Privacy Policy

At CFA International ("CFA International"), we are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who use our website to ensure the full and secure use of our services by our members. In this regard, this cfainternational.com.tr Privacy Policy ("Policy") has been prepared to fully comply with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("Law") and to inform our users in this context. The cfainternational.com.tr cookie policy is an integral part of this Policy.

The purpose of this Policy is to determine the terms and conditions for the use of personal data shared by Platform members/visitors/users (collectively referred to as "Data Subject") with CFA International or personal data generated by Data Subjects during the operation of the www.cfainternational.com.tr website ("Platform"), which is operated by CFA International.

What Data is Processed?

Below is a list of the data processed by CFA International, which is considered as personal data in accordance with the Law. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the term "personal data" within the scope of this Policy will include the following information:

  • Identity Information
  • Contact Information
  • User Information
  • User Transaction Information
  • Transaction Security Information
  • Financial Information
  • Marketing Information
  • Request Management Information

In accordance with Articles 3 and 7 of the Personal Data Protection Law, data that has been anonymized in a way that cannot be reversed will not be considered as personal data within the scope of the Law and processing activities related to these data will be carried out independently of the provisions of this Policy.

Purposes of Personal Data Processing

CFA International may process the personal data provided by Data Subjects for various purposes, including but not limited to creating membership records and accounts, keeping records related to these, providing Data Subjects with the services offered through the Platform, detecting system errors, tracking performance, improving the operation of the Platform, providing maintenance and support services, and providing backup services, conducting necessary studies by the relevant business units to provide Data Subjects with the products and services offered by CFA International, planning and executing activities required for these products and services to be customized according to the preferences, usage habits, and needs of Data Subjects, conducting necessary studies by the relevant business units for the realization of commercial activities conducted by CFA International, ensuring the legal, technical, and commercial-business security of CFA International and the individuals it has business relations with, and planning and executing CFA International's commercial and/or business strategies.

Processing of Personal Data with the Explicit Consent of Data Subjects and Processing Purposes

Within the scope of the explicit consent of the Data Subject, CFA International may process data for purposes such as tracking the activities of Data Subjects on the Platform to enhance user experience, creating statistics, profiling, direct marketing and re-marketing, creating and transmitting personalized promotion offers to Data Subjects, and using the data obtained in this context in all kinds of advertisements and material content.

Transfer of Personal Data:

CFA International may transfer the personal data of Data Subjects and the new data obtained using this personal data to third parties limited to the provision of the services in order to achieve the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, in accordance with the principles specified in this Privacy Policy. CFA International may share personal data with third parties, including but not limited to external service providers such as outsourcing service providers, hosting service providers, law firms, research companies, call centers, etc., including those sending SMS, in order to improve the experience of Data Subjects (including improvement and personalization), ensure the security of Data Subjects, detect fraudulent or unauthorized uses, conduct operational evaluation research, rectify errors related to Platform services, and realize any of the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Policy, as well as for the provision of the services in question.

Personal data may be shared with authorized public institutions and organizations as well as authorized private institutions in accordance with the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law and within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Board decisions in accordance with the methods and principles specified in Article 9 of the Law and other relevant legislation.

Method and Legal Basis for Collecting Personal Data

Personal data is collected through the Platform and electronically. Personal data collected for the reasons mentioned above can be processed and transferred for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.

Data Subject's Rights

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law, data subjects have the following rights:

  • To learn whether their personal data is processed,
  • To request information if their personal data is processed,
  • To learn the purpose of processing their personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
  • To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
  • To request the correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrect and, within this context, to request that the transaction made be notified to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
  • To request the deletion or destruction of personal data in accordance with the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of Law No. 6698,
  • To object to the occurrence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
  • If personal data is processed illegally, to request the compensation of the damage suffered.

Requests for the use of these rights can be communicated by data subjects through the methods specified in the Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy website, which has been prepared by CFA International under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data and Processing Policy. CFA International will conclude these requests within thirty days at the latest. CFA International reserves the right to charge a fee according to the fee schedule determined by the Personal Data Protection Board, if any.

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