Data Controller
Under Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), your personal data is processed by the attorney named below as data controller:
Kerim Bölten, Attorney at Law (BOLTEN Law & Consultancy) — Halaskargazi Caddesi, Halaskar Palas No: 131, Floor 1, Flat 1, Osmanbey, Şişli / Istanbul, Türkiye — kerim@boltenlaw.com
Personal Data Processed
Through this website, the contact form, email, telephone or WhatsApp, we may process the identity and contact data you share with us, such as your name, email address, telephone number, company and message content, as well as technical data recorded in server logs during your visit, such as IP address, browser and time of visit.
Purposes of Processing
Your personal data is processed to assess and respond to your requests and questions, to carry out a preliminary assessment towards establishing an advisory relationship, to fulfil professional and legal obligations, and to keep the website secure.
Legal Grounds and Collection Method
Your personal data is collected electronically through the website, email, telephone and messaging applications, and is processed on the legal grounds set out in Article 5(2) of the KVKK: processing necessary for entering into or performing a contract (c), compliance with a legal obligation of the data controller (ç), the establishment, exercise or protection of a right (e), and the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed (f).
Transfer of Personal Data
Your personal data may be transferred, solely for the purposes above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, to legally authorised public authorities and to service providers engaged for website hosting and email services. The professional duty of confidentiality of attorneys is reserved.
Retention
Your personal data is kept for as long as the purpose of processing requires and for the periods set out in the applicable legislation, after which it is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
Your Rights
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed; to request information if it has been processed; to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly; to know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom it is transferred; to request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate and deletion or destruction under the conditions set out in the law; to request that such actions be notified to third parties to whom the data was transferred; to object to an adverse outcome arising solely from automated analysis; and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
How to Apply
You may submit requests concerning your rights in writing to the address above or by email, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller. Requests are concluded as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on their nature.