1.DATA CONTROLLER

As the website with the domain name http://www.tunnelturkey.org (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) and TÜNELCİLİK DERNEĞİ (hereinafter referred to as “We” or the “Association”), we pay the utmost attention to the security of your personal data. With this awareness, as the Data Controller under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK Law”), we would like to inform you regarding the processing—including but not limited to the collection, storage, and transfer—of all types of personal data belonging to all individuals associated with the Association, including those who benefit from our services, and the purposes of such processing.

2.PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Our Association requests certain personal data from users during registration or while using the Website in order to provide better service to internet users, announce the services and activities of the ASSOCIATION, provide general or customized advertising, announcement, and campaign information for promoting the association, increase member satisfaction, and provide feedback, etc.

Personal data is any information that makes an individual identified or identifiable. This information may include, for example, your name, address, email address, or phone number. Information collected through cookies (see Extended Section, Cookies) that does not directly reveal your identity—such as how you use the Website—may also be classified as personal data if collected, stored, and evaluated on an individualized basis tied to a user-assigned identity. Non-personal data consists of aggregated, summarized, or anonymized information (often referred to as big data) that cannot be associated with a real person.

Your personal data is processed by our Association to fulfill our services; maintain control over the services provided by our Association and authorized third parties; increase brand awareness through celebratory, wishful, and similar messages; provide general or customized advertising, announcements, newsletters, and campaign information for marketing and promoting our services; conduct customer surveys to improve user satisfaction; provide feedback to you; and for similar purposes. It is transferred—based on performance of a contract, data security, and statutory requirements—to third parties located abroad or domestically, including relevant public institutions, IT service providers, market research companies, call centers, and other entities we cooperate with or receive services from (you may apply in writing to our Association for more detailed information).

3.TO WHOM AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES PROCESSED PERSONAL DATA MAY BE TRANSFERRED

Your collected personal data may be transferred to our business partners, suppliers, legally authorized public authorities, and private entities within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK Law, for the following purposes:

4.METHODS AND LEGAL REASONS FOR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION

Your personal data is collected in all types of verbal, written, or electronic media for the purposes set forth above, enabling our Association to offer its services within the legal framework and fully fulfill its contractual and legal obligations. The personal data collected for these legal reasons can also be processed and transferred for the purposes stated in this text under the conditions specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK Law.

5.STORAGE, DESTRUCTION, AND ANONYMIZATION OF PERSONAL DATA

Our Association stores personal data in proportion to the purpose of processing. In the event that the purpose and/or reason for processing ceases to exist, personal data will be retained until the end of the period required by relevant legislation. Once the processing purpose ends and the statutory limitation periods expire to ensure legal obligations are met, the personal data will be destroyed or anonymized. The destruction and anonymization of personal data falling under exceptions due to public service obligations will be carried out within the framework of the governing legislation.

6.YOUR RIGHTS

As personal data subjects, if you submit your requests regarding your rights to our Association, we 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 a fee is stipulated by the Personal Data Protection Board, the fee specified in the tariff determined by our Association will be charged. In this context, personal data subjects have the right to:

• Learn whether personal data is processed,
• 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, and request notification of this operation to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
• Request the deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist despite being processed in accordance with the KVKK Law and other relevant laws, and request notification of this operation to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
• Object to the occurrence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• Request compensation for damages in case of harm due to unlawful processing of personal data.

7.EXERCISE OF RIGHTS, APPLICATION, AND CONTACT

You may submit your requests regarding your above-mentioned rights under the KVKK Law by filling out the form in APPENDIX-2 in writing, verifying your identity, and delivering it in person or via legal means (e.g., through a notary public) to our address at: ………………………………………….

8.EXTENDED SECTION

8.1.Cookies

Like many other websites, our Association utilizes “cookies.” Cookies are small text files transferred to your hard drive by a webpage server. In this way, the Website automatically obtains certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system on your computer, and your internet connection. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. With the information contained in cookies, we can only facilitate navigation and ensure the correct display of our websites.

We use cookies and similar technologies, such as mobile app identifiers, to recognize you across different services, learn about your interests on and off our services, improve your experience, enhance security, measure the usage and effectiveness of our services, and serve ads. You can control cookies through browser settings and other tools.

In any case, the data we collect cannot be shared with third parties without your consent. Naturally, you can always view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are generally set to accept cookies by default. You can disable the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please use the help function of your browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on our website.

8.2. Use of Social Plugins in the Context of Social Media

a.Facebook
Our Association uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA (“Facebook”). Plugins are recognizable by the Facebook logo or the additions “Facebook”, “like”, or “share”.

If you visit a page on our website containing such plugins, they are initially inactive. The plugins cannot become active unless you click the specified button. By activating the plugins, you establish a connection with Facebook and consent to the transfer of data to Facebook. If you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can associate this visit with your Facebook account. If you press the corresponding button, the information is transmitted directly from your browser to Facebook and stored there.

For information on the scope and purpose of data collection, further processing and use of data by Facebook, and your rights and settings available to protect your privacy, please refer to the Facebook Data Protection Notice.

If you do not want Facebook to collect data about you through our Website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our site.

b.Google+
Our Association uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network plus.google.com, operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Plugins are recognizable by the Google+ logo or the additions “Google+”, “Google plus”, or “+1”.

If you visit a page on our website containing such plugins, they are initially inactive. The plugins cannot become active unless you click the specified button. By activating the plugins, you establish a connection with Google and consent to the transfer of data to Google. If you are logged into Google+, Google can associate this visit with your Google+ account. If you press the corresponding button, the information is transmitted directly from your browser to Google and stored there.

For information on the scope and purpose of data collection, further processing and use of data by Google+, and your rights and settings available to protect your privacy, please refer to the Google Data Protection Notice.

If you do not want Google to collect data about you through our Website, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our site.

c.YouTube
Our Association uses the YouTube video platform operated by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066 USA. YouTube is a platform that enables the playback of video and audio files.

When you load a page on our website, the integrated YouTube player establishes a connection with YouTube to enable the technical transmission of the video or audio file. When a connection is established with YouTube, data is transferred to YouTube.

For information on the scope and purpose of data collection, further processing and use of data by YouTube, and your rights and settings available to protect your privacy, please refer to the YouTube Data Protection Notice.