Governance and privacy
Are you unsure how your data can be used safely and compliantly for AI, media buying, data integrations, and other advertising use cases?
We can help.
Is uncertainty around privacy and governance limiting how you use your data?
Establish clear policies, controls, and consent frameworks so you know how your data can be accessed, shared, activated, and safely used across your advertising technology and AI initiatives.
arrow_circle_right GOVERNANCE & PRIVACY
What does data governance and privacy mean for an advertising business?
Advertising businesses collect, combine, activate, and share data across numerous platforms, partners, and use cases, making clear governance and privacy controls essential.
These controls determine how data can be used for:
- Audience creation and targeting
- Media buying and optimisation
- Measurement and attribution
- Personalisation
- Platform and data integrations
- Analytics and reporting
- Machine learning and generative AI
- AI agents and automated decision-making
arrow_circle_right SYMPTOMS
How do you know if you have a governance and privacy problem?
If your data governance, privacy, and consent processes aren’t clearly defined, then you’ll likely be experiencing one or more of the following:
You’re unsure how your data can be used
Your teams have access to valuable data but aren’t clear about whether it can be used for targeting, measurement, integrations, AI, or other advertising use cases.
Consent is difficult to manage across your technology
Consent signals and user preferences need to be captured, communicated, and respected across multiple platforms, systems, and partners.
Different teams follow different rules
Business, product, data, and engineering teams interpret privacy, consent, and data usage requirements differently, leading to inconsistent decisions.
Data access and ownership aren’t clearly defined
It isn’t always clear who owns particular datasets, who should have access to them, or who is responsible for their quality, security, and permitted use.
AI creates new governance questions
You’re unsure what data AI models and agents should be allowed to access, how that data can be used, or which AI-generated decisions and actions require human oversight.
Governance is slowing down innovation
New integrations, products, AI initiatives, and advertising use cases are delayed because teams need to repeatedly determine whether and how data can be used.
Experiencing any of the problems above?
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arrow_circle_right THE CAUSES
Why do governance and privacy become difficult to manage?
Governance and privacy problems rarely result from one bad decision.
They usually develop as companies collect more data, add platforms and partners, introduce new use cases, and operate across increasingly complex privacy and technology environments.
Data is spread across multiple systems
Customer, campaign, audience, consent, and other data is distributed across platforms and databases, making it difficult to understand what data exists, where it lives, and how it can be used.
Complex advertising technology ecosystems
Data moves between internal systems, advertising platforms, technology vendors, and other partners, creating multiple points where privacy, consent, and governance requirements need to be applied.
Inconsistent ownership and policies
Different teams and business units develop their own processes for collecting, accessing, sharing, and using data without a consistent company-wide governance framework.
Changing privacy and technology requirements
Privacy requirements, advertising technologies, identity solutions, and industry standards continue to evolve, requiring companies to regularly reassess how data is collected and used.
New AI use cases
AI models and agents introduce new questions around data access, permitted use, security, human oversight, and how much autonomy AI systems should be given.
arrow_circle_right THE BUSINESS IMPACT
How poor governance and privacy management impacts your business
Unclear governance, privacy, and consent practices can increase compliance risk, slow innovation, create operational inefficiencies, and prevent your business from using valuable data effectively.
Increased compliance risk
Without clear policies and controls, data may be collected, accessed, shared, or activated in ways that don’t meet your privacy, consent, or regulatory requirements.
Slower product development
Teams spend time determining whether data can be used for new products, features, integrations, and AI initiatives instead of confidently moving forward.
Valuable data goes unused
Uncertainty about consent and permitted uses can result in valuable first-party and advertising data being underutilised even when compliant use cases may exist.
Higher operational costs
Teams repeatedly review data usage, resolve governance questions, manage consent requirements, and implement controls on a case-by-case basis.
AI adoption becomes harder
Without clear rules governing data access and AI usage, it becomes difficult to safely give models and agents the information they need to perform useful tasks.
Loss of client trust
Poor data practices or inadequate controls can damage relationships with customers, advertisers, publishers, technology partners, and other stakeholders.
arrow_circle_right SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM
How we can help you improve governance and privacy
01. Audit
Understand how data is currently collected, managed, accessed, and used across your advertising technology.
We can assess your:
- Data sources and flows
- Consent management
- Data ownership and access
- Privacy and security controls
- Third-party data sharing
- Data retention and deletion
- AI usage and access
Output: A current-state assessment identifying governance gaps and risks.
02. Define
Establish clear rules for how your data and AI can be used across your advertising business.
We can work with you to define:
- Data ownership and responsibilities
- Access and permissions
- Consent and permitted uses
- Data retention policies
- Data sharing policies
- AI usage and governance policies
- Human oversight requirements
Output: A data and AI governance framework.
03. Implement
Turn your governance policies into technical controls across your data and advertising technology.
We can design and implement:
- Consent management integrations
- Access and permission controls
- Data classification and tagging
- Data lineage and audit trails
- Data retention and deletion workflows
- Privacy-enhancing technologies
- AI access and security controls
Output: Governance and privacy controls integrated into your technology.
04. Monitor and evolve
Keep your governance framework effective as your data, technology, and AI use cases change.
We can help you:
- Monitor data access and usage
- Audit consent and permissions
- Review new data and AI use cases
- Identify governance gaps
- Update policies and controls
- Evaluate AI systems and agents
- Adapt governance as your technology evolves
Output: An adaptable governance framework that supports safe and responsible data and AI usage.
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arrow_circle_right EXPECTED OUTCOMES
What outcomes can you expect from improving governance and privacy?
Clear governance, privacy, and consent practices allow you to use your data more confidently while reducing risk and supporting new advertising and AI use cases.
Business outcomes
Reduced compliance risk
Faster product development
Greater use of valuable data
Faster AI adoption
More confident decision-making
Reduced operational overhead
Greater customer and partner trust
Technical outcomes
Clear data ownership
Consistent consent management
Controlled data access
Defined data usage policies
Automated governance processes
Clear AI governance
Auditable data and AI usage
arrow_circle_right CASE STUDIES
Examples of projects we’ve worked on
arrow_circle_rightContact us
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Radosław Kostecki
Business Unit Director