Does Datadog offer EU data residency?
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EU data residency availableEU-US DPF + SCCsDPA available
Where does Datadog store EU data — and who can touch it?
Datadog offers EU data residency, and relies on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework plus SCCs for transfers.
Datadog offers an EU site hosted in Germany (datadoghq.eu) so customers can keep observability data in Europe; sites are fully isolated and chosen at sign-up. It is EU-US DPF certified with SCCs in its DPA, which is self-serve.
EU data residency
Can you keep data in the EU?
Datadog runs an EU region hosted in Germany, accessed via the datadoghq.eu site and API. Each Datadog site is completely independent with no ability to share data across sites, so the region is effectively chosen at sign-up and cross-site migration is non-trivial.
Transfer mechanism
Datadog incorporates the SCCs into its DPA for restricted transfers (EEA/CH/UK to US) and is certified to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; even on the EU site, support and some sub-processor flows can cross borders under SCCs.
Sub-processors
Who else processes your data?
Datadog publishes a sub-processor list (~13 third parties — AWS, Google, Microsoft/Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, Salesforce, Twilio, Zendesk and others — plus Datadog affiliate entities). You can subscribe with a business email to be notified when the list changes. current sub-processor list ↗
Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
Does Datadog sign a DPA?
The DPA is incorporated into Datadog's Subscription Agreement and applies automatically (effectively pre-agreed). A customer can request an explicitly executed copy from Datadog's privacy team. DPA ↗
What the trust-badge pages don't tell you
Pick the EU (datadoghq.eu) site at sign-up if you need EU residency — sites are siloed and you cannot later merge a US org into the EU one. Migrating an existing US Datadog org to the EU site is a rebuild, not a setting.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Datadog offer EU data residency?
Yes. Datadog runs an EU region hosted in Germany, accessed via the datadoghq.eu site and API. Each Datadog site is completely independent with no ability to share data across sites, so the region is effectively chosen at sign-up and cross-site migration is non-trivial.
Where does Datadog send my data, and does it rely on SCCs?
Datadog incorporates the SCCs into its DPA for restricted transfers (EEA/CH/UK to US) and is certified to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; even on the EU site, support and some sub-processor flows can cross borders under SCCs.
Who are Datadog's sub-processors?
Datadog publishes a sub-processor list (~13 third parties — AWS, Google, Microsoft/Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, Salesforce, Twilio, Zendesk and others — plus Datadog affiliate entities). You can subscribe with a business email to be notified when the list changes. See the current list at https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/subprocessors/.
Does Datadog sign a GDPR Data Processing Agreement (DPA)?
Yes — The DPA is incorporated into Datadog's Subscription Agreement and applies automatically (effectively pre-agreed). A customer can request an explicitly executed copy from Datadog's privacy team.
Is Datadog GDPR compliant?
Datadog can be used in a GDPR-compliant way, but compliance depends on your configuration, not just the vendor: Datadog offers an EU site hosted in Germany (datadoghq.eu) so customers can keep observability data in Europe; sites are fully isolated and chosen at sign-up. It is EU-US DPF certified with SCCs in its DPA, which is self-serve. You are the controller — confirm the current DPA, residency and sub-processor terms with Datadog, Inc. and run a transfer impact assessment before processing EU personal data. This is not legal advice.
Sources
https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/site/
https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/
https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/subprocessors/
This page is cited public information, not legal or compliance advice. Whether Datadog can lawfully process your EU personal data depends on your plan, configured region, contract and a transfer impact assessment you control. Always confirm current terms with Datadog, Inc. before sending EU personal data.