Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Data, is intended to give information about what personal data is collected, used, with whom can be shared, what rights the Users / Members have, how they can use them, and cookies through NATIONALTURK.COM (“NATIONALTURK”) as the content provider and data responsible on our Internet Site www.nationalturk.com (“Internet Site”) and other services.
The persons and organizations (User/Member) that visit, use, subscribe, access, comment, display contents like video, images, photos, etc. have accepted all the terms and conditions in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.
The changes and updates to be made by the Company in this Privacy and Personal Data Policy shall be deemed to be effective as of the date of publication on our Internet Site. For this reason, we recommend that the User / Member review this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy before the visit to our Internet Site and that any changes and / or corrections are taken into account by the User / Member.
1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
1.1 It is not necessary for the User / Member to share their personal data to view and visit our Internet Site. However, if the User / Member wishes to participate, utilize or use any of the features and services offered by our Internet Site, then it may be requested to provide various personal and / or demographic data.
1.2 The term personal data used in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy; refers to the data identifying the User / Member directly or indirectly including, but not limited to name-surname, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, age, gender and information that User/Member authorize to be shared through the accounts in the event that it is connected with social media accounts.
1.3 The personal data transmitted by the User / Member to NATIONALTURK shall be processed for the purposes specified below and shall not be used in any circumstances other than the intended purpose. Personal data of the User / Member can be processed for purposes such as providing a better service by NATIONALTURK, answering User / Member questions and providing effective customer service, contacting when necessary, sending publications, sending e-mails or notifications, creating membership account on behalf of User / Member, continuing and improving the services provided, reaching the past information when necessary, identifying the interests of the User / Member, conducting and developing operational activities such as business development, marketing, communication with the collected data, providing the User / Member with easier access to the site through the existing social network, to fulfill our obligations arising from the law and other legislation, to make statistical studies and market research, to create a database.
1.4 User / Member personal data and navigation, traffic information and Internet Protocol (IP) address; in order to perform our obligation under the security and law (in cases where we have an obligation to provide legal or administrative notification or information, such as, but not limited to, the fight against crime and threat of public and public security), Pursuant to the legislation in force, shall be shared with the relevant institutions and organizations, if duly requested by the competent, administrative and official authorities.
1.5 Personal data of the User / Member; communication forms, consumer complaint forms, social networks, internet site, miscellaneous contracts, mobile applications, e-mail, application forms, bulletins, including, but not limited to, oral, written, automated or non-automated means, will be collected by NATIONALTURK or by legal persons who process data on behalf of NATIONALTURK
1.6 It is the User / Member’s responsibility to ensure that the information provided by the User / Member is correct and complete. In case of inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information; NATIONALTURK shall have no responsibility and therefore the obligation to compensate the damage incurred shall belong entirely to the User / Member.
2. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data belonging to the User / Member may be shared In accordance with the above-mentioned objectives and in accordance with the legislation in force, with all subsidiaries and affiliates of which NATIONALTURK is a direct and / or indirect shareholder, but not limited to those listed; may be transferred to our business partners, our business contacts, performance assistants and subcontractors, and in accordance with the purpose of the service we offer or regulatory supervisory agencies and official authorities and in the cases stipulated by the legislation, in Turkey and / or abroad. The User / Member agrees and declares that he / she agrees to the transfer of his / her personal data as stated above.
3. PERSONAL DATA OWNER’S RIGHTS
3.1 Within the scope of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data and other applicable legislation the User/Member has the right;
a) To learn whether personal data has been processed,
b) If personal data is processed, to request information about it,
c) To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used appropriately
d) To know the third parties in which personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
e) To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing, and requesting the notification of the transaction to the third parties to which the personal data is transferred,
f) Although it has been processed in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data and other relevant provisions of the Law, in case the reasons requiring the processing of the data are eliminated, to request the deletion, destruction or anonymization of the personal, and to request that the transaction made in this scope be notified to the third parties where the personal data is transferred.
g) Objection to the emergence of a result against the individual by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
h) In case of loss due to unlawful processing of personal data, to claim the compensation of the loss.
3.2 The User/Member can use these rights;
– by sending a petition with a wet signature by e-mail to NATIONALTURK’s 
address, or
– İn accordance to a different method if announced by the Personal Data Protection Board. In the application to be taken by the User / Member to use the above-mentioned rights; the demand should be clear and understandable; the subject of his / her request should be related to his/her person. In case the application is submitted by the representative, it is necessary to document the authority of representation, to include the identity and address information of the applicant User / Member and to document the identity of the User / Member to the application.
3.3. In order to change or update their personal information and communication preferences, the User / Member must forward their requests to NATIONALTURK in the manner described above or by e-mail to . User / Member’s request will be evaluated as soon as possible and fulfilled.
4. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLUG-INS
4.1. In our Internet Site, social media keys are used to allow the User / Member to share or mark the web pages. On our Internet Site, when a page containing such plug-ins is visited by the User / Member, the social media keys are initially inactive; add-ins do not become effective unless one of these keys is clicked by User / Member. The User / Member is connected to the relevant social media applications by making the plug-ins effective and if the User / Member’s session is open on those social media sites, this visit may be associated with the User’s / Member’s account by the relevant social media sites and the User / Member’s information can be saved by media sites. In order to prevent the connection between User/Member social media sites and his / her visit to our Internet Site, User/Member must log out of the related social media accounts before accessing our Internet Site.
4.2. Social media sites and other third-party Internet Sites are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy. We have no responsibility for the activities, privacy policies or privacy compliance levels of such social media sites and other Internet Sites. For this reason, the terms of use and the privacy policies of the relevant sites must be reviewed by the User / Member to learn how these Internet Sites collect and use the information about the Users / Members, how to prevent it or how to delete the information.
5. COOKIE USAGE
5.1. In our Internet Site, we use cookies to facilitate and customize the use of our site. Cookies are small text files placed on the hard drive of the computer by the User / Member browser. Whenever the User / Member visits our Internet Site, the User / Member’s web browser sends the cookies to our Internet Site; so, our Internet Site recognizes the User / Member and remembers the information such as User / Member preferences. The cookies we use do not store personal data, so they are anonymous.
5.2. The User / Member, before accepting cookies, may set up the internet browser to alert itself or to simply reject all cookies; however, it may not be possible to access all the features of our Internet Site unless cookies are accepted. The User / Member will be able to make the necessary changes by clicking the “help“ button of the Internet browser to learn how to make these settings. Unless the User / Member changes the cookie settings, he / she is deemed to give clear consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.
6. COMMERCIAL MESSAGES
6.1. The User / Member shall be deemed to have permitted the collection, storage, processing, use and the transfer to above-mentioned third parties domestically and abroad of his/her personal data, in order to provide and offer him/her various advantages , special promotions, advertising, sales, marketing, survey and to make all kinds of electronic communications for similar purposes and to send all kinds of communication messages.
6.2. If the User / Member does not wish to receive notices, notifications, commercial messages or other notices and / or messages by the Company, then he / she should not specify a request for such notices or services when he / she becomes a member of the Internet Site. However, if the Member/User has accepted to receive above stated messages or communications when subscribing to Internet Site and/or signed-up to Nationalturk Newsletter, in this case he/she shall be deemed to have consented to make all kinds of electronic communication and to send other communication messages to his/her party.
6.3. In the e-mails sent to the User / Member who is a member of the NationalTurk Newsletter, is offered the option not to receive future announcements. If the User / Member wishes to remove his / her consent to receive the bulletin, he / she will be able to change his / her preferences by following the instructions given in the e-mail sent to him / her.
7. APPLICABLE LAW AND AUTHORIZED COURT
Turkish Law shall be applied in the interpretation, implementation and resolution of any Conflicts that may arise between User / Member and NATIONALTURK in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, and to resolve any dispute arising from this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, Istanbul Central (Çaglayan) Courts and Execution Offices shall be authorized.