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TURKISH TOURISM PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY(“TGA"), as the Data Controller within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("Law") and the relevant legislation, your personal data will be processed within the framework explained below and in accordance with other legislation. can be processed appropriately.1-Data Controller:TÜRKİYE TOURISM PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Esentepe Mahallesi Büyükdere Cad. No:127 Astoria AVM B Blok Kat:4 34394 Şişli – İstanbul) processes your personal data as the "Data Controller" defined in Article 3 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698.TGA is a profit organization that carries out all promotional/marketing/communication activities regarding Türkiye's achievement of its tourism goals, the promotion and marketing of existing tourism opportunities worldwide, and the discovery, development and acquisition of potential tourism opportunities in line with the tourism strategies and policies determined by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is a non-profit organization.2-For what purpose is personal data processed?In accordance with KVKK No. 6698, your personal data that you share with our institution may be obtained, recorded, stored, changed, rearranged, in whole or in part, automatically or by non-automatic means, provided that it is part of any data recording system, and subject to all kinds of transactions carried out on your personal data. is processed by our institution.TGA processes the personal data it processes within the scope of its activities in accordance with the relevant legislation for the following purposes.In this regard; Transaction Security Information (IP address information, website login and exit information, cookie records, log records, password and password information) and your data are processed.Your personal data that you will share directly or indirectly with our institution, such as complaints or requests submitted through the website and records regarding the transactions carried out during the evaluation and management process, are processed and protected in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 and the relevant legislation, limited to the activities of the institution.Personal data processing purposes are determined by TGA as follows:– Our business units can carry out the necessary work to benefit you from the projects carried out by TGA– Carrying out activities on the website and mobile application– Completion of the membership service on the website and mobile application– Identity verification during membership transactions on the website and mobile application– To provide better interaction with citizens on the Internet– To be able to collect IP address and similar information from those who use our site through the website/mobile application in accordance with the "cookie policy"– Carrying out press release operations on the website and mobile application– Managing our social media accounts within the scope of project activities– To inform our citizens about social and cultural events– Being able to evaluate complaints, requests and suggestions from citizens within the scope of projects– To be able to fulfill our legal obligations and to exercise the rights arising from the current legislation– To be able to provide information to public officials on matters related to public security upon request and in accordance with the legislation- Becoming a brand in Türkiye's domestic market, ensuring the discovery, development and promotion of cultural and man-made heritage– Increasing Türkiye's tourism capacity and the share of tourism investments in the country's economy and service quality- Achieving Türkiye's tourism targets by the data controller in line with the tourism strategies and policies determined by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye– For the purposes of promoting and marketing the social and cultural opportunities available within the scope of the project worldwide, your personal data is processed in accordance with the conditions and purposes determined in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Law. Your personal data will not be used for any purpose other than the activities of our institution. 3-To whom and for what purpose are the processed personal data transferred?Your personal data processed by our institution is transferred to real and legal persons for the following purposes in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698. Accordingly;– Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism– Project-related website– Mobile application connected to the project– Social media accounts connected to the project– Our service providers and performance assistants for the purpose of carrying out project, website and mobile application activities– Regulatory and supervisory bodies and official authorities- It can be transferred to relevant public institutions and organizations in order to fulfill the legal obligations stipulated in the relevant legislation and to ensure security. Along with the relevant person groups listed above, TGA units and consultants, service providers within the scope of TGA activities, authorized public institutions such as public institutions, ministries, judicial authorities. Your personal data is transferred to institutions and organizations in accordance with the legislation and limited to the purpose of transfer.5-Method and Legal Reasons for Collecting Personal DataYour personal data may be shared in all kinds of verbal, written, visual or electronic media for the purposes stated above and for the execution of all kinds of work within the scope of TGA's field of activity within the legal framework and in this context for TGA to fully and properly fulfill its contractual and legal obligations. are collected and processed. These persons are the legal reason for collecting your data; – Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye No. 2709,– Law No. 8377 on the Organization and Duties of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism– Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698- and other legislative provisions and the legal reasons specified in Articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 6698– Obtaining explicit consent from the relevant persons whose personal data are processed- It is necessary to process personal data of the parties to the contract, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or execution of contracts between TGA and third real and legal persons– It is mandatory for TGA to fulfill its legal obligation– Personal data has been made public by the relevant person himself– Data processing is mandatory for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right– It is mandatory to process data for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the person concerned.– Because it is clearly stipulated in the lawWith this policy, personal data processed within the scope of TGA activities are kept and stored for the period determined by our institution according to the nature of the personal data processed and for the period written in the relevant legislation, as stated in the Personal Data Storage and Destruction Policy prepared by TGAIn addition, as stated in the 3rd paragraph of Article 6 of the Law, personal data regarding health and sexual life can only be used for the purposes of protecting public health, preventive medicine, medical diagnosis, treatment and care services, planning and management of health services and their financing. "It may be processed by persons under the obligation to keep it or by authorized institutions and organizations without the explicit consent of the person concerned.Rights of the Personal Data Owner Pursuant to KVKK No. 5-6698(Right of Application)Your requests within the scope of Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, which "regulates the rights of the data subject can be submitted to TÜRKİYE TOURISM PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Esentepe Mahallesi Büyükdere Cad. No:127 Astoria AVM B Blok as the data controller, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller. Kat:4 34394 Şişli – İstanbul” address of the relevant person, who is the Personal Data Owner, in the attachment below forms, you can personally deliver a signed copy of the forms to the TGA address along with documents proving your identity, with your personal application, through a Notary. You can submit it through your application or through the methods determined by the KVK Institution.In accordance with Article 11 of the Law, everyone can apply to the data controller regarding himself/herself;– Learning whether personal data is processed,– Requesting information if personal data has been processed,– Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used for their intended purpose,– Knowing the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,– Requesting correction of personal data if they are incomplete or incorrectly processed,- Requesting the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of the KVKK,– In case of correction, deletion or destruction of personal data, requesting that these transactions be notified to third parties to whom personal data have been transferred,– Objecting to the emergence of a result that is unfavorable to the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automatic systems,– In case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data, it has the right to demand compensation for the damage.In accordance with Article 13/1 of the KVK Law No. 6698, you can exercise your rights stated above. In order to be eligible, you must submit your applications to our institution in writing or by the above-mentioned methods determined by the KVK Institution. Our institution will finalize your requests in the application 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 in the tariff determined by the Board will be charged.6- Identity of the Data ControllerWebsite: https://tga.gov.trPhone Number: 0 (212) 970 98 42E-Mail Address: info@tga.gov.trAddress: Esentepe Mahallesi Büyükdere Cad. No:127 Astoria AVM BBlock Floor:4 34394 Şişli – Istanbul
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