Personal Data Protection Notice

Last updated: 19.10.2026

As the data controller, Tekim processes the personal data obtained through the tekim.net website in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), as explained below.

1. Data controller

Tekim
Address: Taşoluk mah. Değirmen Arkası cad. No:9/1, Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey
E-mail: export@tekim.net
Phone: +90 212 684 44 41

2. Personal data we process

• Identity and contact details: name, company name, phone number, e-mail address, country.
• Request details: the content of messages, quotation and product requests you send us through the contact form, e-mail or phone.
• Transaction security: IP address, browser information, pages visited and date/time of the visit.

3. Purposes of processing

• Receiving and answering your enquiries, quotation and sample requests,
• Establishing and performing commercial relationships (orders, shipment, after-sales support),
• Ensuring the security of the website and preventing misuse and attacks,
• Complying with our legal obligations.

4. Legal grounds

Your personal data are processed under Article 5 of the KVKK on the grounds that processing is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract, is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, is necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right, or is necessary for our legitimate interests provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed. Where none of these grounds applies (for example statistics cookies), we ask for your explicit consent.

5. Method of collection

Personal data are collected partly or fully by automated means through the contact form on the website, e-mail, phone, cookies and server logs.

6. Transfers

Within the limits of the purposes above, your personal data may be shared with service providers that host and maintain the website, with public authorities that are legally entitled to request them, and with our advisers in legal proceedings. Some services used on the website (such as visitor statistics) may store data on servers located outside Türkiye; such transfers are carried out in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK.

7. Your rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to learn whether your personal data are processed and to request information about it; to learn the purpose of processing and whether data are used accordingly; to know the third parties to whom data are transferred; to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data; to request deletion or destruction; to request that these actions be notified to third parties; to object to a result against you arising from automated analysis; and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may also have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

8. How to apply

You can send your requests in writing to the address above, or by e-mail to export@tekim.net. Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest.