This privacy notice has been prepared by Elif Tekstil Aksesuarları, in its capacity as data controller, pursuant to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK” or the “Law”) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform.
1. Data controller
Your personal data is processed by Elif Tekstil Aksesuarları (the “Company”), located at Göztepe Mah. (Neighborhood), Maslak Cad. (Street) No:105, Bağcılar, Istanbul – Türkiye, as the data controller, within the scope described below. You can reach us at info@eliftekstilaksesuarlari.com.
2. Personal data processed
| Data category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Identity | First name, last name |
| Contact | Email address, phone number, company name |
| Customer transaction | Content of requests and messages, product preferences (product, color, material, size), correspondence records |
| Transaction security | IP address, browser information, date and time, and security records (logs) |
| Marketing | Email address for newsletter subscription; analytics and marketing cookie data in line with your cookie preferences |
3. Purposes of processing personal data
- Receiving, evaluating and responding to requests you submit via our contact and request forms;
- Preparing product, sample and price quotations and carrying out contractual processes;
- Managing customer relations and providing after-sales support;
- Ensuring website security and preventing misuse and unauthorized access;
- Fulfilling legal obligations and responding to requests from competent authorities;
- Subject to your explicit consent, sending newsletters, analyzing visitor statistics and conducting marketing activities.
4. Method and legal basis for collecting personal data
Your personal data are collected by partly automated and non-automated means through the contact, request and newsletter forms on our website, as well as by email, phone, WhatsApp and cookies.
These data are processed on the basis of the following legal grounds set out in Article 5, paragraph 2 of the KVKK:
- (c) processing is directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract;
- (ç) processing is necessary for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligations;
- (e) processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right;
- (f) processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject
and, with respect to newsletter, analytics and marketing activities, on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 1 of the KVKK.
5. Transfer of personal data
Limited to the purposes above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, your personal data may be transferred to:
- competent public authorities and institutions, upon request;
- our suppliers providing website hosting, email and IT services;
- logistics and shipping companies for the delivery of your orders;
- our advisors for the conduct of legal proceedings.
Where service providers with servers located abroad (e.g. map or analytics services) are used, such transfers are carried out solely under the conditions set out in Article 9 of the KVKK.
6. Retention period
Your personal data are retained for as long as required by the purpose of processing and for the limitation periods set out in the applicable legislation; once that period expires, they are erased, destroyed or anonymized.
7. Your rights as a data subject
Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK, by applying to the data controller, you may:
- learn whether your personal data are being processed;
- request information about the processing, if it has taken place;
- learn the purpose of processing and whether the data are used in line with that purpose;
- know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom the data are transferred;
- request correction if the data are incomplete or inaccurate;
- request erasure or destruction of the data under the conditions set out in Article 7 of the KVKK;
- request that any correction, erasure or destruction be notified to the third parties to whom the data have been transferred;
- object to any adverse outcome arising from the analysis of the processed data exclusively by automated systems;
- claim compensation for damages if you suffer harm due to unlawful processing.
These rights are granted to you under the Law.
8. How to apply
You may submit your requests regarding your rights, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, in writing together with information that verifies your identity, to Göztepe Mah. (Neighborhood), Maslak Cad. (Street) No:105, Bağcılar, Istanbul – Türkiye, or from your registered e-mail address to info@eliftekstilaksesuarlari.com. Your application will be concluded free of charge as soon as possible, depending on its nature, and within 30 days at the latest. If the process requires an additional cost, the fee set by the Personal Data Protection Board may apply.