Data Protection and Internet Law
Data Protection (KVKK) and Compliance Management
This service focuses on ensuring full corporate compliance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK), the primary data protection legislation in Türkiye.
KVKK Compliance Projects: Conducting Gap Analysis, creating Data Inventories, and managing the registration processes for the Data Controllers Registry Information System (VERBİS).
Policy and Procedure Drafting: Preparing Personal Data Retention and Destruction Policies, Privacy Policies, and Subject Access Request (SAR) Management Procedures.
Training and Awareness: Providing regular legal training to all employees and relevant departments regarding KVKK obligations and the necessary steps to take in the event of a data breach.
Data Processor Relations: Drafting data processing agreements and letters of undertaking with third-party service providers (suppliers, cloud services) in full compliance with KVKK.
Administrative and Legal Representation: Providing legal representation and defense services against administrative investigations and complaints initiated by the Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK).
Digital Platforms and Social Media Law Consultancy
Legal management of reputation, content, and liability issues arising from the use of the internet and social media.
Content and Platform Liability: Defining and managing legal obligations arising from the roles of publisher, content provider, and hosting provider.
Protection of Reputation and Legal Remedies: Executing processes for blocking access and content removal (take-down) against digital content involving unfair criticism, defamation, or attacks on personal rights.
E-Commerce and Consumer Law: Ensuring online sales platforms comply with distance sales agreements, pre-information requirements, and the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (ETİK).
Social Media Applications: Drafting influencer agreements for companies and providing consultancy on advertising regulations and social media usage policies.
International Data Protection Compliance and Cross-Border Data Flows
Ensuring compliance with international regulations to secure the global operations of corporations.
GDPR Compliance Analysis: Analyzing obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (e.g., DPO appointments, record-keeping, ROPA) for Turkish companies and creating compliance roadmaps.
Cross-Border Data Transfer: Establishing the necessary legal mechanisms for the transfer of personal data abroad (Explicit Consent, Undertakings, Binding Corporate Rules – BCR) and managing the application processes for Board approvals.
Other International Regulations: Providing initial-step consultancy for critical international data protection frameworks such as HIPAA (US Health Data) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act).
Cloud Computing Agreements: Reviewing and negotiating agreements with international cloud service providers for data security and compliance with local legislation.
