Data controller
plastikturk.com
Email: info@plastikturk.com
Personal data we process
- Identity and contact details: the name, surname, email address and phone number you provide in the sign-up, add-company and contact forms.
- Company details: company name, address, contact details and the content you add to be published in the directory.
- Order details: the package, amount and payment status of Gold and Showcase orders.
- Security records: IP address, login and activity logs.
- Cookie and preference data.
Purposes and legal bases
- Creating and managing your account and publishing company details in the directory: performance of a contract (KVKK Art. 5/2-c; GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).
- Processing Gold and Showcase orders and keeping their records: performance of a contract and legal obligation (KVKK Art. 5/2-c and 5/2-ç; GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)).
- Responding to your enquiries: legitimate interest (KVKK Art. 5/2-f; GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
- Keeping the site secure and preventing misuse: legal obligation and legitimate interest (KVKK Art. 5/2-ç and 5/2-f; GDPR Art. 6(1)(c) and (f)).
- Visit statistics (Google Analytics) and the “Translate with Google” feature: your explicit consent (KVKK Art. 5/1 and Art. 9 for transfers abroad; GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)).
How we collect data
You enter your personal data electronically through the forms and your account panel on the site; activity logs are collected automatically while you use the site.
Transfers
Your personal data is not shared with third parties except where required by law and for the services listed below. Information you publish on a company page is public.
Content published for the English version of the site (company, product, listing, news, blog, sector and tag texts) is translated automatically by the DeepL SE (Germany) translation service. Email addresses, phone numbers and web addresses in these texts are not sent for translation.
If you use the “Translate with Google” option on a page that has not been translated yet, the page text and your IP address are sent to Google LLC (USA). This transfer happens only at your choice and on the basis of your explicit consent; you can withdraw it with the “Turn off automatic translation” link in the same place.
Retention periods
- Account and company details: for as long as your membership continues. When you delete your account, they are unpublished and deleted.
- Order records: for the period required by the applicable legislation.
- Security and activity logs: for the period required by law, at most 2 years.
- Contact messages: at most 2 years after your request is closed.
- Cookie and translation preferences: 6 months in your browser.
Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are used for sessions and security. When Google Analytics (Google LLC, USA) is used for visit statistics, its cookies are set only if you give your consent; you can change your choice with the “Cookie preferences” link at the bottom of the page.
Your rights
Under Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed and to request information about it; to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly; to know the third parties to whom it is transferred in Türkiye or abroad; to request rectification of incomplete or inaccurate data; to request erasure or destruction where the conditions are met and the notification of these actions to the third parties concerned; to restrict processing and to receive your data in a portable format; to object to a decision based solely on automated processing that affects you adversely; and to claim compensation for damage arising from unlawful processing.
You can send your requests to info@plastikturk.com; they are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest. If you are not satisfied with the answer, you can lodge a complaint with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK Kurulu) or, if you are in the EU/EEA, with the data protection authority of your country. You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time.