Personal data and cookies
This website has no accounts, sign-ups or stored form data. Personal data is only processed when you contact us yourself and, if you agree, for visit statistics. This notice explains these cases under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).
Last updated: 8 November 2026
1. Data controller
Kerem Yücel – KEY Design & Construction Studio, Levent Mah. Kasımpatı Sok. No:3, Beşiktaş / İstanbul. Email: kerem@keydcstudio.com. Phone: +90 507 312 37 09.
2. Data we process
- Nothing is stored on the site itself: the contact form only opens your own email app with the message ready.
- When you contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp: your name, email address, phone number and what you write about (land, project, timing).
- Website usage data, only if you accept cookies: pages visited, visit duration, device and browser type, approximate location (city/country) and taps on contact links, via Google Analytics.
- Security logs kept automatically by the hosting server: IP address, date and time, page requested.
3. Purposes and legal bases
- Answering your enquiry, arranging meetings and site visits, preparing quotes: steps prior to a contract and our legitimate interest (KVKK Art. 5/2-c and 5/2-f).
- Visit statistics via Google Analytics: your explicit consent (KVKK Art. 5/1), given through the cookie banner.
- Site security: our legitimate interest and, where applicable, legal obligations (KVKK Art. 5/2-f and 5/2-ç).
4. Recipients
Our hosting provider, our email provider, Google (Analytics, only with your consent; Google's servers are abroad and the transfer follows Article 9 of KVKK), WhatsApp/Meta if you choose to message us there, and public authorities where required by law. We never sell personal data.
5. Retention
Enquiry data is kept until your enquiry is concluded and then for as long as needed for legal obligations or possible disputes. Google Analytics data is kept for at most 14 months.
6. Your rights
Under Article 11 of KVKK you may ask whether your data is processed, request information, ask for correction or deletion, learn who it is shared with, object to automated decisions against you and claim compensation for unlawful processing. Write to kerem@keydcstudio.com or to Levent Mah. Kasımpatı Sok. No:3, Beşiktaş / İstanbul. We reply free of charge within 30 days at the latest.
7. Cookies
- _ga and _ga_<id> (Google Analytics, 2 years): set only if you press Accept.
- keydc-consent (browser storage): remembers your cookie choice; contains no personal data.
Change your choice at any time with the "Cookie preferences" link at the bottom of every page, or delete cookies in your browser settings.