Privacy • AI Governance • Digital Trust
Privacy and AI governance, built for operational reality.
We turn privacy, data protection and responsible AI requirements into clear accountability and workable processes.
From focused assessments to ongoing advisory support, we get the work done.
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Experience across leading global organizations
Selected organizations reflect prior professional experience of members of our team and do not necessarily represent clients of Closson Advisory. No endorsement is implied.
The Challenge
Requirements are easy to document. Making them operate is the hard part.
Requirements matter when they shape decisions, processes and accountability.
We make that happen.
The challenges we solve
The challenges organizations are actually dealing with.
Privacy is expanding with AI.
AI is expanding privacy programs and raising expectations for governance, transparency and accountability.
See how privacy programs are built90%
of organizations report their privacy programs have expanded due to AI.
What We Do
Four ways we support privacy and responsible AI.
- 01
Closson Privacy Office
Ongoing privacy expertise when you need it.
Experienced advisory and delivery capacity for day-to-day privacy operations.
Explore Closson Privacy Office - 02
Privacy Program Builder
Build, strengthen or remediate your privacy program.
Privacy program design and remediation across governance, assessments, policies and processes.
Explore Privacy Program Builder - 03
AI Governance
Put practical guardrails around organizational AI use.
Practical AI policy, accountability, risk assessment and adoption.
Explore AI Governance - 04
Privacy & AI Training
Make governance understandable to the people who apply it.
Tailored training for privacy and responsible AI decisions.
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Need scope and starting-cost guidance? See how engagements work.
Sometimes you need one thing done well.
Focused engagements for a single, defined priority.
PIA / DPIA
Privacy Policy & Notice Review
DSAR & Individual Rights
Breach Response Planning
Vendor Privacy Assessment
AI Risk & Impact Assessments
Responsible AI Policies
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Regulatory Experience
Working across borders.
Privacy and data protection experience across Canada and international markets.
Canada
- PIPEDA
- Quebec Law 25
- Alberta PIPA
- British Columbia PIPA
- CASL
United States
- CCPA, as amended by CPRA
- Applicable U.S. state privacy laws
Europe & UK
- GDPR
- UK GDPR
India
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act
- Applicable DPDP Rules
Cross-border data transfers • International privacy programs • Multi-jurisdictional incident response • Vendor and processor governance
Privacy does not operate in a silo.
We connect privacy, AI and cybersecurity oversight through clear ownership, assessment and escalation.
Privacy
Obligations translated into practices people follow.
- Notices and consent practices
- Rights requests
- Assessments and records
Experience
Built on real-world privacy leadership.
- Privacy Officer
- for two multinational organizations
- International
- privacy programs built and operated
- Cross-border
- privacy breach events managed across multiple jurisdictions
- Global
- privacy, compliance and Responsible AI experience
Our work spans privacy operations, PIAs and DPIAs, individual rights, vendor governance, incidents and Responsible AI.
Affiliated Legal Practice
Governance backed by legal capability.
Closson Advisory is affiliated with DevLaws, an Ontario law firm.
Closson focuses on privacy and AI governance, compliance operations, assessments, implementation and training. Where legal advice or representation is required, clients may separately engage DevLaws or work with their existing legal counsel.
Legal services provided by DevLaws are subject to a separate engagement.
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