Privacy and Security
Purpose of the Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy
This Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy has been prepared to explain what types of personal data Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. collects through its online shopping platform at https://www.bulkybross.com/, how such personal data is used, with whom it may be shared, your rights regarding your processed personal data, how you can exercise these rights, and how you can change your positive or negative preferences regarding the receipt of electronic commercial communications.
Your Personal Data Processed, the Purposes of Processing and the Legal Basis
Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. may request your personal data in order to provide better services to its customers and to fulfil its legal obligations arising from the applicable legislation, particularly Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed through Such Publications, Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237 and Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698.
Within this scope, personal information such as your name, surname, date of birth, mobile phone number, email address, address details, information regarding the products purchased, and other personal information that may directly or indirectly identify the user may be processed.
Such personal data is processed and stored by taking appropriate information security measures, within the scope of your explicit consent and solely for the purposes and within the limits specified in this Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy, in order to enable you to benefit from membership advantages.
Communication Consent
By accepting the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy, you provide your explicit consent to the collection, storage, processing, use and, where necessary, sharing of your personal information for the same purposes, in order to provide you with various benefits, communicate campaigns and announcements, ensure the complete provision of services and deliver the necessary information.
Your personal information may be shared, only to the extent necessary, with contracted third parties that exercise the required level of care regarding data security and act in compliance with the applicable legislation, solely for the purposes of ensuring the proper provision of services, the accurate delivery of shipments and the timely communication of information.
Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
By accessing your account through the “My Account” section available on https://www.bulkybross.com/, you may view your processed personal data and submit the necessary amendment, update or deletion requests.
You also have the right to learn the purposes for which your personal data is processed, whether it is used in accordance with those purposes, and the third parties to whom it has been transferred within Türkiye or abroad.
Personal Data Retention Period
In accordance with Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, approvals for commercial electronic communications, withdrawal of such approvals, communication content and other records relating to their transmission are retained for a period of three years following the expiration of the validity period of the relevant approval, so that they may be submitted to the competent authorities when necessary.
At the end of this period, your personal data will be deleted, destroyed or anonymised by our company. Your personal data may also be deleted, destroyed or anonymised upon your request, provided that such action complies with the applicable legislation.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, mobile phone or tablet through your internet browser when you visit https://www.bulkybross.com/.
Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. may collect, process, share with third parties and securely store your browsing information, limited to the purposes specified in this policy, in order to provide visitors with better services, enable them to benefit from membership advantages and fulfil its legal obligations.
Your browsing information and membership usage history may be monitored in order to provide personalised content, present special offers and marketing recommendations, improve website content according to your preferences and analyse your usage habits.
Session cookies and persistent cookies may be used on our website. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device for a specified period. You may delete persistent cookies or reject the use of cookies by following the instructions provided in your browser’s help section.
You may continue to use the website if you reject cookies; however, you may not be able to access all features of the website, or certain features may operate with limited functionality.
Use of Third-Party Cookies for Advertising and Retargeting Purposes
https://www.bulkybross.com/ may use advertising technology cookies to display advertisements that may be of interest to you when you visit search engines, the website, the mobile website or other websites on which advertisements are displayed.
Advertising technologies may use information relating to your previous visits to the website or mobile website in order to provide personalised advertisements. During the presentation of these advertisements, third-party cookies may be placed in your browser in order to recognise you.
Web analytics services provided by Google, such as Google Analytics and Google AdWords, may also be used on the website and mobile website. These services use cookies to analyse how visitors use the website. Your usage information may be processed by the relevant service providers for analysis and reporting purposes.
Termination of Membership and Withdrawal of Communication Consent
If you no longer wish to receive communications relating to campaigns, announcements or information, you may withdraw your communication consent at any time. To do so, you may send an email to [email protected] or use the unsubscribe link included in the communications sent to you.
Sharing Personal Data with Public Authorities
Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. may share your personal data relating to your membership and traffic information, such as browsing data, with public institutions and authorities legally authorised to request such information, for the purposes of ensuring your security and fulfilling legal obligations.
Measures for the Protection of Personal Data
The protection of personal data is an important matter for Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Our company takes the necessary technical and administrative measures to prevent unauthorised access to personal data and to protect such data against loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
Generally accepted security technologies, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, may be used during the storage of personal data. When you submit your personal data through the website or mobile website, such data is also transmitted using SSL encryption.
Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. undertakes to keep your personal data confidential, take all necessary technical and administrative measures to ensure privacy and security, and exercise the necessary care.
If personal data is damaged or obtained by third parties as a result of attacks on the website or system despite the implementation of the necessary information security measures, the affected users and the Personal Data Protection Board will be notified in accordance with the applicable legislation.
Amendments to the Policy
Bross Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. may amend this Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent text at any time. Any amendments will enter into force as soon as they are published on https://www.bulkybross.com/.
The necessary announcements will be made to inform members of any amendments to the policy.
Governing Law, Competent Courts and Enforcement Offices
This Privacy Policy / Personal Data Protection Policy and Communication Consent are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye.
The Central Courts and Enforcement Offices of Istanbul shall have jurisdiction over the resolution of any disputes arising from the implementation of this policy.