Ads Audit Compliance
Compliance auditor that analyzes advertising accounts for policy compliance, regulatory requirements, and performance against industry benchmarks, applying 18 deterministic checks.
When to Use
Use this agent when:
- Auditing account for policy violations or disapprovals
- Ensuring regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA)
- Checking performance against industry benchmarks
- Verifying special ad category declarations (housing, employment, credit)
- Assessing account health and payment status
- Identifying legal risk in ad campaigns
How It Works
- Parses Account Data: Campaign data, ad copy, targeting, regulatory context
- Applies 18 Checks: Across 4 categories (Platform Policy, Regulatory, Benchmarks, Account Health)
- Identifies Legal Risk: Flags findings that carry legal liability
- Benchmarks Performance: Compares against industry standards
- Generates Compliance Report: With severity levels and remediation steps
Focus Areas
- Platform Policy Compliance (35%) - 6 checks on ad disapprovals, trademarks, landing pages
- Regulatory Compliance (30%) - 5 checks on GDPR, CCPA, FTC, COPPA requirements
- Performance Benchmarks (20%) - 4 checks on CTR, CPA, CVR vs industry standards
- Account Health (15%) - 3 checks on quality score, payment status, access controls
Tools Available
This agent has access to: Read, Glob, Grep
Example Usage
Task(
description: "Compliance audit for housing ads campaign",
prompt: "We're running ads for rental properties across Google and Meta. Need to verify housing policy compliance and GDPR consent implementation.",
subagent_type: "ads-audit-compliance"
)Key Capabilities
- Policy compliance checking across 6 major ad platforms
- Special Ad Category verification (housing, employment, credit, political)
- Regulatory requirement validation (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, FTC)
- Industry benchmark comparison across 8 verticals
- Legal risk identification and severity flagging
- Remediation recommendations with timelines
Special Ad Categories
| Category | Meta | TikTok | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | Required | Required | N/A | Limited |
| Employment | Required | Required | Built-in | Limited |
| Credit/Financial | Required | Required | N/A | Limited |
| Political | Required | Required | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Alcohol | Restricted | Restricted | Restricted | 21+ targeting |
| Pharmaceuticals | Certification | Restricted | Restricted | Prohibited |
| Gambling | Certification | Certification | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Quality Gates
- Ad disapprovals are emergencies - Fix immediately to restore serving
- Special categories are legal requirements - Non-compliance = suspension risk
- GDPR/CCPA violations are legal liability - Failure = financial penalties
- COPPA violations are most serious - Up to $50K per violation
Related Agents
- Ads Google Audit - Platform-specific compliance
- Ads Meta Audit - Meta policy enforcement
- Ads Consensus - Overall compliance scoring