Privacy Notice (KVKK)
Under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698
As Utku Tamer Göktaş, operating under the Martinci brand, we act as data controller under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and would like to inform you about the personal data processed through the martinci.com website.
Data controller
- Business name
- Utku Tamer Göktaş (sole proprietorship)
- Brand
- Martinci (registered trademark)
- Tax no. / Tax office
- 4060564940 / Göztepe
- Address
- Fenerbahçe Mah. Igrıp Sk. No: 13 İç Kapı No: 1, Kadıköy/Istanbul, Türkiye
- kvkk@martinci.com
- Phone
- +90 850 840 83 31
- Registered email (KEP)
- utkutamer.goktas@hs01.kep.tr
Personal data processed
Only the following personal data is processed through our website:
- Contact form: name, email address, phone number (optional), company name (optional), the service you are interested in, budget range (optional) and your message
- Email sign-up forms (homepage and page footer): email address
- With each form submission: IP address, date and time of submission
- Server logs: IP address, browser and device information, page visited, date and time, error logs
- Information you share if you contact us directly by email or phone
- If you arrived through an ad link, the ad source (UTM tags such as the campaign name, and the landing page); sent to us together with your form submission
- Only if you consent to advertising cookies (Meta Pixel and Conversions API): pages you visit, browser and device information, IP address, Meta cookie identifiers and the ad click ID; if you submit the contact form, also your email address, phone number and name, irreversibly hashed
Purposes of processing
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes, within the conditions set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:
- Responding to your requests for information, quotes and collaboration
- Holding preliminary discussions about your project and preparing a proposal
- Informing you about our services, if you ask us to
- Measuring which requests our ad campaigns bring in; with your consent, measuring and optimising Meta ads
- Keeping the website secure; preventing spam, abuse and unauthorised access
- Monitoring the website’s technical operation and performance, and fixing errors
- Fulfilling legal obligations and responding to requests from public authorities
Legal grounds
Your personal data is processed on the following legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK:
- It is directly related to entering into or performing a contract (your requests for quotes and preliminary discussions)
- It is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller (site security, spam prevention, record keeping)
- It is expressly provided for by law and necessary to fulfil a legal obligation
- Your explicit consent (advertising cookies, ad measurement with Meta Pixel and Conversions API, and the related transfer abroad). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie preferences” link at the bottom of the page.
How data is collected
Your personal data is collected from you when you fill in the forms on the website, email us or call us; server logs are collected automatically while you visit the website. If you give your consent, data is also collected automatically through Meta Pixel cookies.
Transfers of personal data
Your personal data is not sold and is not shared for advertising purposes without your explicit consent. It may be transferred only to the following recipients, limited to the purposes above:
- Hosting provider: publishing the website and keeping server logs. As this provider’s servers are located abroad, server logs are transferred abroad in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK.
- Email infrastructure provider: forwarding form submissions to us by email. As this provider’s servers are located abroad, your form data is transferred abroad in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK.
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its affiliates: only if you consent to advertising cookies, for ad measurement and optimisation. As Meta’s servers are located abroad, this data is transferred abroad in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK.
- Accountants and legal advisers: if a contractual relationship is established
- Competent public authorities: where required by law
Retention periods
Your personal data is kept for as long as the purpose of processing requires and in line with legal retention obligations:
- Contact and quote requests
- 1 year after the request is concluded
- Email sign-up forms
- 1 year after the request is concluded
- Server and security logs
- 6 months from creation
- Your cookie consent choice (in your browser)
- 12 months; you are then asked again
- Ad measurement data sent to Meta
- For the periods set out in Meta’s data policy
- Contracts and financial records
- 10 years under the Turkish Tax Procedure Law
At the end of these periods, the data is securely deleted or anonymised.
Your rights under the KVKK
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, as a data subject you have the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data is processed and, if so, to request information about it
- To learn the purpose of the processing and whether your data is used in line with that purpose
- To know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom your personal data is transferred
- To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, and that third parties to whom it was transferred be notified
- To request erasure or destruction of your personal data under the conditions set out in Article 7 of the KVKK
- To object to a result against you arising from analysis of your data exclusively by automated systems
- To claim compensation if you suffer damage because your data was processed unlawfully
How to apply
To exercise your rights, you can apply using one of the following methods:
- In writing
- To Utku Tamer Göktaş, Fenerbahçe Mah. Igrıp Sk. No: 13 İç Kapı No: 1, Kadıköy/Istanbul, Türkiye, marked “KVKK Application”
- Registered email (KEP)
- utkutamer.goktas@hs01.kep.tr
- Email (with a secure e-signature)
- kvkk@martinci.com
Your application must include your full name, Turkish ID number (or passport number for foreign nationals), address for notifications and a clear description of your request. Your application will be concluded free of charge within 30 days of reaching us at the latest. If the process involves an additional cost, a fee may be charged according to the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board.
Complaints to the Board
If your application is rejected, not answered in time or the answer is insufficient, you may file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Board within 30 days of learning of the answer, or within 60 days of your application if no answer is given.
- Authority
- Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK)
- Address
- Nasuh Akar Mah. Ziyabey Cad. 1407. Sok. No: 4 06520 Balgat-Çankaya/Ankara, Türkiye
- Phone
- +90 312 216 50 50
- Web
- www.kvkk.gov.tr
Changes
This notice may be updated due to changes in legislation or in our business processes. The current version is always published on this page.
Language
This English text is a translation provided for your convenience. In case of any discrepancy, the Turkish version published at martinci.com/kvkk prevails.