Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how VERSOM ELEKTRONİK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, and explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We process your personal data in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.
- Company (referred to as “VERSOM,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) refers to VERSOM ELEKTRONİK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, Ankara Teknopark, Serhat Mah., 2224. Cadde, No:1, F Blok, Z-12, 06374, Yenimahalle/Ankara, Türkiye. VERSOM is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.
- Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website.
- Country refers to Türkiye.
- Device means any device that can access the website, such as a computer, a cell phone, or a tablet.
- Personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of VERSOM, such as hosting, email delivery, security, and analytics providers.
- Usage data refers to data collected automatically when you use the website (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- Website refers to VERSOM, accessible at https://versom.com.
- You means the individual accessing or using the website, or the company or other legal entity on whose behalf that individual is acting.
Personal data we collect
Data you provide through our forms
Contact form. When you contact us, we collect your name, company name, email address, the topic you select, and your message.
Job application form. When you apply for a position, we collect your full name, email address, phone number (optional), area of interest, LinkedIn profile URL (optional), your CV and the information it contains, and any note you add.
Please do not include sensitive personal data (such as health information, religion, or criminal records) in your CV or messages. If you do, we will process it only as permitted by KVKK.
Usage Data
Usage data is collected automatically when you use the website. It may include your device’s IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and similar technologies
We use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
- Necessary cookies are required for the website to work and to remember your cookie preferences. They cannot be turned off.
- Security. We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our forms from spam and automated abuse. Turnstile may process your IP address and technical information about your browser and device to determine whether a visitor is human.
- Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics for this purpose, and we set analytics cookies only with your consent.
You can set your browser to refuse cookies. If you refuse necessary cookies, some parts of the website may not work properly.
How we use your personal data
We use your personal data to:
- Respond to your inquiries and requests, and communicate with you about them.
- Evaluate job applications and contact applicants.
- Operate, maintain, and secure the website, including preventing spam and abuse.
- Analyze website usage and improve our content and services.
- Comply with our legal obligations and protect our legal rights.
Legal basis for processing
Under Article 5 of KVKK, we process your personal data on the following grounds:
- Contact inquiries: processing is necessary for steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, and for our legitimate interests in responding to you.
- Job applications: your explicit consent, which you give when you submit the application form.
- Website security and operation: our legitimate interests, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed.
- Analytics: your explicit consent.
- Legal obligations: where processing is required by law.
Sharing your personal data
We do not sell your personal data. We may share it in the following situations:
- With service providers that host the website, deliver email, protect our forms, and provide analytics, only to the extent necessary for these services.
- With affiliates, in which case we require them to honor this Privacy Policy.
- For business transfers, in connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business.
- With authorities, when required by law or in response to valid requests from courts or government authorities.
Transfer of personal data abroad
Some of our service providers (for example, security and analytics providers) may process personal data on servers located outside Türkiye. We transfer personal data abroad only in accordance with Article 9 of KVKK and with appropriate safeguards in place.
Retention of personal data
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Usage data is retained for internal analysis purposes. It is generally stored for a shorter period, mainly to strengthen security and improve the functionality of the website.
When the retention period ends, we delete, destroy, or anonymize the data.
Security of your personal data
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, and misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
Children and job applicants
The website is not directed to persons under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. We do not accept job applications from persons under the age of 18. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
Links to other websites
The website contains links to other websites and to our social media accounts, which we do not operate. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when they are published on this page.
Your rights and how to contact us
Under Article 11 of KVKK, you have the right to:
- Learn whether your personal data is processed.
- Request information about the processing of your personal data.
- Learn the purpose of the processing and whether your data is used in line with that purpose.
- Know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom your personal data is transferred.
- Request the correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurate.
- Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data.
- Request that the third parties to whom your personal data was transferred be notified of any correction, deletion, or destruction.
- Object to a result that is unfavorable to you and arises from the analysis of your data exclusively through automated systems.
- Claim compensation for damages arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected] or by mail at the address above. We will respond to your request as soon as possible and within 30 days at the latest.