As Brand Planet Media Limited (“The Brand Planet”), we have prepared this privacy notice to explain, in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, the purposes for which your personal data is processed, the methods by which it is collected, with whom it may be shared, and your rights.
Data Controller
Brand Planet Media Limited.
Website: www.thebrandplanet.com.
Email: hello@thebrandplanet.com.
Address: [official address to be added].
Personal data processed
The following personal data may be processed by The Brand Planet:
First name, surname, email address, telephone number, username, company/organisation details, job title, professional details, social media account details, biography and photograph shared in author applications, contact form content, newsletter subscription details, IP address, device information, browser information, cookie data, website usage statistics and other information voluntarily shared by the user.
The information required may vary depending on the type of user, such as an author, company, agency, columnist or executive account.
Purposes of processing personal data
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Creating membership and user accounts, managing site login procedures, sending newsletters, issuing announcements and updates, responding to communication requests, assessing applications for authorship, managing content provider processes, measuring website performance, improving the user experience, implementing security procedures, fulfilling legal obligations, and assessing requests and complaints.
Method of collecting personal data
Personal data may be collected electronically via websites, membership forms, author application forms, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, email correspondence, social media accounts, cookies, analytics tools and information shared directly by users.
Legal ground
Your personal data may be processed on the following legal grounds: where expressly provided for by law; for the conclusion or performance of a contract; to enable the data controller to fulfil a legal obligation; to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim; on the basis of legitimate interests; and, where necessary, with your explicit consent.
Explicit consent or user preference may also be sought in areas such as newsletter subscriptions, the sending of commercial communications, and cookies used for advertising and marketing purposes.
Transfer of personal data
Your personal data may be shared, in a limited and proportionate manner, with authorised public bodies and judicial authorities where required by law, as well as with business partners from whom we obtain technical infrastructure, hosting, email delivery, analytics, security, legal, financial advisory, agency and consultancy services.
The security of personal data
The Brand Planet takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to prevent the unlawful processing of personal data, unauthorised access and unlawful disclosure.
Data security processes may be updated in line with the technology used, the scope of services and regulatory requirements.
Your rights under the Data Protection Act
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you may contact The Brand Planet to find out whether your personal data has been processed; if so, to request information about it; to find out the purpose of the processing; to know the third parties to whom it has been disclosed; request the rectification of any incomplete or incorrect data, request the erasure or destruction of your data where the necessary conditions are met, object to decisions made solely through automated systems that adversely affect you, and claim compensation in the event of any loss or damage.
Please send your applications to hello@thebrandplanet.com.