ISTALYA KIMYA DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

In accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”), published in the Official Gazette dated April 7, 2016, No. 29677, which aims to protect individuals’ fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly the confidentiality of private life, and pursuant to Article 10 titled “Obligation of Data Controller to Inform” and the Communiqué on Procedures and Principles to be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation of Information, published in the Official Gazette dated March 10, 2018, No. 30356, this Privacy Notice aims to inform you, as the data controller, about the personal data processed by Istalya Kimya, located at Uğur Mumcu Mah. 2290 Sok. No:8, Sultangazi / Istanbul, Turkey.

Processed Personal Data

Your personal data may be processed in the following cases:

  • When contacting us for satisfaction, complaints, questions, or suggestions: name, surname, e-mail address, phone number, photographs.

  • When using our websites: IP address and browser information obtained through cookies.

  • When visiting Istalya Kimya facilities, factories, or offices: visitor entry/exit information, full name, ID number, signature, e-mail, phone number, vehicle plate, and CCTV recordings.

  • When participating in our promotional, advertising, campaign, social responsibility projects, or events: identity and visual/audio data.

  • When applying for a position at Istalya Kimya: your resume and any other personal data you provide.

Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data obtained in connection with your relationship with Istalya Kimya is processed for the following purposes:

  • Emergency Management Processes

  • Information Security Processes

  • Management of Job Applicant Processes

  • Audits and Ethical Review Activities

  • Ensuring Compliance with Legal Regulations

  • Physical Security of Facilities

  • Communication Activities

  • Human Resources Planning and Processes

  • Conducting / Monitoring Business Operations

  • Post-Sales Product / Service Support

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Customer Satisfaction Activities

  • Event and Organization Management

  • Marketing Analysis

  • Social Responsibility and Civil Society Activities

  • Tracking Requests / Complaints

  • Ensuring Security of Data Controller Operations

  • Providing Information to Authorized Persons, Institutions, and Organizations

  • Recording and Tracking Visitor Logs

Methods and Legal Basis of Data Collection

Your personal data is collected directly from you, third parties, and legal authorities, and processed automatically or manually through websites, contracts, mobile applications, e-mails, phone calls, or application forms, as well as verbally, physically, in writing, or electronically, for the purposes mentioned above.

The legal grounds for processing your personal data include:

  • Necessity for the establishment or performance of a contract

  • Compliance with the legal obligations of the data controller

  • Necessity for establishing, exercising, or protecting a right

This is in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8, and 9 of the Law.

Retention Period of Personal Data

Your personal data is retained within the company for the legally required retention periods and for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Once the retention period expires or the purpose of processing ceases, personal data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with Article 7 of the Law.

Transfer of Processed Personal Data

Your personal data may be transferred domestically and internationally to authorized public institutions, organizations, and business partners’ servers (including cloud services) within the scope of the purposes listed above, in accordance with the Law’s provisions on data transfer.

Rights of Data Subjects

Under Article 11 of the Law, as a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • To learn whether your personal data is processed

  • To request information if your personal data has been processed

  • To learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly

  • To know third parties in Turkey or abroad to whom your data is transferred

  • To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data

  • To request deletion or destruction of personal data if the processing reasons no longer exist

  • To request notification of correction, deletion, or destruction to third parties to whom the data was transferred

  • To object to results arising from automatic processing of your personal data

  • To request compensation for damages caused by unlawful processing

Exercising Your Rights

You may exercise your rights under the Law and other relevant legislation by submitting the Data Subject Request Form, available at www.istalyakimya.com, in person, by post, or via notary to:

Uğur Mumcu Mah. 2290 Sok. No:8, Sultangazi / Istanbul, Turkey

Data Subject Request Form (KVKK)

This form is created to allow data subjects to exercise their rights as defined in the Law and IstAlya Chemicals’ Privacy Policy.

  1. Data Subject Information

  • Full Name:

  • Turkish ID Number (if applicable):

  • Address:

  • Phone Number:

  • E-mail:

Relationship with IstAlya Chemicals (Please select and provide details in the text box below, including period of relationship and department/branch if applicable):

  • Customer

  • Employee

  • Job Applicant

  • Supplier

  • Agent

  • Visitor

  • Other (please specify)

  1. Request Details

Please indicate your request(s) regarding your personal data:

  • I want to know if my personal data is processed

  • I want to receive information if my personal data has been processed

  • I want to learn the purpose of processing and if data is used accordingly

  • I want to know third parties in Turkey or abroad to whom my personal data has been transferred

  • I want incorrect or incomplete personal data to be corrected

  • I want my personal data deleted or destroyed if processing is no longer necessary

  • I want notification of correction to third parties

  • I want notification of deletion to third parties

  • I object to automatic processing of my personal data that produces adverse effects

  • I request compensation for damages caused by unlawful processing

Additional information (if any):

  1. Response Preferences

Istalya Kimya will respond to your request within 30 days and may use the contact details you provide below:

  • By post □

  • By e-mail □

Declaration

I hereby request the evaluation and resolution of my data protection requests specified in this form.

  • Data Subject Name:

  • Signature:

  • Date: