Datadog can change their website, shut it down, or change these terms at any time without telling you in advance.
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The clause establishes unilateral modification authority for both service availability and governing terms, allowing operational changes to the service and its conditions without requiring user consent or advance notification procedures.
Renamed to 'Right to Terminate or Restrict Access', changed from 'Datadog' to 'We', separated website modification rights from terms modification, added explicit no-liability clause for unavailability, added granular access restriction language, and removed terms modification provision (now separate); severity downgraded from medium to low.
View full change record →Your right to access the Datadog website can be suspended without notice, and the terms you agreed to can be changed without advance warning, potentially altering your rights retroactively.
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Compare across platforms →"Datadog reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website or any portion thereof at any time without notice. Datadog also reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to the Website.Excerpt from Datadog's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Unilateral modification clauses are subject to scrutiny under EU Directive 93/13/EEC (Unfair Contract Terms), which requires significant reasons and advance notice for material changes to consumer contracts.
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The clause establishes unilateral modification authority for both service availability and governing terms, allowing operational changes to the service and its conditions without requiring user consent or advance notification procedures.
Your right to access the Datadog website can be suspended without notice, and the terms you agreed to can be changed without advance warning, potentially altering your rights retroactively.
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