Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of this Website…

The purpose of this Website Privacy Policy is  to set forth the terms and conditions regarding the use of personal data provided to the Company by the users/members/visitors of the Website (“Data Owner”) during the use of the services provided by the website https://www.tarakcioglu.com.tr/ (“Website”) operated by Tarakçıoğlu A.Ş. (“Company”) or generated by the Company during the use of the Website by the Data Owner.

The Data Owner declares that he/she has been informed about the processing of his/her personal data with this Website Privacy Policy and that he/she consents to the use of his/her personal data as specified herein.

What Data is Processed?

This section lists the data processed by the Company and considered as personal data in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the term “personal information” as used in this Website Privacy Policy includes the following information.

  • Identity Information (Name, Surname, Date of Birth)
  • Contact Information (Email, Cell Phone)
  • Customer Information (Money Card Number)
  • Customer Transaction Information (IP Address)
  • On-site Movements

Job or Internship Candidate Information

The Company may obtain information about the Data Owner’s use of the Website through the use of cookies, which are technical communication files, and IP information is collected through cookies to determine the access and usage habits of the services offered on the Site.

Pursuant to articles 3 and 7 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, the data that is irreversibly anonymized shall not be considered personal data within the meaning of the provisions of the aforementioned Law, and processing activities related to such data shall be carried out independently of the provisions of this Website Privacy Policy.

For What Purposes is the Data Used?

The Company may process the personal data provided by the Data Owners for the purpose of carrying out membership transactions, enabling the members to place orders, displaying special Money Card and transaction information for the members, preparing special campaigns for the members, statistical reporting, in-site transaction logs (within the scope of Law no. 5651), and also for the purpose of improving the services it provides, developing the service and providing the necessary information to the Data Owners in this context and fulfilling the obligations arising from the nature of the services it provides.

Such personal information may be used to contact the Data Owner or to improve the Data Owner’s experience on the Website (such as improving existing services, creating new services, and providing personalized services), as well as for Company reporting and business development activities, performing various statistical analyses, creating a database, and conducting market research, without disclosing the Data Owner’s identity. Such information may be processed, stored, and shared with third parties by the Company and its affiliates for direct marketing purposes, and the Data Owner may be contacted with such information for the purpose of promoting various applications, products and services, maintenance and support activities.

The Company may also process and disclose personal data to third parties in accordance with articles 5 and 8 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data and/or in the cases of exceptions provided for by the relevant legislation, without obtaining the separate consent of the Data Owner. These situations are mainly described below:

Expressly stipulated by law,

It is mandatory for the protection of life or physical integrity of the person who is unable to give his/her consent due to actual impossibility or whose consent is not legally valid,

It is necessary to process personal data when it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract between the Data Owner and the Company,

It is mandatory for the fulfillment of legal obligations,

It has been made public by the Data Owner himself/herself,

Data processing is mandatory for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right,

Data processing is mandatory for the legitimate interests of the Company, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Data Owner are not violated.

As stated above, the Company may use cookies and in this context may process data and transfer them to third parties for use only to the extent necessary for these analysis services in accordance with the analysis services offered by third parties. Technical communication files are small text files that the website sends to the Data Owner’s browser to be stored in the browser’s main memory. The technical communication file stores status and preference settings about a website and facilitates the use of the internet in this sense. The technical communication file is used to obtain statistical information about how many people use websites over time, for what purpose, how often a person visits a website and how long they stay, and to help dynamically generate advertisements and content from user pages specifically designed for users, and is used for these purposes. The technical communication file is not designed to retrieve other personal information from memory. Most browsers are initially set up to accept the technical communication file, but users can always change their browser settings to prevent receiving the technical communication file or to be notified when the technical communication file is sent.

The Company may also associate the Data Owner’s behavior on the Website with a cookie in the browser and create remarketing lists based on metrics such as the number of pages viewed, length of visit, and number of goal completions to enable online behavioral advertising and marketing. The Data Owner may then be shown targeted advertising content based on their interests on the Website or other sites in the display network.

Who Can Access the Data?

The Company may disclose the personal data belonging to the Data Owner and the new data obtained by using such personal data to third parties from whom the Company receives its services in order to fulfill its obligations to the Data Owner, limited to the purpose of providing such services.

The Company may share with third parties, such as outsourcing service providers, hosting service providers (hosting services), law firms, research firms, call centers, including those that send SMS text messages, in order to improve the Data Owner’s experience (including enhancement and personalization), to ensure the Data Owner’s security, to detect fraudulent or unauthorized use, to investigate operational evaluation, to troubleshoot the Website or the Company’s services, and to achieve any of the purposes set forth in this Website Privacy Policy.

The Data Owner agrees that the aforementioned third parties may store the Data Owner’s personal data on their servers anywhere in the world, provided that it is limited to the purposes stated above and that he/she has given his/her prior consent.

Regarding the Right of Access and Correction, the Data Owner has the following rights with respect to himself/herself by making a request to the Company;

To find out if personal data is being processed,

To request information on whether personal data is being processed,

To know the purposes for which personal data is being processed and whether it is being used for its intended purpose,

To know the third parties to whom the personal data is communicated in the country or abroad,

To request the rectification of personal data in the event of incomplete or inaccurate processing,

To request the cancellation or destruction of personal data under the conditions established by the relevant legislation,

To obtain the communication of the rectification, erasure or destruction carried out, in accordance with the applicable legislation, to third parties to whom the personal data have been communicated,

To oppose the use of personal data for purposes that are unfavorable to him/her, even if the data is analyzed with the help of automated systems,

To obtain compensation in the event of damage caused by the unlawful processing of personal data.

The Data Owner may submit the above mentioned requests in writing to the address specified in “Tarakçıoğlu A.Ş. Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy” on the Site. According to the above-mentioned requests, the Company may provide its reasoned positive/negative response in writing or digitally. It is essential that no fee is charged for the necessary transactions related to the requests. However, if the transactions require costs, it is possible to charge a fee based on the tariff established by the Personal Data Protection Board in accordance with Article 13 of the Personal Data Protection Law.

The Data Owner undertakes that the information subject to this Website Privacy Policy is complete, accurate and up-to-date, and that it will update it immediately in the event of any changes to this information. The Company shall not be responsible if the Data Owner fails to provide updated information.

The Data Owner acknowledges that if he/she makes a request that results in the inability of the Company to use his/her personal data, he/she may not be able to fully benefit from the services promised to him/her by the Company and declares that he/she will bear any kind of responsibility that may arise in this regard.

Retention Period of Personal Data

The Company will keep the personal data provided by the Data Owner for the duration of the services provided, in order to fulfill the obligations arising from the nature of the services provided.

In addition, in the event of a dispute that may arise between the Company and the Data Owner, the Company may retain the personal data for the period of limitation determined in accordance with the relevant legislation, limited to the purpose of realizing the necessary defenses within the scope of the dispute.

Data Security Measures and Commitments

The Company undertakes not to unlawfully process personal data,

not to unlawfully access personal data, to adopt the necessary technical and administrative measures

to ensure an adequate level of security to guarantee the protection of personal data,

and to carry out the necessary audits under the conditions established by the relevant legislation or expressed in this Website Privacy Policy.

The Company may not disclose the personal data obtained about the Data Owner to any other person in violation of the provisions of this Website Privacy Policy and the Law on the Protection of Personal Data and may not use it for any purpose other than processing.

In the case of links to other applications through the Website, the Company is not responsible for the privacy policies and content of the applications.

Changes to the Website Privacy Policy

The Company may change the terms of this Website Privacy Policy at any time. The current Website Privacy Policy will be effective on the date it is presented to the Data Owner by any means.