across enterprise website terms and primarily establishes a contractual enforcement mechanism for clearly prohibited conduct. The reference to applicable foreign law is notable for international users who should confirm their use of the site aligns with domestic legal requirements. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: The prohibition on conduct violating applicable foreign law means that users in jurisdictions with restrictions on data export, government censorship regimes, or sector-specific internet use regulations should confirm that their site access complies with local requirements. EU users should note that data processing through the website may engage GDPR obligations addressed separately in Datadog's Privacy Policy. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise security teams should note that the clause prohibits unauthorized automated access and introduction of malicious code, which may affect the scope of permissible security testing or automated monitoring of the Datadog website. Written authorization should be obtained before conducting penetration testing or automated scanning of datadoghq.com. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations that use automated tools to monitor Datadog website content for procurement or compliance purposes should confirm that such tools comply with the acceptable use restrictions in this clause. The prohibition on unauthorized automated access may affect RSS readers, web crawlers, or monitoring services used by enterprise teams.
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This provision establishes the behavioral and technical boundaries for permissible website use and provides Datadog with a contractual basis to terminate access for violations. The clause expressly prohibits conduct that violates applicable law, which links the acceptable use obligation to the full range of relevant federal, state, and foreign legal requirements.
The agreement requires users to access datadoghq.com only for lawful purposes and prohibits a defined list of activities including unauthorized automated access, transmission of unsolicited communications, and impersonation. Violations of this clause may result in access termination under the site's access restriction provisions.
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