Privacy Notice

Last updated: 14 October 2026

At İlgi Law & Consulting (the “Firm”), we care about the security of your personal data. This notice is provided under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform. It explains how personal data is processed through www.ilgihukuk.com.

Personal data processed in the course of legal services provided to our clients is also processed within the attorney–client relationship and in line with the duty of confidentiality under the Attorneys' Act No. 1136.

1. Data controller

İlgi Law & Consulting (İlgi Hukuk & Danışmanlık Bürosu)
Parima – Maltepe Mah. Eski Çırpıcı Yolu Sk. No:8 D:22 Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Türkiye
Phone: +90 212 547 15 00 · E-mail: info@ilgihukuk.com

2. Data processed, purposes and legal grounds

Contact form and e-mail

  • Data: name and surname, e-mail address, phone number, subject and content of your message.
  • Purpose: receiving and assessing your enquiry and responding to you; where requested, establishing a client relationship.
  • Legal ground: processing is directly related to the formation or performance of a contract (KVKK Art. 5/2-c) and the Firm's legitimate interest, provided your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed (Art. 5/2-f).

Career application form

  • Data: name and surname, e-mail address, phone number, position applied for, and the education, professional experience and similar information in your CV.
  • Purpose: assessing your application, contacting you and running the recruitment process.
  • Legal ground: processing is directly related to the formation of a contract (Art. 5/2-c) and the Firm's legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f).

Please do not include special categories of personal data in your CV, such as health information, religion or association membership. If included, such data will not be used in the assessment.

Website visitors

  • Data: transaction security data such as IP address, date and time of visit and browser information; a session cookie that stores your language preference.
  • Purpose: operating and securing the website, preventing misuse and complying with obligations under Law No. 5651.
  • Legal ground: processing is expressly provided for by law and necessary to comply with a legal obligation (Art. 5/2-a and ç), and the Firm's legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f).

See our Cookie Policy for details on cookies.

3. Method of collection

Your personal data is collected electronically through the contact and career forms on the website, by e-mail and phone, and automatically during your visit (server logs, cookies).

4. Transfers

Limited to the purposes above, your personal data may be transferred, in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK:

  • to the service providers hosting the website and providing e-mail services;
  • to competent public authorities and courts, upon request and as permitted by law.

The map on the contact page is provided by Google. When the map loads, technical data such as your IP address may be sent to Google's servers abroad.

5. Retention

  • Contact form submissions and e-mail correspondence: up to 2 years if no client relationship is formed; otherwise for the periods required by law.
  • Career applications: up to 1 year from the application date. If you are hired, the data is kept in your personnel file.
  • Server logs: for the period required under Law No. 5651 and related legislation.

Data whose retention period has ended is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.

6. Your rights under Article 11 of the KVKK

You have the right to:

  • learn whether your personal data is processed and, if so, request information about it;
  • learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used accordingly;
  • know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom the data is transferred;
  • request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data;
  • request deletion or destruction of the data under the conditions of Article 7;
  • request that corrections, deletions or destructions be notified to third parties to whom the data was transferred;
  • object to a result against you arising solely from automated processing;
  • claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

7. How to apply

Under the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, you may send your request:

  • in writing with a wet signature, by hand or by post, to the address above; or
  • with a secure electronic or mobile signature, or from an e-mail address you have previously notified to the Firm, to info@ilgihukuk.com.

Your application should include your name and surname, Turkish ID number (or nationality and passport number for foreign nationals), address for notification, e-mail address if any, phone number and the subject of your request. Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest. If the response involves an additional cost, a fee set by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.