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 Terms of Use
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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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