Privacy / Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent

This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is managed when you visit the PhotoMio application and use its services.

Personal Data Processed, Purpose, and Legal Basis

The PhotoMio application, provided by Haydar Deniz, requests your personal data (including but not limited to name, surname, mobile phone number, landline number, email, ID/Tax number, address, and social media account information if connected through those channels) to offer better services and to fulfill its legal obligations under laws such as the Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publications, the Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, the Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, and other relevant regulations. This personal data will be processed and stored with your explicit consent, within the scope and purposes outlined by this Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent, and will not be used beyond these purposes.

Recorded Information

You can download and browse the PhotoMio application anonymously without providing any personal information. If you choose to become a member to access all the content, you accept that the PhotoMio application may collect and store the following personal data:

Use of Information

By becoming a member, you accept that the PhotoMio application may use your personal data for the following purposes:

Data Retention Period

According to the Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, data will be retained for 1 year from the date of receipt of the notification that consent has been withdrawn; records related to the content of commercial electronic messages and other related records will be retained for 5 years for submission to the relevant ministry if necessary. After the expiration of this period, your personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized by our company or upon your request.

Use of Cookies

The PhotoMio application will collect, process, share with third parties, and securely store your browsing information to provide better service to its visitors, enable them to benefit from the membership and shopping platform, and within the scope of the purposes and limits determined by this Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent.

Cookies are small text files containing information that are loaded by your internet browser and stored on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet when you visit the PhotoMio application or connect through the website. The PhotoMio application monitors your browsing information and/or membership usage history on the site to offer you special promotions, advertisements, and marketing offers, improve the website content according to your preferences, and/or determine your preferences. The PhotoMio application may combine information collected at different times through different methods on the site with information obtained from other sources and use this combined information. Such matching and use will remain within the scope and purposes determined by this Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent.

Sharing Personal Data with Official Authorities

The PhotoMio application may share your personal data related to your visit or membership and traffic information such as your browsing information with public institutions and organizations authorized to request such information for your safety and to fulfill its legal obligations (including but not limited to cases where the PhotoMio application has a legal or administrative obligation to report or provide information, such as combating crime and threats to state and public security).

Measures for Protecting Personal Data

Protecting personal data is an important issue for the PhotoMio application. PhotoMio takes the necessary measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. The application uses widely accepted security technology standards, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, to store personal data. Additionally, when you send personal data or credit card information to PhotoMio via the website/mobile app/mobile site, this data is transmitted using SSL.

Applicable Law, Authorized Courts, and Enforcement Agencies

This Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent is governed by the laws of the Republic of Turkey. Disputes arising from the application of this Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent will be resolved by the Istanbul Courts and Enforcement Agencies.

Communication Consent

By not objecting to this Privacy/Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent, you consent to the collection, storage, processing, use, and transfer of your personal data, which you have shared with us, for the purpose of providing various benefits, as well as for promotional, marketing, sales, survey, and similar electronic communications through phone, SMS, email, and other means, and for sending other communication messages.