Privacy Policy

This policy explains what personal data we process, why, on what legal basis, who we share it with, how long we keep it and how you can exercise your rights. It is prepared under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and, for people in the European Union, takes into account the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

1. Who we are

Controller	Alper Azakoğlu – Azakoğlu Online Danışmanlık ve Eğitim Merkezi (“Azakoğlu”, “we”), a sole proprietorship registered in Türkiye
Tax office and number	Gevher Nesibe Tax Office · 1270065539
Address	Sahabiye Mah. Mete Cad. Akçakaya İş Hanı No: 5/102, 38015 Kocasinan / Kayseri, Türkiye
Phone	+90 533 665 71 55
Email	contact@azakoglu.com

We are a one-person business with no employees. Personal data is handled by the owner, Alper Azakoğlu.

2. What we process and why

Personal data means information about an identified or identifiable individual. Company names, addresses and general company contact details are not personal data, except where a sole trader’s business name contains a person’s name.

Whose data	What data	Purpose	Legal basis
Website visitors	IP address, browser and device data, pages visited, cookies	Running and securing the website; with your consent, visit statistics and advertising measurement	Legitimate interests (KVKK art. 5/2-f; GDPR art. 6(1)(f)) for essential cookies and security logs; consent (KVKK art. 5/1; GDPR art. 6(1)(a)) for analytics and advertising cookies
People who contact us or request a meeting	Name, company, job title, email, phone, product or HS code, message	Replying, scheduling the meeting, preparing a quote	Steps before a contract (KVKK 5/2-c; GDPR 6(1)(b)) and legitimate interests
Clients and client representatives	Identity and contact details, job title, tax details, contract, invoice and payment records, correspondence	Providing the service, invoicing, collecting payment, protecting our legal rights	Contract (KVKK 5/2-c; GDPR 6(1)(b)), legal obligation (KVKK 5/2-ç; GDPR 6(1)(c)), establishing and defending legal claims (KVKK 5/2-e)
Newsletter and marketing recipients	Name, company, email, phone, consent and opt-out records	Sending information about our services	Consent, and for business recipients where the law allows, legitimate interests. Every message includes an opt-out.
Representatives of companies in our research	Name, job title, business email and phone, employer	Buyer and supplier research for our clients	Information made public by the person for business contact (KVKK 5/2-d) and legitimate interests (KVKK 5/2-f; GDPR 6(1)(f)). See Notice to Companies and Individuals in Our Research.
Business partners and suppliers	Name, job title, contact details, correspondence	Managing the business relationship	Contract and legitimate interests

We do not process sensitive data (health, religion, biometric data, etc.). Card details never reach us; payments are taken on the bank’s secure payment page.

3. Who we share data with

• In Türkiye: the bank that processes payments (Türkiye Halk Bankası, Halköde); our accountant and lawyers, as needed; public authorities when legally required; our clients, for research results only.
• Outside Türkiye: Google (email, calendar, file storage, web analytics and advertising measurement), Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp communication and advertising measurement, only with your cookie consent), international trade data providers (our research platforms; only our own account data) and our website hosting provider if its servers are abroad.

Transfers abroad are made under the conditions of KVKK article 9, such as the standard contracts announced by the Turkish Data Protection Authority or the exceptions in article 9/6. If you are in the EU, please note that we are based in Türkiye and your data is processed there.

4. How long we keep data

Data	Retention
Contracts, invoices and accounting records	10 years (Turkish Commercial Code and Tax Procedure Law)
Client correspondence and service records	10 years after the contract ends
Enquiries that did not lead to a contract	2 years after the last contact
Marketing consent and opt-out records	3 years after consent is withdrawn
Website security logs	2 years
Representative details in our research	2 years after delivery; a minimal “do not process” record is kept for people who asked to be removed

5. Security

The website is encrypted with SSL; email and files are kept in business accounts protected by two-step verification; computers are protected by disk encryption. If a data breach occurs, we notify the authority and the people affected within the time required by law.

6. Your rights

You may ask us whether we process your data and request information about it; learn the purpose and whether it is used accordingly; know who we share it with in Türkiye and abroad; ask for correction, deletion or destruction and for these to be notified to recipients; object to a result against you produced solely by automated analysis; and claim compensation for unlawful processing (KVKK art. 11).

If you are in the EU, you also have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection under the GDPR, the right to withdraw consent at any time, and the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority of your country.

7. How to contact us

Use our Data Request Form or email contact@azakoglu.com with the subject “Personal data request”. We may ask for information to verify your identity. We reply free of charge within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our reply, you may complain to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board within 30 days of our reply (and in any case within 60 days of your request).

8. Changes

We may update this policy. The current version is always on this page, with the date of the last update at the top.

The Turkish version of this policy (KVKK Aydınlatma Metni) prevails in case of any difference.