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    Privacy Policy

    Görkem Gümüştekin • public
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    This Privacy Policy describes the policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our website (https://gorkemgumustekin.com) (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent, please do not access or use the Service. This privacy policy applies only to this Website, unless otherwise specified in this document.

    Definitions

    Personal Data: Any information that can be used, either alone or combined with other pieces of information, to identify a specific person. This includes things like a person's ID number, name, or other unique details.

    User: The person who visits and uses this website. Unless stated otherwise, the user is also considered the Data Subject.

    Data Subject: The individual to whom the personal information belongs.

    Data Processor: An organization or person that handles personal information on behalf of another organization (the Data Controller). This policy explains how data processors are involved.

    Data Controller (or Owner): The organization or person who decides why and how personal information is collected and used on this website. They are also responsible for ensuring its security. The Data Controller, unless stated otherwise, is the owner of this website.

    This Website: The platform where users' personal information is collected and processed.

    Cookie: Cookies are essentially trackers. They're small packets of data that get stored in the user's browser.

    Which Data Do We Collect?

    This Website directly, or through third parties, collects the following Personal Data:

    • First Name
    • Email Address
    • Tracker: This refers to any technology like Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting that helps in tracking Users by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
    • Usage Data: This is information automatically collected through this Website or third-party services used by this Website. It could include: IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the Users of this Website, URI addresses, time of request, method used to submit the request to the server, size of the file received in response, numerical code indicating server’s response status (success, error, etc.), country of origin, features of the browser and operating system used by the User, time details per visit (like time spent on each page within the Application), details about the path followed within the Application including sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

    Users can freely provide Personal Data, or it can be automatically collected as Usage Data by this Website. Unless stated otherwise, all Data required by this Website is mandatory for the provision of its services. If the Website indicates that certain Data is not mandatory, Users can choose not to provide this Data without affecting the service's availability or functionality. Users unsure about what Personal Data is mandatory can contact the Owner.

    This Website and any third-party services it uses, may use Cookies or other tracking tools. Their purpose is to deliver the Service that the User has requested and for any other purposes outlined in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if it's available. The User is accountable for any third-party Personal Data that they acquire, publish, or share via this Website. The User must have obtained consent from the third party before providing their Data to the Website Owner.

    How Do We Process Your Data?

    What Are the Purposes of Processing?

    The User's data is gathered for the following reasons: to deliver the Service, fulfill legal obligations, answer enforcement requests, safeguard the rights and interests of the Owner, its Users, and third parties, identify any harmful or fraudulent actions, and for: User contact, Analytics, Infrastructure monitoring, Contact and message management, Tag Management, External platform content display, and Traffic optimisation and distribution.

    We collect Personal Data for following purposes:

    Analytics: The services in this section, through third-party Trackers, collect and manage anonymised analytics data.

    • Google Analytics with anonymised IP (Google Ireland Limited): Google Analytics, provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), collects Data to monitor and report on the use of this Website, and share these reports with other Google services. Google may use the collected Data to personalise and contextualise its own advertising network's ads. Google Analytics anonymises your IP address by shortening it. If you're in the European Union or other states participating in the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address is shortened within these areas. Only in rare cases, the full IP address is sent and shortened within a US-based Google server. The processed personal data includes Tracker and Usage Data. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy).

    Tag Management: This service centrally manages the tags or scripts required on this Website, leading to the possible retention of User Data.

    • Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited): This is a tag management service offered by Google Ireland Limited. The processed personal data includes Tracker. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy).

    Contacting the User: Contacting the user is done via mailing list or newsletter (This Website). When you register for the mailing list or newsletter, your email address is added to a contact list. This list is used to send email messages that contain commercial or promotional information about this Website. If you sign up on this website or make a purchase, your email address may also be added to this list. The processed personal data includes email address.

    Handling Contacts and Sending Messages: These services manage databases for email, or other contact details for user communication. They may track when a user views a message and interaction details, like clicks on links in the message.

    • ConvertKit (ConvertKit LLC): ConvertKit is an email management and messaging service by ConvertKit LLC. The processed personal data includes email address, first name, Tracker, Usage Data. The place of processing is United States (Privacy Policy).
    • Mailgun (Mailgun Technologies, Inc.): Mailgun is an email management and messaging service by Mailgun Technologies, Inc. The processed personal data includes email address. The place of processing is Germany (Privacy Policy).

    Presenting Content: This service enables direct viewing and interaction with content from external platforms on this website's pages. It may collect web traffic data from pages with the service installed, even if users are not actively using it.

    • YouTube video widget (Google Ireland Limited): YouTube, provided by Google Ireland Limited, is a video content viewing service. It allows this website to include such content on its pages. The processed personal data includes Tracker and Usage Data. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy).

    You can ask the Owner for more information about how your Personal Data is collected or processed at any time. Check the contact details at the end of this document.

    In addition, this website does not acknowledge "Do Not Track" requests. For information on whether any third-party services we utilize honor "Do Not Track" requests, refer to their respective privacy policies.

    The Owner is authorized to handle Personal Data concerning Users under certain circumstances. Firstly, if Users have provided their consent for one or more specific purposes, the Owner may proceed with the processing. It's worth noting that in some jurisdictions, the Owner might be permitted to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing ("opt-out"), without needing consent or any other legal basis, except when the processing is governed by European data protection laws. Secondly, the provision of Data may be necessary for fulfilling an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations. Thirdly, processing may be mandated to comply with a legal obligation to which the Owner is bound. Additionally, processing might be linked to a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner. Lastly, processing may be deemed necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or a third party. In all cases, the Owner is available to clarify the specific legal basis applicable to the processing, particularly regarding whether providing Personal Data is a legal or contractual requirement, or a necessity to enter into a contract.

    What Are the Methods of Processing?

    The Owner uses suitable security measures to avoid unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. Data processing is done with computers and/or IT tools, following procedures closely linked to the stated purposes. Besides the Owner, some individuals involved with this website's operation may access the Data. These can include administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration teams, or third parties like technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies. If needed, these parties can be appointed as Data Processors by the Owner. You can request an updated list of these parties from the Owner at any time.

    What Are Places of Processing?

    The Data undergoes processing at the Owner's operational offices and in any other locations where the involved parties are situated. Depending on the User's whereabouts, data transfers may entail moving the User's Data to a country different from their own. For further details regarding the processing location of such transferred Data, Users can refer to the "The Purposes of Processing" section. Additionally, Users have the right to inquire about the legal grounds for Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or established by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as the security measures implemented by the Owner to protect their Data. Should such transfers occur, Users can obtain more information by consulting the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner using the provided contact details.

    What Are the Retention Times?

    Personal Data will be processed and stored for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected. Consequently, Personal Data gathered for purposes pertaining to the execution of a contract between the Owner and the User will be retained until the contract is satisfactorily fulfilled. Similarly, Personal Data collected for the Owner's legitimate interests will be kept for as long as necessary to accomplish those interests. Users can find detailed information regarding the Owner's legitimate interests in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner. The Owner may retain Personal Data for a longer period if the User has provided consent for such processing, provided that consent is not withdrawn. Additionally, the Owner may be required to keep Personal Data for an extended period to fulfill legal obligations or upon the directive of an authority. Upon the expiry of the retention period, Personal Data will be deleted. Consequently, the rights of access, erasure, rectification, and data portability cannot be exercised once the retention period has elapsed.

    How Do We Use Your Data?

    The Owner may utilize the User's Personal Data for legal purposes, including in court proceedings or during stages preceding potential legal action resulting from misuse of this Website or its associated Services. The User acknowledges that the Owner may be obligated to disclose personal data upon request by public authorities.

    Additionally, for operational and maintenance reasons, both this Website and third-party services may gather files that document interactions with this Website (System logs) and may utilize other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for these purposes.

    What Are Your Privacy Rights?

    Users possess various rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner. Specifically, Users have the following rights:

    • Withdraw Consent: Users can withdraw their consent at any time if they had previously given consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
    • Object to Processing: Users can object to the processing of their Data if it's carried out on a legal basis other than consent. For instance, if Personal Data is processed for public interest, official authority vested in the Owner, or legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users can object to such processing by providing grounds related to their specific situation to justify the objection. Users can also object to processing for direct marketing purposes at any time without providing justification.
    • Access Data: Users can ascertain if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure about certain aspects of the processing, and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
    • Verify and Rectify: Users can verify the accuracy of their Data and request updates or corrections.
    • Restrict Processing: Under certain circumstances, Users can restrict the processing of their Data, wherein the Owner will only store the Data without processing it for any other purpose.
    • Data Erasure: Under certain circumstances, Users can request the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
    • Data Portability: Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and, if technically feasible, transmit it to another controller without any hindrance. This applies when the Data is processed by automated means and based on the User's consent, a contract the User is part of, or pre-contractual obligations thereof.
    • Lodge a Complaint: Users can file a complaint with their competent data protection authority.

    Requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner using the contact details provided in this document. These requests are free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner promptly, within one month. Additionally, aside from the information in this privacy policy, Users may receive further contextual information about particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

    This Cookie Policy is designed to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about the use of cookies on our Website. By continuing to use our Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

    What Are Cookies? (Trackers)

    This policy explains the technologies this Website uses to fulfill its described purposes. These technologies enable the Owner to access and store information (like a Cookie) or use resources (like running a script) on a User’s device as they use this Website. For simplicity, all these technologies are referred to as “Trackers” in this document.

    What Are the Types of Trackers?

    This Website employs Trackers managed directly by the Owner, known as "first-party" Trackers, as well as Trackers that facilitate services offered by third-party providers, referred to as "third-party" Trackers. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in this document, third-party providers may have access to the Trackers they manage.

    As the Owner cannot exercise full control over the use of third-party Trackers through this Website, any references to specific third-party Trackers should be viewed as indicative. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document to obtain comprehensive information.

    What Are the Purposes and Uses of Trackers?

    For Website Operation and Service Delivery: This Website utilizes "technical" Cookies and similar Trackers to perform activities essential for the operation or delivery of the Service.

    Basic Interactions & Functionalities: Trackers are employed on this Website to enable basic interactions and functionalities, facilitating Users' access to selected features of the Service and enhancing communication with the Owner.

    Enhancing User Experience: Trackers are used on this Website to enhance user experience by refining preference management options and enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

    Measurement: Trackers are utilized on this Website to gauge traffic and analyze User behavior with the aim of enhancing the Service.

    Presenting Content: This service enables direct viewing and interaction with content from external platforms on this website's pages. It may collect web traffic data from pages with the service installed, even if users are not actively using it.

    • YouTube video widget (Google Ireland Limited): YouTube, provided by Google Ireland Limited, is a video content viewing service. It allows this website to include such content on its pages. The processed personal data includes Tracker and Usage Data. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy). Storage duration is 8 months.

    Tag Management: This service centrally manages the tags or scripts required on this Website, leading to the possible retention of User Data.

    • Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited): This is a tag management service offered by Google Ireland Limited. The processed personal data includes Tracker. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy). Storage duration is 3 months.

    Analytics: The services in this section, through third-party Trackers, collect and manage anonymised analytics data.

    • Google Analytics with anonymised IP (Google Ireland Limited): Google Analytics, provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), collects Data to monitor and report on the use of this Website, and share these reports with other Google services. Google may use the collected Data to personalise and contextualise its own advertising network's ads. Google Analytics anonymises your IP address by shortening it. If you're in the European Union or other states participating in the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address is shortened within these areas. Only in rare cases, the full IP address is sent and shortened within a US-based Google server. The processed personal data includes Tracker and Usage Data. The place of processing is Ireland (Privacy Policy). Storage duration details are as follows: AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour, __utma: 2 years, __utmb: 1 hour, __utmc: duration of the session, __utmt: 1 hour, __utmv: 2 years, __utmz: 7 months, _ga: 2 years, _gac*: 3 months, _gat: 1 hour, _gid: 1 day.

    Handling Contacts and Sending Messages: These services manage databases for email, or other contact details for user communication. They may track when a user views a message and interaction details, like clicks on links in the message.

    • ConvertKit (ConvertKit LLC): ConvertKit is an email management and messaging service by ConvertKit LLC. The processed personal data includes email address, first name, Tracker, Usage Data. The place of processing is United States (Privacy Policy).
    • Mailgun (Mailgun Technologies, Inc.): Mailgun is an email management and messaging service by Mailgun Technologies, Inc. The processed personal data includes email address. The place of processing is Germany (Privacy Policy).

    Users have various options for managing Tracker-related preferences and providing or withdrawing consent, where applicable. They can adjust Tracker preferences directly within their device settings, such as by preventing the use or storage of Trackers. Additionally, when Tracker usage is contingent on consent, Users can provide or withdraw consent by adjusting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating preferences through the relevant consent-preferences widget, if provided. Users can also utilize browser or device features to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to record initial consent. Browsing history deletion may clear other Trackers stored in the browser's local memory. For third-party Trackers, Users can manage preferences and withdraw consent via the associated opt-out link (if available), by following procedures outlined in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party directly.

    Users can access information on managing Cookies in commonly used browsers at the following links:

    Users may also manage specific Tracker categories used in mobile apps by adjusting relevant device settings, such as device advertising settings for mobile devices or general tracking settings.

    Furthermore, Users can follow instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US), the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan), or similar services. These initiatives allow Users to customize their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner suggests utilizing these resources alongside the information provided in this document. Additionally, the Digital Advertising Alliance offers the AppChoices application, which assists Users in managing interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

    Policy Changes

    The Owner can amend this privacy policy whenever necessary. Users will be informed on this page, within the Website, or – if technically and legally feasible – through any contact information the Owner has. Users should regularly check this page, noting the date of the last update at the top of this page.

    Contact Us

    For resolving complaints or to get more information about privacy issues, please contact us at: info@gorkemgumustekin.com.