Information Notice

GÜZELDERE BALKAN GÖÇEN ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP INFORMATION NOTICE FOR PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE PROTECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA (“Information Notice”) Revision Date: 30.10.2025 1. Purpose GÜZELDERE BALKAN GÖÇEN ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP (“GBG” or the “Data Controller”) aims to ensure that the personal data of participants (“Participant”) are processed in accordance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“PDPL”) within the scope of the IR Global MEA Istanbul 2025 event (“Event”) to be held in Istanbul between 30 October 2025 and 2 November 2025. As you are a Participant, the personal data that you have provided/will provide to GBG and/or obtained by GBG from external sources will be processed by GBG, in its capacity as the “Data Controller”,
  • within the scope of the purposes requiring their processing and in a manner that is relevant, limited, and proportionate to such purposes,
  • ensuring that they are accurate and kept up to date, and
  • in compliance with the conditions stipulated in the PDPL.
2. Identity of the Data Controller The Data Controller is Güzeldere Balkan Göçen Attorney Partnership, registered with the Istanbul Bar Association under registration number 244, with its registered office at Büyükdere Cad. USO Center No: 245/33 Floor: 9 Maslak, Sarıyer / Istanbul. 3. Collection and Method of Processing of Participants’ Personal Data Your personal data will be processed for the purposes specified in this Information Notice due to the activities to be carried out within the scope of the Event. Should there be any change in the purpose of processing your personal data, you will be informed accordingly.
Data Category Processed Data
Identity Name – Surname
Contact Contact Information (Phone Number, E-mail), Company Name
Visual and Audio Records Photograph, Video
  Your personal data submitted to us are collected by means of any information, documents, and records obtained in physical or electronic form and through physical or electronic media as required by law. 4. Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Participants’ Personal Data Your personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable legislation and the PDPL for the following purposes, by automated or non-automated means, and pursuant to Article 5 of the PDPL.
Data Category Purpose Legal Ground
Identity
  • Conducting Communication Activities
  • Creating and Tracking Visitor Records
  • Managing Event Organization
 Article 5/2(f) of the PDPL: processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller.
Contact
Visual and Audio Records
  • Preparing Promotional Materials for the Event
  • Sharing Posts on Social Media (LinkedIn vb.)
The visual and audio records obtained during the Event may be used within the scope of GBG’s corporate promotion and communication activities, particularly for sharing information about the Event on social media platforms (such as LinkedIn) to raise awareness of and increase recognition of GBG’s activities. Your personal data will be retained for the period stipulated in the relevant legislation or for a reasonable period until the purpose of processing ceases to exist, and in any case, for the duration of the statutory limitation periods. 5. Transfer of Participants’ Personal Data to Third Parties The procedures and principles regarding the transfer of personal data are regulated under Articles 8 and 9 of the PDPL, and personal data of the data subject may be transferred to third parties located in Turkey or abroad. In cases where your personal data are transferred abroad in accordance with the PDPL, the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Transfer of Personal Data Abroad, and other relevant legislation, such transfers shall be based on the legal grounds specified under Article 9(4)(c) of the PDPL (“ensuring appropriate safeguards through a standard contract”) or, exceptionally, under one of the circumstances listed in Article 9(6) of the PDPL, and may be shared with the following recipient groups: Your Visual and Audio Records data may be shared with;
  • Other Participants of the Event
  • Social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) located in Turkey and/or abroad for the purpose of managing, designing, and publishing social media posts to be made during or after the Event,
  • Information technology, cloud storage, or media agencies providing services for the editing, archiving, and sharing of visual content,
  • Your Identity, Contact, and Visual and Audio Records data may be shared with authorized public institutions and organizations to fulfill obligations arising from the relevant legislation.
6.     Rights of the Participant Pursuant to Article 11 of the PDPL, data subjects whose personal data are processed may apply to GBG and request the following:
  1. to learn whether their personal data are processed,
  2. if processed, to request information regarding such processing,
  3. to learn the purpose of processing and whether the personal data are used in accordance with that purpose,
  4. to know the third parties to whom their personal data are transferred domestically or abroad,
  5. to request the correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data and to request that such correction be notified to third parties to whom the personal data have been transferred,
  6. to request the deletion, destruction, or anonymization of personal data if the reasons requiring their processing no longer exist, and to request that such actions be notified to third parties to whom the personal data have been transferred,
  7. to object to the occurrence of any result that is to their detriment through analysis of personal data exclusively by automated systems,
  8. to request compensation for damages arising from the unlawful processing of personal data.
Participants may submit their requests arising from the PDPL through the “Data Subject Application Form.” The Data Controller will conclude your requests free of charge within 30 (thirty) days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request, in accordance with Article 13 of the PDPL. If the request is rejected, the reason(s) for rejection will be communicated in writing or electronically with justifications. If fulfilling such requests requires an additional cost, GBG may request a fee from the applicant according to the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.  This Information Notice may be revised by GBG whenever deemed necessary.      

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