GİZLİLİK POLİTİKASI

Collection of Personal Data

We may collect your Personal Data through automated means such as our servers and electronic systems, as well as through non-automated means that are part of a data recording system, such as our physical archives. This may include:

Identity and contact data: Name, phone number, postal address, email, and other contact details.
Special categories of personal data: In limited cases, where necessary for providing a specific service or meeting legal obligations, and only if provided by you, data considered special under applicable law (e.g., association membership).
Registration data: Newsletter subscriptions, event, webinar, and seminar registrations, which may include audio-visual information.
Customer service data: Personal data obtained in connection with clients, their employees, or individuals known to them; invoice details, payment history, and feedback.
Informational data: Participation information for events, conferences, webinars, and seminars.
Compliance data: IDs, passports, birth dates, and other identification documents.
Job applicant data: Data provided via our Site or other offline means by applicants, which may be subject to a separate notice.
Device data: IP address, unique device identifiers (UDID), and other usage data.

We may collect your Personal Data directly from you or from clients, suppliers, public authorities, or publicly available sources.

Use of Personal Data

We collect and process Personal Data for the following purposes, based on relevant legal grounds:

To provide services to our clients: We use identity, registration, customer service, and device data to fulfil contractual obligations. Processing is based on legal necessity, contract performance, legitimate interest, or where the data has been made public by the individual.
To operate our business and manage customer relationships: Includes managing supplier relationships and client billing. Processing is based on contract performance, legal obligations, or legitimate interest, provided that it does not override your fundamental rights.
To improve our Sites: We use device data to monitor how our Sites are used in order to improve structure and user experience, based on our legitimate interest.
To ensure the security and functionality of our Sites and IT systems: We monitor usage to prevent fraud, misuse, and crimes. This processing is based on legal obligations and our legitimate interest, ensuring secure and effective systems.
To provide informational services: We use identity and registration data to inform you about our events, webinars, newsletters, and industry developments. Where necessary, this is based on your consent or our legitimate interest.
To ensure compliance and fulfil obligations: We use identity, registration, transaction, and device data for identity verification, anti-money laundering, and fraud prevention purposes. Processing is based on legal obligations or legitimate interest.
To manage recruitment and supplier development: We use applicant and compliance data to manage hiring and development processes, in line with legal obligations and legitimate interest.
To process special categories of personal data: Only with your explicit consent or where legally required, and only to the extent necessary.

Sharing of Personal Data

We may share Personal Data with the following categories of recipients:

Suppliers and service providers: Including IT, analytics, communications, and event management service providers, operating under strict contractual obligations to ensure data security.
Financial institutions: For billing and payment purposes.
Authorities and legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes, or to protect legal rights and the safety of individuals. This may also include disclosures required in connection with corporate transactions or government inquiries.
International data transfers: As our servers used for email communications are located abroad, any data shared via our website or email may involve cross-border transfers. If you prefer not to share data online, you may contact us via our office telephone.
Personal Data is transferred abroad in compliance with Article 9 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (the “Law”). TEKEFE complies with all cross-border data transfer obligations under the Law.

If you have any questions about who we share data with, you may contact us using the information provided below.

Data Security

TEKEFE implements appropriate technical and administrative measures to:

Prevent unlawful processing of personal data
Prevent unauthorized access to personal data
Ensure the safe storage of personal data

It is important that your personal data is accurate and up to date. You are responsible for informing us of any inaccuracies, and we will correct, update, or delete your information as required.

Informational Messages

Where we process your data to send informational messages, you have control over this activity. You may opt out of these communications at any time by following the instructions in the message or contacting us directly.

Your Rights

Under the Law, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:

(a) Learn whether your personal data is being processed
(b) Request information on the processing of your data
(c) Learn the purposes of processing and whether they are being met
(d) Know third parties to whom data is transferred, domestically or abroad
(e) Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
(f) Request deletion or destruction of data if processing grounds are no longer valid
(g) Request notification of correction or deletion to third parties to whom data has been transferred
(h) Object to adverse outcomes from automated data processing
(i) Seek compensation for damages from unlawful data processing

To exercise your rights, you may contact us at the address below. We will respond as soon as possible and no later than 30 days from the date of your request, depending on its nature.

Additional Information

Does this Privacy Notice apply to other websites?
No. This Privacy Notice applies only to our own website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites that may be linked to ours. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Notice
TEKEFE reserves the right to update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Please review it periodically, especially before providing personal data through our website. Any updates will be posted on our homepage with a link to the revised version. The effective date is listed below.

TEKEFE
Akarkavak Cd. Ağaköy Mah. 42/44/46
Gürsu, Bursa, Türkiye
Phone: +90 (224) 392 00 00

Effective Date: [2025]
Last Updated: [2025]

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