NOTICE ON THE PROCESSING AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Pursuant to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”)
Envira GmbH — Data Controller
Definitions & Scope
Under Article 3/1(d) of the KVKK, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. As Envira GmbH, we process data provided by website visitors, customers who make online purchases, and other third parties within the framework of the KVKK and applicable regulations.
The categories of data we process may include, without limitation:
- Identity data: name, surname, photograph, Turkish ID number
- Contact data: phone numbers, address, e-mail address
- Membership data: membership ID, error logs generated during use
- Customer data: order records, date and time of use, search terms and filter settings, reviews, order history, bonus points, invoicing and payment information
- Marketing data: cookie data, targeting information, reports and analytics regarding preferences and reviews
Purposes of Processing
Envira GmbH processes personal data within the scope of Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK, in particular for the following purposes:
- Carrying out membership procedures (if requested)
- Identity verification during online purchases
- Storing address and contact information for communication
- Concluding distance sales contracts and fulfilling legal obligations under consumer protection legislation
- Contacting customers for contract performance (product delivery, returns, exchanges)
- Improving our services and informing customers about products and campaigns
- Enhancing customer satisfaction, analyzing our customer base, and conducting marketing and advertising activities
- Handling customer complaints and suggestions
- Fulfilling statutory reporting obligations to public authorities
- Protecting and exercising our legal rights
Legal Bases for Processing
Your personal data are processed on the grounds set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK and applicable laws of the Republic of Türkiye, including:
- Compliance with a legal obligation
- Conclusion or performance of a contract
- Legitimate interests of the data controller
- Fulfillment of legal duties
Where required, your data may also be processed and transferred on the basis of your explicit consent.
Transfer of Personal Data
Your personal data may be transferred in accordance with the principles of the KVKK and Articles 8 and 9 to the following recipients:
- Partner banks for financial and payment transactions
- Law firms for the exercise and defense of legal claims
- Competent public authorities and courts in fulfillment of legal obligations
Retention Periods
Your personal data are retained for the periods stipulated in applicable laws and regulations. Where no statutory period is specified, Envira GmbH retains data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of processing. After the expiry of statutory or purpose-based periods, data are deleted, destroyed, or anonymized. Longer retention is possible only to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Your Rights under Article 11 KVKK
You may apply to Envira GmbH to:
- (a) learn whether personal data are processed,
- (b) request information regarding processed data,
- (c) learn the purpose of processing and whether data are used in accordance with that purpose,
- (d) learn the third parties to whom data are transferred domestically or abroad,
- (e) request rectification of incomplete or inaccurate data,
- (f) request deletion or destruction of personal data pursuant to Article 7 of the KVKK,
- (g) request notification of rectification or deletion to third parties to whom data were transferred,
- (h) object to results that arise to your detriment from analysis of data exclusively by automated systems,
- (i) request compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.
Your rights have been exercisable since October 7, 2016. Fees may be charged for processing applications in accordance with Article 13 of the KVKK.
How to Exercise Your Rights
You can submit your applications by following the procedures described in our Application Form available here: insert link. Please ensure your request includes sufficient information to verify your identity and to identify the data processing activity concerned.
Contact Information
Data Controller: Envira GmbH
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: (insert registered address)
