KVKK Information Notice

This text has been prepared under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Disclosure Obligation. This website has two practices and this text is the joint disclosure notice for both practices. The entity of the practice you select in the contact form receives your request and is identified below as the data controller; if you start working with both entities, your data may be shared between these two entities for the establishment and performance of the single contract.

1. Identity of the data controllers

Whether there is an obligation to register with VERBIS (Data Controllers Registry Information System) is assessed according to each data controller's own circumstances (number of employees, annual financial balance sheet total, main field of activity). Because Global Trading Services LLC is a data controller not established in Turkey, the question of a data controller representative is assessed separately.

2. Personal data processed

• Identity and contact data: first name, last name, email address, phone number (optional).
• Request data: the message you write in the contact form or by email/WhatsApp, the service you are interested in, your website and the business information you share.
• Transaction security data: technical logs kept for security purposes by the server hosting the site (IP address, browser information, access time).
• Cookie data: only within the scope of the consent you give and only if the analytics service is enabled. For details, see the Cookie Policy.

3. Purposes of processing

• Responding to your request and scheduling a call,
• Preparing service and price quotes,
• Ensuring the security and proper functioning of the site,
• Fulfilling legal obligations,
• Additionally, if you give consent, sending commercial electronic messages about services and articles.

4. Legal bases

Your personal data is processed under KVKK Art. 5/2 on the legal bases that (c) it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract (call and quotation process), (ç) it is necessary for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligation and (f) it is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not harmed (site security). For non-essential cookies, your explicit consent is sought; for commercial electronic messages, your separate consent is obtained under Law No. 6563. These consents may be withdrawn at any time.

5. Method of collection

Your data is collected through the contact form on the website, email, phone and messaging apps, and the appointment link, by fully or partially automated means.

6. Transfer of data

Your data may be transferred, limited to the purposes above and to the extent necessary, to website hosting, email, calendar/appointment and communication service providers, to legally authorised public bodies and institutions, and to our advisers (legal, financial advisory) whom we authorise. Because Global Trading Services LLC is based in the USA and some service providers are located abroad, your data may be transferred abroad; these transfers must comply with the conditions in KVKK Art. 9 and related legislation; the transfer mechanism used is communicated separately on request.

7. Retention period

Your data is kept for as long as the purpose of processing requires and until the relevant statutory limitation periods expire; it is then deleted, destroyed or anonymised. Data based on your consent to commercial electronic messages is kept until you withdraw your consent.

8. Your rights under KVKK Art. 11

By applying to the data controller, you may request the following:

1. Learning whether your personal data is processed,
2. Requesting information if it has been processed,
3. Learning the purpose of processing and whether it is used in line with that purpose,
4. Knowing the third parties to whom it is transferred, in Turkey or abroad,
5. Requesting correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate,
6. Requesting deletion or destruction under KVKK Art. 7,
7. Requesting that correction, deletion and destruction operations be notified to the third parties to whom data has been transferred,
8. Objecting to an outcome against you arising from the analysis of the processed data exclusively by automated systems,
9. Requesting compensation for damage if you suffer harm due to unlawful processing.

9. Application method

You may submit your applications to the contact details of the relevant data controller above, with a written petition containing information that identifies you and explains your request, by the methods set out in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller (in writing to the address, by registered electronic mail (KEP) or secure electronic signature, or by email sent from your email address registered in our system). The application must include your first name and last name (signature for written applications), Turkish Republic identity number (nationality and passport number for foreigners), place of residence or workplace address for notification, email and phone number if any, and the subject of the request. Your requests are concluded free of charge as soon as possible according to their nature and within 30 days at the latest; if the process requires a separate cost, the fee in the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged. If your application is rejected, you find the response insufficient or no response is given in time, you have the right to file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Board within 30 days from the date you learn of the response and in any case within 60 days from the date of application.

10. Commercial electronic messages

Under Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce and the Regulation on Commercial Communication and Commercial Electronic Messages, your separate consent is obtained before commercial electronic messages are sent for the purpose of promoting and marketing goods or services. The consent checkbox in the contact form is optional and is not pre-ticked; if you do not give consent, we still respond to your request. We do not add promotional or marketing content when responding to your request. You can withdraw your consent at any time, via the opt-out link in every message or the email addresses above; after the opt-out notice arrives, sending is stopped within three business days at the latest.

This text may be updated from time to time; the current version is always published on this page.