INFORMATION AND POLICY REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
General Overview The rights protected by Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data and related legislation are observed by Mimya Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and all necessary measures are taken to safeguard these rights. This document explains how the principles of processing and protecting personal data, as regulated by the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, are implemented by our Company.
Legal Basis for the Collection of Personal Data by Our Company Various legal regulations have been enacted to ensure the protection of personal data. In accordance with these laws, including Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, and Law No. 5237, it is necessary for our Company to collect and process data to fulfill its obligations arising from the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 and the Regulation on Distance Contracts.
Data Controller In accordance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, our Company acts as the "data controller" and collects, stores, processes, and may share your personal data with third parties within the scope explained below, in compliance with the law and relevant regulations.
Processed Personal Data by Our Company Services, products, and commercial activities offered by our Company may vary, and your personal data is processed by our Company through various methods, whether automatic or non-automatic. This includes data obtained through channels such as stores, customer service units in our stores, call centers, websites, and social media platforms, either verbally, in writing, or electronically, with your explicit consent or approval, in accordance with legal provisions.
Our Company does not collect or process sensitive personal data, such as religious beliefs, sect, ethnic origin, membership in associations, foundations, and similar entities, health, and genetic data.
Methods and Purposes of Collecting Personal Data Personal data is collected through membership forms, communication via the website, social media (Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.), customer communication through call centers, visits to the company headquarters and stores, and information provided in writing or verbally through physical or electronic channels. Your personal data is processed for the purposes of providing services, conducting commercial activities, and fulfilling our obligations under the contracts and business relationships established with you by our Company.
Processing and Transfer of Your Personal Data The processing and transfer of personal data by our Company are carried out by complying with the law and the purpose of the Personal Data Protection Law. Your personal data is primarily processed within this framework to fulfill our legal obligations arising from our relationship with you.
In this context:
- Ensuring the delivery of products within the framework of the contract,
- Confirming the identity information of the transaction party,
- Planning, managing, and executing the human resources, commercial partnerships, and communication activities of our Company's administration,
- Organizing, planning, and conducting strategies and research activities for the sale and marketing of products and services,
- Improving the services offered on our Company's website, correcting errors on the website, ensuring and enhancing information security,
- Informing you about campaigns, developments, and innovations in our Company, managing events,
- Offering personalized recommendations to individuals by making their requests, preferences, and interests unique,
- Evaluating and resolving requests and complaints,
- Sharing information with authorized institutions and organizations for legal reasons,
your personal data is processed by our Company in accordance with the conditions specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data.
As a rule, personal data is not transferred to third parties without the consent of the data subject and is not shared with third parties. However, personal data is shared with third parties within the framework of the data subject's consent. Data collected through the membership form is never shared with third parties without the explicit consent or instruction of the data subject and is never used or sold for commercial purposes outside of our activities. However, due to the legal obligations of the Company, the sharing of data with courts and other public institutions is an exception.
In this context, personal data is shared and transferred by our Company:
- With company partners, business partners, and third parties designated by these individuals to ensure the necessary work and the operation of business processes,
- With relevant individuals to ensure the legal and commercial confidentiality rights of individuals with whom the Company has a business relationship,
- For the delivery of products, in case of purchasing products, with cargo companies that require the name, surname, phone number, and address information,
- With public institutions and organizations legally authorized,
- In accordance with the conditions specified in Article 8 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data.
Storage Periods of Your Personal Data by the Company Your personal data is stored by our Company in compliance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data. In case the reasons requiring the processing of personal data cease to exist or the mandatory statutory retention periods for personal data specified in the legislation expire, your personal data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized by our Company either ex officio or upon your request.
Use of Cookies "Cookies" are used on our website. Cookies are small files transmitted by the web page server to your hard drive and are used by many other websites. Cookies automatically access specific data such as IP address, browser used, operating system on your computer, and your internet connection. The technical communication file is not designed to receive personal information or to send viruses; it only provides convenience in using the internet by storing status and preferences about the site. Cookies are used on our website to provide a better shopping experience for our visitors.
Even if you disable cookies, you can still visit our website at any time. However, internet browsers are always set to accept cookies. You can control cookies through browser settings or other tools. In this way, you always have the option to disable the use of cookies. Please note that if you disable the use of cookies, some features on our website may not work.
For detailed information about cookies, you can access our Cookie Policy page.
Information on Social Plugins within the Scope of Social Media Social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, etc.) use social plugins. When you visit a page on our Company's website that contains such plugins, the plugins are initially inactive. Indeed, the plugins remain inactive as long as you do not click on the designated button on the relevant page. However, when you click on the designated button, the plugins become active, establishing a connection with these social networks and obtaining your consent for data transfer. If your sessions on these social networks are open, this visit can be associated with your account on the social network. The information corresponding to the clicked button is transferred directly to the relevant social network by your browser and stored there.
Additionally, you can review the Data Protection notifications of the relevant social networks regarding the scope of the settings you can change to protect your rights and privacy regarding the collection, processing, and use of data. If you do not want social networks to collect data about you through our Company's website, you must close your active sessions on these social networks before visiting our website.
Security of Your Personal Data Our Company takes all necessary technical and administrative measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, or alteration, as required by the Law on the Protection of Personal Data and other relevant legislation. However, in case of attacks on our website or systems due to external factors despite the necessary information security measures taken by our Company, causing any harm to your personal data or it falling into the hands of third parties, this situation will be immediately reported to you and the competent authorities specified by law, and the necessary precautions will be taken.
Furthermore, when making payments on our website, your credit card information requested on the payment page is not stored on the servers of our Company or the companies providing services to our Company. In this way, all transactions related to your payment take place between the bank and your computer through the interface of our Company.
Rights of Data Subjects As a data subject, in accordance with Article 11 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, you have the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data is processed and, if processed, to request information about it,
- To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with this purpose,
- To learn the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
- To request the correction of your personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing, and to request the notification of these corrections to the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,
- To request the deletion, destruction, or anonymization of your personal data in case the reasons requiring the processing of personal data cease to exist, and to request the notification of these transactions to the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,
- To object to a result against you that may arise by analyzing your processed personal data exclusively through automated systems and to request the compensation of the damage if you suffer any harm due to the illegal processing of your personal data,
We would like to inform you of your rights. To exercise these rights, you can fill out the "Mimya Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi Personal Data Subject Application Form" on our website and send it to us through the methods specified in the form.