DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Dear Visitor,
Thank you for your interest. At Markenza Patent, we attach great importance to the privacy and security of your personal data. You may contact us at any time by completing the contact form available on our website to submit your questions, requests, or opinions. With respect to the personal data processed in connection with the completion of the contact form and the submission of your requests, we would like to inform you, in our capacity as data controller, pursuant to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Law”) and the relevant legislation, through this Disclosure Statement.
What Types of Personal Data Do We Process?
Through the “Contact” section of our website, we process the following personal data of individuals who contact us:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Personal data included in the message content
Even if you do not share any data with us through our website or other communication channels, you may refer to our Cookie Policy for detailed information regarding technical data that may be collected during your visit to our website.
We would like to state that, under our Cookie Policy, only limited types of cookies are used to ensure that your website experience meets your needs and for analytical measurement purposes. During your visit, technical data such as your browser language, time zone, time spent on our pages, and search engine optimization-related information may be collected. These data are shared with us only in anonymous and aggregated form (for example, the number of visitors from a specific country). The tools we use do not share any personal data they process with us.
For What Purposes and on What Legal Grounds Do We Process Your Personal Data?
If you complete the contact form available under the “Contact” section, your personal data will be processed for the following purposes:
- To respond to your questions and requests,
- To evaluate your opinions,
- To contact you in this context.
Your personal data are collected, recorded, processed, stored, and classified based on Article 5/2 (f) of the Law, on the legal ground that processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller.
In addition, your personal data may be transferred to authorized public authorities without your explicit consent in the following cases:
- If requested by competent public institutions and organizations in accordance with applicable legislation,
- Where disclosure to official authorities is mandatory pursuant to binding legal provisions.
Furthermore, your personal data may be used and shared with courts and other competent authorities to the extent necessary in relation to existing or potential legal disputes affecting Markenza Patent. In this context, your personal data may be processed without your explicit consent pursuant to:
- Article 5/2 (c) of the Law, for the fulfillment of our legal obligations,
- Article 5/2 (e) of the Law, for the establishment, exercise, or protection of our legal rights.
To Whom and for What Purposes May We Transfer Your Personal Data?
Your personal data may be transferred, only where necessary for the purposes stated above, to:
- Third-party business partners,
- Companies from which we receive services, support, or consultancy,
- Public institutions and organizations and judicial authorities, where required for the fulfillment of our legal obligations or for the establishment and protection of our rights.
By What Methods Do We Collect Your Personal Data?
Your personal data are collected verbally, in writing, or electronically through:
- The completion of online forms on our website,
- Other communication channels such as telephone and email,
- Our business partners.
In order to better understand your request, we may contact you and request additional information through automated or non-automated means, either in writing or verbally. Such information will be processed solely for the purposes stated above.
Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
Pursuant to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, you have the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data are processed,
- To request information if your personal data have been processed,
- To learn the purpose of processing and whether they are used in accordance with that purpose,
- To know the third parties to whom your personal data are transferred,
- To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data and to request notification of such correction to third parties to whom the data have been transferred,
- To request deletion or destruction of personal data where the reasons for processing no longer exist and to request notification of such action to third parties to whom the data have been transferred,
- To object to the outcome of automated processing that produces results against you,
- To request compensation for damages in case of unlawful processing.
As Markenza Patent, without prejudice to our obligations arising from applicable legislation, we undertake to ensure that you may exercise these rights at any time and in the most appropriate manner.
To exercise your rights, you may contact us through the following details:
Markenza Patent Consultancy Joint Stock Company
Fenerbahçe Neighborhood, İğrip Street No:13, Interior Door No: 1
Kadıköy / Istanbul
Tel: …
E-mail: kvkk@markenzapatent.com