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Information Notice on the Protection and Processing of Personal Data

Güzeloğlu Law Office (“Güzeloğlu”) carry out its personal data processing activities in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (“LPPD”) numbered 6698, Personal DataProtection Policy (“Policy”) and relevant legislation in a limited manner with the purposes and boundaries stated below.

1. The Purpose of the Processing the Personal Data

Güzeloğlu processes the personal data in compliance with the principles set out in Article 4 of the LPPD and limited to the following purposes.

a) Employees and Prospective Employees

  • To fulfill legal and contractual obligations and liabilities regarding employees and exercising the relevant rights,
  • To publish informative promotions about Güzeloğlu and employees on the websites and pages,
  • To conduct corporate planning activities regarding work and assignment,
  • To monitor internal and external areas of the Office buildings utilizing video and audio recordings for the security purposes,
  • To give personal user names, passwords and make authorization assignments within the scope of office activities and track e-mail traffic, computer sessions and other similar information systems,
  • Managing human resources procedures, planning employment processes, evaluating applications and making the relevant communications,

b) Clients and Business Partners

  • Providing all kinds of advocacy and legal consultancy services and conducting relevant activities, monitoring and ensuring related processes, preparing reports, position papers and informational notes and presenting them,
  • Providing reports, opinions and informational notes on recent legal developments and presenting them,
  • To provide legal trainings and carrying out relevant services/activities,
  • To fulfill legal and contractual obligations and exercising the relevant rights,
  • Providing and ensuring additional, auxiliary and complementary services required for the above-mentioned activities and services (i.e. translation services, information processing services, postal and notification services etc.),
  • Conducting the processes regarding accounting, finance and other relevant activities/services,

2. Transfer of Personal Data

Within the scope of the purpose, terms and conditions detailed above, personal data may be transferred to employees, business partners, service providers, public institutions and organizations and other third parties who are authorized or deemed to be authorized for the purpose of achieving the above-mentioned purposes provided that explicit consent is obtained. However, personal data may be transferred without explicit consent provided that under the conditions set forth in Article 8 and 9 of LPPD and the Policy.

3) Personal Data Collection Methods and Legal Basis

Guzeloglu may collect personal data through physical documents such as contracts, applications, fax and other documents submitted or presented; through electronically via e-mail, text messages, electronic forms, cookie applications or other similar methods; through verbal communication, either face-to-face or via remote communication tools and may processes such data through non-automatic means provided that the process is a part of any data registry system.

Güzeloğlu collects and processes personal data only if explicit consent of data subject is obtained. However, personal data may be processed without explicit consent under the conditions stated by the Article 5 and Article 6 of LPPD or by the Policy.

4) The Rights of Data Subject

As per to Article 11 of the LPPD, data subjects are entitled to the following rights;

a) To learn whether his personal data are processed or not,

b) To request information if his personal data are processed,

c) To learn the purpose of his data processing and whether this data is used for intended purposes,

d) To know the third parties to whom his personal data is transferred at home or abroad,

e) To request the rectification of the incomplete or inaccurate data, if any,

f) To request the erasure or destruction of his personal data under the conditions laid down in Article 7 of LDDP,

g) To request notification of the operations carried out in compliance with subparagraphs (e) and (f) to third parties to whom his personal data has been transferred,

h) To object to the processing, exclusively by automatic means, of his personal data, which leads to an unfavorable consequence for the data subject,

i) To request compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of his personal data.


To exercise above- stated rights, Data subjects may make requests to Guzeloglu in writing or by registered electronic mail (KEP) address, secured electronic signature, mobile signature or by the e-mail address which has been previously recorded in the Güzeloğlu’s system or by means of a software or application designed for purposes of this request. In this scope, Data Subjects can submit their requests to contanct information below:

 

Güzeloğlu Hukuk Bürosu

Adres  : Akat Mahallesi Nisbetiye Caddesi Ece Apartmanı No: 49 B Blok Daire 17 34335 Etiler, İstanbul- Turkey

E-Posta          : info@guzeloglu.legal

Tel                   : +90 212 288 1010

Faks               : +90 212 288 1015


Güzeloğlu concludes the demands set forth in the request within the shortest time by taking into account the nature of the demand and at the latest within thirty days and free of charge. However, if process requires additional costs, fees may be charged.


For more detailed information, please visit Personal Data Protection Policy.