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PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy explains how Burak Karakızlı - Karakızlı Mimarlık (“Karakızlı”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit www.burakkarakizli.com, use our digital tools and configurators, purchase architectural products, book a consultation, submit information about your land or project, or otherwise interact with us.

By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

1. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DATA

For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, the data controller is:

Karakızlı
Legal Name: Burak Karakızlı - Karakızlı Mimarlık
Address: Çınarlı Mah. 1572 Sokak No:33, 35110 Konak/İzmir, Türkiye
Email: burakkarakizli@gmail.com
Website: www.burakkarakizli.com

We determine why and how personal data collected through our website and services is processed.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with Karakızlı, we may collect the following categories of information.

Contact information may include your name, email address, telephone number, country, city, and other information you choose to provide.

Customer and transaction information may include products or services purchased, order details, invoices, billing information, payment status, and transaction records. Payment card information may be processed directly by our payment service providers and is not necessarily stored by Karakızlı.

Project and site information may include land or property location, parcel information, dimensions, photographs, drawings, floor plans, surveys, project requirements, architectural preferences, construction information, and other materials you voluntarily submit to us.

Configurator information may include the house model you select, room arrangements, dimensions, options, materials, configurations, preferences, and other selections made through our digital house configurator.

Consultation and communication information may include correspondence, form submissions, meeting requests, consultation notes, inquiries, feedback, and other communications with us.

Technical and usage information may include IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, language, referring pages, pages visited, session information, approximate location derived from IP address, cookies, and similar technologies.

Marketing information may include your communication preferences and whether you have chosen to receive newsletters, updates, product launches, architectural content, or other marketing communications.

We ask that you do not submit sensitive or special-category personal information unless it is specifically required and requested by us.

3. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect information directly from you when you complete a form, contact us, make a purchase, book a consultation, create or save a configuration, submit project information, or communicate with us.

We may also collect information automatically when you use our website through cookies, server logs, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

Information may also be processed through service providers involved in operating our website, processing transactions, delivering digital products, providing booking services, analytics, communications, visualization, or other functionality.

If you provide personal information relating to another person, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary authority or permission to provide that information to us.

4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We process personal information only where there is an appropriate legal basis under applicable law.

We may use your information to:

  • operate and maintain the website;

  • provide digital architectural products and services;

  • process and manage purchases;

  • deliver purchased files or digital content;

  • save or generate house configurations;

  • provide customer support;

  • respond to inquiries;

  • schedule and conduct consultations;

  • evaluate land or project information submitted to us;

  • adapt architectural designs to specific sites;

  • prepare proposals or quotations;

  • manage architectural, permitting, technical-design, or construction services;

  • improve our products, configurator, website, and customer experience;

  • detect fraud, misuse, security incidents, or technical problems;

  • maintain business and accounting records;

  • establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;

  • comply with legal obligations;

  • send marketing communications where legally permitted.

Depending on the circumstances, processing may be based on performance of or preparation for a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, establishment or protection of legal rights, our legitimate interests where those interests do not override your rights, or your explicit consent where consent is legally required.

Providing information for marketing purposes is optional and is not a condition of purchasing our products or receiving our core services.

5. ARCHITECTURAL AND PROJECT INFORMATION

Information you provide about your land, building, house, project, or design requirements may be used for purposes including evaluating project feasibility, responding to your inquiry, providing consultation, preparing design proposals, adapting a house model, and carrying out architectural or construction-related services requested by you.

Submitting project information through the website does not, by itself, create an architect-client, consultant-client, contractor-client, or other professional relationship.

Any professional engagement is subject to a separate written agreement where applicable.

We may retain project communications and documentation where reasonably necessary for contractual, professional, legal, accounting, dispute-resolution, or record-keeping purposes.

6. DIGITAL HOUSE CONFIGURATOR

Our website may provide digital tools that allow users to configure or customize house designs.

Information generated through the configurator may be processed to display your selected configuration, calculate or present design options, save configuration information, generate related documents, improve our house systems, provide requested services, or connect a configuration with a subsequent purchase, consultation, site-adaptation request, or construction inquiry.

Configurator usage may also generate technical and analytical information about how the tool is used.

Where third-party technology is used to provide interactive 3D visualization, configuration, rendering, document generation, or related functionality, limited information may be processed by those service providers as necessary to provide the relevant functionality.

7. PAYMENTS AND DIGITAL PRODUCTS

When you purchase a digital product or service, certain information is required to process your transaction, deliver your purchase, issue invoices, provide customer support, prevent fraud, and maintain legally required financial records.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. Those providers process payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

Karakızlı does not intentionally request or store complete payment-card credentials where those credentials are processed directly by an authorized payment provider.

Purchase history and related business records may be retained where necessary to comply with tax, accounting, consumer, contractual, or other legal requirements.

8. SERVICE PROVIDERS AND DATA SHARING

We do not disclose personal information to third parties simply for their independent use without an appropriate purpose or legal basis.

We may share or make information available to service providers where necessary to operate our business and provide our services.

These recipients may include:

  • website hosting and technology providers;

  • payment processors;

  • booking and communication providers;

  • analytics providers;

  • email and customer relationship management systems;

  • cloud-storage providers;

  • configurator and visualization technology providers;

  • professional advisers;

  • accountants;

  • legal advisers;

  • consultants;

  • contractors supporting our operations.

Our website is built using the Wix.com platform. Wix may process and store website visitor and customer information on our behalf in connection with hosting, databases, forms, bookings, website functionality, security, and related services.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to comply with law, regulation, judicial proceedings, lawful government requests, protect our legal rights, investigate fraud or security issues, enforce agreements, or protect the rights and safety of Karakızlı, our customers, or others.

If all or part of our business is reorganized, transferred, merged, sold, or otherwise changes ownership, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by applicable law.

9. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Some of the technology and service providers used to operate our website and services may process information in countries other than the country in which you are located.

This may include processing outside Türkiye and, where applicable, outside the European Economic Area.

Where international transfers of personal data are subject to legal restrictions, we take steps to use transfer mechanisms and safeguards required under applicable data-protection law, such as adequacy mechanisms, standard contractual arrangements, contractual safeguards, or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms as applicable.

10. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, maintain security, remember settings, process transactions, or provide requested functionality.

Other cookies may be used for analytics, performance measurement, personalization, or marketing.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be activated according to your consent choices.

You may manage your preferences through the cookie banner or privacy controls available on our website. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.

Third-party services integrated into our website may use their own cookies or similar technologies and may process information in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

11. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Where permitted by law, we may send information about new house models, architectural products, services, publications, events, or other Karakızlı content.

Where consent is required, we will send such marketing only after obtaining the necessary consent.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication or by contacting us.

Opting out of marketing will not prevent us from sending communications necessary to complete a transaction, provide a purchased service, respond to your request, or communicate important information relating to an existing relationship.

12. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as required by applicable law.

Retention periods may depend on the nature of the information, the service requested, contractual obligations, applicable tax and accounting rules, professional obligations, limitation periods, potential disputes, security requirements, and other legal obligations.

When personal information is no longer required and there is no legal basis requiring or permitting its continued retention, we may delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise make the information inaccessible in accordance with applicable law and our internal procedures.

Anonymized information that can no longer reasonably identify an individual may be retained and used for statistical, analytical, research, service-improvement, and business-planning purposes.

13. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse, or destruction.

Access to personal information is limited to persons and service providers who reasonably require access for legitimate business purposes.

However, no website, electronic communication, cloud service, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.

You are responsible for keeping any passwords, access links, or account credentials associated with our services confidential.

14. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and which laws apply to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • learn whether your personal data is processed;

  • request information about processing;

  • learn the purpose for which your information is processed;

  • learn whether your information is used in accordance with that purpose;

  • learn the recipients to whom your information has been transferred;

  • request correction of incomplete or inaccurate information;

  • request deletion or destruction where applicable legal conditions are satisfied;

  • request notification of certain corrections or deletions to relevant recipients;

  • object to certain automated processing;

  • object to or restrict certain processing where applicable;

  • request data portability where applicable;

  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;

  • seek compensation or other remedies where personal information has been unlawfully processed and damage has occurred.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

Individuals in Türkiye may exercise the rights granted under Article 11 of Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”).

Where GDPR or another applicable data-protection regime provides additional rights, those rights remain unaffected.

Requests relating to your personal information can be submitted to:

burakkarakizli.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.

We will respond in accordance with the procedures and time periods required by applicable law.

15. REGIONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS

Residents of jurisdictions that provide additional privacy rights may exercise those rights where the relevant law applies to Karakızlı and to the relevant processing activity.

Karakızlı does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

Certain uses of analytics, advertising, or third-party technologies may nevertheless fall within broader statutory definitions of “sale”, “sharing”, or targeted advertising in some jurisdictions.

Where required, appropriate consent or opt-out mechanisms will be provided.

16. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, social networks, payment services, embedded content, maps, or other external services.

We do not control the privacy practices, security, content, or operations of independent third parties.

Your interaction with those services is subject to the privacy policies and terms of the relevant third party.

We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.

17. CHILDREN

Our products and professional services are not directed to children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in circumstances where parental or guardian consent is legally required.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

18. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

If you contact us on behalf of a company, architectural office, developer, contractor, consultant, supplier, or other organization, we may process your professional contact information and correspondence for legitimate business purposes.

We may retain such communications where reasonably necessary to manage the professional relationship, maintain records, resolve disputes, or protect our rights.

19. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal obligations, business practices, or data-processing activities.

The current version will be published on this page together with its latest revision date.

Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain additional consent before materially changing how personal information is processed.

20. CONTACT US

For questions about this Privacy Policy, requests regarding your personal information, or other privacy-related matters, please contact:

Karakızlı
Burak Karakızlı - Karakızlı Mimarlık
Çınarlı Mah. 1572 Sokak No:33, 35170 Konak/İzmir, Türkiye
Email: burakkarakizli@gmail.com
Website: www.burakkarakizli.com

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