Website Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data are processed when you use the website www.soteksetiket.com (the “Website”) operated by Şoteks Etiket Teknolojileri San. Tic. A.Ş. (the “Company”). The Company’s general principles of personal data processing are set out in the Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy, and the information required under Article 10 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (the “Law”) is provided in the Clarification Text.

Visiting the Website or reading this policy does not mean that you give explicit consent to the processing of your personal data. If a processing activity requires explicit consent, your consent will be requested separately, for a specific matter and in a way that you can give freely; not giving it does not prevent you from using the Website.

1. Website Functions

The Website is a corporate website presenting the Company and its products. It has no membership or user accounts, and no online sales or payment transactions. The Website’s own code contains no cookies or tracking tools for advertising, analytics or personalisation.

2. Personal Data Processed

Contact form and email

If you use the contact form, your name, email address, message and page language are forwarded to the Company by email. To prevent misuse of the form, your IP address is not stored in plain form; rate limiting is carried out using a non-reversible value derived from your IP address. When you email us directly, the information in your message is processed for the same purposes.

Server logs

The servers hosting the Website and its security infrastructure may keep access logs such as IP address, date and time of access, requested page and browser information in order to provide the Website securely and without interruption.

Cookies

The Website’s own code does not use cookies. Strictly necessary technical cookies may be used by the hosting or security infrastructure to deliver the Website securely. You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings; blocking strictly necessary technical cookies may affect how some parts of the Website work.

3. Purposes and Legal Grounds

• Assessing and answering your requests: directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract (Art. 5(2)(c)) or legitimate interest, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed (Art. 5(2)(f)).
• Ensuring the security of the Website and preventing misuse: legitimate interest (Art. 5(2)(f)); legal obligation where required by legislation (Art. 5(2)(ç)).
• Sending messages about products and services: only on the basis of explicit consent obtained separately (Art. 5(1)).

4. Transfer of Personal Data

Your personal data may be shared only to the extent required by the purposes above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Law, with service providers that provide hosting, security and email services for the Website and, where there is a legal obligation, with authorised public institutions and organisations. If a transfer abroad is required, it is carried out on the basis of an adequacy decision, an appropriate safeguard or one of the incidental transfer cases provided for in Article 9 of the Law. Using the Website does not mean that you approve unlimited transfers.

5. Retention Period

Contact requests are retained for as long as required to answer the request and for the related business relationship; server logs are retained for as long as required by the security purpose and the relevant legislation. At the end of these periods, the data are erased, destroyed or anonymised.

6. Data Security

In accordance with Article 12 of the Law, the Company takes technical and organisational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security in order to prevent unlawful processing of and unlawful access to personal data and to ensure their safekeeping. The Website is accessed over an encrypted connection (HTTPS).

7. Links to Other Websites

The Website contains links to other websites such as SOTEKS PLATFORM, Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. When you follow these links, the privacy terms of the relevant website apply; the Company is not responsible for the data processing practices of those websites.

8. Your Rights and Applications

Your rights under Article 11 of the Law and the methods of application are described in the Clarification Text. You may use the Application Form to the Data Controller for your application.

9. Changes

This policy may be updated when the Website’s functions or the legislation change. The current version is published on this page together with its last updated date.