Privacy Notice
Clarification Text on the Processing of Personal Data
As Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm, we attach importance to the protection of privacy of private life and personal data. As Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm, in our capacity as data controller, we would like to inform you about the processing of your personal data in accordance with the Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 ("Law") and related legislation.
Separate clarification texts for the purposes and scope of personal data processing may have been prepared through the forms under the relevant sections on our website. In addition, clarification texts regarding our employees, employee candidates, interns, and visitors to our office may also be available separately.
With this clarification text, we would like to provide information about the personal data of visitors to our website, our business partners, our clients, and potential clients that are processed within the scope of our activities.
What Types of Personal Data Do We Process for Which Purposes and on What Legal Grounds?
Our Website Visitors
We process the IP addresses of visitors to our website for the purposes of classifying and evaluating user data, website analytics and improvements, and understanding how the features and functions of the website are used to improve user experience, based on the legal ground that data processing is necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests, provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms, within the scope of Article 5/2 (f) of the Law.
Furthermore, our website contains links to some of our social media accounts. You may have access to these social media accounts by clicking on the symbols of the relevant social media providers. The said social networks may also collect and process your personal data. We have no control over this collected data and data processing activities. If you access your social media accounts, we recommend that you review the privacy notices and terms of use published by the relevant social media provider organizations.
Even if you do not share any information with us through our website or other communication channels, you can check our cookie policy for other data that may be obtained during your visit to our website. We would like to state in advance that, in accordance with our cookie policy, only very limited types of cookies are used for analytical purposes and to ensure that your website visit experience meets your needs. During your visit, information such as the language of your internet browser, your time zone, the time spent on our pages, and search engine optimization information is obtained, and information about visits to our website is shared with us anonymously and cumulatively through the tools we use. The tools we use do not share the personal data they process with us.
Our Clients
The personal data of our clients or the personal data of the representatives, authorities, and employees of our corporate clients are processed within the framework of the consultancy services or litigation processes that we carry out with our clients, for the purposes of providing services to our clients and representing our clients, based on the legal ground that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract in accordance with Article 5/2 (c) of the Law, within the scope of establishing a power of attorney relationship or concluding a service contract with our clients and performing the duties.
Additionally, the personal data of our clients or the personal data of the representatives, authorities, and employees of our corporate clients are processed for the purpose of managing our business relations with our clients, communicating with them, and informing our clients about legal developments and innovations, based on the legal ground that data processing is necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests, provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms, within the scope of Article 5/2 (f) of the Law.
Our Business Partners
The personal data of our business partners and suppliers, or the personal data of the representatives, authorities, and employees of our corporate business partners or suppliers, are processed for the purposes of concluding and performing contracts with our business partners and suppliers, based on the legal ground that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract in accordance with Article 5/2 (c) of the Law. Furthermore, personal data is processed for the purpose of managing our relations with our business partners and suppliers, communicating with them, and informing them about legal developments and innovations, based on the legal ground that it is necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests, within the scope of Article 5/2 (f) of the Law.
Our Potential Clients and Stakeholders
The personal data of potential clients who request offers for services from us, representatives, authorities, and employees of corporate potential clients; individuals we meet at events or obtain legally from public sources, our stakeholders, academicians, and colleagues, are processed for contact management within the software used by Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm, for communicating with these individuals, and for informing these individuals about legal innovations, developments, and events, based on the legal ground that data processing is necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests, provided that it does not harm fundamental rights and freedoms, within the scope of Article 5/2 (f) of the Law.
Moreover, the personal data of our website visitors, clients, business partners, potential clients, and stakeholders may be disclosed to official authorities without your explicit consent, if officially requested by official authorities in accordance with the relevant legislation and in situations where disclosure to official authorities is mandatory according to the provisions of imperative legislation in force. It may also be possible to use the personal data of our website visitors, clients, business partners, potential clients, and stakeholders to the extent necessary in connection with a legal dispute affecting Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm or in relation to potential disputes, and to share it with courts and other authorized institutions and organizations. In this context, personal data may be processed without your explicit consent within the scope of Article 5/2 (ç) of the Law for the purpose of fulfilling the legal obligations of Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm, and within the scope of Article 5/2 (e) of the Law for the purpose of establishing or protecting the rights of Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm.
To Whom and for What Purposes Can We Transfer Your Personal Data?
Only if it is necessary to fulfill the personal data processing purposes specified above, your personal data that you transmit to Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Law Firm or personal data acquired by us may be shared with third-party firms from which we receive services, support, and consultancy located in Turkey, and with authorized public institutions and organizations within the scope of fulfilling the above purposes.
Your personal data may be shared with authorized authorities based on requests from authorities authorized to request your information within the framework of legislation and in case of disputes.
Our computer systems and infrastructures are kept in Turkey, and as a rule, there is no transfer of your personal data abroad.
By What Methods Do We Collect Your Personal Data?
Your personal data is collected verbally, in writing, or electronically, by automatic or non-automatic means, through documents and information you transmit to us electronically or physically.
What Are Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data?
We would like to remind you that you have the following rights in accordance with Article 11 of the Law:
- To learn whether your personal data is processed, and to request information if it has been processed,
- To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
- To know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,
- To request the rectification of your personal data if they are incomplete or incorrectly processed, and to request that this situation be notified to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred if you exercise this right,
- To request the erasure or destruction of your personal data if the reasons for its processing cease to exist, and to request that this situation be notified to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred if you exercise this right,
- To object to a result against you that arises from the analysis of the information obtained through automated systems, and to demand compensation if you suffer damage.
Uçkun Aktaş Öksüm Hukuk Bürosu
Kocatepe Mah. Şehit Muhtar Bey Cad. Cemali Apt. No: 22/6
Beyoğlu/İstanbul