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Clarification Text On Personal Data Processing

As the Worldwide Lawyers Association (WOLAS), we place great importance on the privacy and security of your personal data. We make every effort to ensure that the personal data of individuals associated with the Association are processed and stored in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“PDPL/Law”).

Within this framework, our Association, as the Data Controller, processes your personal data under the conditions outlined below and within the limits prescribed by the relevant legislation in accordance with the PDPL.

  1. Purposes of Processing Your Personal Data

Your personal data may be processed by the Association as the data controller or by designated legal/natural persons in accordance with the PDPL under the following circumstances:

  • For identity verification and record creation, to provide access to services, invitations, events, and other opportunities offered by the Association;
  • To inform about the services and content provided, and to evaluate personal data and information for statistical studies without disclosing identities for service improvement;
  • To determine preferences and needs of the data subject and to tailor and update the services accordingly;
  • To inform about the Association’s sponsors/supporters, activities, opportunities, and updates;
  • To provide information regarding requested data, events, and services;
  • To evaluate complaints and applications submitted by the data subject;
  • To suggest new services that may interest the data subject based on preferences;
  • To remind the data subject of content and opportunities they may wish to revisit, subject to their preference;
  • To conduct research based on user-provided information to create anonymous, aggregated, and statistical data, which may be combined with other members’ data to improve the Association’s content (e.g., age group distribution, gender statistics);
  • To develop customized content and opportunities based on profiles created through research on user interests and behaviors;
  • To perform analyses and audits to improve service quality and develop new services;
  • To initiate legal proceedings directly or indirectly related to the data subject;
  • To verify identities by matching with other data obtained through various channels described in the “Methods and Legal Basis for Collecting Personal Data” section;
  • To store, copy, or back up data to prevent data loss;
  • To notify the data subject about events supported or organized by the Association and to send electronic communications;
  • To send commercial electronic messages with explicit consent, as required by legal regulations;
  • For other purposes communicated to the data subject during data collection;
  • To fulfill legal obligations as required or mandated by legal regulations and the PDPL.

  1. Transfer of Processed Personal Data to Third Parties and Purpose

Your personal data may be transferred, within the scope of the purposes specified in this text, to business partners, project sponsors, affiliates, cooperating institutions, third parties with whom we have legal or contractual obligations (e.g., security, health, occupational safety, legal services), and authorized public institutions and organizations. These transfers are carried out under confidentiality agreements to ensure data protection and are in compliance with Articles 8 and 9 of the PDPL.

  1. Methods and Legal Basis for Collecting Personal Data

In accordance with Articles 4, 5, and 6 of the PDPL, your personal data may be collected and processed in compliance with the principles of legality, fairness, accuracy, relevance, necessity, and retention for the required duration. Data may be collected through automated or non-automated methods, including offices, call centers, websites, social media, mobile applications, and other means, either verbally, in writing, or electronically.

Your personal data is obtained to fulfill the purposes mentioned above and to enable the Association to meet its contractual and legal obligations fully and accurately. The personal data collected for these legal reasons may be processed and transferred as outlined in sections (1) and (2) of this document, in accordance with the personal data processing conditions and purposes stated in Articles 5 and 6 of the PDPL.

  1. Rights of Personal Data Owners Under Article 11 of the PDPL

As personal data owners, you may submit your requests regarding your rights to our Association using the methods specified in this Clarification Text. Our Association will conclude the request free of charge within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. In this context, personal data owners have the right to:

  • Learn whether their personal data is processed;
  • Request information if their personal data has been processed;
  • Learn the purpose of data processing and whether it is used in line with its purpose;
  • Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad;
  • Request the correction of incomplete or inaccurate data and request that such changes be communicated to third parties to whom the data has been transferred;
  • Request the deletion or destruction of personal data when the reasons for processing no longer exist, even if the data has been processed in accordance with the law, and request that this be notified to third parties to whom the data has been transferred;
  • Object to decisions made solely based on automated processing that produce unfavorable consequences for the data subject;
  • Request compensation for damages if the data subject suffers harm due to unlawful processing of personal data.

In accordance with Article 13(1) of the PDPL, you can submit your request to exercise the above rights in writing or via your registered email address previously provided to our Association. Requests can be sent to info@wolas.org.