Dear Customers,
To provide you with better service and to fulfill our obligations arising from the Law on the Protection of the Consumer No. 6502 and the Regulation on Distance Contracts, we request some personal data from you.
As Turkish Cultural Studies ("Turkish Cultural Studies"), we present the following information to the attention of our valued customers and third parties who use our website, in order to fulfill our disclosure obligation arising from Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK").
1. What is the legal basis for Turkish Cultural Studies's collection of personal data?
Primarily, the principles of personal data protection are set by the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the KVKK No. 6698. Additionally, the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce No. 6563 contains provisions regarding the protection of personal data. The Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 prescribes criminal sanctions in certain cases to ensure personal data protection. Furthermore, data collection and usage are necessary to fulfill our obligations arising from the Law on the Protection of the Consumer No. 6502 and the Regulation on Distance Contracts.
2. What methods does Turkish Cultural Studies use for personal data collection?
Data provided by customers on our website https://turkishculturalstudies.org or through our call center are processed by Turkish Cultural Studies with customer consent and in compliance with legislative provisions.
Turkish Cultural Studies collects, processes, shares with third parties, and securely stores your browsing data within the scope and purpose outlined in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Information Notice to provide better service to visitors of https://turkishculturalstudies.org and to meet its legal obligations.
To offer personalized promotions, advertising, and marketing offers tailored to you, improve the website or mobile app content according to your preferences, https://turkishculturalstudies.org can monitor your browsing data and/or usage history on the website, analyze and interpret visitor movements and preferences.
Turkish Cultural Studies also allows connection to the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website or applications through social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Google social sharing sites) and can collect profile information and personal data that you and your social media friends share publicly during such connections, along with browsing/traffic information on its websites and applications.
https://turkishculturalstudies.org may match online and offline information gathered from you on the site at different times or through different methods and use this information together with information obtained from third-party sources.
Please note that the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website uses cookies. A cookie is a file that allows the device to be identified by being stored in the internet browser or on the hard disk of the device being used, often consisting of letters and numbers.
https://turkishculturalstudies.org uses cookies to remember your preferences and personalize your use of the website/mobile application. This includes cookies that save your password and keep your website/mobile app session continuously open, sparing you from entering your password multiple times with each visit, and cookies that remember and recognize you in subsequent visits.
https://turkishculturalstudies.org uses cookies to determine how you use the website/mobile application, including tracking your connection location, the content you view on the website/mobile app, and the duration of your visit.
Cookies on the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website are also used for advertising/promotional purposes to provide content and advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. This allows us to offer more suitable content, personalized campaigns, and products and to avoid showing content or opportunities you have previously indicated you do not want.
https://turkishculturalstudies.org may also use cookies to enable "advertising technology" to serve advertisements that it thinks may interest you when you visit search engines, websites, mobile applications, or websites where the website advertises. Advertising technology uses information about previous visits to the website/mobile app and websites where the website advertises to display special ads for you.
3. For what purposes does Turkish Cultural Studies use personal data?
In cases and to the extent permitted by law, Turkish Cultural Studies may record, store, update, disclose, transfer, classify, and process your personal data. Personal data processing includes any operation on data collected through automatic or manual methods, in whole or in part, such as obtaining, recording, storing, preserving, changing, reorganizing, disclosing, transferring, acquiring, making data retrievable, classifying, or blocking the use of data. Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:
4. How does Turkish Cultural Studies protect your personal data?
All personal data you share is under the supervision and control of Turkish Cultural Studies, which has the status of "Data Controller" under KVKK No. 6698. Turkish Cultural Studies is responsible for establishing and adapting the necessary organizational and technical measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the information, in accordance with the relevant legislation. We would like to inform you that we constantly update our data processing policies in compliance with international and national technical standards on data privacy.
5. Does Turkish Cultural Studies share your personal data?
Sharing your personal data with third parties occurs within the scope of your consent, and as a rule, personal data is not shared with third parties without the customer’s approval. However, your personal data may be shared with courts and other public institutions within the scope of our legal obligations, limited to these obligations. Additionally, personal data may be transferred to third parties we are contracted with to provide services, enabling us to fulfill our commitments and conduct quality control of the services offered. Necessary technical and legal precautions are taken to prevent rights violations during data transfers to third parties. However, Turkish Cultural Studies is not responsible for violations arising from the third party’s data protection policies.
6. Does Turkish Cultural Studies share your personal data with third parties abroad?
To carry out our activities, your personal data may be shared with partner institutions and organizations we cooperate with, domestic/foreign persons and institutions from whom we receive cloud storage services, firms from whom we receive website and mobile app infrastructure services, domestic/foreign organizations we are contracted with to send commercial electronic messages to you, the Interbank Card Center, banks we are contracted with, and other domestic/foreign third parties and relevant business partners as part of various marketing activities to provide better service and ensure customer satisfaction.
7. What are your rights under the Personal Data Protection Law?
According to KVKK, you have the right to:
We would like to remind you of these rights.
8. How can I stay updated on changes to personal data legislation?
In the event of a change in legislation related to personal data, we will update the information on our page to comply with the new legislation, and you can always follow the updates on this page.
9. How can I ensure that data is kept accurate and up-to-date?
According to Article 4 of KVKK, Turkish Cultural Studies is required to keep your personal data accurate and up-to-date. In this regard, to enable Turkish Cultural Studies to fulfill its obligations under the current legislation, our customers are required to share their accurate and up-to-date data with Turkish Cultural Studies. In case your data changes, we kindly ask you to update your data by contacting us through the communication channels listed below.
Turkish Cultural Studies
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https://turkishculturalstudies.org
1. Parties
a) This Turkish Cultural Studies Membership Agreement ("Agreement") is concluded between the owner of the website https://turkishculturalstudies.org, located at , Turkish Cultural Studies (hereinafter referred to as "Turkish Cultural Studies"), and the internet user who has registered as a member of the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website ("MEMBER").
2. Subject of the Agreement
The purpose of this Agreement is to determine the terms and conditions for the MEMBER to benefit from and use the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website, which is owned by Turkish Cultural Studies.
3. Rights and Obligations of the Parties
3.1. The MEMBER agrees to comply with all applicable legal regulations while using the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website and not to violate these provisions. Otherwise, the MEMBER shall be solely and exclusively liable for all legal and criminal consequences.
3.2. The MEMBER may not engage in any activity (such as spam, viruses, trojan horses, etc.) that prevents or hinders other users from using the website.
3.3. The MEMBER may not use the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website in any way that is against public order, general morality, or in a manner that is disturbing or harassing to others, violates intellectual property rights, or is otherwise illegal.
3.4. Any opinions, thoughts, and comments expressed by MEMBERS on the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website are solely their own personal views. Turkish Cultural Studies is not responsible for these views and accepts no liability for any consequences or damages arising from them.
3.5. The MEMBER declares that the personal and other information provided during registration is truthful and undertakes to indemnify Turkish Cultural Studies for any damages that may arise from providing false information.
3.6. The right to use the password provided by Turkish Cultural Studies belongs solely to the MEMBER and may not be shared with third parties. The MEMBER bears all legal and criminal responsibility for the use of the password.
Turkish Cultural Studies shall not be held responsible for unauthorized access to MEMBER data or for any damage to MEMBER software and data. The MEMBER agrees in advance not to claim any compensation from Turkish Cultural Studies for any loss suffered due to use of the website.
3.8. The MEMBER agrees not to access or use other users' information or software without permission. Otherwise, the MEMBER assumes all legal and criminal responsibility.
3.9. The MEMBER who violates one or more clauses of this Agreement agrees to be liable for all resulting damages and to indemnify and hold Turkish Cultural Studies harmless from all claims and lawsuits.
3.10.Turkish Cultural Studies reserves the right to suspend or terminate the MEMBER’s membership at any time and without liability, and to delete all related data, files, and documents.
3.11. All intellectual property rights related to the design, software, texts, and visual content of the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website belong to Turkish Cultural Studies and may not be used without written permission.
3.12. In order to improve and develop the https://turkishculturalstudies.org website and/or under legal obligations, data such as the name of the internet service provider, IP address, date and time of access, visited pages, and referring website address may be collected.
3.13.Turkish Cultural Studies has the right to contact the MEMBER for marketing, advertising, promotion, notification, and other purposes via mail, email, SMS, telephone, or other means using the contact information provided or updated by the MEMBER. Unless stated otherwise in writing, the MEMBER agrees to such communications.
3.14. The MEMBER agrees to receive information about product and service promotions, advertisements, campaigns, surveys, and other customer satisfaction practices related to the Turkish Cultural Studies brand. The MEMBER allows the collection, use, and archiving of personal and transaction data by Turkish Cultural Studies, even after membership ends, unless otherwise stated. The MEMBER agrees not to hold Turkish Cultural Studies liable for any direct or indirect, material or moral damages arising from the collection, use, archiving, or access to such data.
3.15.Turkish Cultural Studies may disclose the MEMBER’s personal information to third parties (a) if required by applicable law or regulations, (b) under the conditions outlined in clause 3.13, or (c) with the MEMBER’s consent.
3.16.Turkish Cultural Studies takes reasonable measures to keep the website free of viruses and other malicious software. However, final responsibility for security lies with the MEMBER. By accessing the site, the MEMBER accepts responsibility for any damage to their own system.
3.17.Turkish Cultural Studies reserves the right to change, discontinue, or remove any content, design, or services provided on the website at any time, and to delete user data stored on the site.
3.18.Turkish Cultural Studies may update, modify, or cancel this Agreement at any time without prior notice. All changes take effect upon publication and are binding for all MEMBERS.
3.19.Turkish Cultural Studies is authorized to send informational emails and SMS messages to the MEMBER. By accepting this Agreement, the MEMBER consents to receiving such communications. If the MEMBER wishes to opt out, they may contact Turkish Cultural Studies Customer Service. The provisions of clause 3.13 remain in effect.
4. Termination of the Agreement: Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving unilateral notice to the other party.
5. Duration: This Agreement remains in effect until the MEMBER cancels their membership or Turkish Cultural Studies terminates it. In the event of any violation, Turkish Cultural Studies may unilaterally terminate the membership.
6. Dispute Resolution: Any disputes arising from or related to this Agreement shall be resolved by the courts and enforcement offices located at the company’s headquarters.
7. Effective Date
The MEMBER’s registration shall be deemed complete upon acceptance of all terms contained in this Agreement. This Agreement takes effect at the moment the MEMBER becomes registered.