Privacy Policy

12punto.com.tr / Oniki Punto Media and News Agency Inc. Privacy Policy

As a Company, we value your privacy and the security of your personal data.

The protection of your personal data is not merely the fulfillment of a legal obligation; it is a fundamental commitment to our readers and business partners.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to share our company's general approach regarding personal data or non-personal data we come into contact with, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the "Law"), and to inform our visitors in this regard.

In this context, the Company fulfills its obligations arising from the Law regarding the processing, deletion, destruction, anonymization, and transfer of personal data, informing the data subject, and ensuring data security, within the framework of the principles set forth in the Law.

This Privacy Policy contains information regarding the personal data processing procedures.

You may visit the Company's website pages without providing any personal information, learn about our products and services, read our news, and benefit from our human resources and other detailed services.

If you choose to provide your personal information, such information will not be shared with any third party or company without your knowledge or consent, unless required by legal obligation.

This information will be protected with our highest security and confidentiality standards.

Our Company is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages and costs that may arise from any error, interruption, delay in data transmission, computer virus, line and/or system failure that may occur during the use of our website.

Our Company provides links and redirects to websites operated by third parties. Our Company does not control the content of these websites and provides no guarantee against any damages that may arise from the use of these websites.

The copyrights regarding the information, materials, and their arrangement on our website belong to our Company.

All copyrights, registered trademarks, patents, intellectual and other property rights pertaining to the information and materials contained on our website are reserved by our Company. No person/organization may use any part of our website on another website or establish a link from another website to our website without the prior written permission of our Company.

We share the details regarding the legal basis, collected data categories, and other processing activities related to personal data processing activities that may be publicly available, in the relevant disclosure text.

12punto.com.tr All copyrights of articles, news, and photographs published on the website belong to Oniki Punto Media and News Agency Inc. They may not be reproduced without permission, even with attribution.

Methods and Legal Grounds for Collecting Personal Data

The Company collects personal data through 12punto.com.tr and other websites and mobile applications, social media accounts, visits to physical premises, call centers, messages sent to company email addresses, cookies, fax, mail, CCTV, notifications sent by judicial and administrative authorities, and other communication channels, in audio, electronic, or written form, in compliance with the personal data processing conditions specified in the Law.

Your personal data is processed for different legal reasons depending on the nature of your legal relationship with the Company (e.g., customer, prospective customer, employee, job applicant, physical visitor, online visitor, business partner/supplier). Likewise, depending on the nature of the process (e.g., call center or event processes), we collect different types of personal data.

Purposes of Personal Data Processing

As a Company, we aim to ensure that activities in all our processes are carried out in compliance with the legislation and to provide the best service. The purposes for which personal data is processed are detailed in each disclosure text.

To Whom and For What Purpose Personal Data May Be Transferred

The Company takes care to process your personal data in accordance with the principles of proportionality and necessity, and by taking the necessary technical and administrative security measures. However, since the conduct or supervision of business activities, ensuring business continuity, and operating digital infrastructures necessitate continuous data flow with various stakeholders, we transfer the personal data we process to third parties for specific purposes. In addition, your personal data being accurate and up-to-date is very important for the full and proper fulfillment of contractual and legal obligations. For this reason, we need to work with various business partners and service providers. In all cases, personal data transfers are carried out through secure environments and channels.

Your personal data is transferred within the company, shared with real persons or private legal entities, business partners, subsidiaries and affiliates, suppliers, and authorized public institutions and organizations within the framework of the rules specified in the Law, in cases required by and limited to the processing purpose. The purposes for which personal data is processed and the purposes for which it is transferred to third parties are detailed in each disclosure text.

Technical and Administrative Measures Taken to Ensure the Security of Personal Data

The Company undertakes to take all necessary technical and administrative measures and to show due diligence to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of your personal data. In this context, we take the necessary measures to prevent the misuse of personal data, unlawful processing, unauthorized access to data, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of data.

Despite the Company taking the necessary information security measures, in the event that personal data is damaged or falls into the hands of unauthorized third parties as a result of attacks on the platforms operated by the Company or the Company's system, the Company will immediately notify you and the Personal Data Protection Board and take the necessary measures.

Conditions for Storage, Deletion, Destruction, and Anonymization of Personal Data

The Company retains the personal data it processes in compliance with the Law for the periods prescribed by the relevant legislation or required by the processing purpose. These periods are detailed in the Personal Data Storage and Destruction Policy and the Personal Data Inventory.

The Company stores the personal data it collects and processes through physical, electronic, website, email, and similar channels within its business processes, for the periods prescribed by the relevant laws and/or required by the processing purpose, in accordance with Article 7 and 17 of the Law and Article 138 of the Turkish Penal Code.

Upon the expiration of these periods, personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Deletion, Destruction, or Anonymization of Personal Data and other relevant legislation.

Rights of the Data Subject

The rights of the Data Subject under Article 11 of the Law are as follows:

• To learn whether personal data is being processed,
• To request information if personal data has been processed,
• To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
• To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
• To request the correction of personal data if it has been incompletely or incorrectly processed,
• To request the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions set forth in Article 7 of the Law,
• To request that operations carried out pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) be notified to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
• To object to the occurrence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• To claim compensation for the damage in the event of damage due to the unlawful processing of personal data.

As personal data owners, in order to specify your requests regarding your rights and to exercise your rights over your personal data, you may fill out the "Data Subject Application Form" and submit it via the company's official email address with a secure electronic signature, via your personal email address, or in person or by notary to the Company's address at Mecidiyeköy Mahallesi Raşit Rıza Sokak, Ahmet Esin İş Merkezi No:4, to carry out the necessary changes, updates, and/or deletions and related requests.

If you submit your requests to us through the specified methods, the Company will conclude your request free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request.

However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, the fee determined by the Personal Data Protection Board shall be charged by the Company.

In your application to exercise your rights as a personal data owner as stated above, your request must be clear and understandable, the subject of your request must be related to you personally, or if you are acting on behalf of someone else, you must be specifically authorized and your authorization must be documented, and your application must include your identity and address information and documents verifying your identity must be attached to the application.