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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; February 12, 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 may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you contact us via email, request information about our Services, or otherwise communicate with us.

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

  • first and last name (if provided during communication)
  • email address
  • communication preferences
  • the content of messages and correspondence you send to us

You are responsible for ensuring that the personal information you provide to us is accurate and up to date.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit, use, or navigate Gıda ve Sağlık, certain information may be collected automatically. This information does not directly reveal your specific identity (such as your name or contact details), but may include your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, and other technical and usage information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services and for our analytics and reporting purposes. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we may collect includes:

• Log and Usage Data: Diagnostic, usage, and performance information such as IP address, device information, browser type and settings, pages viewed, date and time stamps, searches, interactions, system activity, and error reports.

• Device Data: Information about the device you use to access the Services, including IP address (or proxy), device and application identifiers, browser type, hardware model, internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

• Location Data: Our website does not access or request access to your precise device location (GPS). However, some third-party services we use (e.g., Cookiebot CMP, Google Ads/Google Analytics) may derive approximate location or country-level information from technical data such as IP addresses for the purpose of service operation and regulatory compliance. Such determinations occur within the systems of the relevant third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies.

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

We may process your personal information for the following purposes, depending on how you interact with Gıda ve Sağlık:

• To provide and operate the Services: Ensuring website functionality, delivering content, and improving performance.

• Administrative and operational communications: Responding to your requests or inquiries and informing you about policy changes or similar administrative matters.

• Feedback and support: Requesting feedback, responding to questions, and providing support.

• Analytics and improvement: Analyzing usage trends, improving service quality, and troubleshooting.

• Security: Maintaining the security of the Services, including fraud monitoring and prevention.

• Advertising and measurement: Conducting interest-based advertising and measurement activities in compliance with applicable laws and, where required, based on user consent.

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

For users residing in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, additional information regarding applicable data protection laws is provided below.

Under the GDPR and UK GDPR, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Consent; Where you have given consent for specific purposes (particularly for cookies, analytics, and personalized advertising). You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Privacy and Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of each page.

• Performance of a Contract; Where processing is necessary to fulfill your request within the scope of a direct service or communication relationship with us.

• Legitimate Interests; Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests and those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms, such as improving our Services, ensuring security, monitoring performance, and diagnosing issues.

• Legal Obligations; Where processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

• Vital Interests; In exceptional situations where processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of an individual.

In legal terms, we generally act as the data controller for the processing of personal information described in this Privacy Policy, as we determine the purposes and means of processing.

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

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents (“third parties”) who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to perform that work. Appropriate contractual and technical safeguards are applied to protect personal information.

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

• Advertising Networks

• Data Analytics Services

• Performance Monitoring Tools

• Website Hosting Service Providers

• Data Storage Service Providers

• Communication and Collaboration Tools

• Testing Tools

• Government Authorities (where legally required)

We may also share personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfer: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of assets, financing, or transfer of all or part of our business.

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

Gıda ve Sağlık may contain links to third-party websites, online services, or content. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of such third parties. If you provide personal information to third-party sites, their privacy policies will apply. We encourage you to review those policies carefully.

6. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to collect information when you interact with our Services. These technologies help us maintain security, fix errors, store preferences, and support core site functionality. You can find more information about this in our Cookie Policy: https://gidavesaglik.net/cookie-policy/.

Third parties (such as advertising and analytics providers) may also use cookies and similar technologies on the Services. Such use is subject to your consent where required by applicable law.

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 are provided through primary servers located in Türkiye and the United States, as well as a globally distributed content delivery network (CDN). Accordingly, when accessing our Services from anywhere in the world, your personal data may be transmitted through, temporarily processed, and stored on servers located in Türkiye, the United States, and other countries where our third-party service providers’ infrastructure is located, for the purposes of service delivery, performance optimization, and system security.

If you reside in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, appropriate safeguards (such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses) may be used to protect your personal data. Additional details regarding such safeguards may be provided upon request.

8. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and in accordance with applicable legal retention requirements (such as tax, accounting, dispute resolution, and security obligations).

When we no longer have a legitimate need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it. If deletion is not possible (for example, due to backup archives), the information will be securely stored and isolated until deletion becomes feasible.

9. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal information we process, including HTTPS usage, server security configurations, and safeguards against unauthorized access. However, no electronic transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

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

To exercise these rights or if you have questions about our privacy practices, you may contact us at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net.

The scope and exercise of these rights may vary depending on your country of residence. Region-specific additional explanations are provided below.

If you reside in the United States, this section applies to you

Our website processes personal data in accordance with applicable legal requirements under the current U.S. State Privacy Laws in force in various U.S. states.

You have certain rights under specific U.S. state data protection laws. However, these rights may be subject to exceptions and limitations permitted by applicable legislation.

These rights apply only to users residing in certain U.S. states and only to the extent required by applicable laws.

Depending on the state in which you reside, you may have some or all of the following rights (the scope of these rights may vary by state law):

• The right to know whether your personal data is being processed,

• The right to access your personal data,

• The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data,

• The right to request deletion of your personal data,

• The right to obtain a copy of personal data you previously provided to us,

• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights,

• The right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling, as defined under applicable state privacy laws.

Depending on your state of residence, you may also have additional rights, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such as the right to access further information about how your personal data is processed or to object to certain processing activities.

To exercise these rights, please send an email to dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net or contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this notice. For California-specific requests, we generally respond to requests to access personal data within the timeframes permitted by applicable law, typically no later than forty-five (45) days.

Under certain U.S. state data protection laws, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, to the extent permitted by applicable law. We may deny requests from agents who do not provide sufficient proof that they are validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.

After receiving your request, we may need to verify your identity to confirm that you are the individual whose information exists in our systems. We will use the personal information provided in your request solely to verify your identity or your authority to submit the request. If we cannot verify your identity using information already maintained by us, we may request additional information from you for security or fraud-prevention purposes.

If you submit your request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request, and the agent must provide proof that they have obtained your written and signed authorization to submit such a request on your behalf.

Under certain U.S. state data protection laws, we may refuse to take action on your request where permitted by applicable law. In such cases, you may appeal our decision by emailing dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to your appeal. If your appeal is denied, you may file a complaint with the relevant state Attorney General.

Users residing in the United States who are subject to applicable state privacy laws may exercise their preferences regarding the sale or sharing of their personal data, and make changes to those preferences, by using the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link located at the bottom of our website.

Some browsers and browser extensions support the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), which can send a signal to the websites you visit indicating your choice to opt out of certain types of data processing. Where required by applicable privacy laws, we recognize such signals as a valid opt-out request. When such a signal is detected, relevant third-party services may automatically restrict data processing and limit the use of personal data for personalized content or advertising in accordance with their own privacy practices and legal obligations.

Shine the Light Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine the Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain, once a year and free of charge, information about the categories of personal information (if any) that we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with whom we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and wish to make such a request, please submit your request in writing using the contact information provided below.

Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If personal data of a child under 13 is identified, such data will be deleted within a reasonable period.

If you reside in the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland, 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

In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You may submit such requests by contacting us using the contact information provided below. Any request will be assessed and handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or the United Kingdom and believe that we are unlawfully processing your personal data, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority or the UK data protection authority.

If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Withdrawal of consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal data, this consent may be explicit and/or implied depending on applicable law. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Privacy and cookie settings” link located at the bottom of each page.

Please note that withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal, nor will it affect processing carried out on legal grounds other than consent where permitted by law.

If you have any questions or comments regarding your privacy rights, you may contact us at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net.

If you reside in Türkiye, 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

If you reside in Australia or New Zealand, this section applies to you

We process your personal information in accordance with the laws of Australia (Privacy Act 1988) and New Zealand (Privacy Act 2020). When you visit our website, technical and usage information may be collected through cookies and similar technologies. This information is used for site performance and advertising measurement purposes.

You have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information at any time. To make such a request, you may contact us using the contact information provided in the contact section of this policy. If you believe that we have unlawfully processed your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner for a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and the Office of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner for a breach of the New Zealand Privacy Principles.

11. How to Contact Us About This Notice?

You may contact us regarding the processing of your information by email at dataprotection@gidavesaglik.net or by post at the following address:

Dr. Halil İbrahim AKGÜL, Gıda ve Sağlık – Data Protection Contact Person 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
  • January 23, 2026

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)