Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
IPS Communication Foundation ("Company") is committed to maintaining the privacy of the information shared by individuals visiting the website as a guiding principle. Therefore, this "Privacy Policy" has been created to inform you about which information of individuals is processed in what ways, how this information is shared with third parties in compliance with the law and your consent, and how it is protected by the Company. In addition, within the framework of this Privacy Policy, it is stated how the accuracy of this information can be verified by you and how you can request the deletion of this information by applying to the Company's website. All services provided to individuals by the Company through any channel are briefly referred to as "Service."
Data Controller
Personal data refers to any information that identifies or can be identified with a specific or identifiable real person, such as name, surname, date of birth, or phone number.
Your personal data is processed by the data controller, namely the IPS Communication Foundation Economic Enterprise (Company) registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Trade Registry Directorate under registration number 0465009891100001 and located at Faikpaşa Caddesi Faikpaşa Apartment No. 37 Floor 3 Apartment 7-8 Beyoğlu ISTANBUL, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 (KVKK) and other relevant legislative regulations and decisions/announcements of the authorized authority, within the framework of this Privacy Policy.
The Company respects your concerns about the protection of your privacy and personal data. In this context, the Company processes your personal data in compliance with all legal provisions regarding the protection of personal data, ensures the secure storage of your data, and takes all necessary security measures against possible unlawful access.
This Privacy Policy text contains information about which personal data categories of yours are collected and processed through the channels specified below by the Company, which processes and purposes these data are processed for, which recipient groups your personal data can be transferred to, your rights regarding the protection of your personal data, and other disclosures that the Company is obliged to make to you as the data controller, within the framework of this Privacy Policy.
Scope of the Privacy Policy and Collected Data
Information to be used and processed for a specific individual will be possible only if the individual voluntarily provides data or explicitly gives consent for this purpose. Data entry, or giving explicit consent to this end, is an indicator that the person agrees with the conditions stated below. When the website is visited, some information is stored on the website servers.
While the collected data do not cover your personal data, cookies mentioned below are used to provide you with better service.
Based on this data, some results are derived about the site user. However, these personal data can only be used anonymously. In case this data is transferred to an external service provider, the necessary procedures are carried out in compliance with the existing legal regulations regarding data security.
If personal information is given voluntarily, the Company undertakes to use this information within the limits set out in the law or in the user's declaration of consent and to process or transfer it within this framework.
The purposes of using personal data and cookies are listed below:
Customizing user experiencesAccess to websitesAdvertising and marketing
As part of the service provided, the Company can obtain and transfer information about individuals within the scope of this Privacy Policy. Such information transfers are made in compliance with the terms set by third parties and the existing contracts with third parties and current legal regulations regarding data protection. This Privacy Policy does not reflect the privacy practices of third parties to whom information is transferred, and the Company is not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. This Privacy Policy does not cover information collected by applications outside the Company's control, information collected by third-party websites and platforms, information collected through links on the Company's website, or headlines, campaigns, and other advertisements or promotions on third-party websites where the Company sponsors or participates. It is important to review their privacy policies as well. The Company is not responsible for the processing of personal data that the third parties collect, keep or use through their own websites.
Children's Privacy
There is content on our website targeting individuals under the age of 18. In this context, all data that may be collected from children are collected with the approval of the child's parent or guardian.
Use of Cookies
The Company can obtain some of the aforementioned personal data using a technical communication file (Cookie). The mentioned technical communication files are small text files sent by a website to the user's browser to be stored in the main memory. The technical communication file facilitates the use of the Internet by storing information about the user's preferences and status regarding the Internet. The technical communication file helps obtain statistical information about how many people use the website, for what purpose a person visits the website, how many times they visit it, and how long they stay, and helps generate ads and content dynamically from specially designed user pages. The technical communication file is not designed to receive data or personal data from the main memory or e-mails. Most browsers are designed to accept technical communication files by default, but users can change their settings to prevent technical communication files from arriving or to be warned when a technical communication file is sent. Any faulty operation resulting from this setting change should not be attributed to us.
Links to Other Internet Sites
The Company's website may contain links that redirect to websites owned by third parties, and this Privacy Policy is not valid for these websites. The Company does not accept any responsibility for these websites.
Social Media
The Company provides links that are embedded in social media networks for sharing the entire site or a portion of it on social media networks. These linked services only work if permission is given and the purpose of these social media links is to view site content and share it with friends and acquaintances when desired. Data sharing with these redirected social media networks is subject to the privacy policies announced on their sites. It is also important to review these privacy policies as well.
Information Update and Amendments
The Company may change the content of this Privacy Policy at any time to keep the privacy and data protection principles up-to-date and compliant with the relevant legislation. The updated Privacy Policy is announced on the Company's website. You can constantly access the current version of this Privacy Policy at www.bianet.org. If you continue to use the Company's services or applications after the amendments in the Privacy Policy, it is assumed that you have accepted the changes made. The provisions of the Privacy Policy that the Company has changed become effective on the date they are published on the website.
Data Retention Period
Data shared directly in any form on the site are stored throughout the interaction period.
How Personal Data Can Be Processed
Personal data shared with IPS Communication Foundation can be processed by us in full or in part, automatically or non-automatically, as part of any process, by obtaining, recording, storing, altering, rearranging, briefly by processing in any way in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 (KVKK). Under the scope of KVKK, any kind of transaction conducted on data is considered as "processing of personal data."
Information Regarding Third Parties or Organizations to Whom Personal Data May Be Transferred
For the purposes mentioned above, the individuals and organizations to whom personal data shared with IPS Communication Foundation may be transferred include major shareholders, shareholders, advertisers, our direct or indirect domestic/foreign subsidiaries; individuals and organizations related to the service provided, including member companies using the infrastructure of IPS Communication Foundation, and not limited to them, those with whom we collaborate, program partner organizations, domestic/foreign organizations, and other third parties and organizations. Your data may exceptionally be shared with official institutions within the scope of our legal obligations, including binding requests from courts.
The regulations regarding cookies used for advertising purposes are covered in our "IPS Communication Foundation Cookie Policy," which is currently a part of the "Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy" you are reading. To learn more about our Cookie Policy, please click here.
Personal Data Obtained Before the Implementation of KVKK
There is no personal data stored on the IPS Communication Foundation website that predates the effective date of KVKK, which is April 7, 2016.
Data Subject's Rights
The data subject can exercise the right to access data at any time. In addition, if the conditions are met, the rights regulated in Article 11 of the KVKK and the rights specified below can be used.
Right to rectification, Right to erasure, Right to restriction of processing, Right to lodge a complaint with the authorized data protection supervisory authority, Right to data portability.
When it comes to activities related to the processing of personal data for which the Company has a legitimate interest, the data subject has the right to object to the processing of their personal data due to specific reasons arising from their particular situation. Unless the Company can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, the Company will cease processing the data.
If consent has been given for the processing of personal data, it is possible to withdraw that consent.
Under the law, you can submit any requests, complaints, and suggestions related to your personal data, along with documents verifying your identity and a petition containing your request, to the following address or send them via secure electronic signature to the Company's registered email address at [email protected].
Address:
Faikpaşa Caddesi
Faikpaşa Apartmanı. No 37 Kat 3 Daire 7-8
34425 Beyoğlu İSTANBUL