Who is a data controller?

A data controller refers to the person who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data and is responsible for the establishment and management of the data recording system. As per your visit to our website, the data controller is Muhammed Gürkan Gür, the founder of our law office.

 

What are the purposes of processing personal data?

When you visit our website, internet traffic data such as your location (country), duration of visit, and pages you visit are processed by Wix as the web hosting provider. These data are presented to the data controller for the sole purpose of analysis and in an anonymous manner.

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The name, surname, e-mail address and other personal data shared by visitors while using the functions of our website may be processed in order to provide more detailed information about our services, to communicate, to exchange information for the legal validity of future powers of attorney and other agreements, and to offer our services that can be offered on the internet to those who request them.

 

Which personal data can be processed without consent?

According to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, the explicit consent of the relevant person is not required in cases where it is clearly prescribed by law, it is necessary for the protection of the life or physical integrity of the person who cannot give consent or whose consent is not legally valid or of another person, it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract, the data controller must fulfill a legal obligation, it is made public by the relevant person, it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right, and it is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the relevant person.

 

To whom and for what purpose can the personal data be transferred?

The abovementioned personal data will not be shared with third parties by the data controller. If you fill out the contact form on our website, the data controller will be notified via the control panel on Wix and will get back to you via the e-mail address or another channel you provided. Transfers to authorized public institutions due to legal obligations are reserved.

 

What is the duration of data processing?

Personal data processed in accordance with the legislation will be deleted, destroyed, or made anonymous ex officio or upon the request of the relevant person if the reasons requiring processing are eliminated. The provisions of the Regulation on the Deletion, Destruction or Anonymization of Personal Data (Kişisel Verilerin Silinmesi, Yok Edilmesi veya Anonim Hale Getirilmesi Hakkında Yönetmelik) will be applied in carrying out these operations.

 

What are the rights of the relevant persons in terms of their personal data?

Visitors have the right to apply to the data controller regarding the processing of their personal data; to learn whether their personal data has been processed, to request information about it if processed, to learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose, to learn the third parties to whom personal data has been transferred, to request a correction in case personal data is processed incorrectly or incompletely, to request deletion or destruction of personal data in case the reasons requiring processing are eliminated despite processing in accordance with the legislation; to request notification of the action taken to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred in cases of correction, deletion or destruction, to object to a detrimental consequence during analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems, and to request compensation for the damages incurred due to the unlawful processing of personal data.

 

Relevant persons can exercise their rights listed above by writing to hukuk@mgurkangur.com via e-mail. Whether the application is appropriate, and if so, whether the necessary actions have been taken, will be notified to the relevant person within 30 (thirty) days at the latest, depending on the content of the request. The provisions of the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller (Veri Sorumlusuna Başvuru Usul ve Esasları Hakkında Tebliğ) published by the Personal Data Protection Authority (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu) will be applied in the examination of and response to applications.