PRIVACY POLICY AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA POLICY

This statement includes the legal disclosure obligation of www.drsahandtaheri.com (“Dr. Sahand Taheri”) concerning the Protection of Personal Data. Dr. Sahand Taheri has adopted various principles for information and data security to protect the privacy of users visiting the site, both individually and institutionally, and to ensure that they can make the best use of all the services offered on the site. These privacy principles have been determined and declared to be applied to data collection and/or usage on Dr. Sahand Taheri and all affiliated sites, mobile applications, and all sub-services. By using Dr. Sahand Taheri and its mobile applications, all these principles are deemed to be accepted by the Users.

Dr. Sahand Taheri requests some of your personal information to communicate with you. Protecting your personal information and maintaining your privacy is our top priority as the Dr. Sahand Taheri team. Therefore, the information you provide will not be used in any context other than the rules and purposes specified in the User Agreement and will not be shared with third parties.

For Dr. Sahand Taheri, the security and privacy of its users are of utmost importance. The information entered by users into the system is protected with the most up-to-date and advanced security technologies, with the awareness that these data are critical, in a confidential and secure manner. Additionally, sectoral developments and emerging threats in data security are continuously monitored, and regular tests are conducted to provide the highest level of protection against potential attacks and data theft attempts.

Access to users' accounts on the system is protected from third parties using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology. SSL technology undertakes two basic tasks between the server and the user's internet browser: identity authentication and connection encryption.

Dr. Sahand Taheri declares and undertakes not to engage in commercial communication activities without the user's request and not to conduct marketing without obtaining permission.

To identify issues related to the system and to resolve these issues as quickly as possible, Dr. Sahand Taheri, if necessary, determines and uses users' IP addresses. IP addresses can also be used to generally identify users and to collect comprehensive demographic information.

Dr. Sahand Taheri's obligations to store traffic data specified in Law No. 5651 and related regulations, as well as its obligations to store transaction data specified in the Tax Procedure Law No. 183 and related regulations, are also reserved.

Dr. Sahand Taheri may provide links to other sites from the services it offers and from its mobile applications. It may publish advertisements, application forms, announcements, and surveys of third parties with which it has agreements. Dr. Sahand Taheri may direct Users to the sites/services/mobile applications of advertisers or agreed third parties through these forms, announcements, surveys, and advertisements. Dr. Sahand Taheri bears no responsibility for the privacy practices and policies of other sites and/or mobile applications accessed through these links, as well as for any visual, textual, or any kind of content they host.

Users are responsible for the privacy and security of their accounts on third-party sites linked through the site. Dr. Sahand Taheri cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies of these third parties.

Individual/institutional information belonging to the user is understood as any information that identifies the user, including first and last name, address, telephone number, email address, and other information. Dr. Sahand Taheri will not disclose any of the individual/institutional information to third parties in any way unless otherwise stated in this privacy notice. However, Dr. Sahand Taheri may disclose users' information to third parties by stepping outside the provisions of this privacy notice in the following cases. These situations are:

• Where there is a legal obligation in the applicable legislation and effective international agreements in domestic law,
• In cases where it is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the contracts between Dr. Sahand Taheri and its users and to put them into practice,
• In cases where information is requested about users in a procedural manner in accordance with an investigation or inquiry conducted by authorized administrative and/or judicial authorities,
• In cases where it is necessary to provide information to protect the rights or security of users.

Dr. Sahand Taheri undertakes in this notice to keep the confidential information provided to it strictly private and confidential, to consider it a duty to keep it a secret, to ensure and maintain confidentiality, to take all necessary technical, legal, and administrative measures to prevent any or all of the confidential information from entering the public domain or unauthorized use, or disclosure to a third party, and to fully show the due diligence.

Dr. Sahand Taheri does not request credit card numbers, usernames, passwords, or any other password in the emails it sends. Data contained in emails can be seen by third parties. Dr. Sahand Taheri cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted from user emails under any circumstances.

Dr. Sahand Taheri may obtain information about users' usage of Dr. Sahand Taheri and mobile applications through cookies, which are technical communication files, and obtain information about the use of the application through IP or Social Network account user data. The technical communication file called a cookie is a data file designed and used to obtain statistical information about how many people use the website in a temporal ratio, for what purpose, how many times a person visits the relevant website, and how long they stay, and to produce advertisements and content with dynamic diversity from user pages specially designed for users. Users can change their browser settings at any time to prevent cookies from being placed on their computers or to alert them when such a file is sent.

Information that may be requested from users who respond to periodic or non-periodic surveys or ask questions to the help desk organized within the site or Applications by Dr. Sahand Taheri can also be used by Dr. Sahand Taheri and its cooperating persons or institutions for direct marketing, statistical analysis, and the creation of a special database. Surveys or help desks may be services provided by 3rd parties by agreement.

According to the Personal Data Processing Law No. 6698, the personal data obtained can be processed by Dr. Sahand Taheri in accordance with the law and the rule of honesty, for legitimate purposes, proportionately, and for appropriate periods as stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The obtained personal data can be transferred, stored, and processed in another country where Dr. Sahand Taheri's service providers are located, within the scope of the relevant legislation and the stipulated security measures.

Personal data can be processed without the need for the consent of the personal data owner for one or more of the following reasons: (i) It is clearly stipulated in the laws, (ii) It is necessary for the establishment or performance of a contract directly related to the processing of personal data belonging to the parties of the contract, (iii) It is mandatory for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligation, (iv) It has been made public by the relevant person themselves.

Users have the right to apply to Dr. Sahand Taheri and:

• Learn whether their personal data is processed, and request information if it has been processed,
• Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
• Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
• Request the correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed,
• Request the deletion or destruction of personal data in accordance with the relevant legislation,
• Request the notification of the correction, deletion, or destruction of personal data to third parties to whom the data has been transferred,
• Object to the emergence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• Request compensation for the damage if personal data is processed unlawfully and damages are incurred.