I think in those cases you may not be legally allowed to use a 3rd party managed service to handle the data, although it probably depends on the country where y

I think in those cases you may not be legally allowed to use a 3rd party managed service to handle the data, although it probably depends on the country where your company is operating. Also that "god mode" only makes things easier, if you're hiring a managed service by definition it means someone must have access to manage the service. The answer is: manage it yourself effectively locking access to any 3rd party.