KVKK Privacy Notice

This English version is provided for information only; in the event of any discrepancy, the Turkish version is legally binding.

Effective date: 24.10.2026

1. Who this notice is for

This privacy notice has been prepared for the authorised representatives and employees of businesses using Minyaturia’s wholesale portal b2b.minyaturia.com (the “Portal”), persons applying for a trade account, and visitors who contact us through the forms on the Portal. The Portal sells to businesses only; no sales are made to consumers.

Your personal data are processed in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and related legislation.

2. Data controller

Data controller: Minyaturia

Address: Fevzi Çakmak Mah. 40.Cadde 7EAB 06946

E-mail: info@minyaturia.com

3. Personal data processed

  • Trade account application: company name, country, tax/VAT number, tax office, website or social media account, business type, sales channels, estimated order volume, the authorised representative’s full name, position, e-mail address, telephone number and message, and the account password (the password is stored only in irreversibly encrypted form).
  • Account and order transactions: billing and delivery details, contents of orders and quotations, order history, and records relating to payments made by bank transfer.
  • Forms: the full name, company, e-mail address, telephone number, delivery address (for sample requests), message content and attached files you provide in the contact, sample, custom production and catalogue request forms.
  • Communication records: the recipient, subject and time of sending of the e-mails we send you.
  • Consent records: the time at which you accepted this notice and, where applicable, consent to commercial electronic communications, your IP address and the version of the text you accepted.
  • Traffic source: advertising and campaign parameters (UTM, gclid, fbclid), the first page opened, the referring site and the site language.
  • Technical data: IP address, browser and device information, server logs and cookie records. Details are set out in the Cookie Policy.

Payments on the Portal are made by bank transfer; no credit card details are collected. Turkish national identity numbers are not requested.

4. Purposes of processing and legal grounds

  • Assessing your trade account application, opening and managing your account: processing being directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract (Art. 5(2)(c) KVKK).
  • Preparing your orders and quotations, issuing proforma invoices and invoices, and dispatching products: performance of the contract (Art. 5(2)(c)) and our legal obligations under tax and commercial legislation (Art. 5(2)(ç)).
  • Responding to your requests and questions, and handling sample and custom production requests: conclusion of a contract (Art. 5(2)(c)) and our legitimate interest (Art. 5(2)(f)).
  • Ensuring the security of the Portal, preventing misuse and retaining consent records: legal obligation (Art. 5(2)(ç)), the establishment, exercise or protection of a right (Art. 5(2)(e)) and our legitimate interest (Art. 5(2)(f)).
  • Measuring the sources from which applications and requests originate: our legitimate interest (Art. 5(2)(f)).
  • Advertising measurement and remarketing: only with your explicit consent (Art. 5(1)); not carried out if you do not give consent in the cookie notice.
  • Sending commercial electronic communications: only if you have given separate consent.

5. Transfer of personal data

  • Hosting and e-mail services: the Portal’s data are stored on the servers of the hosting service provider with which the site is hosted; e-mails are sent through the same provider’s mail server.
  • Courier and logistics companies: the delivery details required for the delivery of your orders and samples.
  • Banks: for tracking payments made by bank transfer.
  • Competent public authorities and institutions: where required by legislation and upon request.
  • Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram) and Google: only if you give explicit consent in the cookie notice; the pages you view, the fact that you have submitted an application or request, cookie identifiers and your IP address are transmitted to these companies in order to measure the results of our advertising. These companies may process the data outside Türkiye; the transfer abroad is based on your explicit consent (Art. 9 KVKK). You may withdraw your consent at any time on the Cookie Policy page.

In order to suggest a site language, your country is determined from your IP address on our own server; your IP address is not stored for this purpose and is not shared with anyone.

6. Method of collection

Your personal data are collected electronically through the application, order, quotation and request forms on the Portal, the transactions you carry out through your account, your e-mail correspondence with us, and cookies.

7. Retention periods

  • Order, invoice and accounting records: 10 years, as required by tax and commercial legislation.
  • Trade account information: for as long as your account remains open; thereafter, for the statutory retention periods.
  • Form and request records: for the period necessary for the request to be concluded and for any potential disputes.
  • Consent to advertising measurement and consent to commercial electronic communications: until you withdraw your consent.
  • Cookies: for the periods specified in the Cookie Policy.

Data whose purpose of processing has ceased are erased, destroyed or anonymised.

8. Your rights

Pursuant to Article 11 of KVKK, by applying to the data controller you have the right to:

  • learn whether your personal data are being processed,
  • request information about the processing if your data have been processed,
  • learn the purpose of the processing and whether the data are used in accordance with that purpose,
  • know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom the data have been transferred,
  • request the rectification of the data if they have been processed incompletely or inaccurately,
  • request the erasure or destruction of the data within the framework of the conditions set out in Article 7 of KVKK,
  • request that the rectification, erasure or destruction be notified to the third parties to whom the data have been transferred,
  • object to an outcome to your detriment arising from the analysis of the processed data exclusively by automated systems,
  • claim compensation for damage if you suffer damage as a result of unlawful processing.

You are entitled to each of the rights listed above.

9. Applications

You may submit your requests to info@minyaturia.com, clearly stating your identity and your request. Applications are concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest.

10. Changes

This notice may be updated in line with changes in legislation or on the Portal. The current version takes effect on the date on which it is published on this page.