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"By submitting content to Datadog through this website, you grant Datadog a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.— Excerpt from Datadog's Datadog Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates intellectual property law (17 U.S.C. copyright assignment principles), contract law under New York General Obligations Law, and GDPR Article 6(1)(b) and (f) if submitted content contains personal data of EU residents. The FTC Act Section 5 is relevant if the scope of the license is not clearly disclosed to submitters. 2)
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The clause authorizes Datadog to exercise comprehensive intellectual property rights over submitted content without restriction on duration, exclusivity, compensation, or medium of exploitation. The perpetual and irrevocable nature means these rights do not expire and cannot be withdrawn once granted.
Any content you submit via the Datadog website — including technical feedback or product suggestions — is licensed to Datadog royalty-free and perpetually, meaning you cannot later restrict Datadog's use of that material.
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