Privacy policy.

Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography informs you that, for the purposes of his business activities, it processes the personal data of his customers. Processing always takes place in accordance with applicable national law and European Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Act – General Data Protection Regulation, hereafter referred to as “GDPR”).

GDPR is the most recent European Union (EU) regulatory framework in the field of personal data. The purpose of the law is to lay down the conditions for the processing of personal data to protect the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in particular the right to the protection of personal data.

For any matter regarding the processing of personal data, please contact us at info@mertgardiyanoglu.com

What categories of personal data are we processing?
We process any personal data you provide us, including Name, Postal Address, Postcode. Code, Prefecture, City, Area, Country, Landline Telephone and Your Email Address, VAT Number, Tax Number, Occupation. Processing only when we have a legitimate reason to do so.

What are the legitimate reasons for processing your personal data?
Legal reasons for processing your personal information are:
(a) the realization of the services you assign to us and you wish to receive from us and therefore the fulfillment of our contractual obligations in this context.
(b) compliance with a statutory obligation, such as regulatory compliance for tax purposes.
(c) your consent under the specific conditions set forth in the legal framework in order to receive services, offers, etc. from Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography or third party affiliates, which process personal data in accordance with the applicable framework .

 DECLARATION OF AGE
By providing your consent, you declare responsibly that you are over 16 years of age. If you are under 16, you can use our website only with the participation and approval of a parent or guardian.

Exporting Statistics
It is possible that your personal data will be used in Google Analytics. Google Analytics aims to capture the web traffic of our site and to export useful statistics for our client list.

• Profiling
  In order to provide you with the best possible experience, personal data collected from our site may be used to send personalized updates, provided you have given your consent, subject to the specific conditions set out in the legal framework. Personalization based on your needs and preferences (profiling) is based on the data we draw from your personal data, such as the occupation, the residence area, etc., or on the basis of the results of the Customer Satisfaction Survey and the purchases you make.

WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
 Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography shares the personal data provided by natural persons to third parties that provide automation services for the purpose of bulk mailing.
Also, these data are accessible to support and marketing information systems of the site.  Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography ensures their protection under strict confidentiality conditions and continuous control of the appropriate and organizational measures taken by these companies.
Finally, the data is transferred, when a payment, is made to payment providers. We on our part use high security systems to prevent data leakage from malicious systems.

DATA STORAGE PERIOD
The length of the data storage period is based on the following specific criteria, as appropriate:
When processing is required as a requirement under provisions of the applicable legal framework, your personal data will be stored for as long as required by the relevant provisions.
When processing is done on a contractual basis, your personal data will be stored for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract and for the foundation, exercise, and / or support of legal claims under the contract.
For marketing purposes, your personal data is retained until your consent is withdrawn. This can be done by you at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of consent-based processing in the period before its revocation.
To withdraw your consent, you can contact us at info@mertgardiyanoglu.com

SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography applies appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure the processing of personal data and to prevent accidental loss or destruction and unauthorised and / or unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure thereof. In any case, the way in which the internet operates and the fact that it is free to anyone can not guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to violate the applicable technical and organizational measures by gaining access and possibly using personal data for unauthorized and / or unfair purposes.

What are your rights with respect to your personal data?
Any natural person whose data is being processed by Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography enjoys the following rights:

 Right of access:
You have the right to be aware and verify the legitimacy of the processing. So, you have the right to access the data and get additional information about how to process it. 

Right to correction:
You have the right to study, correct, update or modify your personal data.

Right to delete:
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when we process it on your consent or in order to protect our legitimate interests. In all other cases (such as, for example, where there is a contract, the obligation to process personal data required by law, public interest), this right is subject to specific restrictions or does not exist as the case may be.

Right to limit processing:
You have the right to request a limitation on the processing of your personal data in the following cases: (a) when you contest the accuracy of your personal data and until it has been verified, (b) when you object to the deletion of personal data, c) when personal data are not needed for processing purposes, you are, however, indispensable for the foundation, exercise, support of legal claims, and (d) when you object to the processing and until it is verified is that there are legitimate reasons that concern us and supersede why oppose the processing.

Right to oppose processing:
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data where, as described above, it is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests we seek as processors, as well as for processing for direct marketing and consumer profile training.

 Right to portability:
You have the right to receive your personal data free of charge in a format that allows you to access, use, and edit them with commonly used editing methods. You also have the right to ask us, if technically feasible, to pass the data directly to another processor. Your right to do so exists for the data you have provided to us and is processed by automated means based on your consent or performance of a relevant contract.

Right to withdraw consent:
Finally, Mert Gardiyanoglu Photography informs you that where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke it freely, without prejudice to the legitimacy of the processing based on your consent, before you recall it.

To exercise the above privileges, please contact us at hello@theduophotography.com. 

 
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