As Fides Consultancy, we work to protect the privacy of our members who use our site in order to ensure that our users benefit from our services safely and completely. In this context, this Fides Consultancy Privacy Policy (“Policy”) has been prepared to ensure that our members’ personal data is processed in full compliance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”) and to inform our users in this context. https://fidesmusavirlik.com.tr cookie policy is an integral part of this Policy.

The purpose of this Policy is to determine the terms and conditions regarding the use of personal data shared with Fides Consultancy by Platform members/visitors/users (collectively referred to as the “Data Owner”) or generated by Fides Consultancy during the use of the Platform by the Data Owner.

What Data is Processed?

The data processed by Fides Consultancy and considered personal data under the Law are listed below. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the term “personal data” within the scope of the terms and conditions presented under this Policy shall include the following information.

Identity Information
Contact Information
User Information
User Transaction Information
Transaction Security Information
Financial Information
Marketing Information
Request/Complaint Management Information
Data that is irreversibly anonymized by Articles 3 and 7 of the Personal Data Protection Law shall not be considered personal data pursuant to the provisions of the said law and processing activities related to this data shall be carried out without being bound by the provisions of this Policy.

Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Fides Consultancy may process the personal data provided by the Data Owner for the purposes of creating membership registration and account and keeping records related to this, enabling the Data Owner to benefit from the services provided through the Platform, detecting system errors and monitoring performance, improving the operation of the Platform, providing maintenance and support services and backup services, including the necessary work to benefit the relevant persons from the services provided by Fides Consultancy by the business units and carrying out the relevant business processes, planning and executing the activities required to customize these services according to the tastes, usage habits and needs of the relevant persons and to recommend and introduce them to the relevant persons, carrying out the necessary work by the relevant units for the realization of the activities carried out by Fides Consultancy and carrying out the related processes, ensuring the legal, technical and commercial-occupational security of Fides Consultancy and the persons with whom it has a business relationship, and planning and executing the company strategies of Fides Consultancy.

Personal Data to be Processed with the Explicit Consent of Data Owners and Purposes of Processing

Within the scope of the explicit consent of the Data Owner, Fides Consultancy may process data and share this data with the parties mentioned below for the purposes of increasing the user experience by tracking the movements of Data Owners on the Platform, creating statistics, profiling, direct marketing and remarketing, creating special promotional suggestions for the Data Owner and communicating them to the Data Owner, and using the data obtained within this scope in all kinds of advertising and material content.

Transfer of Personal Data:

Fides Consultancy may transfer the personal data of the Data Owner and the new data obtained using this personal data to third parties from whom Fides Consultancy benefits in order to achieve the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy, limited to the provision of the said services. Fides Müşavirlik may share the Data with third parties such as outsourcing service providers, hosting service providers, law firms, research companies, call centers, including those sending SMS messages, in order to improve the Data Owner experience (including improvement and personalization), ensure the security of the Data Owner, detect fraudulent or unauthorized use, conduct operational evaluation research, fix errors related to the Platform services and to achieve any of the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Personal data may be shared with Fides Consultancy officials, shareholders, our business partners, suppliers, legally authorized public institutions and organizations and legally authorized private institutions within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law, and may be transferred abroad within the framework of the procedures and principles specified in Article 9 of the Law and the decisions of the Personal Data Protection Board, limited to these purposes.

Method and Legal Reason for Collection of Personal Data

Personal data is collected via the Platform and in electronic environment. Personal data collected for the legal reasons specified above may be processed and transferred for the purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 6698 and this Privacy Policy.

Rights of Personal Data Owners

According to Article 11 of the Law, data owners have the right to:

Learn whether personal data has been processed regarding them, request information about their personal data if it has been processed,
Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose, know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
Request correction of personal data if it is processed incompletely or incorrectly, and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
Request deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons requiring processing are eliminated, despite the fact that it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Law and other relevant laws, and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
Object to the emergence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems, and request compensation for the damages incurred due to the unlawful processing of personal data.
Requests regarding the use of such rights may be submitted by personal data owners using the methods specified in the Policy on the Processing and Protection of Personal Data prepared by Fides Consultancy within the Scope of Law No. 6698, located at https://fidesmusavirlik.com.tr. Fides Consultancy will finalize such requests within thirty days. Fides Consultancy reserves the right to charge a fee based on the fee schedule determined by the Personal Data Protection Board (if any) for the requests.

Cookie Policy:

As Fides Consultancy, we work to protect the privacy of those who use our site in order to ensure that our users benefit from our services safely and completely.

As is the case with most websites, https://fidesmusavirlik.com.tr (“Site”) and the mobile application (collectively referred to as the “Platform”) use Cookies to display personal content and advertisements to visitors, perform analytical activities within the site, and track visitor usage habits.

This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the https://fidesmusavirlik.com.tr Privacy Policy.

Fides Consultancy has prepared this Cookie Policy (“Policy”) to explain which Cookies are used on the Site and how users can manage their preferences in this regard. We recommend that you review the https://fidesmusavirlik.com.tr Privacy Policy for more detailed information about the processing of your personal data by Fides Consultancy.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server through browsers by the websites you visit. Cookies are created by servers associated with the website you visit. In this way, the server can understand when the visitor visits the same site.

Cookies do not contain personal data such as name, gender or address of the visitor.

Which Cookies Are Used?

Cookies can be categorized in terms of their owners, lifespan and purpose of use:

Platform cookies and third-party Cookies are used according to the party placing the cookie. Platform cookies are created by Fides Consultancy, while third-party cookies are managed by different companies that have a partnership with Fides Consultancy.

Depending on the duration of their activity, session cookies and persistent cookies are used. While session cookies are deleted when the visitor leaves the Platform, persistent cookies can remain on visitors’ devices for various periods of time depending on the area of ​​use.
Depending on the purpose of use, technical cookies, verification cookies, targeting/advertising cookies, personalization cookies and analytical cookies are used on the Platform.
Why Are Cookies Used?

Cookies are used for the following purposes on the Platform:
To perform the basic functions required for the operation of the Platform. To prevent logged-in members from having to re-enter their passwords when visiting different pages on the Platform.

To analyze the Platform and increase the performance of the Platform. For example, the integration of different servers on which the Platform operates, determining the number of visitors to the Platform and making performance adjustments accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.

To increase the functionality of the Platform and provide ease of use. For example, sharing on third-party social media channels through the Platform, remembering the username or search queries of visitors who visit the Platform on their next visit.

To perform personalization, targeting and advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements related to visitors’ interests on the pages they view.

How Can You Manage Your Cookie Preferences?

Fides Müşavirlik attaches great importance to users being able to exercise their preferences over their personal data. However, preference management is not possible for some Cookies that are mandatory for the operation of the Site. We would also like to remind you that various functions of the Site may not work if some Cookies are disabled.

Information on how to manage preferences for Cookies used on the Platform is as follows:

Visitors have the opportunity to personalize their preferences for cookies by changing the browser settings on which they view the Platform. If the browser in use offers this option, it is possible to change preferences for Cookies via the browser settings. Thus, although it may vary depending on the options offered by the browser, data owners have the opportunity to prevent the use of cookies, prefer to receive a warning before cookies are used, or simply disable or delete certain Cookies. Preferences for Cookies may need to be made separately for each device through which the visitor accesses the Platform.
What Rights Do You Have?

In accordance with Article 11 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, visitors have the right to apply to Fides Consultancy and,

Learn whether personal data has been processed,
Request information about personal data if it has been processed,
Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
Request correction of personal data if it is processed incompletely or incorrectly and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to the third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
Request deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons requiring processing are eliminated despite the fact that it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Law and other relevant laws and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to the third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
Object to the emergence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
Request compensation for the damages incurred due to the processing of personal data against the law.

The rights in question will be evaluated and finalized within 30 (thirty) days in any case when communicated by personal data owners using the methods specified in the Policy on the Processing and Protection of Personal Data prepared by Fides Consultancy within the Scope of Law No. 6698. Although it is essential that no fee is requested for the requests, Fides Consultancy reserves the right to request a fee based on the fee schedule determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.

Changes to Consent and Privacy Policy

With its Privacy Policy (“Policy”), Fides Consultancy aims to provide detailed explanations to its users about the scope and purposes of Cookie use and to inform its users about Cookie preferences. In this regard, if the Cookie information warning on the Platform is closed and the Site is continued to be used, it is deemed that consent is given to the use of Cookies. Users always reserve the right to change their Cookie preferences.

Fides Consultancy may change the provisions of the Policy at any time. The current Policy shall enter into force on the date it is published on the Platform.