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Privacy Policy

How Investo Global collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information when you use our website and services.

Last updated: July 11, 2021

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This policy was migrated from the existing Investo Global website with its original update date. It should be reviewed against the final website, analytics, CRM and data-processing setup before launch.

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data Protection Notice (KVKK)

Data controller

Investo Global, Sanayi Cad. No:44 Nish Istanbul A Blok N:63, 34196 Bahçelievler, İstanbul, is the data controller under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) for the personal data you share on this website.

Data we collect

Through enquiry forms: your name, phone number, e-mail address, nationality, family size, investment interest and message, together with the property or page you enquired about. Through cookies and measurement tools, subject to your cookie preferences: technical data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited and campaign parameters (UTM).

Purposes

  • Responding to your enquiry and arranging a consultation.
  • Property and Turkish citizenship advisory services and related follow-up communication.
  • Measuring how the website is used and improving it.
  • Fulfilling legal obligations.

Legal basis

KVKK Article 5/2(c): processing necessary for the steps taken at your request before a contract; Article 5/2(f): our legitimate interests, provided your fundamental rights are not harmed. Transfer of your data abroad and any commercial electronic messages rely on your explicit consent, which you give separately.

Recipients and transfer abroad

  • Our advisory team, to handle your enquiry.
  • Our customer relationship management system (Bitrix24), which is hosted outside Türkiye; your enquiry is recorded there only with your explicit consent given on the form.
  • Google (Tag Manager and Analytics) for usage statistics, in line with your cookie preferences.
  • WhatsApp (Meta) only if you choose to contact us through WhatsApp.

Retention

We keep your data for as long as it is needed for the purposes above. Enquiries that do not lead to a service relationship are deleted in accordance with our retention policy; where a service relationship arises, the retention periods required by contract, tax and other applicable law apply.

Your rights (KVKK Article 11)

  • Learn whether your personal data is processed and request information about it.
  • Learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used accordingly.
  • Know the third parties, in Türkiye or abroad, to whom your data is transferred.
  • Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, and deletion or destruction where the conditions in Article 7 are met, and ask that these actions be notified to recipients.
  • Object to a result that is produced against you exclusively by automated analysis.
  • Claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

You can exercise these rights by writing to the address above or through our contact page. Requests are answered as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Investo Global, Sanayi Cad. No:44 Nish Istanbul A Blok N:63, 34196 Bahcelievler.
  • Cookies are small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website among their many uses.
  • Country refers to Turkey.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone or digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate or provide the Service, perform services related to it or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself, such as the duration of a page visit.
  • Website refers to Investo Global, accessible from https://www.investoglobal.com.
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which that individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address, browser type and version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or access the Service through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used include beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or indicate when a Cookie is being sent. If You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting to refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
  • Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Service may use locally stored objects to collect and store information about Your preferences or activity. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as Browser Cookies. More information was provided in the original policy through Adobe's guidance on disabling or deleting local shared objects.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons, clear gifs, pixel tags or single-pixel gifs. These can permit the Company to count users who visited pages or opened an email and gather related website statistics, such as section popularity and system integrity.

Cookies can be Persistent or Session Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted when You close Your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies. Type: Session Cookies. Administered by: Us. These Cookies are essential to provide services available through the Website and enable some of its features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, requested services cannot be provided, and We use them only to provide those services.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies. Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies. Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when using the Website, such as login details or language preference. Their purpose is to provide a more personal experience and avoid requiring You to re-enter preferences each time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and Your choices, please visit the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring use of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities available to You as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for products, items or services You purchased, or any other contract with Us through the Service.
  • To contact You: by email, telephone calls, SMS or equivalent electronic communication, including push notifications about updates or informative communications related to functionalities, products or contracted services, including security updates where necessary or reasonable.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events similar to those You purchased or enquired about, unless You opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: to attend and manage Your requests to Us.
  • For business transfers: to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, including proceedings where Personal Data held about Service users is among the assets transferred.
  • For other purposes: including data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Service, products, services, marketing and Your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: to monitor and analyze the use of our Service and to contact You.
  • For business transfers: in connection with or during negotiations of a merger, sale of Company assets, financing or acquisition of all or part of Our business.
  • With Affiliates: including Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies We control or that are under common control with Us. We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
  • With business partners: to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
  • With other users: when You share personal information or interact in public areas, that information may be viewed by all users and publicly distributed outside.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when it is used to strengthen security or improve Service functionality, or when We are legally required to retain it for longer.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in other places where the parties involved in processing are located. This means the information may be transferred to and maintained on computers outside Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country unless adequate controls are in place, including controls for the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court or government agency.

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If You are a parent or guardian and are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We collected Personal Data from anyone under 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know by email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service before a change becomes effective and will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us: