Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

As Çekino Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. ("Çekino"), we consider ensuring the privacy and security of the information we obtain through your visit to our website or use of our applications as a fundamental principle. We are also aware that this approach is a legal obligation. Therefore, this Privacy Policy has been created to inform you about the conditions under which your information is processed or transferred by Çekino and how your information is protected. Within the framework of our approach to ensuring the protection of your information and complying with the relevant regulations, we prioritize ensuring that all our employees demonstrate the highest level of sensitivity regarding the protection of your information. All services provided to you by Çekino through any channel will be referred to as "Service" in this document.

1. Scope of the Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

As part of the services provided, Çekino may collect or transfer information related to you, the service recipient, under this Privacy Policy. The acquisition or transfer of this information is conducted in accordance with the applicable legislation. This Privacy Policy does not reflect the privacy practices of third parties to whom information is transferred, and Çekino is not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. This Privacy Policy does not cover information collected by third-party websites and platforms that are beyond Çekino’s control, information collected through links on Çekino’s website, or information related to headings, campaigns, and other advertisements or promotions on third-party websites sponsored and/or participated in by Çekino. Çekino is not responsible for the processing of personal data collected, stored, or processed by third parties through their own websites.

2. Personal Data

Your personal data is collected automatically and non-automatically for the purposes specified in the disclosure statement provided to you, primarily to ensure the continuity of the services offered by Çekino, and is processed in a limited and proportionate manner. Your personal data may be transferred to third parties in accordance with the relevant legislation. The third parties to whom your personal data may be transferred include our business partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, customers, or authorized public institutions and organizations. Çekino informs you about personal data processing and transfer activities and, when necessary, seeks your explicit consent.

For detailed information on the processing and transfer of your personal data, you can refer to the Disclosure Statement provided by Çekino through the website you visit or the application through which you receive services.

3. Security

The security measures applied by Çekino during the processing of your data are as follows:

  • Network security and application security are ensured.
  • Security measures are taken within the scope of procurement, development, and maintenance of information technology systems.
  • The security of personal data stored in the cloud is ensured.
  • Employees receive periodic training and awareness activities regarding data security.
  • Access from external sources to internal systems is blocked using firewalls.
  • Data leaks are monitored using Data Loss Prevention (DLP) products.
  • Vulnerability scanning is performed on servers using the Nessus product.
  • Two-factor authentication VPN connections are used for internal network access.
  • Security products are used to protect against email-based attacks.
  • Access logs are regularly maintained.
  • Corporate policies regarding access, information security, usage, storage, and disposal have been prepared and implemented.
  • Confidentiality agreements are signed.
  • Access rights of employees with role changes or those leaving the company are revoked.
  • Up-to-date antivirus systems are used.
  • Signed contracts include data security provisions.
  • Personal data security policies and procedures have been established.
  • Personal data security issues are promptly reported.
  • Personal data security is continuously monitored.
  • The security of environments containing personal data is ensured.
  • Personal data is minimized wherever possible.
  • Personal data is backed up, and the security of the backups is also ensured.
  • User account management and authorization control systems are in place and monitored.
  • Internal periodic and/or random audits are conducted.
  • Existing risks and threats have been identified.
  • Cybersecurity measures have been implemented and are continuously monitored.
  • The highest level of software and hardware security measures are taken according to the current state of technology.

4. Cookie Usage

Cookies, pixels, gifs, and other tracking technologies ("Cookies") are small files placed on your devices such as tablets, phones, or computers when you use our websites or applications. Through cookies, the servers of our websites and applications recognize your devices and allow functionalities such as remembering your language preferences, saved usernames and passwords, or products in your shopping cart. Cookies also help manage traffic on the website and analyze the number and audience of visitors to our websites or applications, enabling us to improve our software and provide you with a better experience.

For more detailed information about the cookies used, you can review the Cookie Disclosure Statement available on the Çekino websites and applications you use or visit. You have the option to personalize your cookie preferences by adjusting your browser settings.

5. Information Update and Changes

Çekino may update the content of this Privacy Policy without prior notice to keep it up to date with privacy and data protection principles and to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. The updated Privacy Policy will be published on Çekino’s website. You can always access the current version of the Privacy Policy at www.cekino.com. If you continue to use Çekino's services and/or applications after the changes are made, it will be deemed that you accept the changes. The provisions of the Privacy Policy, as amended by Çekino, will come into effect on the date they are published on the website.

You can submit your applications regarding your rights under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law to Çekino through the following addresses:

  • Written Application: You can fill out our Personal Data Application Form and submit your request in person with a wet signature to the address Ostim OSB Mah. 100. Yıl Blv. No:55/E İç Kapı No:27 Yenimahalle/Ankara, or send it to the KEP address or the email address provided below.
  • Registered Electronic Mail (KEP) Address: cekinobil@hs01.kep.tr
  • Email Address: If you have previously provided us with an email address and it has been recorded in our system, you can use the registered email address to send the application form to kvkk@cekino.com. (If the email address from which you are sending the request is not registered in Çekino's system, your application must be signed with a secure electronic signature or mobile signature.)

Contact Information

Adres: Çekino Information Technologies Inc.
Ostim O.S.B. Mah. 100.Yıl Blv No:55/E İç Kapı No:27 Yenimahalle/Ankara

Tel: +90 312 312 1230
Fax: +90 312 312 1230  

Last updated: 15 November 2024