Privacy Notice

Last updated: 15 October 2026

This notice has been prepared under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) to inform you about the personal data processed through the bersuekinci.com website, our communication channels and our training and consulting services. In case of any discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.

1. Data Controller

Bersu Ekinci
Address: Yenifikir Sk. Alemdar Apt. No: 11 D: 4, 34710 Moda, Kadıköy/Istanbul, Türkiye
Email: bersu@bersuekinci.com
Phone: +90 543 164 34 34

2. Personal Data Processed

• Identity and contact: name, surname, email address, phone number.
• Application and request details: the training you are interested in, request type (information, in person, online, corporate), preferred date and any notes you share in forms and messages.
• For corporate applications: company name, company phone and address.
• Transaction security: IP address, browser and device information, time of visit (server logs).
• Marketing and analytics: only with your consent, statistical data on how the site is used, collected through cookies (see the Cookie Policy).
• Blog comments: the name, email and content you share when commenting.

Please do not share special categories of personal data, such as health data, through the forms. If such information is needed within holistic health consulting, your explicit consent will be obtained separately.

3. Purposes of Processing

• To receive your information, training and consulting requests, contact you and prepare quotes,
• To plan and deliver training and consulting services,
• To fulfil contractual, invoicing and legal obligations,
• To keep the website secure and prevent misuse,
• With your consent, to improve our services by analysing how the site is used.

4. Method of Collection and Legal Grounds

Your personal data is collected, partly or fully by automated means, through the forms on the website, email, phone, WhatsApp and in-person meetings, and is processed on the following legal grounds under Article 5 of the KVKK:

• Processing is directly related to the formation or performance of a contract (Art. 5/2-c): responding to your requests, quotes and service delivery,
• Compliance with a legal obligation of the data controller (Art. 5/2-ç): invoicing and accounting records,
• Legitimate interest of the data controller (Art. 5/2-f): site security and server logs,
• Explicit consent (Art. 5/1): analytics cookies and analytics services that involve transfer abroad.

5. Transfer of Personal Data

Limited to the purposes above, your personal data may be transferred to the providers of our website hosting and email services, to accounting and financial advisers (where invoicing is required) and to authorised public authorities upon request. If you consent to analytics cookies, site usage data may be processed on servers abroad operated by Google LLC (Google Analytics). When you contact us via WhatsApp, your messages are processed on the WhatsApp/Meta infrastructure. Transfers abroad are carried out in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK.

6. Retention Period

Your personal data is kept for as long as required by the purpose of processing and by the relevant legislation. Application and contact records that do not turn into a service are deleted or anonymised within two years at the latest after the request is concluded. Invoices and contracts are kept for the legal retention periods.

7. Your Rights under the KVKK

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; to request deletion or destruction under Article 7 and notification of these actions to third parties; to object to a result against you arising exclusively from automated analysis; and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

8. How to Apply

You can send requests regarding your rights, together with information that identifies you, by email to bersu@bersuekinci.com or in writing to the address above. Your request will be concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within 30 days at the latest.