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Privacy Policy

Effective date: 1 June 2025 · Operated by mehmet-tuncay-akyuz

mehmet-tuncay-akyuz (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to mehmet-tuncay-akyuz.com. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights regarding that data.

1. Data We Collect

We may collect your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form.
We automatically collect usage data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on site via analytics tools.
We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, health data, or government identifiers.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used to respond to enquiries, send newsletters you have opted into, and improve our content and user experience.
We use aggregated analytics data to understand which Turkey route guides are most popular and to plan new content.
We will never sell your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.

3. Cookies

We use essential cookies required for the website to function, and optional analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) to measure traffic.
You may accept or decline non-essential cookies via our Cookie banner when you first visit the site.
For full details, please see our Cookie Policy at #/cookies.

4. Third-Party Services

We use Google Analytics (Google LLC) for traffic analysis; their privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Embedded maps may be served by Google Maps or OpenStreetMap; these services may set their own cookies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites linked from our route guides.

5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Under GDPR (EU/UK residents) and CCPA (California residents), you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data.
You may withdraw consent for newsletter communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email.
To exercise any data rights, contact us at [email protected]; we will respond within 30 days.

6. Data Retention

Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then securely deleted.
Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely for historical trend analysis.

7. Security

We use HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
Access to any collected personal data is restricted to authorised personnel only.
While we take reasonable precautions, no internet transmission is 100{4f9ee2dc41aa4e6f4956d928e0c1a201836c44ec0505920c66c0f5f409d34b9e} secure; we encourage you to use secure connections.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we discover such data has been collected, we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time; the effective date below reflects the most recent revision.
Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please email us at [email protected].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If you have any questions about this policy, please visit our Contacts page or email us directly at [email protected].

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