PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Information About the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK)

This page contains informative content about the responsibilities our company undertakes under the "Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data," which came into force to protect the privacy of private life and fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the rights you have as a user.

Protecting the personal data of you, our valued users who visit the sites of OwnHost and our other brands and benefit from the services they provide, within the scope of the laws of the Republic of Turkey, is one of our top priorities.

Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, such as name, surname, national ID number and contact details. Your personal data may be processed within the framework of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK"), Electronic Communications Law No. 5809, the regulations of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority and the Personal Data Protection Authority, and other relevant legislation; and in accordance with the relevant legislation, our company takes all technical and administrative measures to ensure an appropriate level of security in order to prevent the unlawful processing of and unlawful access to your personal data and to ensure its safekeeping.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data and Processing Purposes

Pursuant to KVKK article 4:

1. Personal data may only be processed in accordance with the procedures and principles stipulated in this Law and other laws.

2. The following principles must be observed in the processing of personal data:

being compliant with the law and rules of good faith.

being accurate and kept up to date where necessary.

being processed for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.

being relevant, limited and proportionate to the purpose for which they are processed.

to be retained for the period stipulated in the relevant legislation or required for the purpose for which they are processed.

Although it may vary depending on the product, service or commercial activity offered by Ownhost, your personal data may be collected verbally, in writing or electronically through automated or non-automated methods, via offices, the website, social media channels, mobile applications and similar means. Your personal data may be processed by being created and updated for as long as you benefit from Ownhost's products and services. In addition, your personal data may be processed when you visit our website or attend trainings, seminars or events organized by Ownhost.

To Whom and for What Purpose the Processed Personal Data May Be Transferred

Your recorded personal data is shared, to the extent necessary, with: third-party companies, institutions and organizations for services such as domain name registration, license registration, SSL registration and similar; the manufacturers of software depending on the services and licenses used in server services; banks or credit card institutions for payment and collection services; third-party email-delivery companies that provide email-sending services; companies and institutions that process electronic documents such as e-invoices and e-archives for billing and accounting operations; third-party statistics and analytics companies for measuring user experience and conducting marketing activities; and legal authorities.

Your collected personal data may be transferred to legally authorized public institutions and private persons, within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVK Law, for the following purposes: carrying out the necessary work by our units to provide you with the products and services offered by Ownhost; recommending Ownhost's products and services to you by customizing them according to your preferences, usage habits and needs; ensuring the legal and commercial security of Ownhost and of persons in a business relationship with Ownhost; and determining and implementing Ownhost's commercial and business strategies as well as carrying out its human resources policies.

The Method and Legal Basis of Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data is obtained, in any verbal, written or electronic environment and in line with the purposes set out above, for the purpose of enabling Ownhost to provide its products and services within the determined legal framework and, in this context, to fully and correctly fulfill its contractual and legal obligations. The personal data collected for this legal reason may also be processed and transferred for the purposes specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this text, within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVK Law.

Rights of the Personal Data Owner Listed in Article 11 of the KVK Law

As personal data owners, should you submit your requests regarding your rights to Ownhost using the methods set out below, Ownhost will conclude the request free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. However, if the process requires an additional cost, the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board will be charged by Ownhost.

In this context, personal data owners;

to learn whether personal data is being processed,

to request information about whether their personal data has been processed,

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

to know the third parties to whom personal data has been transferred, domestically or abroad,

to request the correction of personal data in case it has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, and to request that the operation carried out in this regard be notified to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,

to request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring their processing cease to exist, even though they have been processed in accordance with Law No. 6698 and other relevant legal provisions, and to request that the operation carried out in this regard be notified to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,

to object to a result that arises against the person themselves through the analysis of the processed data exclusively by automated systems,

have the right to request the remedy of the damage in the event that they suffer loss due to the unlawful processing of personal data.

Pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 1 of Law No. 6698, you may submit your request regarding the exercise of the rights mentioned above to Ownhost in writing or by other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board. Since the Personal Data Protection Board has not yet determined any method, you must submit your application to Ownhost in writing, as required by Law No. 6698.