Privacy Notice (KVKK & GDPR)

This Privacy Notice has been prepared by SERAS LOGISTICS FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE SERVICES INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED COMPANY (“Company”), in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), for the purpose of informing data subjects regarding the processing of personal data within the scope of the digital platform operated by the Company.

1. Data Controller

Your personal data are processed by SERAS LOGISTICS FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE SERVICES INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED COMPANY, acting as the data controller.

Contact email: info@seraslogistics.com

2. Categories of Personal Data Processed

The following categories of personal data may be processed within the scope of the platform:

  • Identity information (name, surname)
  • Contact information (phone number, email address)
  • Company information
  • User account and transaction data
  • Listing, offer and transaction records
  • Limited payment-related data (payment service provider references)
  • IP address, access logs and system usage data

Credit card information is not processed or stored by the Company. All payment transactions are carried out through independent payment service providers.

3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data are processed for the following purposes:

  • Managing user registration and account processes
  • Creating and managing customer and carrier profiles
  • Managing listing and offer processes
  • Carrying out payment and commission processes
  • Fulfilling legal obligations
  • Ensuring system and information security
  • Providing information to authorized public institutions and organizations

4. Transfer of Personal Data

Your personal data may be transferred, in compliance with KVKK and GDPR, and limited to the purposes stated above, to:

  • Authorized public institutions and organizations
  • Legal and financial consultants
  • Payment service providers
  • Technical infrastructure and hosting service providers

In case of transfer of personal data abroad, necessary technical and administrative measures are taken in accordance with Article 9 of KVKK and relevant GDPR provisions.

5. Method and Legal Basis for Data Processing

Your personal data are collected electronically through the website and mobile application, electronic forms and system logs.

Personal data are processed based on the legal grounds set forth in Articles 5 and 6 of KVKK and Article 6 of GDPR, including:

  • Performance or establishment of a contract
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Legitimate interests of the data controller
  • Explicit consent, where required

6. Rights of the Data Subject

Pursuant to Article 11 of KVKK and GDPR, data subjects have the right to:

  • Learn whether personal data are processed
  • Request information regarding processed data
  • Learn the purpose of processing and whether data are used in accordance with such purpose
  • Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
  • Request deletion or destruction of personal data under legal conditions
  • Request restriction of processing
  • Object to processing

7. Application Method

Data subjects may submit their requests regarding their rights under KVKK and GDPR by sending an email to info@seraslogistics.com.

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. The updated version shall become effective as of the date it is published on the platform.