Last Update 09 June 2018
We value your interest on our company and respect your privacy. In the normal course of our services, we collect, process and partially disclose certain information about you. We call all of these as the use of data. We have prepared the following privacy policy to inform you about what information we collect during you visit to our site, why we collect this information and how we use it. This privacy policy applies to all information that we provide and store electronically through Özce Eğitim Kurumları Danışmanlık Ticaret Ltd Şti's website at www.berlitz-ankara.com or by other means. In addition, this privacy policy also applies to personal information (defined below) obtained during your use of our website. This privacy policy does not apply to information you provide to third parties, such as external sites linked to our website. You should contact such third parties to learn about their privacy policies.
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. Please check the privacy policy regularly. If you do not expressly object to the new privacy policy within two (2) weeks, the changes will be deemed to have been agreed. If you do not accept the new privacy policy, we may terminate our relationship with you. If you feel that we are not complying with this privacy policy, or if you have other questions about the privacy policy, contact us from the contact page.
What Kind of Personal Information We Collect, and Why Do We Collect This Information?
In order to provide you with the best service, we collect some personal information about you. "Personal Information" is the data about you which is used to identify you. We currently collect personal information via email and forms on our website. The personal information we collect about you may include:
- Name,
- IP Address,
- Email Address,
- Phone Number,
- Resume (when you apply for a job).
We only collect information that you voluntarily provide to us or to our partners (defined below) who share data with us. The areas where we use your personal information include:
- Usage of Email Address: We only use your email address to send notifications and answers to your questions. We will not give or sell your email address to third parties. In this regard, we comply with the Federal Trade Commission's CAN-SPAM Act and other spam laws.
- Interactions: Every time you interact with our website, the details of your interaction are collected and stored anonymously.
- Correspondence: We keep the emails sent to us.
- IP Address Usage: IP addresses are numbers that are automatically assigned to your computers, and when combined with other identifiable information, they can be considered as personal information. Your IP address is stored for legal reasons only.
- Use of Cookies: For the best service, your browser must be set to accept cookies. We use cookies anonymously to deliver our ads to you. This way, we do not keep private information about you.
What Type of General Information We Collect, and Why Do We Collect This Information?
"General Information" is information about you and your activities on our website that does not personally identify you. When you use the internet, your internet browser or the software you use exchanges various information with the website you visit. This information may include the identification number assigned to your server or internet connection, your computer's capacity and features, your geographic location, and your movement and activity on a particular website. We use this general information anonymously to generate statistics about our website visitors.
How We Use Your Information?
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To answer your questions,
- Providing customer service and resolving complaints,
- To improve our website and address technical issues,
- To contact you about the services provided on our website,
- To match the information we receive from you or other sources about you,
- To create a complete knowledge,
- To act in compliance with existing laws and regulations.
We may provide your information to the competent authorities if it is required by law, and to our partners within the framework of business activities, payment processing and marketing efforts as set out below. Under this privacy policy, "Partner" is defined as the persons and institutions with whom we do business in any way, and who are responsible to us for keeping personal information confidential.
As an international language school operating in Turkey, we process your personal data in accordance with the national and international regulations. These regulations are listed below.
- Republic of Turkey Law No. 6563 on Regulating Electronic Commerce prepared for the implementation of the Regulation on Commercial Communications and Commercial Electronic Messages,
- Republic of Turkey Law No. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data,
- European Union's General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679.
Disclosure of the Collected Information
Except as stated in the privacy policy, without your consent, we will not sell or exchange your personal information about you that we obtain through this website or from our partners. Personal information (i) to companies that process your payment requests to protect payments from fraud and to verify their identity; (ii) when we deem it necessary or appropriate in good faith to investigate fraud, infringement of intellectual property, or any other situation that places us or you subject to legal liability; (iii) when required by law, or to comply with a court order, subpoena, search warrant or other legal act; (iv) in order to comply with the legal, regulatory and executive requirements of government officials; (v) to protect and defend ourselves, our partners, our affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, lawyers, intermediaries, contractors and other partners in relation to any legal action; (vi) in order to prevent possible physical damage; and (vii) to share the aggregated statistical or demographic data with our affiliates, partners or public relations (this aggregated data does not contain personal information).
Personal Preference for the Disclosure of Your Information
If you do not consent us to share your personal information with our partners for marketing purposes or if you do not consent us to contact you in certain ways, you can opt out of our contact list by contacting us on the contact page or as specified in the communication method.
If you think that any personal information we have collected about you is incorrect or has changed, please contact us on the contact page and send a message explaining the correction or change by giving reference to the subject.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
If you use this website, you accept this privacy policy. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The new privacy policy, which has been modified, will only apply to data collected from the date it was effective.
If You Have Questions About Privacy
For privacy questions regarding our website, you can contact us on our contact page.
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