LİNK LOJİSTİK HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. PRIVACY NOTICE ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA and COOKIE POLICY
This Information and Privacy Notice Form has been prepared within the scope of the processing and transfer of the personal data of natural persons as regulated by the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”); under the KVKK, any and all up-to-date information relating to you that you have shared with Link Lojistik Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“LİNK”) shall be deemed “Personal Data”.
The security of your personal data is of great importance to LİNK, and your personal data will be stored in accordance with the conditions laid down by the legislation, in the most secure manner possible and for the period required by legal obligations, under conditions compliant with the legislation.
1. Data Controller and Data Controller Representative
Pursuant to the KVKK, your personal data may be processed by LİNK as the “Data Controller” within the scope of the explanations below.
2. Purposes for Which Your Personal Data May Be Processed
Your personal data collected by LİNK may be processed, within the personal data processing conditions and purposes set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK, for the purposes of: fulfilling the obligations of all natural and legal persons in a business relationship with LİNK; providing information on updates; drawing up and performing contracts to be concluded with you and reminding of and fulfilling legal obligations; various ship management and ship-owning activities; activities carried out within the framework of relations with ship agencies; relations with travel companies; procedures carried out with local authorities, the flag state and the port state as required by national and international legislation; activities carried out as required by the services of the banks, insurance companies, subcontractors and suppliers we work with; ship classification societies; and providing safe, high-quality ship management in line with our company's core objectives.
3. Persons to Whom Processed Personal Data May Be Transferred and Purposes of Transfer
Your personal data collected by LİNK is processed in accordance with the principles of being lawful and fair, accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date, processed for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, relevant, limited and proportionate to the purposes for which it is processed, and retained for the period laid down in the relevant legislation or required for the purpose for which it is processed. In addition, provided that the conditions set out in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK are complied with and the necessary security measures are taken, and limited to the purposes listed under heading (2) of this notice, your personal data may be transferred to our direct/indirect domestic/foreign affiliates or subsidiaries; domestic/foreign/international public/private institutions and organisations, companies and other third parties or organisations from which LİNK receives services/support/consultancy, with which it cooperates or with which it is a project/financing partner; LİNK's affiliated companies, consultants, shareholders or solution partners and other group companies; the Central Registry Agency and other authorised institutions and organisations; and its suppliers or subcontractors. LİNK may process and store your personal data on servers or other electronic media located in or outside Türkiye, provided that the necessary security measures are taken.
4. Method and Legal Basis for Collecting Your Personal Data
Your personal data may be obtained by LİNK through various channels: offices and other physical premises where you may contact LİNK's head office, agents, other subcontractors or business partners, call centres, websites, mobile applications and similar electronic transaction platforms, social media or other publicly accessible channels. Your personal data may be collected, processed, transferred and stored for the purposes set out in Articles 2 and 3 of this notice, within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK. Your Personal Data is stored under conditions compliant with the legislation for the period required by legal obligations or permitted by the relevant legislation.
5. Your Rights as a Data Subject
As data subjects, if you submit your requests regarding your rights to LİNK using the methods set out below, LİNK will conclude your request free of charge as soon as possible and at the latest within thirty days, depending on the nature of the request. You have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed,
to request information if your personal data has been processed,
to learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether it is used in line with that purpose,
to know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom your personal data is transferred,
to request the rectification of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurately processed, and to request that the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred be notified of the action taken in this regard,
to request the erasure or destruction of your personal data where the reasons requiring its processing no longer exist, even though it has been processed in accordance with the KVKK and other relevant laws, and to request that the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred be notified of the action taken in this regard,
to object to an outcome to your detriment arising from the analysis of the processed data exclusively by means of automated systems,
and to claim compensation for damages if you suffer loss as a result of the unlawful processing of your personal data.
Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 13 of the KVKK, you may submit your request to exercise the rights set out above to LİNK in writing. You may submit your request, containing your explanations regarding the right set out in Article 11 of the KVKK that you wish to exercise, by completing the attached (ANNEX) form and delivering a wet-signed copy of the form, addressed to LİNK, in person together with documents proving your identity to “Bulut Plaza, Cevizli, Tansel Cd. No: 12/18 Kat: 6, 34846 Maltepe/İstanbul”, or by sending it via a notary public.
LİNK reserves the right to amend this privacy notice due to possible changes to the KVKK and the methods to be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.
ANNEX – LİNK LOJİSTİK HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. APPLICATION FORM
Under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), personal data owners defined as data subjects (hereinafter the “Data Subject”) are granted certain rights regarding the processing of their personal data, and applications concerning these rights must be submitted in writing to LİNK, the data controller under the same law. Accordingly, applications to be made to LİNK “in writing” must be submitted by printing out this form and delivering it in person with identity verification or via a notary public.
Application Address: Bulut Plaza, Cevizli, Tansel Cd. No: 12/18 Kat: 6, 34846 Maltepe/İstanbul
Information to Be Stated When Sending the Application: The envelope must be marked “Request for Information under the Personal Data Protection Law”.
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the KVKK, your applications submitted to LİNK will be answered “as soon as possible and at the latest within thirty days” from the date your request reaches us, depending on the nature of the request. Our responses will be delivered to you in writing or electronically pursuant to Article 13 of the KVKK.
A. Contact details of the applicant:
First Name :
Last Name :
Turkish ID No :
Phone No :
Email :
Address :
B. Please state your relationship with LİNK.
| CUSTOMER |
|---|
| BUSINESS PARTNER |
| EMPLOYEE |
| JOB APPLICANT |
| SHAREHOLDER |
| OTHER |
C. Please describe your request under the KVKK in detail:
D. Please select how you would like our response to your application to be delivered to you:
| I would like it to be sent to my email address. | |
|---|---|
| I would like to collect it in person. (If collected by proxy, a notarised power of attorney is required.) |
This application form has been drawn up to determine your relationship with our Company and to ensure that your application concerning your personal data processed by LİNK, if any, can be answered accurately, completely and within the statutory period. In order to eliminate legal risks that may arise from unlawful and unjustified data sharing and, in particular, to ensure the security of your personal data, LİNK reserves the right to request additional documents (such as a copy of an identity card or driving licence) to verify identity and authority. If the information regarding the requests you submit under this form is not accurate and up to date, or if an unauthorised application is made, LİNK accepts no liability for requests arising from such inaccurate information or unauthorised application. LİNK reserves the right to amend this form due to possible changes to the KVKK and the methods to be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.
Data Subject's Full Name :
Application Date :
Signature :
COOKIE POLICY
- GENERAL
As Link Lojistik Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“LİNK”, “we” or the “Company”), we may use technologies such as cookies, pixel tags, flash cookies and web beacons that enable certain data to be recorded and collected on the computers, mobile phones, tablets and similar devices you use when accessing our website at https://www.linklogistics.com.tr (the “Website”), our mobile applications, electronic platforms and other applications, and the e-mail messages or advertisements we send you. In this Cookie Policy (the “Policy”), the term “cookie” is used to refer to cookies and similar technologies that may be used by LİNK. While it is possible for users' personal data to be collected through cookies, not all data collected through cookies may constitute personal data. Where data obtained through cookies constitutes personal data under Turkish law, this Policy forms an annex to the Website Privacy Notice. Accordingly, we recommend that you also read the Website Privacy Notice to learn how your personal data may be processed and how you can exercise your rights in this regard.
- WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by browsers on the computer's hard drive. They are used to offer visitors a personalised experience while using the website visited, to develop the services offered and to improve experiences. They can contribute to ease of use while browsing a website.
- TYPES OF COOKIES
Cookies can be categorised by duration or by the domain to which they belong.
- When classified by duration, cookies are divided into two types: “session cookies” and “persistent
cookies”:
- a) Session cookies: Session cookies are used during each session in which the Website or the Company's other applications or environments are visited, and are deleted automatically when you leave the Site or application. The purpose of these cookies is to ensure the continuity and security of the visit.
- b) Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies are stored, for a predetermined fixed period, during access on
the computer or other devices used by the user, and are not deleted automatically when the session or application is closed. Persistent cookies are used when we need to remember who you are across more than one session. The purpose of these cookies is to increase the site's functionality by offering visitors a faster and better service.
- When classified by the domain to which they belong, cookies are divided into two types: first-party cookies and third-party cookies:
- a) First-party cookies: First-party cookies are cookies placed on the website by the domain visited, which can only be read by that site.
- b) Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are cookies placed by a domain other than the one visited. A third-party cookie arises when parties other than the domain visited place cookies on the user's device via the domain visited.
- PURPOSES OF USING COOKIES
As LİNK, we may use the cookies on our websites, platforms, applications, advertisements and messages for the purposes set out below:
- Operational uses: We may use cookies deemed necessary for the administration and security of our websites, platforms, applications or services. Examples of cookies used for operational purposes include technologies that allow you to use the functions on websites, applications and platforms, and cookies used to detect irregular behaviour on these channels.
- Functional uses: We may use the necessary cookies to make our websites, platforms, applications or services easier to use or to customise them for our users. Examples of cookies used for functionality include technologies that enable us to remember user information and preferences.
- Performance uses: We may also use the necessary cookies to measure and improve the performance of our websites, platforms, applications or services. Examples of cookies used for this purpose include cookies that help us understand how users use our websites, applications, platforms and services and analyse user behaviour, and technologies that allow us to understand whether the messages we send have been interacted with.
- Advertising uses: We may use first-party and third-party cookies to deliver advertisements and similar content tailored to users' interests via websites, platforms and applications belonging to the Company or to third parties. Examples of advertising uses include cookies that measure the effectiveness of advertisements and cookies that show whether a particular advertisement has been clicked or how many times it has been viewed.
- REJECTING AND DELETING COOKIES
Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically by default. However, users can reject or delete cookies at any time by changing their browser settings. The method of changing the settings varies by browser, and information on how to disable cookies should be obtained from the provider of the browser used. You can generally reject cookies using the methods below:
(i) Changing your browser settings so that you are notified when you receive a cookie,
(ii) Disabling existing cookies,
(iii) Setting your browser to reject cookies automatically.
Please note that if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites, applications,
platforms or services.
You can change your browser settings by clicking the relevant link in the table below.
- AUTHORISED SERVICE PROVIDERS
As LİNK, we may obtain assistance from certain service providers we have authorised in connection with the operation and promotion of the Website, our platforms, applications and services. These service providers authorised by our Company may also place cookies and similar technologies (third-party cookies) on users' computers and other devices and may collect information used to identify the user's device, such as the IP address, unique identifier and device identifier.
- COOKIES USED BY LİNK
Operational, functional and performance cookies used by LİNK:
They do not harm your computer and contain no viruses.
They are essential for the website interface and features to be used as intended.
They help us understand how visitors use the website, allowing us to compile statistical data and develop content accordingly.
They allow you to speed up your activities during future visits.
Under no circumstances do they collect or store data by which you can be identified, nor enable us to process such data; they do not constitute personal data.
Targeting and advertising cookies are used to personalise advertisements and analyse site traffic, within the scope of our legitimate interests, provided that they do not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms, and subject to the necessary legal undertakings having been obtained.
In the table below you can find the cookies used by LİNK and information on the purpose for which each cookie is used.
COOKIE NAME COOKIE PURPOSE
Google Analytics:
A type of cookie used to determine visitors’:
links through which they reach the Website,
number and distribution across the areas of the Website,
tabs of interest on the Website and the time spent there.
- THIRD-PARTY SITES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Our websites, platforms or applications may contain various links to websites, products and services belonging to third parties. Such links are subject to the cookie and privacy policies of the third parties concerned, and you should be aware that third parties and their websites are independent of LİNK and that LİNK is not responsible for the cookie and privacy practices of third parties. If you visit linked websites, we recommend that you read their cookie and privacy policies.
