Meet Jan Clinck

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+32 2 426 14 14

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jan.clinck@altius.com

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Jan specialises in various aspects related to data protection and new technologies in different sectors such as health, media and retail. He also has a profound knowledge of ICT and cybersecurity.

Jan has gained solid experience in litigation related to these matters, both before the courts and the data protection authority.

Jan obtained his Master of Laws at the University of Antwerp in 2011. In 2012, he obtained a Master Complémentaire en Droit des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication from the Faculté Universitaire Notre Dame de la Paix (FUNDP) in Namur.

In 2016, Jan participated in a ‘Summer School’ in Cyberlaw at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2020, he attended a post-master ‘coding for lawyers ’ course at the University of Antwerp. Jan is also a scientific collaborator at the University of Antwerp.

Jan is a member of the Belgian Association of Marketing’s Legal Expert Group (BAM).

Education

• Master of Laws (University of Antwerp)
• Master of ICT Law (Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur)
• Summer school in Cyberlaw (London School of Economics and Political Science)
• Post-master “coding for lawyers” (University of Antwerp)

Languages

• Jan is fluent in Dutch, French and English

Selection of publications

• “The European Health Data Space Proposal: A First Look at the Newest Piece of the EU Data Sharing Puzzle”, EHPL 2022, Afl. 2, 87-94. (co-authored with Q. Fontaine). 
• Noot Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit 6 mei 2021 (beslissing 57-2021), Computerrecht 2020, Afl. 5,  467-471
• Noot Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit 14 mei 2020 (beslissing 24-2020), Computerrecht 2020, Afl. 5, 378-381
• Noot Brussel 8 mei 2019 (Facebook t. CBPL), Computerrecht 2019, Afl. 5, 372-374
• “Onrechtmatige bedingen in contracten betreffende het gebruik van de cloud” in R. Steennot en G. Straetmans (eds.), Digitalisering van het recht en consumentenbescherming, Intersentia, Antwerpen, 2019, 37-75
• J. Clinck, “Procedurele mogelijkheden onder het Belgisch gegevensbeschermingsrecht na de AVG”, Computerrecht 2019, Afl.2, 78-95
• “Het recht om (digitaal) vergeten te worden erkend door het Hof van Cassatie” (noot onder Cass. 29 april 2016), TBH 2017, afl. 2, 214-221
• “Verdere verduidelijkingen van het Hof van Justitie over de aansprakelijkheid van aanbieders van doorgeefluik-diensten” (noot onder HvJ 15 september 2016), Auteurs&Media 2016, afl. 3, 260-264
• “Online exhaustion of IP rights (Belgium)” in B. Kilpatrick, P. Kobel, P. Këllezi (eds.), Compatibility of Transactional Resolutions of Antitrust Proceedings with Due Process and Fundamental Rights & Online Exhaustion of IP Rights, Springer, 2016, 507-532. (with B. Docquir)
• “Analyse van de UsedSoft-principes naar aanleiding van eerste toepassing in de Belgische rechtspraak”, Auteurs&Media 2015, afl. 5-6, 376-385
• “Cloud computing-overeenkomsten en de aansprakelijkheid van cloud service providers: consument in de wolken ?”, Cahier du juriste – Cahier van de jurist 2014, afl. 4, 101-117

What our clients say about us

“Jan Clinck – really valued his approach and flexibility.” – Legal 500, 2024

“Jan Clinck is noted for its capabilities in data protection litigation.” – Legal 500, 2022

Jan Clinck is mentioned as “key lawyer” for not-for-profit – Legal 500, 2022