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DATA PRIVACY and COOKIE POLICY
As the World Brotherhood Union Mevlana Supreme Foundation (“Foundation” or “WBU”) it is our utmost priority to have your private data processed and protected in full compliance with the Protection of Private Data Law no 6698 and all relevant secondary regulations (“Privacy Law Legislation”) when you visit our website https://www.theknowledgebook.net .
Within the framework of our Foundation’s liability of disclosure in compliance with the Privacy Law legislation, we would like to fully inform our visitors of https://www.theknowledgebook.net via this THE KNOWLEDGE BOOK Website Privacy Law Informatory Statement (“Statement”).
How and to what purpose do we collect and process your data?
During your visit to https://www.theknowledgebook.net your personal data stated below, including your traffic data, are processed electronically and physically in writing, automatically and non-automatically in relevance to, limited with and measurable by the purposes also stated below, in compliance with the Privacy Law legislation
With whom are your personal data shared and to what purpose?
We are also sharing your personal data stated in this Statement with external service providers (IT specialists, database providers, backup and recovery experts etc.) in relevance to, limited with and measurable by the execution of the purposes of our Association as well as the purposes stated herein, in compliance with the Privacy Law legislation.
The third parties with whom we share your data are liable in relation to our agreement to process and protect your personal data in relevance to, limited with and measurable by the purposes of sharing unless otherwise dictated by the Privacy Law legislation, under the supervision of WBU.
And finally, in order to fulfill our legal obligations and liabilities, we share your personal data with governmental and judiciary bodies and offices in compliance with the Privacy Law legislation.
How can you control cookies?
You can control and delete cookies as you wish. You can delete existing cookies in your computer and block them from being saved/loaded through most internet browsers.
Are your personal data being transferred out of Country?
Our Foundation does not transfer your personal data which are collected via the website to third parties resident in other countries.
The safety, storage and deletion of your personal data
Our Foundation has a high awareness on ensuring the safety and privacy of personal data. In this direction, WBU is processing the personal data of the website visitors stated in this Statement by ensuring the safety of the data in question in compliance mainly with the Privacy Law legislation and also with the Privacy Law Procedure – Personal Data Storage and Deletion Policy of our Foundation.
Your personal data are stored and retained within the time limits necessary for the purposes of data processing stated in this Statement as well as the legal period of limitation stated in the legal regulations. At the end of the said time ad period WBU deletes, eliminates and anonymizes your personal data in compliance with the Personal Data Storage and Deletion Policy.
Our Foundation takes all technical and managerial measures necessary as per the Privacy Law legislation in order to prevent unauthorized access to, or erroneous processing, disclosing and unlawful alteration/deletion of your personal data as well as to ensure the protection and safety thereof. In cases deemed necessary by the Privacy Law legislation, WBU will notify both you and the Personal Data Protection Board immediately.
Your Right to Information
Within the framework of Article 11 of the Data Privacy Law, we inform you that you have the right to apply to our Association and request the following pertaining to your personal data (i) to learn whether these data have been processed, (ii) if so, to be informed thereof and to learn the purpose for such processing and compliance to that purpose, (iii) to learn 3rd parties to whom it has been transferred within/out of the country, to correct the data in case of insufficient/erroneous processing, (iv) to delete/eliminate the data within the conditions set forth in Article 7 of the Data Privacy Law, (v) to inform third parties to whom your data have been transferred of your requests for deletion/elimination of your personal data as well as the correction of insufficient/erroneous processing be deleted and eliminated within the scope of Article 7 of the Data Privacy Law, (vi) to object to any conclusion adversely against you based on the exclusive analysis of your data with automated systems adverse conclusion, (vii) to be compensated for your loss in case you face such loss due to unlawful processing of your data. You may relay such requests to our Association in writing as per the procedures outlined in the Data Privacy Law and secondary regulations (Privacy Law legislation) via e-mail to privacy@theknowledgebook.net .
This Informatory Statement may be updated with the purpose of complying with the Data Privacy Law, due to any change in our procedures. We kindly ask you to visit our website for any possible updates.
Cookies
You may visit our website without providing any personal data. The website uses cookies to collect data on traffic in the website.
Our purpose herein is to enable you an easier visit to our website and to understand how to improve the website functions.
A cookie is a small file containing a set of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies aim to enable a more user-friendly experience of a website.
Cookies enable the presentation of personalized web pages for a more customized and swifter user-experience. Cookies cannot collect any information stored in your computer or your files, including your personal data.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is small sized text file that the website you visit saves to your computer or your mobile device. Cookies are used extensively to enable a more efficient functioning of a website or to provide data for the host website.
How do we utilize cookies?
The cookies loaded onto your computer or the data obtained through them are used for statistical analyses and security measures. No personal data is collected through cookies.
How can you control cookies?
You can control and delete cookies as you wish. You can delete existing cookies in your computer and block them from being saved/loaded through most internet browsers.
How can you manage internet browser cookies?
Most internet browsers enable to carry out the following actions:
- • To view all stored cookies and delete any ones you wish
- • Block third party cookies
- • Block cookies from specified websites
- • Block all cookies
- • Delete all cookies when you turn browser off
In case you prefer to delete the cookies, your preferences in the website in question will be deleted.
Also, if you prefer to block cookies many websites including the Knowledge Book website may not function fully and properly.
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