KVKK Privacy Notice
This notice is provided by KULIM'S (“KULIM'S”) as data controller under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) to inform visitors who use our website, create a buyer account or send a quote request.
1. Data Controller
KULIM'S
Address: İstanbul, Türkiye
Email: info@kulims.com
2. Personal Data We Process
- Identity: first and last name
- Contact: email address, phone / WhatsApp number, country
- Customer transactions: company name, quote requests and messages, products, quantities and delivery details you share, request history
- Security: hashed account password, session data, sign-in dates, server logs
- Marketing: your choice on receiving emails about new products and offers
3. Purposes
- Creating and managing your buyer account,
- Receiving, assessing and answering your quote and information requests,
- Identifying suitable manufacturers and suppliers and sharing your request with them,
- Carrying out sales, quality control, export and logistics processes,
- Keeping our systems secure and preventing misuse,
- Meeting legal obligations and protecting our rights in case of disputes,
- Sending emails about new products and offers, only if you have agreed to this.
4. Legal Grounds
We process your data on the grounds listed in Article 5 of the KVKK: it is necessary for entering into or performing a contract, for complying with our legal obligations, for establishing, exercising or defending a right, and for our legitimate interests provided your fundamental rights are not harmed. Marketing emails are sent only with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
5. Transfers
Limited to the purposes above, your data may be shared with the manufacturers and suppliers relevant to your request, logistics, customs and inspection partners, our hosting and IT providers, and public authorities where legally required, in line with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK. Transfers abroad follow the conditions of Article 9.
6. How We Collect Data
We collect data electronically through the sign-up, sign-in and quote forms on our website, email and WhatsApp correspondence, and the browser storage needed for the site to work (your session).
7. Retention
We keep your data for as long as the purpose requires and for the statutory limitation and retention periods; afterwards it is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
8. Your Rights (Article 11 KVKK)
You have the right to learn whether your data is processed and request information about it, to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly, to know the third parties it is transferred to in Türkiye or abroad, to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, to request deletion or destruction under the conditions of the KVKK and notification of these actions to third parties, to object to an adverse result arising solely from automated analysis, and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
9. Contact
Send requests about your rights, with information that identifies you, to info@kulims.com or in writing to the address above. We answer free of charge within thirty days at the latest.