PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY
As aydenmarine.com, we take the security of your personal data seriously. Your personal data is processed and stored in compliance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”).
1. How Your Personal Data May Be Processed
According to Law No. 6698, the personal data you share with aydenmarine.com may be processed—either wholly or partially—automatically or non-automatically, provided that it is part of a data recording system. This includes collection, recording, storage, modification, reorganization, and any other action taken on the data. All these actions fall within the scope of "processing personal data" under the KVKK.
2. Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
To fulfill our obligations and provide services in accordance with contracts and current technologies
To provide information to public authorities when legally required in relation to security or legal disputes
To offer various benefits to members or share such opportunities with legally permitted third parties
To analyze advertising preferences
All processing is carried out in accordance with KVKK and relevant secondary legislation.
3. Sharing of Personal Data with Third Parties
Your personal data may be shared with:
Our main shareholders, group companies, advertisers, and domestic or foreign affiliates
Parties using the aydenmarine.com infrastructure and related service providers
Business partners, domestic/foreign institutions, and authorized third parties
This is done solely to fulfill service operations and/or where such parties act as data processors.
Details regarding cookies used for advertising purposes are covered under the aydenmarine.com Cookie Policy, which is part of this Privacy Policy.
4. Method of Data Collection
Your personal data may be collected through:
Forms on the aydenmarine.com website, including name, surname, address, phone number, and email address; login activities using username and password; IP logs; cookies collected via browsers; session durations and browsing behaviors; and location data
Information provided during commercial engagements, job applications, proposals, or shared via physical or electronic means (e.g., CVs, business cards)
Data obtained indirectly through web pages, blogs, surveys, contests, campaigns, micro-sites, public databases, and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), including profiles and data marked as public
Note: The software is designed exclusively to run on Windows operating systems.
The Help File for AYDEN MARINE MODELER & CALCULATION is only accessible to licensed users logged into their account on aydenmarine.com.
5. Personal Data Collected Before the Law Took Effect
aydenmarine.com was launched after the enforcement date of the KVKK (April 7, 2016), and therefore has no personal data collected prior to that date.
6. Transfer of Personal Data
Collected data may be processed in Türkiye or abroad, provided that the recipient countries have adequate data protection policies approved by the Turkish Data Protection Authority. Data may be transferred to:
Our business partners for product and service delivery
Authorities that may locate your position during emergencies
Regulatory bodies, courts, enforcement offices, and authorized public institutions
Legal entities in commercial relationships with aydenmarine.com who may have access to your phone number
All such transfers will be carried out only when deemed necessary.
7. Data Storage and Protection
aydenmarine.com takes all necessary administrative and technical precautions to prevent unlawful access or processing of personal data. Measures include encryption, hashing, access controls, audit logs, and physical security methods. In case of data breaches, notifications will be made immediately to the Turkish Data Protection Authority in accordance with relevant legislation.
8. Accuracy and Currency of Personal Data
As per Article 4 of the KVKK, aydenmarine.com is obligated to ensure that personal data is accurate and up to date. Users are expected to keep their profile information current or update it through the aydenmarine.com website.
9. Rights of the Data Subject under Article 11 of KVKK
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, which came into force on October 7, 2016, data subjects have the following rights:
To learn whether personal data is being processed
To request information about the processing of their data
To learn the purpose of processing and whether data is used accordingly
To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred, domestically or internationally
To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
To request the deletion or destruction of personal data as per Article 7 of the KVKK
To request notification of data correction/deletion to third parties to whom data was transferred
To object to any unfavorable outcome generated exclusively through automated systems
To seek compensation for damages due to unlawful processing
10. Communication and Application Procedure
A Data Protection Officer appointed by aydenmarine.com will be announced publicly when legally required via the Data Controllers Registry and on this website.
For any questions, feedback, or rights requests, you may contact us via:
📩 [email protected]
📩 [email protected]
Requests submitted to aydenmarine.com will be evaluated and responded to—positively or negatively—within 30 days. These procedures are free of charge unless the process incurs a cost, in which case aydenmarine.com reserves the right to charge a fee as determined by the Turkish Data Protection Authority.
By sharing your personal data via our website or other platforms, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and explicitly consent—within the meaning of "explicit consent" under the KVKK—to the processing, transfer, and possible sharing of your personal data for commercial purposes with third parties when in your favor. You also confirm that you will first apply to aydenmarine.com before exercising any legal rights.
This policy was last updated on 19/04/2025
