Last updated: 12 November 2026
1. Data controller
This notice is issued under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law no. 6698 (“KVKK”) by Genç ve Natürel (the “Company”) as data controller.
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Tınaztepe Campus, İzmir 35390, Turkey. Email: info@gencvenaturel.com.tr.
2. What data we collect and how
Information you send us by email, phone or the contact form: name, email, phone number, company and the content of your message. You provide this yourself. A contact form message is only emailed to us and is not kept in a database; for spam prevention your IP address is held in memory only, for at most one hour.
Server access logs: when you visit the site, your IP address, date and time, the page requested and browser details are recorded automatically.
Map: when you press “Load the map”, Google’s map loads and Google can access your IP address and cookies. Nothing is shared with Google unless you press the button.
Visit statistics: to understand how the site is used, we run Plausible Analytics on our own server. It records page views, the referring site, device type, browser, approximate location (country and city) and a few interactions such as sending the contact form or clicking the LinkedIn link (without any content or personal details). It uses no cookies, does not store your IP address and builds no profile that follows you across sites.
3. Purposes
To answer your requests and run introductory calls and quotes.
To keep the site secure and working and to prevent misuse.
To meet our legal obligations.
4. Legal bases
Answering your requests: KVKK Art. 5/2-c (necessary for the formation or performance of a contract). Access logs: Art. 5/2-f (legitimate interest) and Art. 5/2-ç (legal obligation). Loading the map: Art. 5/1 (explicit consent). By pressing the button you consent, and you can withdraw by closing the page.
Visit statistics: KVKK Art. 5/2-f (legitimate interest in improving our site). This data does not directly identify you.
5. Transfers
Your data may be passed, limited to the purposes above, to public authorities that are legally entitled to it and to the suppliers that provide our infrastructure (hosting, email). The servers that host our site and email are located in Germany, so your data is hosted abroad and the transfer is handled under KVKK Art. 9. If you load the map, your IP address is sent to Google, that is abroad, with your explicit consent.
6. Retention
Correspondence is kept for as long as your request requires and the applicable limitation periods. Access logs are kept for as long as security and legal obligations require, then deleted or anonymised.
7. Cookies
This site sets no cookies of its own and uses no analytics or marketing cookies, so we show no cookie banner. Visit statistics are collected without cookies. If you load the map, Google may set cookies.
8. Your rights
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you may: learn whether your data is processed; request information about it; learn its purpose and whether it is used accordingly; know the parties it is transferred to in Turkey or abroad; request correction of incomplete or wrong data; request deletion or destruction; request that these actions be notified to third parties who received the data; object to a result against you produced by automated analysis; and claim compensation if you suffer harm from unlawful processing.
Send your request in writing, or by email to info@gencvenaturel.com.tr with details that verify your identity. We answer within 30 days at the latest. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Personal Data Protection Board.
9. External links
The site links to third-party sites such as LinkedIn. The Company is not responsible for their privacy practices.