As KRKS Law & Consultancy, we attach importance to security of your personal data. In this context, we take all care to process, preserve and protect the personal data and cookies collected via the visitors visiting the website www.krkshukuk.av.tr (“Website”) in accordance with the principles and data processing conditions under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“LPPD”) and other relevant legislation. As a result, with this Information Notice and Cookie Policy we would like to inform you on the types and purposes of use of the personal data and cookies that we process, as KRKS Law & Consultancy.

1. Data Controller

KRKS Law & Consultancy processes your personal data in the capacity of "Data Controller" in terms of managing the Website and it being visited by visitors in accordance with Article 3 of the LPPD. In this context, you may find the identity and contact information of KRKS Law & Consultancy below:

2. Principles

Your personal data is processed in light of the principles below:

• Lawful, fair and transparent
• Accurate and processed where necessary, kept up to date
• Processed for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes
• Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the processing purposes
• Stored only as long as provisioned by relevant regulations or necessary for the processing purposes

3. Processed Personal Data

4. To Whom and For What Purposes Personal Data may be Transferred

Your personal data may be shared with public institutions and official authorities if necessary for KRKS Law & Consultancy to fulfill its legal obligations. Additionally, data such as visit duration and time are shared with Google Inc. in order to improve the Website’s service quality.

Conditions stated under Articles 8 and 9 of the LPPD are complied with in sharing of your personal data. Further, all kinds of technical and administrative measures are taken to ensure data security during and after the sharing process.

As per Article 8 of the LPPD, the personal data may be transferred based on the express consent of the data subject or in the existence of another condition stipulated in the above section with the heading ‘Purposes of Processing Personal Data’ without an express consent.

As per Article 9 of the LPPD, for the personal data to be transferred abroad, adequate protection is required in the country to which the data will be transferred, in addition to the conditions stated above. The countries, where there is adequate protection, shall be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.

5. Cookies

Cookies are tiny text files, consisting usually of letters and numbers, created by the servers that manage the websites you visit and saved on your computer (or other devices such as smartphones or tablets) via browsers. Hence, the server can understand when the visitor visits the same site again. Cookies can be likened to identity cards indicating that the same visitor has re-visited the site. Cookies do not contain personal data about visitors, such as name, gender or address.

According to the intended purpose of usage technical cookies, verification cookies, personalization cookies and analytical cookies are used within the Website.

Cookies are used by KRKS Law & Consultancy with the below purposes:

• Determining how the Website is used by detecting from where and from which devices the Website is connected to, what content is displayed on the Website, and the duration of the visit
• Performing fundamental functions necessary for the operation of the Website
• Analyzing the Website and increasing the performance of the Website (for example, making performance adjustments by determining the number of visitors or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for)
• Increasing the functionality of the Website and providing ease of use (for example, remembering search queries on subsequent visits by visitors)
• Fulfillment of legal obligations

6. Rights of the Data Subject

We would like to inform you that you have the below rights as the data subject, which you may use by applying to us:

• The right to learn whether your personal data is processed or not
• The right to request relevant information if your personal data has been processed
• The right to learn the purposes of processing and whether your personal data is used in line with such purposes
• The right to learn the third parties, domestic or abroad, to whom your personal data has been disclosed
• The right to request rectification if your personal data has been processed in an incomplete or inadequate manner
• The right to request deletion or destruction of your personal data in case the grounds for processing your personal data within the scope of Article 7 of the LPPD cease to exist
• The right to request the notification of the rectification, deletion or destruction processes to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred
• The right to object to any adverse result that occurs from analysis of the processed personal data exclusively via automatic systems
• The right to claim compensation if any damage is incurred due to unlawful processing of your personal data

You may convey your questions and requests regarding your rights and implementation of the LPPD to us by sending an e-mail to info@krkslaw.com.

We will respond to your questions and requests within this scope, as soon as possible depending on the nature of your application, and in any case, within 30 days at the latest from the date of receipt in accordance with Article 13/2 of the LPPD free of charge. We will deliver our response to your application via the e-mail address you conveyed your application to us.

In accordance with the legislation, your application must include your name, surname, TR identity number (nationality and passport number for foreigners), address information to which we may direct our reply, and documents proving your identity.

In addition, in order for us to respond to your application in an efficient manner, your request must be specific, clear and understandable, the subject you request must be related to yourself or if you are acting on behalf of someone else, you must be specially authorized in this regard and your authority must be documented.