Privacy & Cookie Policy

1. Data Controller

Under Turkey's Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK") and applicable data protection principles, your personal data is processed by Hilal Hukuk & Danışmanlık ("Hilal Hukuk", "the Firm") as data controller, within the scope described below.

Address: Barbaros Mah. Al Zambak Sk. No:2, Varyap Meridian A Blok K:6 D:73, Ataşehir, Istanbul, Türkiye
Email: hilal@hilalhukuk.net

2. Personal Data We Process

• Contact form data: full name, email address, phone number and the content of your message.
• Cookie and usage data: device/browser information, approximate location, page views and on-site behaviour collected via Google Analytics (GA4) and Microsoft Clarity, and only if you have given consent.
• Technical data: IP address and timestamp retained in server logs for security and abuse-prevention purposes.

3. Purposes of Processing and Legal Basis

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes and legal bases:

• Responding to your inquiry and free initial consultation request — performance of a contract / acting upon your request.
• Improving the site and service quality, analysing usage statistics — legitimate interest, only through analytics cookies enabled with your explicit consent.
• Fulfilling legal obligations and protecting rights in potential disputes — compliance with law / establishment, exercise or protection of a legal right.

4. Transfer of Personal Data

We use analytics services (Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity) only if you provide consent. Under these services, limited technical data may be transferred to the service providers' (Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation) servers located abroad, to the extent necessary to provide the service and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements. Contact form data you submit is processed solely through the Firm's email infrastructure to respond to your request and is not shared with third parties.

5. Retention Period

Data submitted via the contact form is retained for a reasonable period following resolution of your request, and for as long as required by our legal obligations. Cookie retention periods are listed by category in the Cookie Policy section below.

6. Your Rights

You may apply to the Firm to:

• Learn whether your personal data is being processed,
• Request information about such processing,
• Learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly,
• Know the third parties to whom your data is transferred domestically or abroad,
• Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data,
• Request deletion or destruction of your data under applicable conditions,
• Request that corrections/deletions be notified to third parties to whom data was transferred,
• Object to a result arising from analysis exclusively through automated systems,
• Claim compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.

7. Cookie Policy

Our site uses cookies to improve your experience. Cookies are only activated for the categories you consent to; you can change your preferences at any time.

You can update or withdraw your preferences at any time.

8. Data Security

Our site is served exclusively over HTTPS, and appropriate technical and administrative measures are taken to safeguard your personal data.

9. Policy Updates

This document may be revised from time to time to reflect changes in law or in our services. The current version is always published on this page.