ÖTE

Privacy Notice (KVKK)

As ÖTE (Bilinenden Öteye), we process personal data as data controller under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”). This notice informs website visitors, people who submit contact / pre-application / newsletter forms, and anyone who reaches us about our education services.

Last updated: 19 October 2026

1. Data controller

Brand / name: ÖTE (Bilinenden Öteye)
Address: Yahyakaptan, Sevval Sk. 6B, 41050 Izmit/Kocaeli, Türkiye
Phone: +90 0530 858 46 83
Email: merhaba@bilinendenoteye.com
Web: https://bilinendenoteye.com

2. Personal data we process

  • Identity: name, surname
  • Contact: phone, email, message content
  • Education / application: programme interest (ÖTE Module, ÖTE Data, ÖTE Beyond, etc.), student / parent details, level, notes you share about goals
  • Security / technical: IP address, browser / device data, cookies, form submission time
  • Marketing preferences (where consent exists): newsletter subscription, contact permission

We do not request special-category (sensitive) data. If you voluntarily include such information, it is handled only within that scope and in line with deletion requests.

3. Purposes

  • Responding to enquiries, pre-applications and information requests
  • Informing about exam prep, coaching, mock/data processes and study-abroad counselling
  • Scheduling meetings and following up processes
  • Securing the website, preventing abuse and fixing technical issues
  • Meeting legal obligations
  • Sending newsletters / announcements where you have consented

4. Legal bases

Processing is based on KVKK Art. 5 — including necessity for a contract, legal obligation, establishment / exercise / protection of a right, our legitimate interests, and where required your explicit consent.

5. Collection methods

Data may be collected electronically via website forms, email, phone, WhatsApp, in-person meetings and cookies / similar technologies.

6. Transfers

Data may be shared with service providers (e.g. hosting, SMTP email) only to the extent necessary, and with competent authorities where legally required. We do not sell or rent your data for marketing. Cross-border transfers, if any, follow KVKK and Board rules.

7. Retention

We keep data for as long as the purpose requires and as mandated by law, then delete, destroy or anonymise it.

8. Your rights (KVKK Art. 11)

You may request whether your data is processed; information about processing; correction; deletion/destruction; notification of third parties; objection to solely automated adverse outcomes; and compensation for unlawful processing — among other Art. 11 rights.

9. How to apply

Send requests to merhaba@bilinendenoteye.com or Yahyakaptan, Sevval Sk. 6B, 41050 Izmit/Kocaeli, Türkiye. We respond within thirty days under applicable rules; identity verification may be required.

10. Updates

This notice may be updated; the current version is published on our website.