GDPR Policy

BCMARIN

INFORMATION TEXT ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

This Information Text has been prepared by ……………………………….. Company (Bcmarin) to inform the customers of the Company about the processing of their personal data by the Company within the scope of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“GDPR”).

You can access detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data within the scope of this Information Text from the Bcmarin Company’s Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy available at www.bcmarin.com.

a) Methods and Legal Grounds for Obtaining Personal Data

Your personal data is collected in electronic or physical environments. The personal data collected based on the legal grounds specified in this Information Text can be processed and shared within the framework of the personal data processing conditions stated in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.

b) Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data is processed by the Company for the purposes of planning and executing the necessary activities for the customization and promotion of the products and services offered by the Company according to the likes, usage habits, and needs of the relevant persons, performing the necessary work by the business units to benefit the relevant persons from the products and services offered by the Company, carrying out the relevant business processes, performing the necessary work by the relevant business units for the realization of the commercial activities carried out by the Company and conducting the related business processes, planning and executing the commercial and/or business strategies of the Company, and ensuring the legal, technical, and commercial-business security of the Company and the persons in business relationships with the Company.

c) Parties with Whom Personal Data Can Be Shared and Purposes of Sharing

Your personal data can be shared within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law, with the business partners and suppliers of the Company, legally authorized public institutions and private individuals, for the purposes of planning and executing the necessary activities for the customization and promotion of the products and services offered by the Company according to the likes, usage habits, and needs of the relevant persons, performing the necessary work by the business units to benefit the relevant persons from the products and services offered by the Company, carrying out the relevant business processes, performing the necessary work by the relevant business units for the realization of the commercial activities carried out by the Company and conducting the related business processes, planning and executing the commercial and/or business strategies of the Company, and ensuring the legal, technical, and commercial-business security of the Company and the persons in business relationships with the Company.

d) Rights of Data Subjects and How to Exercise These Rights

As personal data subjects, if you submit your requests regarding your rights to the Company through the methods mentioned under the title "Exercising Rights by Data Subjects," your requests will be evaluated and concluded by our Company as soon as possible and within 30 (thirty) days at the latest.

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law, you have the following rights as a personal data subject:

- To learn whether your personal data is processed,

- To request information if your personal data has been processed,

- To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,

- To know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,

- To request the correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed and to request the notification of the transaction made in this context to the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,

- To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data in case the reasons for processing your personal data disappear despite being processed in accordance with the Law and other relevant legal provisions and to request the notification of the transaction made in this context to the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,

- To object to the occurrence of a result against you by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,

- To demand the compensation of the damage in case you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

Article 28(2) of the Law lists the situations in which data subjects do not have the right to request, and in this context:

- Personal data processing is necessary for the prevention of crime or for a criminal investigation,

- Processing of personal data made public by the data subject,

- Personal data processing is necessary for the performance of supervisory or regulatory duties and disciplinary investigations and prosecutions by authorized and responsible public institutions and organizations and professional organizations in the nature of public institutions, based on the authority granted by the law,

- Personal data processing is necessary for the protection of the economic and financial interests of the State with regard to budgetary, tax, and financial matters,

In these cases, the above-mentioned rights cannot be exercised concerning the data.

According to Article 28(1) of the Law, since the following data will be outside the scope of the Law, data subjects' requests regarding these data will not be processed:

- Personal data processing by real persons within the scope of activities related to themselves or their family members living in the same residence, provided that they are not given to third parties and obligations regarding data security are complied with,

- Processing of personal data for official statistics and for research, planning, and statistical purposes after being anonymized,

- Processing of personal data for artistic, historical, literary, or scientific purposes or within the scope of freedom of expression, provided that it does not violate national defense, national security, public security, public order, economic security, privacy of private life, or personal rights or constitute a crime,

- Processing of personal data within the scope of preventive, protective, and intelligence activities carried out by public institutions and organizations authorized by the law to ensure national defense, national security, public security, public order, or economic security,

- Processing of personal data by judicial authorities or execution authorities in relation to investigation, prosecution, trial, or execution proceedings.

Exercising Rights by Data Subjects

Data subjects can use the "Form for Applications to the Data Controller by the Personal Data Owner" available at [www.bcmarin.com] to exercise the above-mentioned rights.

Applications will be made with documents identifying the relevant data subject, by one of the following methods:

- Submitting a wet-signed copy of the form in person, via notary, or by registered mail with return receipt to the address [………………………………………………………..-Turkey],

- Sending the form signed with a secure electronic signature within the scope of the Electronic Signature Law No. 5070 to the registered electronic mail address [……………………..@hs02].kep.tr,

- Following a method stipulated by the Personal Data Protection Board.

The Company responds to the data subjects who wish to exercise their rights within the limits stipulated by the Law and within the maximum period of thirty (30) days as stipulated by the Law. For a third party to make a request on behalf of the personal data subject, there must be a special power of attorney issued by a notary on behalf of the person who will make the application.

While data subject applications are processed free of charge as a rule, a fee may be charged based on the fee schedule determined by the Personal Data Protection Board[1].

The Company may request information from the relevant person to determine whether the applicant is the personal data subject and may ask questions to the personal data subject to clarify the issues stated in the application.

[1] According to the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller” published in the Official Gazette dated 10.03.2018 and numbered 30356, if the response to the application is given in writing, no fee is charged for up to ten pages. A processing fee of 1 Turkish Lira may be charged for each page over ten pages. If the response to the application is given in a recording medium such as a CD or flash drive, the fee that may be charged by the Institution cannot exceed the cost of the recording medium.

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PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

At www.bcmarin.com, we show the utmost sensitivity regarding the security of your personal data. Your personal data is processed and stored in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”).

1. How Your Personal Data Can Be Processed

In accordance with the KVKK No. 6698, your personal data shared with bcmarin.com can be processed by us by being obtained, recorded, stored, altered, rearranged, in short, processed in all ways, either automatically or non-automatically, provided that it is part of any data recording system. All kinds of operations performed on the data are considered as "processing of personal data" under the KVKK.

2. Purposes and Legal Reasons for Processing Your Personal Data

The personal data you share,

- To fulfill the requirements of our services to our customers in accordance with the necessities of the contract and technology, to develop our products and services;

- To provide information to public authorities, courts, and relevant public officials upon request and in accordance with the legislation on public safety and legal disputes;

- To offer our members a wide range of opportunities or to share these opportunities with individuals or institutions that can provide them within the legal framework;

- To analyze advertising preferences,

will be processed in accordance with the KVKK and related secondary regulations.

3. Information on Third Parties or Organizations to Which Your Personal Data Can Be Transferred

For the purposes mentioned above, your personal data shared with bcmarin.com may be transferred to our main shareholders, shareholders, advertisers, direct or indirect domestic/foreign affiliates; member companies using the bcmarin.com infrastructure and limited to the persons and institutions related to the service provided, including but not limited to those; to our partners, program partner organizations we cooperate with and/or receive services from, domestic/foreign organizations and other third parties and organizations for the purposes of carrying out our activities and/or as data processors.

The arrangements regarding cookies to be used for advertising purposes are part of our “bcmarin.com Cookie Policy,” which is currently part of this “Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.” To learn about our Cookie Policy, please click here. (You can access the required cookie policy sample through the link at the bottom of the document).

4. How Your Personal Data Is Collected

Your personal data,

- Through forms on bcmarin.com website and mobile applications, such as name, surname, address, phone, work or private email address; preferences made on pages entered using a username and password, IP records of performed transactions, cookie data collected by the browser, browsing duration and details, location data;

- Through persons who share their personal data, such as business cards, resumes (CVs), offers, for purposes such as establishing a commercial relationship with bcmarin.com, applying for a job, making an offer, physically or virtually, face-to-face or remotely, verbally or in writing, or electronically;

- Also, data obtained indirectly from various channels, web sites, blogs, contests, surveys, games, campaigns and similar (micro) websites used for purposes, and data provided by social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) and open profiles and data shared from social sharing sites; e-newsletter reading or clicking movements, public databases, social media platforms,

can be processed and collected.

5. Personal Data Obtained Before KVKK Came into Force

Since bcmarin.com started publishing after the enforcement date of the KVKK (April 7, 2016), we do not have any personal data stored before this date. (If your website was collecting data before this date, you must specify how the data was processed and stored.)

6. Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your personal data collected by any of the above-mentioned methods may be transferred to service agents abroad (to countries accredited by the Personal Data Board and where sufficient protection is provided regarding personal data protection) to be processed and stored outside Turkey, in accordance with the KVKK and for the purposes of the contract.

Your Personal Data;

- Our business partners with whom we cooperate and/or receive services for the presentation and promotion of products and services,

- To the authorities to identify your location in case of an emergency call,

- Regulatory and supervisory institutions and other official institutions such as courts and enforcement offices, and other public institutions or organizations authorized to request your personal data,

- To the legal entities with which bcmarin.com has commercial relations and to which your phone number is provided,

- May be transferred when deemed necessary.

7. Storage and Protection of Personal Data

bcmarin.com is obliged to prevent the unlawful processing of personal data, prevent unauthorized access, and ensure the lawful protection of personal data in systems and databases where your personal data is stored in accordance with Article 12 of the KVKK. In the event of learning that personal data has been obtained by others unlawfully, the situation will be reported immediately in accordance with legal regulations and in writing to the Personal Data Protection Board.

8. Keeping Personal Data Accurate and Up-to-Date

bcmarin.com has an obligation to keep your personal data accurate and up-to-date under Article 4 of the KVKK. Therefore, in order for bcmarin.com to fulfill its obligations arising from the current legislation, our members need to share their accurate and up-to-date data or update them via the website/mobile application.

9. Rights of the Personal Data Owner Under the KVKK

Article 11 of the KVKK, which entered into force on October 7, 2016, grants the following rights to the owners of personal data after this date:

Personal Data Owners can apply to bcmarin.com (data controller) to:

- Learn whether personal data is processed or not,

- Request information if personal data has been processed,

- Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,

- Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,

- Request correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed,

- Request the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of the KVKK,

- Request notification of the transactions made as per sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,

- Object to the occurrence of a result against the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,

- Demand the compensation of the damage in case of loss due to the unlawful processing of personal data.

10. Communication and Application Method

The Data Controller Representative to be appointed by bcmarin.com will be announced in the Data Controllers Registry and on the internet address where this document is located when the legal infrastructure is provided.

Personal Data Owners can direct their questions, opinions, or requests to the email address info@bcmarin.com.

bcmarin.com can respond to positive/negative responses to applications in writing or digitally, within 30 days, provided that it is justified. It is essential that the necessary transactions regarding the requests are free of charge. However, if the transactions require a cost, bcmarin.com reserves the right to charge a fee. These fees are determined by the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board in accordance with Article 13 of the Personal Data Protection Law.

By sharing your personal data on our website, applications, and other channels, you declare that you accept our Personal Data Policy and the conditions in our policy regarding processing, processing methods, transferring data, selling, and other related matters; you also accept that the data shared with a social media application bcmarin.com can be used on the website, applications, and social media channels; and that it can be shared with third parties commercially as long as it is for the benefit of the members, and you acknowledge that you will apply to bcmarin.com before exercising your legal rights and you declare your explicit consent as defined in the KVKK to our Personal Data Policy and its terms.

This agreement was last updated on 23/07/2024.

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