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·At Datadog, we care about your privacy. That's why every candidate for employment with us receives this notice, which explains what information Datadog ("we," "us," "our") collects about you during our hiring process, why we collect and how we use your information, and what your rights are related to your information. Please note that your use of any Datadog service or website is also governed by our general Privacy Policy.
·During the recruitment process, we will collect information about you-either from you directly or from third parties with your approval-which may include the following:
·We only use the information we collect about you as part of our application and recruitment process in order to:
·We may share your personal information with the following recipients:
·The security of your personal information is incredibly important to us. We have implemented and we continually maintain a variety of technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, and damage.
·If you are considered for a position at Datadog and your candidacy is unsuccessful, you decline our offer, or you withdraw your application, we will retain your personal information only to consider you for potential future positions at Datadog, and as long as needed to comply with any applicable laws or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of a legal challenge related to our recruitment process or decision.
·If you do not want us to retain your personal information to consider you for potential future positions, you may request that we delete it as described below. Please note, however, that we may retain some information that we are required to retain by law or in order to defend ourselves in the event of a legal claim.
·If you are offered and accept a position with us, your personal information will become part of your employment record.
·This section provides additional details about the personal information we process subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR.
·Controller of Your Information Unless otherwise stated in a supplemental notice, Datadog, Inc. is the data controller of your personal information.
·Your Rights Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information.
·To exercise your rights, please complete our Data Subject Rights intake form or contact us as outlined in the "Contact Us" section below. Please note that we may ask you to provide us with additional information to confirm your identity.
·Legal Bases for Processing Personal Information We collect and process your personal information when it's necessary in order to consider your candidacy for employment with us and in preparation for potentially entering into a contract of employment with you. We may also collect your personal information in order to comply with our legal obligations, where you've consented to our collection and processing of your personal information, or based on our legitimate interest to ensure that we hire the best candidates.
·International Data Transfers Your personal information may be collected in, transferred to, accessed from, or stored in a country other than the one you are in, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country.
·Your personal information is only transferred out of your country in accordance with applicable data protection law, including, for example, to third countries that adequately safeguard personal data, or under the European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses.
·For more information about how we think about international data transfers, and the safeguards we have in place related to them, please refer to our Data Transfer Impact Assessment.
·Complaints You may lodge a complaint with a data protection authority for your country or region where you have your habitual residence, where you work, or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law occurs. A list of EEA data protection authorities is available here, and the contact details for the UK Information Commissioner's Office is available here.
·This section provides additional details about the personal information we process subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (CCPA).
·Your Rights Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information.
·If you or your authorized agent wishes to exercise any of these rights, please complete our Data Subject Rights intake form or contact us as outlined in the "Contact Us" section below. Please note that we may ask you or your agent to provide us with additional information to confirm your identity.
·Categories of Personal Information Collected The personal information that we've collected in the past 12 months fall into the following categories specifically established under the CCPA:
·For more information about the categories of personal information we collect, please see the "Personal Information We Collect" section above.
·Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose The personal information that we've disclosed for a business purpose (including to our service providers) in the past 12 months fall into the following categories specifically established under the CCPA:
·For more information about the categories of personal information we disclose to other parties, including to our services providers, please see the "How We Share Personal Information" section above.
·No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information We do not sell or share (for the purpose of cross-context behavioral advertising) your personal information, as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
·We may occasionally update this Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. The date at the top of this Privacy Notice indicates when it was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Notice on this page.
·If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Datadog, Inc., 620 8th Avenue, Floor 45, New York, NY 10018; or privacy@datadoghq.com.
·We have appointed Datadog Ireland Limited as Datadog's EU representative under Article 27 of the GDPR. You may contact our EU representative at privacy@datadoghq.com.
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