PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA CLARIFICATION TEXT
Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPA) published in the Official Gazette dated April 7, 2016 and numbered 29677, in order to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, especially the privacy of individuals, in the processing of personal data and to determine the obligations of real and legal persons processing personal data. As Kosmos Visa Services Limited, we would like to inform you in the capacity of ‘data responsible’ in accordance with Article 10 of the Law titled ‘’Clarification Obligation of the Data Officer’’.
DATA RESPONSIBLE AND REPRESENTATIVE
As Kosmos Visa Services Limited, in the capacity of data responsible, we may use your personal data for the purposes described below; we will be able to process, record, store, classify, update, and disclose to third parties where permitted by law for the purpose which they are committed.
PURPOSE OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
İn order to benefit from the services we offer as Kosmos Visa Services Limited Company, your personal data is processed in accordance with the basic principles set out in the KVKK and the relevant legislation, your explicit consent and / or the legal legislation that we are subject to KVKK art. 5/2. When considering the services offered by Kosmos Visa Services Limited, your personal data, for you to benefit from these services:
- In the process of meeting the demands of authorized third parties, in particular the implementation and demands of the Foreign Mission,
- Fulfilment of the provisions of domestic and foreign supervisory and regulatory authorities, relevant public institutions, labour law and other relevant legislation,
- In recruitment and human resources processes,
The above-mentioned data processing activities are carried out in order to continue our commercial activities.
It is stored in physical and electronic environment for a suitable period in accordance with the purpose of processing. For this reason, Kosmos Visa Services Limited acts in compliance with its obligations stipulated in all legal regulations, particularly KVKK.
COLLECTION METHOD OF PERSONAL DATA AND LEGAL REASON
Your personal data will be collected by our Company for the purposes listed above and in any oral, written or electronic environment (physical documents, contracts and printed forms; and in the electronic environment through the corporate website, in-house software, complaint management systems, video and audio recording systems). Your collected personal data may be processed and
transmitted for the purposes specified in this Clarification Text within the scope of personal data processing conditions, such as explicit consent in article 5 of the Law, explicitly stipulated in laws, the establishment and execution of the contract, the fulfilment of our legal obligation and the achievement of legitimate interests.
Your personal data will be processed by our employees so that you can apply for a visa and perform the service we provide. Your shared personal data and visa applications will be transferred to and kept at the Mission we work with. All your personal data, including those with special qualifications, will be protected in accordance with the regulations governing the mission.
PARTIES THAT PERSONAL DATA PROVIDED TO AND PURPOSE OF TRANSFER
Your personal data processed for the purposes above may be transferred to; Foreign Mission, domestic and foreign supervisory and regulatory authorities, relevant public institutions, labour law, other persons and organizations that are allowed by the provisions of the relevant legislation, within the scope of legal authority for the purpose requested by limited, legally authorized public and private legal entities, our company's consultants, our auditors and service providers in accordance with the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law no. 6698.
Kosmos Visa Services Limited is required to keep records and documents relating to transactions performed with its customers within the scope of legal regulations for a certain period of time; if you want your personal data to be deleted or destroyed or anonymized, your request may be fulfilled by Kosmos Visa Services Limited after a period of time specified by legal regulations; however, your personal data will not be processed by Kosmos Visa Services Limited during this period and will not be shared with third parties except for the obligations arising from national and international laws, regulations and agreements.
RIGHTS OF THE PERSON WHOSE PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED
In the event that the party to this Agreement is a natural person, if the customer is official, the customer must be a legal entity, as a personal board of directors, there are provisions of KVKK, Kosmos Visa Services:
· Learn whether personal data is processed,
· Request information if personal data is processed,
· Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
· Knowing the third parties to whom personal data is transferred at domestic or overseas,
· To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing,
· Requesting deletion or destruction of personal data,
· In case of correcting, deleting or destroying personal data, requesting that these transactions be notified to the third parties to whom the personal data are transferred to,
· Object to the occurrence of a result against the person by analysing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
· Request for compensation in case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data
Requests submitted within this scope; will be finalize by Kosmos Visa Services Limited for free of charge within thirty days at the latest. However, if a fee is foreseen by the Personal Data Protection Board, the fee in the tariff determined by our Company will be charged.
IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT US FOR YOUR REQUESTS
If you want to contact us within the coverage of Law no. 6698, for feedback or asking questions, you can deliver personally to the address by hand or you can reach us through the notary with documents supporting your identity and your petition containing your request Kosmos Visa Services Co. Ltd. - Cumhuriyet Street No:139 Harbiye - Sisli - Istanbul - Turkey
In this context, written applications to be made on the subject will be accepted following the authentication by us and the related parties will be returned within the legal period.
Attachment: KVKK Application Form