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Presenting the ARF Code of Conduct

Paul Donato

Chief Research Officer

Why We Wrote The Code

• Organized A Review Board• Reviewed 57 Different

Codes◦ Associations◦ Ad Tech◦ Research Companies◦ Marketers◦ Media◦ Agencies

• Conducted A Town Hall◦ Reviewing What We Found

• Drafted Initial Code

The Process

• What makes our code different?

• Its focus is research not activation or targeting• Commitment requires research on understanding of the terms• Chain of Trust Principle• Includes automated and AI based research methods • Location Based Advertising Research• Monitor KPIs• Annual Compliance Report

• Approved by The ARF Board of Directors in February 2019

The ARF Code

The ARF’s Privacy Research

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• Download The Code and application from The ARF Website

How Do I Apply

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