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Intellectual Property Ownership and Use Restrictions

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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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the intellectual property boundary between the service provider and users, limiting permissible uses of Site content to passive consumption and specifying that broader exploitation rights are reserved to Datadog. The restriction preserves the provider's ability to control how its proprietary systems and materials are used or distributed.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users may access and view Site materials, with temporary RAM caching permitted during normal browsing, but are prohibited from reproducing, modifying, creating derivative works, or redistributing any Site content. Any use beyond passive viewing and temporary caching requires explicit authorization from Datadog.

How other platforms handle this

Nintendo Medium

Nintendo grants you a limited, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Services for your personal use only. Such license is subject to these Terms and does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Services or the Materials therein; (b) the distribution, public performance or publ...

Perplexity AI Medium

You may not use the API to: (a) develop applications that compete directly with Perplexity's core products; (b) generate content that is illegal, harmful, abusive, or violates third-party rights; (c) attempt to circumvent or reverse-engineer the underlying AI models or infrastructure; (d) use the AP...

Squarespace Medium

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Squarespace to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other ...

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The Site and its original content, features and functionality are owned by Datadog and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Site, except as follows: Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.

— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Datadog Terms of Use
Entity
Datadog
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008636
Document ID
CA-D-00545
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8e984c1575a8d572836845288e51d8f837836f19ef3bc3afed226e1d74b9bb34
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 09:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Datadog
Document: Datadog Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-008636
Captured: 2026-05-10 09:13:46 UTC
SHA-256: 8e984c1575a8d572…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-terms-of-use/intellectual-property-ownership-and-use-restrictions/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Intellectual Property Ownership and Use Restrictions clause do?

This provision establishes the intellectual property boundary between the service provider and users, limiting permissible uses of Site content to passive consumption and specifying that broader exploitation rights are reserved to Datadog. The restriction preserves the provider's ability to control how its proprietary systems and materials are used or distributed.

How does this clause affect you?

Users may access and view Site materials, with temporary RAM caching permitted during normal browsing, but are prohibited from reproducing, modifying, creating derivative works, or redistributing any Site content. Any use beyond passive viewing and temporary caching requires explicit authorization from Datadog.

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