Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 November 2026
This notice explains how your personal data is processed when you visit rifatcetin.com and use the contact form, as required by Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”).
Who is responsible
The data controller is Rıfat Çetin, providing consultancy services under the RC Consultancy brand. You can reach us through the contact form.
What we process and why
Contact form
- Data: name, email address, company, job title, the service you are interested in, your message; the page you sent it from, the date and the language.
- Purpose: to answer your enquiry, arrange a conversation and, where relevant, prepare a proposal.
- Legal basis: steps taken before entering into a contract (KVKK Art. 5/2-c) and our legitimate interest in answering you (Art. 5/2-f).
- Retention: 24 months, after which messages are deleted automatically. If we start working together, related records are kept for the periods the law requires.
Security
To protect the form against abuse, your IP address is used for a few minutes in an irreversibly encrypted (hashed) form and is not stored. Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 5/2-f).
Visit statistics (Google Analytics)
Google Analytics 4 cookies are used only if you choose “Accept” in the cookie notice. To improve the site we collect information such as the pages viewed, device and browser type, approximate location (country and city) and how the site was found. No advertising or personalisation cookies are used. Legal basis: your explicit consent (Art. 5/1).
If you decline, Analytics sets no cookies and Google receives only cookieless measurement signals that do not identify you. Site administrators who are logged in are not measured.
Who receives the data
- Hosting: the site and contact messages are stored on the servers of our hosting provider, Natro.
- Email: form notifications are delivered through our email provider.
- Google: with your consent, Analytics data is processed by Google and may be processed on servers outside Türkiye.
- Authorities: only where the law requires it.
We do not sell your data, use it for advertising or share it for any other purpose.
Cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rc_consent | Remembers your cookie choice | Necessary | 180 days |
_ga | Google Analytics: distinguishes visitors | Analytics, consent only | 2 years |
_ga_… | Google Analytics: keeps the session state | Analytics, consent only | 2 years |
You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie preferences link at the bottom of every page; declining removes the Analytics cookies. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings.
Your rights
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to:
- learn whether your personal data is processed and, if so, request information about it;
- learn the purpose of the processing and whether the data is used accordingly;
- know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom it is transferred;
- ask for incomplete or inaccurate data to be corrected;
- ask for the data to be deleted or destroyed under the conditions of Article 7;
- ask for corrections, deletions or destruction to be notified to the third parties who received the data;
- object to a result against you that arises solely from automated analysis;
- claim compensation if you suffer damage from unlawful processing.
Send your request through the contact form with the note “KVKK request”. We may ask for additional information to verify your identity. Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can complain to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board.
Changes
We may update this notice; the current version is always on this page.