Privacy Notice

As “CLASSEST”, a brand established under CLASSEST TEKNOLOJİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ ("CLASSEST" or the "Company"), the privacy and security of your personal data are among our highest priorities. In this context, to fulfill our obligation to inform you under applicable data protection laws and regulations, we would like to provide you with information about your personal data. The personal data processed by CLASSEST, the purposes of processing, the recipient groups to whom it may be transferred, the method of collection, the legal basis, and your rights concerning such personal data are detailed below.

The Company's official address is: ESENTEPE MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. FERKO SIGNATURE NO: 175 İÇ KAPI NO: 6 ŞİŞLİ / İSTANBUL, Tax ID: 8930569631. For the purposes of data protection law, the Company acts as the “Data Controller”.

1. For What Purposes Do We Process Your Personal Data?

Your collected personal data may be processed by the Company in accordance with the fundamental principles stipulated by law and within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law, for the following purposes:

1) To introduce the goods and services offered by our Company, to get to know our members and enhance communication, to improve our brand image, to develop our products, services, and communication, to prepare and send special promotions/announcements/campaigns to customers, to notify of changes regarding the use of products and services and/or payment terms, to conduct customer surveys, customer satisfaction applications and provide information, and to use for auditing, data analysis, research, statistical studies, understanding trends, marketing, and advertising services.

2) To carry out the necessary work by our relevant business units for the realization of the commercial activities conducted by the Company and to manage the related business processes.

3) To plan and execute the Company’s commercial and/or business strategies.

4) To ensure the legal, technical, and commercial-business security of the Company and of the persons who have a business relationship with the Company.

5) To fulfill the obligations undertaken in accordance with the contracts we have concluded as required by the relevant legislation, to comply with our legal obligations, and to exercise our rights arising from the current legislation.

6) To provide information to public officials upon request and as required by legislation on matters related to public security.

7) To be used as evidence in potential disputes.

2. What Categories of Personal Data Do We Process?

Identity Information: Your first name, last name, National Identification Number, date of birth, and other information provided to the Company with your explicit consent (e.g., diploma, criminal record, etc.).

Contact Information: Your mobile phone number, a secondary mobile phone number for contact purposes, your email address, and your address information.

Financial Information: Your information regarding payments and payment methods.

Customer Transaction Information: Purchased lesson content related to the service provided, selected tutors, lesson recordings, and other related information.

3. How Do We Collect Your Personal Data?

Your personal data is collected through channels such as member registration forms, online registration/application forms, and when personal data is sent to the Company's official email address at [email protected], any other email address belonging to the Company, or the [email protected] KEP address. In this context, the Company may request documents such as a copy of an ID card, proof of address (e.g., residence permit, utility bill), bank/IBAN information, National Identification Number, criminal record, diplomas confirming the tutor's undergraduate education, other relevant certificates, and links to social media accounts/websites from member/tutor candidates.

Personal data is also collected through the physical submission of documents, filling out a physical document provided by the Company, or by calling the phone lines at +90 (850) 255 20 80 or other internal numbers belonging to the Company.

Furthermore, your personal data is collected through automated means via cookies used on the website classest.com and its extensions, under our brand CLASSEST. These cookies are strictly necessary for the visitor to use the site at full efficiency and are used to remember the visitor's preferences, not to obtain any other personal data. You can access our cookie policy at Çerez Politikası.

4. What is the Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data?

Applicable data protection laws list the conditions for processing personal data. If the purposes for processing personal data by a data controller fall within the framework of these listed conditions, the data controller can process personal data lawfully. In this respect, the Company carries out personal data processing activities when its purposes fall within the scope of these conditions. The Company does not engage in any personal data processing activity that does not fall within these legal bases.

The legal bases for processing personal data are as follows:

The data subject has given explicit consent,
It is clearly provided for by law,
It is necessary for the protection of life or physical integrity of the data subject or of any other natural person where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent,
Processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of that contract,
It is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject,
The personal data has been made public by the data subject themself,
Processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right,
Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.

5. With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Data?

Your personal data is shared for the purposes and through the means indicated in this Privacy Notice with authorized public institutions and organizations, judicial authorities, enforcement bodies, and law enforcement units, as well as with contracted suppliers, business partners, and consultants from whom we receive products or services. Data may be shared with our collaborating consulting firms for services that are complementary to the Company's activities, limited to the purposes of their activities. Any third parties with whom we share your data are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.

The Company does not transfer any data that is not relevant to its purposes. For instance, even if we have obtained it with your consent, information about your vehicle license plate will not be shared with any third party, including the persons and institutions listed above. The exception to this is when the transfer of such data is required by law, is mandatory for a criminal investigation, or is requested by an official authority based on legislation and with justification.

6. What Are Your Rights?

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Therefore, please inform us if your personal data changes. Otherwise, we will not be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the data we hold in our systems. Subject to the exceptions provided in law, your rights include:

a) To learn whether your personal data is being processed,

b) To request information if your personal data has been processed,

c) To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,

d) To know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred, in the country or abroad,

e) To request the correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed,

f) To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated by law (the 'right to be forgotten'),

g) To request that the operations carried out pursuant to subparagraphs (e) and (f) be notified to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,

h) To object to the occurrence of a result against you by analyzing your processed data exclusively through automated systems, and

i) To request compensation for damages in case you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

You have these rights by applying to our Company.

7. How Can You Exercise Your Rights?

You can fill out the "application form," which you can download using the link KVKK Veri Sahibi Başvuru Formu, according to your request/complaint, and send the form to us via the email address [email protected] or by filling out the form physically and sending it via cargo/post to the address ESENTEPE MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. FERKO SIGNATURE NO: 175 İÇ KAPI NO: 6 ŞİŞLİ / İSTANBUL.

If you submit your request to us using one of the methods shown above, your request will be evaluated within 30 days at the latest, and you will be informed about the matter. If your request is accepted, the necessary actions will be taken immediately by the Data Controller Company.

As a rule, requests are handled free of charge. However, if fulfilling the request requires an additional cost, the Company may request a fee. Requests are generally free of charge, but we may charge a reasonable fee for repetitive, unfounded, or excessive requests, as permitted by applicable law.

8. Data Controller

As stated in this Privacy Notice, the Company is the data controller under applicable data protection law.

Data Controller Information

Full Name: CLASSEST TEKNOLOJİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Short Name: CLASSEST or the Company
Address: ESENTEPE MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. FERKO SIGNATURE NO: 175 İÇ KAPI NO: 6 ŞİŞLİ / İSTANBUL
Website: classest.com