Privacy Notice

About this notice

The law office is established in Türkiye; processing is governed by the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). For visitors from the European Union this notice also gives the information required by Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The controllers and the contact details for requests are above; how long data is kept is below.

Which data we process, and through which channel

• Visiting the site: IP address, browser and device details, the page requested and the time. These are processed technically by the Cloudflare network in front of the site and by our server.
• Language choice: the “sabur_locale” cookie, set when you choose a language; it holds only that language.
• Map: when you choose “Show map”, the map loads from Google and your choice is remembered in your browser’s local storage (“sabur_map_consent”). Without that click there is no connection to Google.
• Live chat: when you start the chat, the tawk.to service loads; your messages and any contact details you give (such as name, e-mail, phone) are processed, and tawk.to uses its own cookies. Without that click there is no connection to tawk.to.
• WhatsApp: choosing the WhatsApp link opens WhatsApp in a new tab; your phone number, name and messages reach us through WhatsApp (Meta).
• Phone: when you call, your phone number and what you tell us.
• E-mail: your e-mail address, your name and the content of your message.

The site has no analytics or advertising tools, no contact form, no sign-up and no payment. If you describe your legal situation in a message, that information is processed too. Please do not share special categories of personal data, such as health data, in a first contact. The Cookie Policy explains each cookie and storage entry.

Purposes and legal bases

• Running the site securely and reliably, preventing misuse: GDPR Art. 6(1)(f); KVKK Art. 5(2)(f).
• Remembering your language and map choice, only on your choice: GDPR Art. 6(1)(f); KVKK Art. 5(2)(f).
• Loading the map and the live chat on your click: GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) - your click expressly requests the service; KVKK Art. 5(2)(f).
• Answering your request and, if you wish, entering into a mandate: GDPR Art. 6(1)(b); KVKK Art. 5(2)(c).
• Complying with professional and legal obligations: GDPR Art. 6(1)(c); KVKK Art. 5(2)(ç).
• Establishing, exercising or defending rights: GDPR Art. 6(1)(f); KVKK Art. 5(2)(e).

Recipients and service providers

Your data may be shared with, or processed by, the following recipients only for the purposes above:

• hosting.com.tr: the site’s server (servers in Türkiye).
• Cloudflare: delivery and security network; on every request, IP address and request data.
• Google: e-mail service (Gmail) and - only when you load the map - Google Maps.
• Microsoft: e-mail service (Hotmail/Outlook).
• tawk.to: live chat; only when you start the chat.
• Meta (WhatsApp): only when you write to us on WhatsApp.
• Competent authorities and courts: where the law requires it.

The firm’s lawyers are bound by professional secrecy.

Transfers outside Türkiye and the EU

Cloudflare, Google, Microsoft, tawk.to and Meta may process personal data outside Türkiye and outside the European Union, including in the United States. Such transfers take place under the conditions and with the safeguards of Article 9 KVKK and, for visitors from the EU, Chapter V GDPR. On request we tell you which transfer instrument applies to each provider.

Your rights

Under Articles 15 to 22 GDPR you have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection, and you may withdraw a consent at any time with effect for the future. Under Article 11 KVKK you have corresponding rights, in particular to information, rectification, erasure and compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

Please send requests in writing to the address above or by e-mail to one of the addresses above. Requests are answered within 30 days free of charge.

Complaints

You may lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority of the EU member state where you live or work. Under Turkish law a complaint can be made to the Personal Data Protection Board (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu) after you have first applied to the controllers.