Mélanie Gerlache
After 13 years as a company lawyer in the chemical industry and facility services, Mélanie launched her own consultancy company specialised in data protection in 2021. She helps non profits and small companies to adopt good practice when using personal data of their beneficiaries, customers and employees. She also shares practical advices and awareness-raising messages through her podcast ("irunonprivacy"), her blog and social networks.
Experience
- External DPO
- Lecturer
- Content creator
- Senior Legal Advisor
- Data Protection Manager
- International legal design certification (Legal creatives)
- Certified Information Privacy Manager CIPM (IAPP)
- Program in European Data Protection (Solvay Brussels School)
- Law degree (specialisation Human Rights)
Area of expertise
- EU GDPR, ePrivacy
- Belgian law (business, intellectual property)
- Awareness for the average human being
- Privacy statement
- Policies and communication
- Data processing agreements
- GDPR program management
