This notice explains how GDR Makina, acting as data controller, processes your personal data under Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK").
1. Data Controller
Your personal data is processed by GDR Makina as data controller, within the scope described below.
- Address: Fevziçakmak, Ahmet Petekçi Caddesi No:10 BJ, 42050 Karatay/Konya, Türkiye
- Email: info@gdrmakina.com
- Phone: +90 538 524 41 39
2. Personal Data We Process
If you contact us through our website, the following categories of personal data may be processed:
- Identity data: Name and surname
- Contact data: Phone number, email address
- Customer transaction data: Requested service type, project details, company you represent
- Transaction security data: IP address, browser and device information, site usage data (via cookies)
3. Purposes of Processing
- Responding to your quote requests and preparing pricing
- Answering your questions about our products and services
- Managing contract processes and after-sales services
- Planning production and operational processes
- Conducting communication activities
- Analysing website usage and improving user experience
- Fulfilling our legal obligations
4. Method of Collection and Legal Basis
Your personal data is collected through electronic channels such as our website contact form, email, telephone and WhatsApp, by automated or partly automated means.
Processing is based on the legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK:
- Processing is directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract
- Processing is mandatory for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligations
- Processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms
- For non-essential cookies, your explicit consent
5. Transfer of Personal Data
Your personal data may be transferred to the following parties, limited to the purposes stated above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK:
- Our IT infrastructure providers (hosting and email services)
- Website analytics providers (Google Analytics)
- Authorised public institutions where required by law
Due to the use of Google Analytics, and depending on your cookie preferences, some of your data may be transferred to servers located abroad. Such transfer is carried out on the basis of your explicit consent, given through the cookie notice.
6. Retention Period
Your personal data is retained for as long as required by the purpose of processing and for the statutory retention periods set out in applicable legislation. Once these periods expire, your data is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
7. Your Rights Under the KVKK
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you may apply to the data controller to exercise the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed
- To request information if your personal data has been processed
- To learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose
- To know the third parties to whom your data is transferred, in Türkiye or abroad
- To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
- To request deletion or destruction of your data under the conditions set out in Article 7
- To request that correction, deletion or destruction be notified to third parties to whom the data was transferred
- To object to an adverse outcome arising from analysis carried out solely by automated systems
- To claim compensation if you suffer damage due to unlawful processing
8. How to Apply
You may submit your requests regarding the rights above, together with documents establishing your identity, through the following channels:
- By email: info@gdrmakina.com
- In writing: Fevziçakmak, Ahmet Petekçi Caddesi No:10 BJ, 42050 Karatay/Konya, Türkiye
Your application will be concluded free of charge within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. If the process requires an additional cost, a fee may be charged in line with the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board.
9. Updates
This notice may be revised in line with legislative changes or updates to our business processes. The current version is always published on this page.