Dr. Sven Polenz studied law in Leipzig. From 2004, he worked as a lawyer in the fields of corporate law and intellectual property law. He completed his doctorate at Chemnitz University of Technology on the subject of "RFID technologies and data protection law - perspectives on regulation" and completed a Master's degree in "Information Law" at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

Dr. Polenz has been working at the Independent Centre for Data Protection in Schleswig-Holstein since 2007. As head of department for the private sector, he is responsible for international data protection, e-government, data protection at credit institutions, insurance companies, credit agencies and associations, employee data protection as well as the internet and media.

In 2019, he also took over the management of the department for data protection supervision of public bodies in Schleswig-Holstein and for the area of medical data protection.

His publications deal with data protection law, freedom of information law and reporting law. Major publications:

Polenz, in: Kilian/Heussen, Computerrechts-Handbuch, Teil 13 - Datenschutz (until 2019);
Polenz, in: Tamm/Tonner, Verbraucherrecht, Verbraucherschutz im Datenschutzrecht, 3rd ed. 2020;
Polenz, in: Brink/Polenz/Blatt (eds.) Kommentar zum Bundesinformationsfreiheitsgesetz, 1st ed. 2017;
Polenz, in: Simitis/Hornung/Spiecker, Kommentar zur Datenschutz-Grundverordnung, 1st ed. 2019;
Polenz, in: Engelbrecht/Schwabenbauer, Kommentar zum Bundesmeldegesetz, 1st ed. 2021.