This privacy notice is provided under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK") to inform visitors of our website, and people who contact us through our contact form, about how their personal data is processed.
This English version is provided for information purposes. In case of any discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.
1. Data Controller
Your personal data is processed by SYNIPSE Fikri Mülkiyet, Proje Yönetimi ve Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. ("SYNIPSE") as the data controller.
- Address: Kolektif House, Esentepe Mah. Talatpaşa Cad. No:5 İç Kapı No:1, Şişli / Istanbul, Türkiye
- Phone: +90 531 951 08 23
- Email: arifcanasal@synipseproject.com
2. Personal Data We Process
| Category | Data | When? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | First name, last name | When you fill in the contact form |
| Contact | Email address, phone number (optional), organisation (optional) | When you fill in the contact form |
| Request details | The subject you select and the content of your message | When you fill in the contact form |
| Transaction security | A one-way hashed (irreversible) digest of your IP address, time of submission | When you submit the contact form |
| Transaction security | IP address, browser information, pages visited and time (server logs) | When you visit the website, by the hosting infrastructure |
Please do not share personal data unrelated to your request, or special categories of personal data (such as health, religion or ethnic origin), in your message.
3. Purposes of Processing
- Receiving and assessing your request and getting back to you,
- Carrying out preliminary discussions and proposal processes for the consultancy service you request,
- Ensuring the security of the website and the contact form and preventing misuse (spam, automated submissions),
- Fulfilling legal obligations and providing information to competent authorities.
4. Legal Grounds and Method of Collection
Your personal data is collected electronically and by automated means through the contact form on our website and server logs. It is processed on the following legal grounds under Article 5(2) of the KVKK:
- (c): processing is directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract (assessing your service request and the proposal process),
- (ç): processing is necessary for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligations,
- (f): processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms (responding to your request, website security).
The checkbox on the form confirms that you have read this notice; it is not a statement of explicit consent.
5. Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred, strictly for the purposes above, to:
- The service provider that hosts our website and email infrastructure (as part of technical infrastructure services),
- Competent public authorities where required by law.
Contact form data is not transferred abroad.
Google Maps: The map on our contact page is loaded from Google’s servers only if you click the "Show Map" button. In that case, Google may process data as an independent data controller under its own privacy policy. No connection to Google is made unless you click the button. See our Cookie Policy for details.
6. Retention Period
Data submitted through the contact form is kept for a maximum of 2 years from the date the message is received and is then deleted automatically. If a contractual relationship is established, data may be retained for the periods required by applicable legislation. Server logs are kept for the technical retention periods of the hosting provider.
7. Your Rights
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to apply to the data controller to:
- Learn whether your personal data is being processed,
- Request information if it has been processed,
- Learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used in line with that purpose,
- Know the third parties, in Türkiye or abroad, to whom it has been transferred,
- Request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate,
- Request its deletion or destruction under the conditions set out in Article 7 of the KVKK,
- Request that third parties to whom it was transferred be notified of such correction, deletion or destruction,
- Object to any result against you arising from analysis exclusively by automated systems,
- Claim compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.
8. How to Apply
You may submit requests regarding your rights, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller:
- In person, or through a notary, with a signed written application to the address above,
- From an email address registered in our records, to arifcanasal@synipseproject.com.
Your application will be concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request.