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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2025. This policy applies to the website operated by ÖMER MANDACI at omermandaci.com and governs the collection and use of personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Data We Collect

We may collect your name and email address when you contact us or subscribe to route updates.

We automatically collect anonymous usage data such as pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate location via analytics tools.

No sensitive personal data (health, financial, government ID) is ever collected.

2. How We Use Your Data

Contact details are used solely to respond to your enquiries or send newsletters you have opted into.

Anonymous analytics data helps us understand which routes and articles are most useful, improving the quality of our content.

We never use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

3. Cookies

We use essential cookies required for the site to function and optional analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) to measure traffic.

You may accept or decline non-essential cookies via our cookie banner. Declining does not affect your ability to browse the site.

For full details see our Cookie Policy at #/cookies.

4. Third Parties

We use Google Analytics (data processed by Google LLC under EU Standard Contractual Clauses) for traffic analytics.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.

Embedded maps (Google Maps) may set their own cookies subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

  • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure — request deletion of your personal data.
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
  • California residents may additionally opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data).

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions and email correspondence are retained for up to 24 months, then securely deleted.

Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form for up to 26 months per Google Analytics defaults.

You may request earlier deletion at any time by contacting us.

7. Security

This site is served exclusively over HTTPS with TLS encryption.

Access to personal data is restricted to the site owner and is never stored on third-party servers beyond the processors listed above.

While we take reasonable precautions, no internet transmission is 100{8ddf53cb217f11eb8778b2f2342775c1d97ea84e0802ecfebbdcd389afd31219} secure.

8. Children

ÖMER MANDACI is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from minors.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact us immediately for prompt deletion.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally; the revised date below will reflect any changes.

Continued use of the site after a posted update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Material changes will be announced via a notice on the homepage.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related requests or questions, please email us at [email protected] or write to: ÖMER MANDACI, İstanbul, Türkiye.

We aim to respond to all requests within 30 days.

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (e.g. the ICO in the UK, or the KVKK in Turkey).

By using this website you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

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