PRIVACY POLICY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
At Blackswan Publishing (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" or "Blackswan"), we place the utmost importance on the security of your personal data. With this awareness, we attach great importance to processing and preserving all personal data belonging to individuals associated with our company in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK").
1. Identity of the Data Controller
In accordance with the KVKK, the data controller is Blackswan Publishing. Your personal data shared through our website (www.blackswan.com) will be evaluated by our company within the scope specified below.
2. Processed Personal Data
Within the scope of your visit to our website and your use of our services, the following personal data may be processed:
- Identity Information: Your first name, last name.
- Contact Information: Your phone number, email address.
- Customer Transaction Information: Messages, requests, complaints, and subject selections you submit through contact forms.
- Transaction Security Information: IP address information and log records of your website visits.
3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Your collected personal data is processed for the following purposes in accordance with the conditions specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:
- Receiving, evaluating, and responding to questions, requests, and complaints submitted through the contact form.
- Providing information about updates, publications, campaigns, and announcements within the scope of the E-Newsletter subscription (provided that you have explicit consent).
- Carrying out activities aimed at customer satisfaction.
- Improving our services and making our website more secure.
- Providing information to authorized individuals, institutions, and organizations arising from the legislation.
4. Method and Legal Reason for Collecting Personal Data
Your personal data is collected electronically, through automatic or non-automatic methods, via the Contact Form, E-Newsletter Form, your email messages, and cookies on our website.
Your data is processed based on the following legal grounds specified in Article 5 of the KVKK:
- Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
- Processing of data is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or protection of any right.
- Having your explicit consent for matters such as sending commercial electronic messages and e-newsletter subscriptions.
5. Transfer of Processed Personal Data
Your collected personal data may be transferred to authorized public institutions and organizations to fulfill our legal obligations, to our legal advisors for the resolution of legal disputes, and to domestic/international technology business partners providing our website infrastructure, server, and email services (by taking necessary administrative and technical measures).
6. Rights of the Personal Data Owner (Article 11)
As personal data owners, you have the following rights under Article 11 of the KVKK:
- To learn whether your personal data is processed or not.
- If your personal data has been processed, to request information regarding this.
- To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used appropriately for their purpose.
- To know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad.
- To request the correction of your personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing.
- To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of the KVKK.
- To object to the occurrence of a result against the person themselves by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems.
- To request compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.
7. Application to the Data Controller and Contact
To exercise your rights stated above, you can submit your request to us through the following communication channels, along with the necessary information identifying you and your explanations regarding the right you wish to exercise:
