Privacy Policy and Information Notice on the Protection of Personal Data

In accordance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”), your personal data may be processed by the Türkiye International Education Foundation (the “Foundation”), as the data controller, within the scope described below.

Address

Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cad. No:4/72 Çankaya / Ankara

Email

info@tuev.org.tr

The following personal data may be processed through our website within the scope of the services offered and the activities carried out:

• Identity Information: First name, last name, Turkish ID number (where necessary)
• Contact Information: Email address, phone number, address
• Transaction Security Information: IP address, cookie records, log records
• Visual and Audio Data: Photo and video recordings of events/activities (if any)
• Education Information: Information on scholarship, education program and internship/volunteering applications
• Other: Information shared through the contact form, newsletter subscription or donation transactions

Our Foundation collects personal data only to the extent required by the service and permitted by the relevant legislation.

No special categories of personal data are collected on our website. In exceptional cases where such data must be collected, explicit consent will be obtained separately.

Your personal data is collected by automated or partially automated means through:

• Contact forms
• Application forms
• Email
• Cookies
• Electronic channels

It is processed on the following legal grounds under Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:

• Your explicit consent
• The establishment or performance of a contract
• Compliance with legal obligations
• The establishment, exercise or protection of a right
• The legitimate interests of the Foundation

Data is processed for the following purposes:

• Carrying out the Foundation's activities
• Managing scholarship and education programs
• Managing donation processes
• Responding to contact requests
• Fulfilling legal obligations
• Website security
• Statistical reporting

Personal data may be shared, within the scope of the KVKK, with:

• Authorized public institutions
• Service provider business partners
• Advisors such as financial advisors and lawyers

The Foundation does not sell personal data for commercial purposes and does not share it with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data is retained for as long as the purpose of processing requires and for the period specified in the relevant legislation.

At the end of this period, it is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.

The website uses:

• Strictly necessary cookies
• Analytics cookies
• Functionality cookies

Users can manage cookies through their browser settings.

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, users may:

• Learn whether their data is being processed.
• Request information.
• Request correction.
• Request deletion.
• Learn the third parties to whom their data has been transferred.
• Object to automated analyses.
• Request compensation for damages.

Applications can be submitted to the following addresses:

Address

Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cad. No:4/72 Çankaya / Ankara

Email

info@tuev.org.tr

Applications are concluded within 30 days at the latest.

The Foundation takes the necessary technical and administrative measures to protect personal data.

The Foundation reserves the right to update this policy when it deems necessary.

Türkiye International Education Foundation

Address

Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cad. No:4/72 Çankaya / Ankara

Email

info@tuev.org.tr