The author is a qualified privacy professional with a diverse background in both commercial contract management and data protection law. As a former contract specialist at Microsoft and privacy counsel at zeotap GmbH, a SaaS company based in Berlin, the author has a solid understanding of the intricacies of the commercial contract lifecycle and the privacy-relevant compliance matters related to the European business. With multilingual skills in Chinese, English, German, and Thai, and certifications in CIPP/E and CIPM, the author brings a strong legal background to his work. His passion lies in the areas of advertising technology, cloud computing, and data protection law, making him well equipped to tackle complex challenges in this rapidly evolving field.