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Privacy Policy

Language versions of the Privacy Policy: Gizlilik Politikası (TR) | Politique de confidentialite (FR) | Politica de privacidad (ES)

Last updated; January 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy for Gıda ve Sağlık (“we,” “us,” or “our”) explains how and why we may access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your personal information when you use our services (“Services”). This includes:

  • When you visit our website at https://gidavesaglik.net.
  • When you interact with us via email or other means.

Reading this Privacy Policy will help you understand your privacy rights and preferences. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you disagree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact us at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you register for the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, or otherwise contact us.

The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the features you use. Personal information we collect may include:

  • names
  • email addresses
  • usernames
  • passwords
  • communication preferences
  • communication or authentication data

All personal information you provide must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Automatically Collected Information

We collect certain information automatically when you visit, use, or navigate Gıda ve Sağlık. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information), but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use Gıda ve Sağlık, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of Gıda ve Sağlık, as well as for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

• Log and Usage Data: Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information that our servers automatically collect and store in log files when you access or use Gıda ve Sağlık. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings, and information about your activity on Gıda ve Sağlık (such as date/time stamps associated with your use, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take, such as features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called “crash dumps”), and hardware settings).

• Device Data: We collect device data, such as information about the computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access Gıda ve Sağlık. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

• Location Data: We collect location data, such as precise or imprecise information about your device’s location. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access Gıda ve Sağlık. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can choose not to allow us to collect this information by declining access to the information or turning off the Location setting on your device. However, if you opt-out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of our Services.

2. How and For What Purposes Do We Process Your Information?

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons depending on how you interact with Gıda ve Sağlık, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so that you can create and log in to your account and keep it operational.

• To provide and facilitate the provision of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.

• To send you administrative information. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and conditions, and other similar information.

• To solicit feedback. We may process your information where necessary to solicit feedback and communicate with you about your use of our Services.

• To provide you with targeted advertising. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising based on your interests, location, and more.

• To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.

• To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use Gıda ve Sağlık so we can better understand and improve how they are used.

• To protect or preserve an individual’s vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to protect or preserve an individual’s vital interest, such as preventing harm.

3. What Legal Basis Do We Use to Process Your Information?

If you are located in the EU, EEA, or the United Kingdom, we may process your personal data under the following legal bases as defined by the GDPR:

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR require us to explain the applicable legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. Therefore, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Consent; We may process your information if you have consented to us using your personal information for a specific purpose (i.e. if you have given your consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent anytime by clicking the Cookie settings button with the lock icon at the bottom left of every page.

• Performance of a Contract; We may process your personal information where we believe it is necessary to provide our Services or fulfill our contractual obligations to you, such as at your request, before we enter into a contract with you.

• Legitimate Interests; We may process your information where we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests. Those interests do not override your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described below:

• To develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users,

• To analyze how our services are used and improve Gıda ve Sağlık,

• To diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities,

• To understand how our users use our services so we can improve the user experience.

• Legal Obligations; We may process your information when we believe that processing is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, such as cooperating with a law enforcement agency or regulatory authority, exercising or defending our legal rights, or disclosing your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

• Vital Interests; We may process your information when we believe that processing is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as in situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

You can find more information about this in our Cookie Policy: https://gidavesaglik.net/cookie-policy/.

In legal terms, we are generally the “data controller” under European data protection laws of the personal information described in this Privacy Policy because we determine the means and/or purposes of our data processing. This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information that we process on behalf of our users as a “data processor.” In these cases, the parties to whom we provide services and with whom we have entered into a data processing contract are the “data controllers” responsible for your personal information, and we will only process your information on their behalf by your instructions. If you want to learn more about the parties’ privacy practices, you should read their privacy policies and direct any questions you have to them.

4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and need access to that information to do that work (“third parties”). We have contracts with third parties designed to help protect your personal information. This means they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we instruct them to do so. They will also not share your personal information with any organization other than us. They also undertake to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to keep it for the period we instruct them to do so.

Categories of third parties with whom we may share personal information include:

• Advertising Networks

• Joint Marketing Programs

• Communication and Collaboration Tools

• Data Analytics Services

• Data Storage Service Providers

• Government Agencies

• Performance Monitoring Tools

• Product Engineering and Design Tools

• Retargeting Platforms

• Sales and Marketing Tools

• Social Networks

• Testing Tools

• User Account Registration and Authentication Services

• Website Hosting Service Providers

In addition, we may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfer: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, a merger, sale, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to a company.

5. What is Our Position on Third-Party Websites?

Gıda ve Sağlık may link to third-party websites, online services, or content. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of these third parties. If you provide personal data to such websites, your data will be governed by their privacy policies. We recommend reviewing their policies carefully.

6. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to collect information when you interact with our Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our Services and your account, prevent crashes, fix errors, store your preferences, and provide basic site functionality.

We also allow third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on Gıda ve Sağlık for analytics and advertising, including helping manage and display ads, tailor ads to your interests, or send abandoned cart reminders (subject to your communication preferences). Third parties and service providers use their technologies to provide ads about products and services tailored to your interests that may appear on Gıda ve Sağlık.

Google API

Our use of the information we receive from Google APIs will comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Google Analytics

We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. Google Analytics Advertising Features we may use include Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features for mobile applications through Ad Settings and Ad Settings. Other opt-out methods include https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and http://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choice. For more information about Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.

7. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?

Our services operate through servers located in Türkiye and the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside of Turkey, please be aware that your information may be transferred, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and in the facilities of third parties with whom we may share your personal information (see “When and with whom do we share your personal information?” above), in the United States and other countries.

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, these countries may not have data protection laws or laws that are as comprehensive as your country’s. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect your personal information by this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

We have implemented measures to protect your personal information, including using the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses to transfer personal information between us and our third-party providers. These clauses require all recipients to protect all personal information of their processors originating from the EEA or the UK. by European data protection laws and regulations. Our Standard Contractual Clauses are available upon request. We have implemented similar appropriate safeguards with our third-party service providers and partners, and further details are available upon request.

8. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We will only retain your personal information for the period necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us to retain your personal information for longer than six (6) months after the user’s account has been terminated.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal data has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

9. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of any personal information we process. This includes HTTPS, server-level security settings, and safeguards against unauthorized access.

However, no electronic transmission or storage method is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. What are your Privacy Rights?

Depending on your country of residence, you may have certain data protection rights, generally including:

  • The right to access the personal information we hold about you
  • The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • The right to request deletion
  • The right to object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances
  • The right to lodge a complaint with data protection authorities

If You Reside in the United States, This Section Applies to You

If you live in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, or Rhode Island, you may have rights to:

  • Access and obtain details about the personal information we hold about you
  • Correct inaccuracies
  • Obtain a copy of your personal information
  • Request deletion

and other rights depending on the state, including:

  • Non-discrimination
  • Opt-out rights for targeted advertising, data sharing, selling personal information, or profiling
  • Rights to access categories of personal data (where permitted)
  • Rights to receive lists of third parties with whom personal data is shared
  • Rights to review, understand, query, or correct profiling
  • Rights to limit use/disclosure of sensitive personal data
  • Rights to opt out of voice or facial recognition data collection (where applicable)

to exercise these rights, email dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net. California-specific requests will be addressed within forty-five (45) days. Authorized agents may submit requests on your behalf, but valid authorization must be provided.

If we deny your request, you may appeal by emailing dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net.

We keep records of CCPA-related requests, but none have been received to date. Requests will be denied if identity cannot be verified.

Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

If we become aware that we have collected such information without proper consent, we will delete it as soon as possible.

If you believe your child under 13 has submitted personal information without your consent, contact us immediately at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net.

If You Reside in the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, or Canada, This Section Applies to You

If you reside in these regions, applicable data protection laws grant you rights including:

  • Access to your personal information
  • Correction or deletion
  • Restriction of processing
  • Where applicable, data portability
  • The right not to be subject to automated decision-making

You may also have the right to object to processing in certain circumstances.

If you believe we are unlawfully processing your data, you may lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

If You Reside in Türkiye (KVKK), This Section Applies to You

Under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK), you may contact us at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net to:

  • Learn whether personal data is processed
  • Request information if it has been processed
  • Learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly
  • Know the third parties to whom data is transferred
  • Request correction if data is incomplete or inaccurate
  • Request deletion/destruction under legal conditions
  • Request notification of corrections/deletions to third parties
  • Object to processing via automated systems
  • Request compensation if unlawfully processed data causes damage

11. How to Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at:

Email: dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net

Postal address:

Dr. Halil İbrahim AKGÜL

Gıda ve Sağlık – Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Data Controller

Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Dede Korkut Campus

Bayburt University

Bayburt / TÜRKİYE

12. Do We Update This Notice?

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by the “Last updated” date at the top of the document. If we make significant changes, we may notify you on our website.

We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal data.

The latest changes to this privacy policy were made on:

  • November 8, 2024
  • December 26, 2024
  • January 31, 2025
  • September 15, 2025

A list of all previous changes is available upon request.

Language versions of the Privacy Policy: Gizlilik Politikası (TR) | Politique de confidentialite (FR) | Politica de privacidad (ES)