This privacy notice has been prepared by Specialist Clinical Psychologist Zeynep Hilal Çelik (the “Data Controller”), acting as data controller, in accordance with Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”). The Turkish version of this notice is the binding one.

What data do we process?

Identity and contact data: full name, phone number, email address.
Request details: your preferred way of contact, session format, who the session is for, times that suit you and your optional short note.
Special category data: the content of your appointment request may indirectly qualify as health data.
Transaction security data: the time the form was submitted and an irreversible hash of your IP address, used to prevent misuse.

For what purposes do we process it?

To review your appointment request and contact you,
To schedule the session,
To prevent misuse of the form and unwanted submissions.

Legal grounds

Your identity and contact data are processed on the legal grounds that this is necessary for entering into a contract (KVKK Art. 5/2-c) and the legitimate interest of the data controller (Art. 5/2-f). Information that may qualify as health data is processed only with your explicit consent (Art. 6/2).

Where and for how long is your data stored?

The information you send through the form is stored on a server located in Türkiye, in a password-protected admin panel. So that your request can be answered quickly, the same information is also sent to the data controller's email address; the servers of the email service provider (e.g. Google) may be located abroad. This transfer relies on your explicit consent under KVKK Art. 9. Your information is not shared with third parties. Request records are automatically deleted after 180 days at the latest. Records relating to the therapy process are outside the scope of this notice, and you will be informed about them separately in the first session.

Who is your data shared with?

Your personal data is not shared with anyone unless there is a legal obligation to do so. Hosting and email service providers only provide the technical infrastructure.

Your rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to learn whether your data is being processed, to request information if it has been processed, to learn whether it is used in line with its purpose, to request its correction or deletion, to withdraw your explicit consent and to request compensation if you suffer damage.

You can send your requests to zeynephilalcelik@gmail.com. Your request will be answered within 30 days at the latest.