Transcend for SENSITIVE DATA USE CASES
With sensitive data, governance has to be airtight
Only Transcend encodes permissions, jurisdictions, age restrictions, business policy and more directly into the systems that process first party protected data. And Sombra's secure by design, two-way encrypted architecture means Transcend never sees your API keys or sensitive data.
The status quoLegacy systems were built to store data. Not to govern it.
Most enterprises are managing modern data governance on infrastructure that was never designed for it. Consent lives in one system, data in another, and permissions don't travel with the data they're meant to govern. The result is a patchwork of tools that can document policy, but can't enforce or prove it.
the opportunity
One governance layer for every sensitive data category
Responsibly handle the most sensitive data
Transcend encodes HIPAA, GLBA, and PCI DSS controls directly into the infrastructure that processes sensitive data. Access controls, use restrictions, and audit trails are enforced automatically for every campaign
Expand data-driven use cases
When consent requirements are enforced before the data is ever used, it’s easy to expand into biometric authentication, age-verified experiences, and identity-driven personalization with confidence.
Confidently enter new markets
Before you can govern data in a new market, you need to know where it lives. Transcend automatically discovers and classifies sensitive data across your environment, so the right controls scale with your business without manual audits.
why transcendThe enforcement infrastructure sensitive data actually requires
Encoded GovernanceSensitive data rules encoded as enforceable policy
Transcend’s Policy Engine lets teams define rules for sensitive data—health information, payments, biometrics, age restrictions, and regional requirements—and automatically enforce them across every system that uses that data. When regulations change or new markets launch, update the policy once and it propagates everywhere. No manual updates or enforcement gaps.
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governance infrastructureGovernance that runs at the data layer
Most tools document what your sensitive data policy says. Only Transcend enforces it: encoding consent and preferences directly into the databases, pipelines, and systems that process sensitive data. The governance isn't a manual process your team runs. It's the infrastructure your systems run on.
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real-time audit-readyOne source of truth, always audit-ready
Transcend syncs consent and preference choices across your entire data and tech stack in real time, so when a regulator asks, the answer is already documented. No scrambling, no manual pulls, no gaps.
Explore Consent & Preference Management“Transcend's data privacy infrastructure helps facilitate the way we give our customers control over their sensitive data.”
Karthik Rangarajan
Principal Security Engineer
Encoded governance infrastructure for even the most sensitive data use cases
Consent & Preference Management
One real-time source of truth for every customer's consent and preferences, including Do Not Train, enforced across every system.
Policy Engine
Define what data can be used and for what. Every model and agent inherits the rules automatically.
Data Discovery & Classification
Map your personal data down to the column level so you know what you have and whether it's approved for AI use.
DSR Automation
Fulfill deletion, access, and Do Not Train requests automatically across your entire stack, with audit trails on every decision.
Your data never leaves your environment
Transcend's Sombra gateway is self-hosted, keeping sensitive data and API keys inside your infrastructure, where they belong.
Explore Sombra Secure-by-DesignThe sensitive data problem is broader than most brands realize
A healthcare provider wanting to send SMS appointment reminders separate from HIPAA-protected records. A bank storing credit decisions alongside behavioral data. A retailer whose purchase history reveals health conditions or captures facial recognition data. Sensitive data demands universal governance.
More resources
How a healthcare network unified patient preferences across its ecosystem
To keep pace with growing regulatory pressure and digital complexity, this nationally recognized nonprofit healthcare system partnered with Transcend to modernize how it manages patient consent and communication preferences—laying a privacy foundation that empowers trust, personalization, and scale.
How a global pharmaceutical leader transformed customer data workflows
As part of a major shift to direct-to-consumer healthcare, one of the world’s most prominent pharmaceutical companies partnered with Transcend to modernize its privacy infrastructure: automating high-volume workflows, reducing legal exposure, and laying the compliance foundation for personalized, patient-first experiences.
Scaling trust in telehealth: How Ro transformed its privacy operations with Transcend
Ro is a direct-to-patient healthcare company with a mission of helping patients achieve their health goals by delivering the easiest, most effective care possible.
See how Transcend handles your most sensitive data use cases
Most governance tools stop at policy documentation. See what enforcement at the data layer actually looks like.
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