CLARIFICATION TEXT ON THE PROCESSING AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA FOR THE İTÜ SEED PRELIMINARY APPLICATION AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
As ARI TEKNOKENT PROJE GELİŞTİRME PLANLAMA ANONİM ŞİRKETİ (TIN: 0740264905) (“İTÜ ARI Teknokent ” or “Company”) your personal data in the category of identification consisting of your name, surname and in the category of contact information consisting of your e-mail address, Linkedln account and address collected via the Contact Form and through semi-automatic means on our www.ituseed.com in compliance with the Law no 6698 on Personal Data Protection (“PDPL” or “the Law”) will be collected and processed limitedly for the purposes and reasons listed below.
Category | Purposes | Cause of Actions |
Identification |
| Article 5/2/c-f of the Law; If the processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract, if the 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. |
Contact | ||
Contact |
| Article 5/1 of the Regulation; Based on your consent |
Transfer to 3rd Parties | Purposes of Transfer | Cause of Actions |
Service provider business partners and suppliers authorized by us in the capacity of data processor | Carrying out and managing application, evaluation, and program participation processes, ensuring the technical and operational continuity of the program, including information systems, communication infrastructure, and data hosting services, providing support, consultancy, and operational services necessary for the planning, execution, and monitoring of the program, fulfilling legal, technical, and administrative requirements related to data security and compliance obligations. | Pursuant to Article 8/2/a of the Law; If the processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, if it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract. |
Authorized public institutions and organizations, if necessary | Carrying out statutory reporting, conducting regulatory and supervisory activities, and managing complaint and legal processes | Pursuant to Article 8/2/a of the Law; If the processing of personal data necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject. |
Message Management System (MMS) and the relevant private legal entity | Fulfilling obligations arising from the Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce and its secondary legislation | Article 8/2(a) of the PDPL; Where it is explicitly provided for by law or where it is mandatory for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligations |
Rights of the Data Subjects Under the Law
You may apply to İTÜ ARI Teknokent at any time and request to exercise your rights arising from the Article 11 of the PDPL: “a) to learn whether your personal data has been processed, b) to demand for information if your personal data have been processed, c) to learn the purpose of the processing of your personal data and whether these personal data are used in compliance with the purpose, ç) to know the third parties to whom your personal data are transferred in country or abroad, d) to request the rectification of the incomplete or inaccurate data e) to request the erasure or destruction of your personal data under the conditions referred to in Article 7, f) to request reporting of the operations carried out pursuant to sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) to third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred, g) to object to the occurrence of a result against the person himself/herself by analyzing the data processed solely through automated systems, ğ) to claim compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data”. You may submit your requests regarding your rights and the enforcement of the Law by filling and signing out the application form that you can obtain from us or from www.ituseed.com;
- Send it with wet-ink signature “Reşitpaşa Mah. Katar Cad. No:4 İç Kapı No:1101 Sarıyer/İstanbul” via notary public, by registered mail with return receipt requested at your discretion for ease of proof or by your personal application,
- By sending your application via e-mail to [email protected] using the registered electronic mail (KEP) address assigned to your name,
- By sending an e-mail to [email protected] using the e-mail address notified to the Company by you and registered in the company system.
As the personal data owner, in the application you will make to exercise your rights mentioned above and which contains the explanations regarding the right you have request to exercise; the requested matter needs to be clear and understandable, the subject needs to be related to yourself and in case you are acting on behalf of someone else, you will need to submit your special power of attorney certified by the notary in this regard.
In accordance with the “Communiqué on The Principles and Procedures for the Request to Data Controller“, it is mandatory to include name-surname, signature, Turkish Identification (“ID”) number (for foreigners, nationality, passport number or ID number if any), residential or workplace address for notice, e-mail address, telephone and fax number and the subject of the request in your applications.
Applications that do not fulfill such elements will be rejected by İTÜ ARI Teknokent or directed to the valid application channels.
İTÜ ARI Teknokent reserves the right to make changes in this Data Protection Statement, due to the Law, secondary legislations and committee resolutions.
EXPLICIT CONSENT STATEMENT REGARDING İTÜ SEED PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
I hereby declare and acknowledge that I have read and understood the “Clarification Text On The Processing And Protection Of Personal Data For The İTÜ SEED Preliminary Application And Commercial Electronic Message” delivered to me, that I have been clearly and comprehensibly informed about my rights specified under Article 11 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data and how to exercise these rights, and that I am aware I may withdraw my explicit consent at any time.
- Within the scope of the Regulation on Commercial Communication and Commercial Electronic Messages, I hereby acknowledge and declare that I consent to the sending of commercial electronic messages via email for the purpose of communicating with me electronically.
By filling out the form available on the website and submitting it by checking the approval box, it shall be deemed that you have given your explicit consent for this activity.
You may withdraw the consent you have given in this regard at any time and contact the Company representatives for further information.
This text has been last updated on 28.01.26.