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Legal & Data Protection · Last updated October 2026

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is handled when you visit this website or communicate with the website owner.

1. Data Controller

The website owner (“I”, “me”, or “my”) is the data controller responsible for personal information collected through this website (el-izmirli.com and associated domains).

If you have questions about this policy or your personal information, you may contact the website owner via the contact form or by email at izmerly@gmail.com.

2. Information Collected

I believe in data minimization and transparency. The information gathered through this website is limited strictly to what is necessary for communication and technical security:

  • Direct Communications: When you submit an inquiry through the Contact page, you provide your email address, a subject line, and your message body. This information is provided voluntarily.
  • Public Engagement Kit: When you request the kit, your name, email address and request time are recorded to provide the materials and keep a record of who requested them. Kit downloads and profile-copy actions are associated with that request and are visible only in the owner dashboard. An essential, one-day access cookie remembers that you have opened the kit; it contains no name or email address. You can request deletion of your request record through the contact details above.
  • Technical & Infrastructure Logs: When you access this website, underlying hosting and edge delivery infrastructure automatically records standard technical request data (such as your IP address, browser user-agent, operating system, referring page, requested URL, and access timestamps). This logging is necessary to ensure network security, prevent abuse (e.g. DDoS attacks), and maintain server availability.
  • Website Measurement: First-party measurement records page paths, referral domains, broad device categories, active time and scroll depth. Query strings and URL fragments are excluded. A 30-minute cookie groups activity into a visit; it contains no name or email. Admin pages and signed-in owner traffic are excluded. The collector respects Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. No third-party tracking pixels or advertising cookies are used.

3. Purposes & Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation (including the General Data Protection Regulation / GDPR) on the following legal grounds:

  • Responding to Inquiries: To review, process, and respond to your messages, collaboration requests, and advisory inquiries. (Legal basis: Legitimate interests in conducting professional communications and contract formation, Art. 6(1)(b) and 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Infrastructure Security: To safeguard the website against malicious traffic, fraud, and cyber security threats, and to maintain reliable service delivery. (Legal basis: Legitimate interest in securing digital infrastructure, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Third-Party Subprocessors & Data Transfers

I do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal information. Selected third-party infrastructure providers are used solely for website operation and email dispatch:

  • Resend Inc.: Transactional email service provider used to deliver contact messages, kit-request notifications and private dashboard sign-in links to the website owner.
  • Cloud Hosting & Edge Network Providers: Infrastructure providers delivering static assets, edge caching, and serverless compute functions.
  • External Links: This site contains links to third-party services such as LinkedIn and GitHub. Once you navigate away from this website, your activity is governed by the privacy practices of those external platforms.

5. Data Retention & Security

Contact submissions and email correspondence are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of your inquiry, maintain reasonable professional business records, or comply with applicable legal obligations. Obsolete or unsolicited communications are regularly purged.

All communications between your browser and this website are encrypted in transit using Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS). Industry-standard security practices are maintained to protect stored data against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction and under applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR), you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: You may request a copy of any personal data held about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You may request the deletion of your personal data where there is no overriding legal basis for retention.
  • Right to Restriction & Objection: You may request restriction of processing or object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact the website owner via the contact form or at izmerly@gmail.com.

7. Policy Amendments

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory developments. Any updates will be published directly on this page with an updated revision date.