KVKK Notice
Information notice under Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698
Last updated: [DATE]
The Turkish version of this notice is the authoritative one. This English version is provided for convenience.
1. Data controller
Mehmet Cihan Erol (private individual) Address: [ADDRESS] Email: privacy@talestra.app
2. What we process, why, and on what legal basis
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis (Law No. 6698) |
|---|---|---|
| Waitlist: email, language, confirmation status, consent records | Notifying you when Talestra launches | Explicit consent (Art. 5/1) |
| Waitlist: same data, if you ticked "updates" | Sending occasional updates | Explicit consent (Art. 5/1) |
| Writer application: name, email, languages, sample link, pitch, consent record | Reviewing your application and contacting you about the writers' program | Explicit consent (Art. 5/1); taking steps at your request before a possible agreement (Art. 5/2-c) |
| Scrambled (hashed) IP address | Preventing spam and automated abuse of the forms | Legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f) |
| Server logs (IP address, browser data) | Operating and securing the website | Legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f) |
| Language preference cookie | Showing the site in your language | Legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f) |
The Talestra mobile app processes location, photos, notes and progress only on your device. We don't receive this data. See the Privacy Policy for details.
3. How we collect it
Electronically, through the forms on talestra.app that you fill in yourself, and automatically through the website's servers when you visit.
4. Who we transfer it to
Your data is processed by our service providers: Vercel Inc. (hosting, USA), Supabase Inc. (database, data stored in Germany) and Resend (email delivery, USA). These are transfers abroad, carried out under Article 9 of Law No. 6698. [LAWYER TO CONFIRM: mechanism, e.g. standard contracts notified to the Authority]
We don't transfer your data to anyone else, except to authorities when legally required.
5. Your rights (Article 11)
You have the right to:
a) learn whether your personal data is processed, b) request information if it has been processed, c) learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly, d) know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom it is transferred, e) request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate, f) request deletion or destruction under the conditions of Article 7, g) request that corrections and deletions be notified to the third parties it was transferred to, h) object to a result against you produced exclusively by automated systems, i) claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
6. How to apply
Email privacy@talestra.app or send a written request to the address above. Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest (Art. 13). You can withdraw your consent at any time, for example with the removal link in our emails; this doesn't affect processing done before withdrawal.