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Wim Nauwelaerts

Wim Nauwelaerts

About Wim Nauwelaerts

Wim Nauwelaerts is a partner in the Brussels office, leading Alston & Bird’s European Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team. Wim has over 20 years of experience working with global companies on their data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity needs, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) readiness, data transfer, data security and breach requirements, and compliance training.

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

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On March 10, 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) updated its 2020 guidance on the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes (see the updated guidance here in French and in Dutch). The BDPA reviewed its original guidance to help companies from all sectors navigate applicable EU privacy and data protection law requirements […]

First Milestone in the Implementation of the EU AI Act

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The AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of June 13, 2024, laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence) is the European Union’s comprehensive legal framework on AI, which aims to promote the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in the EU. The timeline for implementation of the AI Act follows a staggered approach: while the […]

Green Light for the Enforcement of NIS 2 in Limited EU Countries Only

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EU Member States had until today, October 17, 2024, to transpose the Network and Information Security (NIS) 2 Directive into their national laws. As Directives are not directly applicable in EU Member States, the EU legislator required all 27 Member States to incorporate into their local laws the requirements of NIS 2 and to make […]

Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Guidance on the Interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act

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On 19 September 2024, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued new Guidance on the interplay between the recently adopted EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (the AI Act) and the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR), which aims to provide further insight into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that process personal data. The […]

EU Data Protection Regulators Publish Additional Guidance On The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Last month, the European Data Protection Board – which is composed of the national data protection authorities (‘Supervisory Authorities’) of the countries in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’), as well as the European Data Protection Supervisor (‘EDPS’) – adopted two Frequently Asked Questions (‘FAQ’) documents concerning the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (‘DPF’), aimed at providing […]