1. Data controller
Your personal data are processed, within the scope described below, by MEZTECH LLC(112 Capitol Trail, Suite A, Newark, Delaware, USA) in its capacity as data controller. For requests: mezirme@meztech.llc.
2. If you only visit the site
- The site uses no cookies and contains no advertising, analytics or social media tracking tools.
- No access logs are kept for mezirme.com: your IP address, the pages you visit and your browser information are not recorded. Your IP address is used technically, only for the duration of the connection, so that the page can be delivered to you.
- All files, including fonts, are loaded from the site’s own server; no requests are sent to third parties.
- When you tap the map buttons, Google Maps, Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap opens; in that case the privacy terms of the service concerned apply.
3. Personal data processed
| Whose | Which data |
|---|---|
| People who write to us by email | Full name, email address, the content of the message and its attachments |
| People who send photographs, documents or accounts (contributors) | Full name, contact details, connection to the village (optional), the photograph, document or recording sent and its details (photographer, date, place, people), the statement of permission and signature |
| People interviewed for oral history (narrators) | Full name (or the preferred form of name), optional year of birth and connection to the village, audio or video recording, the written text of the account, the consent form |
| People who appear in published content | The names and images of people who appear in photographs or are named in accounts and documents |
Special categories of personal data: photographs, accounts and documents recording the religious and cultural life of Mezirme may contain special categories of personal data listed in Article 6 of the Law, such as information on religion, denomination or belief. Such data are processed only with the explicit consent of the person concerned, or to the extent that the person concerned has made them public themselves.
4. Purposes of processing
- To create and publish a sourced record of the history and culture of Mezirme (Ballıkaya)
- To assess contributions received, complete their details and manage the permission process
- To respond to contact, correction and removal requests
- To fulfil legal obligations and to protect rights in the event of any dispute
5. Method of collection and legal bases
Personal data are collected by email, through signed contribution permission and consent forms, by audio or video recording, and in face-to-face interviews. The legal bases are as follows:
- Explicit consent (Law, Art. 5(1) and 6(3)(a)): publication of the names and images of contributors, narrators and people appearing in photographs; processing of special categories of personal data; transfer of personal data abroad (Art. 9(6)(a)).
- Data made public by the data subject themselves (Art. 5(2)(d), 6(3)(ç)): citing, with the source given, information that appears in publicly available publications such as books and articles.
- Establishment, exercise or protection of a right (Art. 5(2)(e)): retention of the permissions and consents given.
- Legitimate interest (Art. 5(2)(f)): replying to emails sent to us and retaining the correspondence.
6. Transfers
- Published content: names, photographs and accounts published with permission become accessible to everyone via the internet.
- Service providers (abroad): the site is hosted on the servers of netcup GmbH(Daimlerstraße 25, 76185 Karlsruhe, Germany). Emails sent to mezirme@meztech.llc are processed on servers abroad through Google’s email service (Google Workspace). For transfers abroad in the contribution and oral history processes, your explicit consent is obtained after you have been informed of the possible risks (Art. 9(6)(a)). The level of protection in these countries may differ from that in Türkiye.
- Competent authorities: to the competent public authorities and bodies where required by law.
Personal data are not sold, are not used for advertising or marketing purposes and are not shared with other parties.
7. Retention period
- Published content: for as long as it remains published and your consent has not been withdrawn
- Permission and consent forms: for as long as the related content remains published and, after its removal, for the statutory limitation period
- Email correspondence: for no more than two years after the request has been concluded
- Contributions not published: after assessment, returned or deleted according to the owner’s wishes
Data whose retention period has expired are deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
8. Your rights (Law, Art. 11)
By applying to the data controller, you have the right to:
- learn whether your personal data are being processed,
- request information about it if they have been processed,
- learn the purpose of the processing and whether the data are used in accordance with that purpose,
- know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom the data have been transferred,
- request correction if the data have been processed incompletely or inaccurately,
- request deletion or destruction within the framework of the conditions in Article 7 of the Law,
- request that the correction, deletion and destruction be notified to the third parties to whom the data have been transferred,
- object to any outcome to your detriment resulting from analysis exclusively by automated systems,
- claim compensation if you suffer damage as a result of unlawful processing.
You may withdraw the explicit consent you have given at any time; withdrawal does not affect processing carried out up to that date.
9. Applications
You may submit your applications in writing to 112 Capitol Trail, Suite A, Newark, Delaware, USA, or by the methods listed in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, for example from an email address you have previously notified to us to mezirme@meztech.llc. Your application should include your full name, contact details and the subject of your request.
Applications are concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest (Art. 13). If your application is rejected, if you find the reply inadequate, or if no reply is given in time, you may lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Board under Article 14 of the Law.
10. Changes
This notice is updated whenever there are changes to data processing activities. The current version is always on this page; the date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.