Monitor Datadog compliance pages

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Datadog publishes several compliance and legal pages that change over time. Under GDPR Article 28, data controllers using Datadog as a processor must continuously verify that "sufficient guarantees" remain in place — which means tracking changes to these pages as they happen. Below are the 4 most relevant pages, what typically changes on each, and ready-to-paste monitoring prompts.

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Pages to monitor

Sub-processor list

https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/subprocessors/ ↗

Typical change frequency: quarterly

What to monitor

  • Cloud infrastructure per-site (US1, US3, US5, EU, AP1) sub-processor changes
  • LLM observability sub-processors (OpenAI, Anthropic providers)
  • New sub-processors from acquisitions (Cloudcraft, Madoka, etc.)
  • Support and analytics third parties

Suggested monitoring prompt

Alert me when Datadog updates sub-processors, especially site-specific infrastructure and LLM observability additions. Report name, site/region, and purpose.

Data Processing Agreement

https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/ ↗

Typical change frequency: yearly

What to monitor

  • Changes to per-site data residency (EU, US, JP, AU)
  • Updates to log and telemetry retention defaults
  • Modifications to sensitive data scanning (Datadog Sensitive Data Scanner)
  • Transfer mechanism changes

Suggested monitoring prompt

Monitor the Datadog DPA for changes to site residency, retention defaults, sensitive data scanning, or transfer mechanisms.

Privacy policy

https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/privacy/ ↗

Typical change frequency: yearly

What to monitor

  • Changes to RUM end-user data collection
  • Updates to session replay data handling
  • New AI feature data practices (Bits AI)
  • Changes to benchmarking and aggregated usage data

Suggested monitoring prompt

Alert me when Datadog changes RUM data collection, session replay, Bits AI data, or benchmarking practices. Ignore editorial changes.

Status page

https://status.datadoghq.com/ ↗

Typical change frequency: weekly

What to monitor

  • Per-site incidents (US1, US3, US5, EU, AP1, Gov)
  • Ingestion pipeline delays
  • Query and visualization issues
  • Alert delivery problems

Suggested monitoring prompt

Alert me on Datadog incidents affecting ingestion, queries, or alerts — specify site. Ignore minor regional issues not affecting my site.

Compliance certifications

SOC 2 Type IISOC 3ISO 27001ISO 27017ISO 27018HIPAAPCI-DSSFedRAMP ModerateGDPR

Data location

Hosting locations: United States (US1, US3, US5), European Union, Japan, Australia, US Gov

EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Certified

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