Personal Data Protection Notice (KVKK)
 

Alper Law Office (the “Firm”) attaches importance to the protection of personal data belonging to individuals who visit our website or contact us through the website, in accordance with Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “KVKK”).
 

This Privacy Notice has been prepared to inform you about the scope and purposes of the processing of your personal data, the parties to whom your personal data may be transferred and the purposes of such transfers, the methods and legal bases of data collection, and your rights under the KVKK.
 
1. Data Controller
 

For the purposes of the KVKK, Alper Law Office acts as the data controller in relation to your personal data.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with the KVKK and other applicable legislation, within the scope of the purposes and legal bases set out below.
 
2. Categories of Personal Data Processed
 

Depending on the circumstances, the following categories of personal data may be processed when you use our website or communicate with us:
 

Identity Data  : First name and surname.
 

Contact Data: Email address, telephone number and any other contact information provided by you.
 

Request and Communication Data: Messages, legal inquiries, requests and explanations submitted through the contact form, email or other communication channels.
 

Transaction Security and Technical Data: IP addresses, website access and usage logs, and technical information processed for the purpose of ensuring website security.
 

Cookie and Usage Data: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies relating to website usage, subject to user preferences.
 

Where you voluntarily share additional information or documents during communications with the Firm, other categories of personal data may also be processed depending on the nature and content of such information.
 
3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
 

Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

• Receiving and responding to inquiries, requests and communications submitted through the website;

• Conducting preliminary assessments relating to legal advisory and legal representation services;

• Managing communications with existing and prospective clients;

• Ensuring the security, continuity and technical operation of the website;

• Carrying out information security activities;

• Improving the website user experience;

• Fulfilling obligations arising from applicable legislation; and

• Carrying out activities necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of legal rights.
   

4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
 

Your personal data may be processed on the basis of the following legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK:
 

• Processing is expressly provided for by law;

• Processing is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract;

• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation of the data controller;

• Processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of a legal right; or

• Processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not prejudiced.
   

Where a particular processing activity requires explicit consent, the relevant personal data will be processed only after the necessary explicit consent has been obtained.
 
5. Methods of Personal Data Collection
 

Your personal data may be collected through contact forms available on our website, email, telephone and other communication channels, as well as through the website's technical infrastructure and cookies.

Such data may be collected by fully or partially automated means or by non-automated means, provided that the relevant processing forms part of a data filing system.
 
6. Transfer of Personal Data
 

To the extent necessary for the purposes of processing and in accordance with applicable legislation, your personal data may be transferred to:

• Service providers involved in the operation of the website and information technology infrastructure;

• Hosting, information technology, email and information security service providers;

• Relevant payment service providers where payment transactions are carried out; and

• Legally authorised public institutions and organisations, as well as judicial and administrative authorities.

Where personal data is transferred outside Türkiye, such transfers will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the KVKK governing international transfers of personal data.
 
7. Secure Online Payment Transactions
 

Payment transactions initiated through the Secure Online Payment section of our website are processed using the infrastructure of the relevant payment service provider.

Alper Law Office does not store credit or debit card information used during payment transactions. The processing of such information is subject to the data protection and security practices of the relevant payment service provider.
 
8. Cookies
 

In addition to strictly necessary cookies, our website may use analytics or similar cookies depending on user preferences and the permissions provided.

Further information regarding the purposes and duration of cookie use, as well as the management of cookie preferences, is available in our Cookie Policy.
 
9. Retention of Personal Data
 

Your personal data will be retained for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is processed, taking into account the retention periods prescribed by applicable legislation.

Where the reasons requiring the processing of personal data cease to exist, such personal data will be deleted, destroyed or anonymised in accordance with the KVKK and applicable legislation.
 

10. Your Rights Under the KVKK
 

Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to:

• Learn whether your personal data is being processed;

• Request information regarding the processing of your personal data;

• Learn the purposes of processing and whether your personal data is used in accordance with those purposes;

• Know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred, whether in Türkiye or abroad;

• Request the rectification of incomplete or inaccurate personal data;

• Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data under the conditions prescribed by the KVKK;

• Request that rectification, deletion or destruction operations be communicated to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred;

• Object to any result arising to your detriment through the analysis of your personal data exclusively by automated systems; and

• Request compensation for damages arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.
   

11. Applications and Contact
 

You may submit your requests concerning your rights under the KVKK to Alper Law Office by contacting info@alper.av.tr, providing information sufficient to identify you and explain your request, or through other application methods prescribed by applicable legislation.

Applications will be evaluated and concluded in accordance with the nature of the request and within the periods prescribed by Article 13 of the KVKK.