Kate Gudzenko

Kate Gudzenko is a certified CIPP/E privacy counsel and legal consultant specializing in Data Protection and IT Product compliance. She advises GameDev, digital product companies and startups on EU data protection frameworks, helping them to align product design with international privacy standards and enter new markets securely.

Kate is capable of building privacy-compliant business processes for global rollouts, implementing Privacy by Design & Default principles in product development. She has supported international clients on cross-border data transfers (EU, CIS, UAE, China) and designed compliance solutions for gaming platforms covering loot boxes, UGC, parental controls. In addition, she integrates InfoSec and CyberSec into privacy projects, drawing on her Cyber in Privacy training to anticipate technical risks and embed IT security safeguards into compliance.

She regularly contributes to the professional communities through webinars and conference talks. She has already publicly delivered speeches for hundreds of participants on AI Compliance, Privacy in Gaming and IT Product Regulation, strengthening her profile as a subject-matter expert at the intersection of data protection and the gaming/IT industry. She also trains employees and stakeholders with diverse backgrounds, explaining complex privacy concepts in plain language, while confidently engaging with IT specialists on technical details.

Kate has delivered measurable results for clients, including a 20% profitability increase through workflow optimization and a complete redesign of layered privacy documentation to enhance transparency. She combines a risk-based, business-friendly approach with the ability to translate complex regulatory concepts into actionable strategies, making her a trusted specialist for IT companies, gaming developers, publishers and startups.