Privacy Policy

Welcome to AraciKurum.org. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

1. Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier, date of birth, and gender.
• Contact Data: includes email address, telephone number, postal address, and social media contact information.
• Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data: includes information about how you use our website, products and services, including page views, time spent on pages, click patterns, and navigation paths.
• Marketing Data: includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

2. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To provide and improve our services, including broker reviews, educational content, and comparison tools.
• To process your inquiries and respond to your requests, comments, and questions.
• To send you newsletters, marketing communications, and promotional materials (only if you have opted in).
• To analyze website usage and trends to enhance user experience and optimize our content.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, and security threats.

3. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS protocols.
• Secure server infrastructure with regular security updates.
• Access controls and authentication mechanisms.
• Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.
• Employee training on data protection and privacy practices.

4. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Generally, we retain personal data for a period of 3 years after your last interaction with our website, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

5. Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have various rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: You can request limitation of how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: You can request transfer of your data to another service provider.
• Right to object: You can object to processing of your data for marketing purposes.
• Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and administer activities on our behalf, such as analytics providers, email service providers, and hosting services. These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@aracikurum.org.