Privacy Notice
Under Article 10 of Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), this notice explains how your personal data is processed on this site.
Data controller
Civic Space Medya Eğitim ve Danışmanlık Limited Şirketi
Şefik Bey Sk. No: 3, Archerson Köşkü, 34724 Kadıköy / İstanbul, Türkiye
info@civicspacemedia.org
We are not required to register with the Turkish Data Controllers' Registry (VERBİS).
What we process
Only what you send us, plus the technical data the site needs in order to work.
Contact form
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your organisation (optional)
- The subject you select
- Your message
- A record that you ticked the consent box
- Your IP address, browser information and page language at the time of submission
Newsletter
- Your email address
- Your IP address, browser information and page language at the time of consent
- The wording of the consent text as it stood that day
In our own database the email address is not stored in the clear: only an irreversible hash (sha256) is kept, solely to answer the question "did this address consent".
Automatically collected technical data
- Session cookie (
csmsid): strictly necessary for form security, deleted when you close the browser. - Rate limit record: your IP address is kept for at most 24 hours to prevent automated submissions, then deleted automatically.
- Analytics cookies: only with your explicit consent. If you decline, the measurement tool is never loaded.
Retention
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions | 12 months, then deleted automatically |
| Newsletter consent record | For the duration of your subscription plus 3 years |
| Rate limit record (IP) | 24 hours |
| Admin activity log | 6 months |
| Analytics data (Google Analytics) | 14 months |
Recipients
We do not sell your personal data and we do not share it with third parties for marketing. The following providers are used to run the service:
- Hostinger — hosting. Servers are located within the European Union.
- Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics) — only with your explicit consent. IP anonymisation on, advertising signals off.
- Intuit Mailchimp — only if you subscribe to the newsletter. This involves a transfer to the United States.
- Google Workspace — our corporate email; messages you send us arrive there.
Your rights
Article 11 of the KVKK gives you the right to learn whether your data is processed, to request information about it, to have it corrected or erased, to be told which third parties it was transferred to, to object to decisions made solely by automated processing, and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
How to reach us
Email info@civicspacemedia.org or write to the postal address above. We answer within 30 days. If our answer does not satisfy you, you may complain to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board.
Updated
This notice was last updated on 25 August 2026.