Custom Data Collection

First-party datasets built for production AI

Off-the-shelf data degrades in production. YPAI manufactures custom datasets with domain-shift coverage, demographic diversity, and full consent verification. Norwegian company, EU jurisdiction, 40,000+ vetted contributors across 50+ countries.

Norway-headquartered
40,000+ contributors
Consent-verified operations
The Problem

Why general-purpose datasets fail in production

Models trained on benchmark data hit a wall when they meet real users, real devices, and real environments. Three structural gaps drive most production failures.

Domain shift

Models trained on clean lab recordings degrade 15-40% when microphones, acoustics, and environments change in production. General datasets do not cover this variance.

Long-tail human variance

Real users differ from benchmark populations. Accents, dialects, speech patterns, age groups, and medical conditions create edge cases that crowd-sourced data misses.

Regulatory constraints

Some deployments cannot use public or scraped data. GDPR Article 6 requires lawful basis for processing. EU AI Act Article 10 mandates data governance for high-risk systems.

Comparison

How data quality compares across sourcing methods

Not all data sources produce the same results. This is how YPAI custom collection compares to crowdsourced platforms and public datasets across six dimensions.

Dimension YPAI Custom Crowdsourced Platforms Public Datasets
Quality 90% usable rate 55-65% usable Unknown provenance
Consent Named contributors, GDPR Article 6 Click-through consent Often none
Domain coverage Built to your production environment Generic distribution Fixed domains
EU AI Act Data cards and governance docs included Not available Not available
Audit trail Full provenance per sample Anonymized workers No trail
Right to erasure Within 30 days Platform-dependent Impossible
How It Works

From requirements to delivery in five stages

Every collection project follows a documented pipeline with checkpoints at each stage.

01

Requirements

Joint specification session. We define data types, acceptance criteria, demographic quotas, and compliance requirements.

02

Contributor matching

We select contributors from our 40,000+ network based on language, dialect, age, domain expertise, and device availability.

03

Collection

Data captured in controlled and naturalistic environments. Each session produces governance artifacts: consent records, device metadata, environment logs.

04

Quality assurance

Multi-pass review: automated format checks, human accuracy review, statistical sampling against acceptance criteria. 90% usable rate.

05

Delivery

Data delivered to your S3, GCS, or Azure storage with provenance documentation, AI Act data cards, and deletion schedule.

Compliance

Governance and compliance questions answered

Data procurement in regulated industries requires answers before contracts. Here are the four questions buyers ask first.

Q1

How do you handle consent?

Every contributor signs informed consent covering purpose, retention, and right to erasure. Our GDPR-native consent framework means records are included in every delivery package.

Q2

Where is the data stored?

EU-resident storage by default (Frankfurt, Stockholm). US or APAC hosting available on request. Zero CLOUD Act exposure with Norwegian jurisdiction.

Q3

Can contributors request deletion?

Yes. Our 30-day erasure SLA covers all contributor data. When a contributor requests deletion, their samples are permanently removed from all deliveries.

Q4

What about the EU AI Act?

Every dataset ships with AI Act data cards documenting: data sources, collection methodology, demographic distribution, known limitations, and intended use.

150+
Languages
40,000+
Vetted Contributors
50+
Countries
90%
Usable Rate
30-Day
Erasure Guarantee
Get Started

Tell us what data your model needs

Describe your use case and requirements. We will scope a pilot, quote a price, and deliver sample data within two weeks.