This translation is provided for information purposes only. The legally binding version is the Turkish original.

This notice has been prepared to inform you, within the framework of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK"), about the personal data processing activities carried out by Kandıra Yatırım as data controller. Below you will find the grounds on which your data is processed, with whom it may be shared, how long it is retained, and the rights that the law grants you.

1. Data Controller

The personal data you share within the scope of our advisory activities concerning land and field investments in and around Kandıra is processed by Kandıra Yatırım (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") as data controller. You can reach us through the following contact channels for any matter regarding this notice or your data:

2. Personal Data Processed

Depending on the type of relationship you establish with our Company, the following main categories of personal data may be subject to processing:

  • Identity information: your name and surname.
  • Contact information: your phone number, e-mail address and, where needed, your full address.
  • Request and transaction information: the applications you submit, the land and field listings you review, records of meetings, and notes regarding your investment expectations.
  • Marketing information: your communication preferences recorded in line with your consent, and data regarding the sharing of opportunities and information.
  • Transaction security information: the IP address generated during connection, browser details, on-site navigation records, and data obtained through cookies.

3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data for the purposes listed below:

  • Carrying out and providing our services for land and field sales and investment advisory.
  • Handling and finalizing the requests, questions and complaints you submit.
  • Maintaining communication with you and connecting you with the advisor most suited to your needs.
  • Completing sales and title deed transactions carried out through power of attorney.
  • Fulfilling our obligations arising from contracts and legislation.
  • Ensuring the smooth operation and security of the website.
  • Carrying out promotional and marketing activities in cases where your consent is present.

4. Transfer of Personal Data

Your data is shared with third parties only to the extent required for the realization of the purposes listed above. In this context, the relevant institutions in title deed and notary transactions, authorized public authorities and judicial bodies upon request, and our solution partners from whom we procure services may be recipients of the transfer, in compliance with the conditions set out in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK.

5. Method of Collection and Legal Basis

We obtain your personal data through various channels such as the contact and listing request forms on our site, phone calls, e-mail correspondence, WhatsApp messages and face-to-face meetings, by automated or non-automated means. This processing is carried out on the basis of one of the grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK, namely the establishment or performance of a contract, the fulfilment of a legal obligation, our legitimate interest, or explicit consent.

6. Retention of Personal Data

Your data is kept securely for the period in which the purpose of processing continues and for the mandatory retention periods stipulated by the legislation. In the event that these periods expire or the purpose of processing loses its validity, your personal data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in an irreversible manner.

7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Article 11 of the KVKK grants you the following rights:

  • You can learn whether your personal data is being processed.
  • If processing has taken place, you can request detailed information about it.
  • You can inquire about the purpose for which your data is processed and whether it is used in accordance with that purpose.
  • You can learn about the third parties, domestically or abroad, with whom your data is shared.
  • You can request that your data recorded incorrectly or incompletely be corrected.
  • You can request that your data be deleted or destroyed.
  • You can request that correction, deletion and destruction operations be notified to the third parties to whom your data has been transferred.
  • In the event that a result to your detriment arises solely due to the analysis of your data by automated systems, you may object to this, and if you suffer damage, you may request that this damage be compensated.

8. Method of Application

When you wish to exercise the rights above, you can send your request in writing, together with information verifying your identity, to our address at Kandıra / Kocaeli or to the e-mail address [email protected]. Your applications are answered within thirty days at the latest, depending on the scope of the matter.