Cookies Privacy Policy

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to determine the terms and conditions regarding the use of personal data shared
with the Company by Platform users/members/visitors (“Data Owner”) during the operation of the
https://massivebioinformatics.com/ website (“Site”) and mobile application (together referred to as the “Platform”) operated
by MASSIVE BIOINFORMATICS ARGE TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI (“Company”) or generated by the Company
during the Data Owner’s use of the Platform.

Data Owner declares that he/she has been informed regarding the processing of his/her personal data in this Privacy
Policy and that he/she consents to the use of his/her personal data as specified herein.

Which Data are Processed?

Under this heading, it is listed which data are processed by the Company and which are considered personal data in accordance with the Protection of Personal Data Law No. 6698. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the expression “personal data” within the scope of the terms and conditions submitted under this Privacy Policy will cover the following information:

  • Customer Information
  • Device Information
  • Behaviors
  • Demographic Information
  • Marketing Information
  • Behavioral Advertising

 

Data that is irreversibly anonymized in accordance with Articles 3 and 7 of the Protection of Personal Data Law will not be considered personal data in accordance with the provisions of the said law, and processing activities related to this data will be carried out without being bound by the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

 

For What Purposes is the Data Used?

The Company may process personal data in order to customize the products and services offered by the Company according to the tastes, usage habits and needs of the relevant persons and to recommend them to the relevant persons, to use them within the scope of direct and indirect marketing activities and to transfer them to the Company’s representatives, solution partners and third parties from whom it receives services for these purposes.

The Company may process and share personal data with third parties without obtaining the Data Owner’s consent in accordance with Articles 5 and 8 of the Protection of Personal Data Law and/or in the presence of exceptions in the relevant legislation. The main ones of these situations are mentioned below:

 

Clearly stipulated in the laws,

  • It is necessary for the protection of the life or physical integrity of the person or someone else who is unable to express his/her consent due to actual impossibility or whose consent is not given legal validity,
  • It is necessary to process personal data, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of any contract between the Data Owner and the Company, ​
  • It is mandatory for the company to fulfill its legal obligations,
  • It was made public by the Data Owner himself/herself,
  • It is necessary to process data for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right,
  • It is necessary to process data for the legitimate interests of the Company, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Data Owner.

 

Who Has Access to the Data?

The Company may transfer personal data and new data obtained using this personal data to third parties whose services the Company uses in order to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, limited to the purpose of providing such services. The Company will also be able to transfer the data to the Company’s business partners and suppliers and legally authorized institutions and organizations for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.

The Company may share the data with third parties such as outsourcing service providers, hosting service providers, law firms, research companies and call centers, including those who send SMS to improve the data owner experience (including improvement and personalization), to ensure the security of the data owner, to detect fraudulent or unauthorized use, to investigate operational evaluation, to fix errors related to Platform services and to achieve any of the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

The data owner accepts that the mentioned third parties may store the personal data of the data owner on their servers all over the world, limited to the purposes stated above, and he/she consents to this in advance.

Regarding the Right of Access to Data and Requests for Correction

In accordance with Article 11 of the Law, data owners have the following rights:

  • To learn whether personal data has been processed or not,
  • To request information if your personal data has been processed,
  • To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
  • To know the third parties to whom personal data are transferred at home or abroad,
  • To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and to request notification of the transaction made in this context to the third parties to whom the personal data are transferred,
  • To request the deletion or destruction of personal data in case the reasons requiring processing no longer exist, even though it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of Law and other relevant laws, and to request that the transaction carried out in this context be notified to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
  • To object to the emergence of a result that is unfavorable to the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automatic systems,
  • To request compensation for damage in case of damage due to illegal processing of personal data.

 

These rights will be evaluated and finalized as soon as possible and in any case within 30 (thirty) days, if they are communicated by the personal data owners through the methods specified in the MASSIVE BIOINFORMATICS ARGE TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy, available at https://massivebioinformatics.com/. Although it is essential that no fees are charged in relation to the requests, the Company reserves the right to charge a fee based on the fee schedule determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.

 

The data owner accepts that he/she may not be able to fully benefit from the operation of the Platform if he/she makes a request that will result in any personal data not being used by the Company, and declares that any liability arising in this context will belong to him/her.

Storage Period of Personal Data

The Company will store the personal data provided by the data owner for the period required by the above-mentioned processing purposes.

In addition, in the event of any dispute that may arise between the Company and the data owner, the Company may retain personal data for a limited period of time and within the limitation periods determined in accordance with the relevant legislation, in order to provide the necessary defenses within the scope of the dispute.

Measures and Commitments Related to Data Security

The Company undertakes to take the necessary technical and administrative measures and to have the necessary inspections carried out to ensure the appropriate level of security in order

  • Not to process personal data unlawfully,
  • To prevent unlawful access to personal data and
  • To protect the personal data

under the conditions specified in the relevant legislation or expressed in this Privacy Policy.

The Company cannot disclose the personal data obtained about the Data Owner to anyone else, contrary to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the Protection of Personal Data Law, and cannot use it for purposes other than processing.

If links are provided to other applications via the platform, the Company does not bear any responsibility for the privacy policies and contents of the applications.

Cookies

Cookies are used on the Platform in order for Data Owners to benefit from the Platform in the most efficient way and to improve the user experience. If you do not prefer the use of cookies, you can delete or block Cookies from the settings of your browser. However, we would like to remind you that it may affect your use of the Platform.

What is a Cookie and Why is It Used?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device or network server through browsers by the websites you visit. For more detailed information about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org.

The main purposes of using cookies on our website are listed below:

  • To improve the services offered to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the website,
  • To improve the Website and to offer new features through the Website and to personalize the offered features according to your preferences;
  • To ensure the legal and commercial security of the Website, you and our Company.
  • To use within the scope of direct and indirect marketing activities

 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Company may change the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time. The updated Privacy Policy comes into force on the date it is presented to the Data Owner through any method.