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Intellectual Property Rights Reservation

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What it is

Everything on Datadog's website — text, images, software, design — belongs to Datadog or their licensors, and you cannot copy or reuse it without permission.

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)

This clause operationalizes Datadog's intellectual property rights and establishes the legal basis for the company's ownership of platform materials and content. The reservation of IP rights determines what rights remain with the service provider versus what users may be authorized to use.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
May 7, 2026
First Seen
May 7, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2586 other provisions on other platforms.

Change history

modified May 21, 2026

Provision renamed to 'Intellectual Property Ownership and Use Restrictions', expanded to include 'proprietary rights' alongside 'intellectual property laws', and now includes affirmative use restrictions on reproduction and modification.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot copy, reproduce, or redistribute content from Datadog's website for commercial or public purposes — doing so could expose you to intellectual property infringement claims.

How other platforms handle this

Segment Medium

Any intellectual property rights vested by Twilio under this Agreement will include the rights set forth in Article 27 (Right of Adaptation) and 28 (Original Author's Right in Derivative Works) of the Copyright Act of Japan...

Affirm Medium

Use of the Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in any of the content, documents or other materials you access.

Wise Medium

Remove, obscure, or alter any notice of any of our trademarks, or other Intellectual Property appearing on or contained within the Services or on any Wise Materials.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Datadog, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

Excerpt from Datadog's Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages US copyright law (17 U.S.C.

Insight

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    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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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 7, 2026
Last verified
May 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005574
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-005574
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:35:53 UTC
SHA-256: e78551734ce7f711…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/datadog/datadog-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-005574/intellectual-property-rights-reservation/
Accessed: Aug. 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Datadog's Intellectual Property Rights Reservation clause do?

This clause operationalizes Datadog's intellectual property rights and establishes the legal basis for the company's ownership of platform materials and content. The reservation of IP rights determines what rights remain with the service provider versus what users may be authorized to use.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot copy, reproduce, or redistribute content from Datadog's website for commercial or public purposes — doing so could expose you to intellectual property infringement claims.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Datadog?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Datadog.