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datocms.com · Content management systems · checked 2026-10-12

Not enough data: 7 of 12 criteria measured, so no transparency score

Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. Latest check: 2026-10-12. How the score works.

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Overview

6 days since the newest dated result, 6 since the oldest. 7 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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DatoCMS

datocms.com · Content management systems

  1. A
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  6. F
Not enough data7 of 12 measured, no score

Published commitments4 of 4 found, 5 not measured

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-12. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

Downloads include all checks, source URLs, dates and the snapshot ID for your procurement file. We do not issue badges.

The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. We could measure 7 of 12 criteria, which is below our threshold, so there is no rank. That is a statement about our measurement, not about DatoCMS.

Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that DatoCMS has no such document.

What DatoCMS states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

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No enforced HTTPS with HSTS found.

Checked 2 addresses on 2026-10-12.

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  1. http://datocms.com/ – HTTP 307, no redirect to HTTPS
  2. https://datocms.com/ – HSTS max-age=300

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Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Content management systems: 27 of 45 companies

✗weight 2 of 3

Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

  • Third-party hosts we saw on the first load 1 datocms-assets.com.
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    www.datocms-assets.com

    Read at https://datocms.com/

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-12.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://datocms.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: www.datocms-assets.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Content management systems: 3 of 45 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 5
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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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The hosting location is stated on a public page.

  • Locations named next to the hosting wording European Union, Ireland. This does not establish the company’s headquarters.
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    All our servers are based in European Union , in Ireland in particular.

    Read at https://www.datocms.com/security

    All our servers are based in European Union , in Ireland in particular.

    Read at https://www.datocms.com/security

Source: https://www.datocms.com/security · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Data location stated in Content management systems: 17 of 42 companies

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Status page with incident history

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A public status page with incident history.

Source: https://status.datocms.com/ · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Status page with history in Content management systems: 11 of 43 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://www.datocms.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Public pricing in Content management systems: 19 of 42 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 (not counted: the sentence does not carry it). The sentence we kept does not carry this finding on its own, so it counts in no list and no figure.
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    s Enter dashboard Log in Get started Legal DatoCMS Security Our internal security policy DatoCMS is ISO 27001 certified.

    Read at https://www.datocms.com/security

    he world, all of them ensure compliance with the most known industry standards: ISO 27001 SOC 1 and SOC 2 Physical security of the data centers is also certified at various levels by all the data cent...

    Read at https://www.datocms.com/security

Source: https://www.datocms.com/security · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Certifications named in Content management systems: 16 of 44 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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Served at /.well-known/security.txt.

Source: https://www.datocms.com/.well-known/security.txt · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Content management systems: 10 of 38 companies

Not measured by us 5
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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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Not measured. The vendor’s robots.txt excludes us from at least one of these addresses, so this was not measured.

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  1. https://datocms.com/legal/dpa – excluded by robots.txt
  2. https://datocms.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://datocms.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – excluded by robots.txt
  4. https://datocms.com/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://datocms.com/legal/data-processing-addendum – excluded by robots.txt
  6. https://datocms.com/legal/gdpr – excluded by robots.txt
  7. https://datocms.com/trust/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://datocms.com/privacy/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data processing agreement in Content management systems: 5 of 42 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

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Not measured. The vendor’s robots.txt excludes us from at least one of these addresses, so this was not measured.

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  1. https://datocms.com/legal/subprocessors – excluded by robots.txt
  2. https://datocms.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://datocms.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://datocms.com/legal/sub-processors – excluded by robots.txt
  5. https://datocms.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://datocms.com/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://datocms.com/legal/subprocessor-list – excluded by robots.txt

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Content management systems: 4 of 42 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

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Not measured. The vendor’s robots.txt excludes us from at least one of these addresses, so this was not measured.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://datocms.com/legal/subprocessors – excluded by robots.txt
  2. https://datocms.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://datocms.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://datocms.com/legal/dpa – excluded by robots.txt
  5. https://datocms.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://datocms.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – excluded by robots.txt
  7. https://datocms.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://datocms.com/legal/sub-processors – excluded by robots.txt

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Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Content management systems: 6 of 41 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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Not measured. The vendor’s robots.txt excludes us from at least one of these addresses, so this was not measured.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://datocms.com/legal/sla – excluded by robots.txt
  2. https://datocms.com/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://datocms.com/legal/service-level-agreement – excluded by robots.txt
  4. https://datocms.com/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://datocms.com/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://datocms.com/legal/uptime-sla – excluded by robots.txt

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Content management systems: 1 of 41 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

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Not measured. The vendor’s robots.txt excludes us from at least one of these addresses, so this was not measured.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://datocms.com/legal/privacy – excluded by robots.txt
  2. https://datocms.com/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://datocms.com/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://datocms.com/legal/privacy-policy – excluded by robots.txt
  5. https://datocms.com/legal/privacy-notice – excluded by robots.txt
  6. https://datocms.com/trust/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://datocms.com/datenschutz – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Named privacy contact in Content management systems: 18 of 41 companies

History

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DatoCMS

5 found · 2 not found · 5 not measured across 12 public checks.

7 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-12.

Investigate 7 open evidence questions
  1. Data processing agreement

    Please share the current data processing agreement for the product and plan we are considering, including its annexes and signing process.

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  2. Subprocessor list

    Which subprocessors apply to our product, what does each process, and in which countries? Please share the current list.

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  3. Uptime SLA with a figure

    Which availability commitment applies to our plan? Please include the measurement window, exclusions and credit claim process.

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  4. HTTPS enforced with HSTS

    How is HTTPS enforced on the product and sign-in domains we will use? Please distinguish those domains from the public website.

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  5. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

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  6. Notice before subprocessors change

    How will you notify us before a subprocessor changes, with how much notice, and what response options apply to our contract?

    Inspect this check
  7. Named privacy contact

    Which privacy contact handles requests for our account, and what escalation path should we use?

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