TheGordion.com – Privacy Notice
Effective Date: [25/06/2025]
At TheGordion.com, we value the privacy and security of our visitors’ and users’ personal data and act with the utmost sensitivity in this regard. In accordance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”), we would like to inform you about the collection, processing, storage, and protection of your personal data.
1. Who is the Data Controller?
Within the scope of KVKK, your personal data may be processed by TheGordion.com, acting as the data controller, under the terms set forth below.
Contact: admin@thegordion.com
2. What Personal Data is Processed?
TheGordion.com may collect the following personal data directly from you or automatically through cookies and similar technologies:
- Identity Information (Full name, optional form data)
- Contact Information (E-mail address, IP address)
- Site Visit Data (Cookie data, date/number of visits, click behavior)
- Request/Complaint/Contact Form Content
- User Preferences and Behavior Data
3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:
- To ensure website functionality and improve performance
- To personalize and enhance user experience
- To evaluate requests and complaints
- To fulfill legal obligations under applicable regulations
- To generate visitor statistics and analytical reports
- To ensure security and prevent malicious access
4. Sharing of Personal Data
Your personal data may be shared, when necessary and within the limits of legal obligations, with the following entities:
- Public authorities legally authorized to request such data
- Third-party service providers offering IT support (hosting, analytics, security, etc.)
- Legal consultants, such as attorneys and financial advisors, during legal processes
- Cross-border data transfer will only take place with your explicit consent
5. Retention Period of Personal Data
Your personal data will be retained only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes stated above and within the time limits stipulated in relevant legal regulations. Upon expiration of these periods, your data will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.
6. Your Rights Under KVKK
Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed
- To request information if it has been processed
- To learn the purpose of the processing and whether it is used in line with that purpose
- To know the third parties to whom your data is transferred, domestically or abroad
- To request correction if your data has been processed incompletely or inaccurately
- To request deletion or destruction of your data within the scope of KVKK
- To request notification of correction, deletion, or destruction to third parties to whom your data was transferred
- To object to outcomes against you resulting from automated data processing
- To demand compensation if you suffer damages due to unlawful data processing
To exercise these rights, you may contact us via admin@thegordion.com.
7. Security Measures
TheGordion.com takes technical and administrative security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. Your data is safeguarded through SSL certification, access control systems, and regular software updates.
8. Policy Updates
This Personal Data Protection Policy may be updated in accordance with applicable legislation. Updates will be published on our website and users will be informed. Any changes made shall become effective as of the date of publication.