Yıldırım Beykoz Kundura Turizm İnşaat ve Yatırım A.Ş. Privacy Notice on the Protection of Personal Data
The protection of personal data is among the top priorities of Yıldırım Beykoz Kundura Turizm İnşaat ve Yatırım A.Ş. (“Beykoz Kundura”). Accordingly, in order to fulfill its obligation to inform arising from Article 10 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”) and from the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform (the “Communiqué”), Beykoz Kundura presents the following explanations to the attention of our valued customers, our suppliers and all persons concerned who use our website at the domain https://beykozkundura.com/ (the “Website”). In addition to fulfilling our obligations under the legislation, this Privacy Notice has been prepared so that we can offer our users a good customer experience.
Within this scope, this Privacy Notice contains information on the identity of the data controller and, if any, its representative; the purposes for which personal data will be processed; to whom and for what purposes personal data may be transferred; the method and legal basis of personal data collection; and the other rights of the data subject listed in Article 11 of the KVKK.
1. Legal Basis and Methods of Collecting Your Personal Data
The personal data of our customers and of persons using the Website are collected and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye in particular, as well as the KVKK and other relevant legislation, and with Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 and the provisions of other relevant legislation.
Although they may vary depending on the nature of the service, product or commercial activity offered by Beykoz Kundura, your personal data are collected and processed by automated or non-automated means, through channels such as events, social media platforms and our websites, verbally, in writing and electronically, on the basis of our customers’ explicit consent or approval, or in accordance with the provisions of the legislation and the personal data processing conditions set out in the KVKK, and in line with the legal grounds specified in this Privacy Notice.
2. Your Personal Data That Are Collected
Beykoz Kundura uses “identifiers” (cookies) to help you personalize your online experience and to enable you to log in to our services, and collects personal data through cookies on the Website for various purposes. Cookies are text files placed on visitors’ computers by the websites they visit. They are widely used on almost all websites so that websites can work efficiently and in line with visitors’ preferences, and also to provide information to website administrators. Cookies are used to determine our visitors’ preferences, to identify requests for a specific page, to improve the Website user experience, to keep our services secure and to carry out online behavioral advertising activities for our users. Many web browsers are set to accept cookies automatically by default. If you do not want these tools to be used, you can disable them through your browser settings. However, we would like to remind you that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of the Website to their full extent. For detailed information on the personal data processed through cookies, please review the Cookie Policy [link].
Special categories of personal data of our customers relating to religion, sect, ethnic origin, health, genetics, sexual life, and membership of associations, foundations, trade unions and similar organizations are not processed by us under any circumstances. When you interact with Beykoz Kundura through the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels that Beykoz Kundura uses as social media platforms, the personal data you provide to the relevant social media platform may also be processed by Beykoz Kundura. However, we would like to point out that the use of social media platforms and the content and features provided are subject to the relevant platform’s own privacy and usage policies.
Your personal data processed in light of the information above may vary depending on the nature of the legal relationship you have established with Beykoz Kundura. In general, however, the personal data we process consist of your name, surname, address, email address and mobile phone number collected through the Website so that you can benefit from the services offered by Beykoz Kundura; information obtained from your use of the Website; information on whether you read commercial electronic messages, if you receive them; and, where you contact Beykoz Kundura through a social media platform, information relating to your social media account.
3. Purposes of Processing Your Personal Data
Your personal data are processed within the framework of the services offered by Beykoz Kundura and its field of activity; in compliance with the law and the rules of good faith, accurately and kept up to date; for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes within the scope of this Privacy Notice and/or Beykoz Kundura’s personal data processing purposes; in a manner that is relevant, limited and proportionate to the purposes for which they are processed; and by being retained for the period stipulated in the relevant legislation or required for the purpose for which they are processed. Beykoz Kundura may record, store, update, disclose to third parties, transfer, classify and process your personal information in the cases and to the extent permitted by the legislation.
Within this scope, we may process your personal data for the following purposes:
To enable Beykoz Kundura to offer the necessary products and services and to provide the necessary information about the services,
To verify the identity of the person carrying out or requesting the transaction,
To record addresses and other necessary information for communication,
To prepare all records and documents that will serve as the basis for transactions in electronic (internet / mobile, etc.) or paper form,
To offer personalized advertisements, campaigns and other benefits if our customers give their explicit consent, and to evaluate customer complaints and suggestions regarding our products and services,
To determine and implement Beykoz Kundura’s commercial and business strategies,
Sales and marketing activities,
To fulfill our obligations arising from the KVKK and other legislation in force, and to exercise our rights arising from the legislation
4. Transfer of Your Personal Data
As a rule, your personal data are not transferred by Beykoz Kundura to third parties without the explicit consent of the persons concerned, within the scope of the rules set out in the legislation and the purposes specified in this Privacy Notice. However, in order to carry out our activities, your personal data may be shared with the program partner institutions and organizations we cooperate with; third parties acting as service providers and/or intermediary service providers; our business partners providing special integrator services; third parties providing independent audit services; domestic/foreign persons and institutions from which we obtain cloud data storage services; third parties acting as service providers and/or intermediary service providers from which we obtain ticketing services; domestic/foreign organizations with which we have agreements for sending commercial electronic messages to our customers; our financial advisors; the banks we have agreements with; payment service providers; various domestic and foreign agencies, advertising companies and survey companies within the scope of various marketing activities carried out to serve you better and ensure customer satisfaction; other domestic/foreign third parties and our relevant business partners, shareholders and affiliates; as well as third parties from which we obtain services under a contractual relationship, our lawyers, our consultants, and public institutions and private legal entities legally authorized to request such data.
Within the scope of the services it obtains from third parties, Beykoz Kundura may direct the persons concerned to different websites through various forms on the Website. In such cases, Beykoz Kundura includes the necessary notices and/or logos on its Website to make it clear that the service is provided by third parties. In these cases, the necessary technical and administrative measures are taken to prevent violations of rights during the transfer of data to third parties. Beykoz Kundura is not responsible for violations arising from the data protection policies of third parties or occurring within the area of risk under the responsibility of the third party.
5. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
We would like to remind you that, under the KVKK, you have the right to learn whether your personal data are processed; to request information if they have been processed; to learn the purpose of processing and whether they are used in accordance with that purpose; to know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom they are transferred; to request their correction if they have been processed incompletely or inaccurately; to request their deletion or destruction within the framework of the conditions set out in Article 7 of the KVKK; to request that the operations carried out be notified to the third parties to whom they have been transferred; to object to a result against you arising from their analysis exclusively through automated systems; and to request compensation for damages if you suffer damage due to their processing in violation of the KVKK.
If you submit your requests regarding the rights listed above to Beykoz Kundura in writing, Beykoz Kundura will conclude your request free of charge within 30 (thirty) days at the latest. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, Beykoz Kundura will charge the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.
To exercise these rights, you may submit your request in writing, in accordance with Article 13 of the KVKK, by filling out the Application Form and sending it to Beykoz Kundura’s address at “Yalıköy Mah. Süreyya İlmen Cad. No: 1 D: 6 Beykoz/ İSTANBUL,” enclosing your name, surname and signature; your Turkish ID number if you are a citizen of the Republic of Türkiye, or, if you are not, your nationality, passport number or ID number, if any; your residential or business address for notifications; your email address and telephone number for notifications; the subject of your request; and the necessary information and documents to verify your identity.