Privacy & Cookies

KVKK & GDPR Privacy Notice

This notice explains how personal data may be processed when you use the ESN Cumhuriyet website and contact form, and how preference cookies are used for display and accessibility settings.

Data we may process

When you voluntarily use the contact form, the website may process your name, email address, subject, message, IP address and technical security records required to prevent abuse. Ordinary page browsing does not require an account.

Purposes

Data is processed to answer enquiries, operate and secure the website, prevent automated abuse, remember user-selected display/accessibility preferences and meet applicable legal obligations.

Security & retention

Technical and organisational measures are used to limit unauthorised access. Contact messages and related records should be kept only for as long as necessary for the communication, legal or institutional purpose for which they were collected.

Third-party services

The site may load Cloudflare Turnstile on the contact form and embedded content from services such as Google Calendar, Canva, Instagram, Spotify or other linked platforms. Those services may process technical data under their own privacy terms.

Cookies and preference storage

CookiePurposeTypeTypical duration
esn_cookie_consentStores your cookie preference.Essential12 months
esn_themeRemembers light or dark theme when you choose a theme.Preference12 months
esn_accessibilityRemembers accessibility display options you explicitly select.Preference12 months
PHP session cookieUsed temporarily for contact-form CSRF protection.Essential / securitySession
Third-party embedsWhen allowed, loads content such as Google Calendar, Canva, Instagram and Spotify; those providers may use their own cookies or storage.Optional external contentProvider-dependent

No advertising or behavioural tracking cookies are intentionally set by this PHP site. Embedded third-party services can have separate storage practices.

Your rights

Under Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), data subjects may have rights including learning whether personal data is processed, requesting information, learning processing purposes and recipients, requesting correction or deletion where applicable, objecting to certain automated results and seeking compensation for unlawful processing. Where the GDPR applies, relevant rights can include access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability and rights relating to certain automated decisions.

Requests concerning personal data processed through this website can be submitted through the contact form. Requests are evaluated under the applicable law and institutional procedures.

This page is an operational website privacy notice and does not replace any separate institutional privacy notice, statutory disclosure text or consent form that may apply to a specific university process.

Official legal references

Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK)
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)