Privacy Policy

Effective: 18 August 2016

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) governs the processing of personal information by ErsoyBilgehan, whose registered office is at Maya Akar Center, Buyukdere Cad. No:100-102 K:26 34394 Esentepe, Istanbul, Turkey (hereinafter “ErsoyBilgehan”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) when you use our website located at www.ersoybilgehan.com (“Website”).

Information We Collect

Personal information is information through which you can be identified, such as your name, postal address, email address, and telephone number. When you visit our Website, we do not collect personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide personal information to us (for example, by sending us an email, applying for a job in our career page or registering for our newsletter). For instance, we may store the information you provided in your job application in our human resources database for future vacancies. We may also collect and process your personal data if data processing is obligatory for our legitimate interests, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not prejudiced.

Non-personal information is information about you or your activities through which you cannot be personally identified. When you visit our Website, we may collect non-personal information, such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, which pages you visit on our site and how long you spend on each page, and the IP number assigned to your server or Internet connection.

Cookies are small files that contain information sent by a website that is saved on your computer’s hard drive. When you visit our Website, we may place a cookie on your computer to help us recognize and serve you better when you return (for example, in order to remember the language in which you prefer to use our Website). You may delete cookies from your computer or set your browser to reject cookies. However, doing so may limit some functionalities of our site.

How We Use Information We Collect

We may use your personal and non-personal information for non-marketing purposes, including to analyse the use of our Website and improve our services, to respond to your email or telephone inquiries. If you have chosen to subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your personal and non-personal information for marketing purposes to advise you of upcoming events or legal developments via our newsletter. In addition, we may add your personal information to our databases, including subscriber and contact lists.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, your personal information may be shared with third party contractors that provide services to us. For example, we may provide your personal information to third parties that assist with the operation or maintenance of our site or that we may hire to deliver newsletters or other materials to you. When we provide personal information to third parties, we require those parties to exercise reasonable care to protect your personal information, and we restrict the use of your personal information to the purposes for which it was provided to them.

Currently, the third parties who provide their services to us are Google Analytics for the purposes of analysing the use of our Website and improving it, and MailChimp for the purposes of our newsletter. Please refer to their privacy policies (Google Privacy Policy, MailChimp Privacy Policy) for detailed information on how they treat your personal information.

We may also disclose your personal information to relevant third parties if such is required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or with a court or binding administrative order, or will help to enforce our Terms of Use.

Your Rights

In connection with your personal data processed by us, you have the following rights:

a) Learn whether or not your personal data have been processed;

b) Request information as to processing of your personal data;

c) Learn the purpose of processing of your personal data and whether data are used in accordance with their purpose;

d) Know the third parties in Turkey or abroad to whom your personal data have been transferred;

e) Request rectification in case your personal data are processed incompletely or inaccurately;

f) Request deletion or destruction of your personal data in case the reasons necessitating its processing ceases to exist;

g) Request notification of the operations made as per your requests in terms of indents (d) and (e) above to third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred;

h) Object to occurrence of any result that is to your detriment by means of analysis of your personal data exclusively through automated systems;
i) Request compensation for the damages in case you incur damages due to unlawful processing of your personal data.

Unsubscribing from our Newsletter

Each of our newsletter emails includes an automated way for you to opt out (unsubscribe) from that particular communication or from all newsletter emails sent by ErsoyBilgehan. To opt out, please follow the instructions on the email you receive. Please note that it may take about 3 business days for any changes to your personal profile to take effect.

Security

Although we employ security measures that we believe are reasonably appropriate to protect your personal information, we do not guarantee that our security precautions will protect against the loss or misuse of your personal information. Similarly, we cannot guarantee the privacy of personal information you transmit over the Internet or that may be collected in transit by others, including contractors that provide services to us.

Other Websites

Our Website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of other websites. You should consult privacy policies of other sites before you visit those sites or provide any personal information to those sites.

Revisions to This Policy

We reserve the right to revise this Policy at any time without notice. Please review this Policy periodically for changes. By continuing to use the Website you agree to be bound by this Policy as amended.

Questions and Requests

If you have any questions regarding this Policy, or if you wish to make a request in relation to your rights prescribed in this Policy or in the applicable legislation, you may contact us by email at info@ersoybilgehan.com.