SUBSCRIBER CLARIFICATION TEXT ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Sabancı Üniversitesi Inovent Fikri Mülkiyet Hakları Yönetim Ticaret ve Yatırım Anonim Şirketi (the “Company”), acting in its capacity as data controller, shall, in accordance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (the “Law”) and in particular with due regard to the principle of protecting the right to privacy, collect, record, classify, retain and update the personal data of data subjects; process such personal data in accordance with the conditions for processing stipulated under the Law; and transfer such personal data to third parties to the extent and in the circumstances permitted by applicable legislation.
This Clarification Text has been prepared in accordance with the applicable legislation in force, particularly the Law, as well as the rules set forth in the regulations, communiqués, decisions and guidelines issued by the Personal Data Protection Board (the “Board”). If, following the publication date of this Clarification Text, the Law or any other applicable legislation is amended and this Clarification Text becomes inconsistent with such amendments, the amended provisions and rules shall prevail and apply accordingly. All communiqués, decisions and guidelines issued by the Board are monitored by us on an ongoing basis, and the rules set forth in this Clarification Text are kept up to date accordingly.
1. DATA SUBJECT / RELEVANT PERSON
The data subjects within the scope of this Clarification Text are natural persons who register via their e-mail addresses in order to receive e-newsletters, announcements and informational content published by the Company.
2. IDENTITY OF THE DATA CONTROLLER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the Law, your personal data may be collected and processed by the Company, acting as the data controller, within the scope set out below. For any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you may contact the Company’s Contact Person via info@inovent.com.tr.
3. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA, LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING AND METHODS OF COLLECTION
The Company may record, retain, update, transfer to third parties, classify and otherwise process your personal data to the extent and in accordance with the conditions set forth under Articles 5 and 6 of the Law under the heading “Conditions for Processing Personal Data.”. The Company clearly identifies the purposes for which personal data are processed and processes personal data, in connection with its business activities, only for purposes related to such activities.
Your personal data collected through the channels and methods specified in this Clarification Text are processed by the Company for the purposes and on the legal bases set out below:
| DATA PROCESSING ACTIVITY: MANAGEMENT OF E-NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION ACTIVITIES |
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| Personal Data Processed Contact Data: E-mail Address Purposes of Processing Personal Data Management Of Communication Activities; Management Of Subscriptions To The Website Newsletter; Provision Of Information And Notifications Regarding The Company’s Activities, Programs Organized By The Company, And Content Published On The Website; Management Of Service Loyalty Processes; And Management Of Retention And Archiving Activities |
| Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data Your personal data are processed by the Company for the purposes specified above on the legal bases set forth under Article 5 of the Law, namely: “Processing of personal data belonging to the parties to a contract being necessary, provided that such processing is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract”; and “Explicit consent.”. |
| Methods of Collection of Personal Data The personal data specified above are collected electronically, by partially or fully automated means, through the e-newsletter subscription form available on the Company’s Website. |
| Transfer of Personal Data Your personal data provided to us for the purposes specified above may, where requested within the scope of Article 28 of the Law, be transferred to the relevant competent authorities without being subject to the obligation to provide clarification and without obtaining your explicit consent. Furthermore, in unforeseen circumstances, where expressly provided for by law and upon request, your personal data may be transferred to public institutions and authorities designated under applicable legislation, including ministries, judicial authorities and law enforcement authorities, within the purposes and limitations prescribed by the relevant legislation. Your personal data may also be shared with suppliers and service providers engaged for the purposes of establishing and managing e-newsletter subscriptions, sending e-newsletters, conducting communication activities, and providing the technical infrastructure, hosting and archiving services required for such processes. Where the technical infrastructure, hosting and archiving services procured by the Company are provided through service providers or data centers located abroad, your personal data may be transferred abroad in accordance with the conditions and appropriate safeguards stipulated under Article 9 of the Law. |
| DATA PROCESSING ACTIVITY: MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY PROCESSES |
| Personal Data Processed Transaction Security Data: Cookies, IP Address, User Agent (Browser/Operating System), Request Time, Requested Resource, HTTP Status Code and Referrer Address, IP-Based Geolocation Data, Page View Data, Session Information, Device Data and Traffic Source Data Purposes of Processing Personal Data Creation And Monitoring Of Website Visitor And Access Logs; Analysis Of Website Usage And Visitor Traffic; Improvement Of User Experience And Website Performance; Management Of Information Security Processes; Detection And Prevention Of Unauthorized Access And Security Breaches; Conduct Of Activities In Compliance With Applicable Legislation; Management Of Retention And Archiving Activities; And Provision Of Information To Authorized Persons, Institutions And Organizations |
| Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data Your personal data are processed by the Company for the purposes specified above on the following legal bases: “Expressly provided for by law”; “Processing being mandatory for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligations”; “Processing being mandatory for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that such processing does not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”; and “Explicit consent.”. |
| Methods of Collection of Personal Data The personal data specified above are collected during your visit to the Company’s Website and while completing electronic forms, by means of automated logging software and servers.. |
| Transfer of Personal Data Your personal data provided to us for the purposes specified above may, where requested within the scope of Article 28 of the Law, be transferred to the relevant competent authorities without being subject to the obligation to provide clarification and without obtaining your explicit consent. Furthermore, in unforeseen circumstances, where expressly provided for by law and upon request, your personal data may be transferred to public institutions and authorities designated under applicable legislation, including ministries, judicial authorities and law enforcement authorities, within the purposes and limitations prescribed by the relevant legislation. In addition, your personal data may be shared with suppliers and service providers engaged for the provision of Website, information technology, server, cloud, e-mail, communication, archiving and analytics services. Where information technology, cloud, e-mail and similar services procured by the Company are provided through service providers or data centers located abroad, your personal data may be transferred abroad in accordance with the conditions and appropriate safeguards stipulated under Article 9 of the Law. |
4. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW
As personal data subjects, if you submit your requests regarding your rights through the Data Subject Application Form published at www.inovent.com.tr, or by using the methods specified in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, the Company shall process and conclude your request free of charge, depending on the nature of the request, as soon as possible and in any event within thirty days at the latest. Within this scope, personal data subjects have the right to:
- learn whether their personal data are being processed;
- request information if their personal data have been processed;
- learn the purpose of the processing of their personal data and whether such personal data are used in accordance with the relevant purpose;
- know the third parties to whom their personal data are transferred, whether domestically or abroad;
- request correction of their personal data where such data have been processed incompletely or inaccurately, and request that the relevant correction be notified to third parties to whom the personal data have been transferred;
- request the deletion or destruction of their personal data where the reasons requiring their processing no longer exist, even though such personal data have been processed in accordance with the Law and other applicable legislation, and request that the relevant action be notified to third parties to whom the personal data have been transferred;
- object to the occurrence of a result against the data subject arising from the analysis of processed personal data exclusively through automated systems; and
- claim compensation for damages suffered as a result of the unlawful processing of personal data.
Our Website contains links to websites operated by third parties. The Company has no involvement in, or responsibility for, the policies and procedures applied by such third parties in relation to the processing of personal data.
| Data Controller | Sabancı Üniversitesi Inovent Fikri Mülkiyet Hakları Yönetim Ticaret ve Yatırım A.Ş. (Tax Identification No: 4650296747) |
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| Address | Sabancı Üniversitesi Yerleşkesi, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi, Rektörlük Binası No: 27 P/1, 34956 Tuzla / İstanbul |
| Contact | info@inovent.com.tr |