Sustaware Email Newsletter Disclosure Text 
At Sustaware, we are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“KVKK”) and other applicable international data protection regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This disclosure text aims to inform you about how your personal data will be processed when you subscribe to our email newsletter and to explain your rights regarding your personal information.
1. Data Controller
In accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), Sustaware will act as the data controller responsible for processing your personal data.
2. Personal Data Collected
When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect the following personal data:
Email Address
This data is processed with your explicit consent.
3. Purpose of Processing Personal Data
Your personal data will be processed for the following purposes:
- Newsletter Delivery: To send you regular email newsletters and announcements as per your request.
- Service Improvement: To analyze and improve our newsletter delivery and content performance.
- Legal Obligations: To fulfill legal requirements under the relevant data protection laws.
4. Method of Collection and Legal Basis
Your personal data is collected digitally through our email newsletter signup form and processed based on your explicit consent in accordance with Article 5 of the KVKK.
5. Sharing of Personal Data
Your personal data may be shared with thirdparty service providers that assist Sustaware in the delivery of email newsletters. These service providers process your data on our behalf and are obligated to protect your personal information.
Additionally, your personal data may be shared with public authorities when required by law or in response to official requests.
6. Retention Period for Personal Data
Your personal data will be retained for as long as your email newsletter subscription is active and as required by law. Upon the cancellation of your subscription, your data will be deleted or anonymized in accordance with applicable legal retention periods.
7. Your Rights Under KVKK
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to be Informed: To inquire whether your data is being processed.
- Right to Access: To request information about how your data is being processed.
- Right to Rectification: To request the correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
- Right to Erasure: To request the deletion or anonymization of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Object: To object to the processing of your personal data if it is not in accordance with the law.
- Right to Data Portability: To request your data be transferred to another data controller in a structured and commonly used format.
- Right to Compensation: To seek compensation for damages if your personal data is processed unlawfully.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@thesustaware.com
8. Consent and OptOut
By subscribing to our email newsletter, you provide explicit consent for the processing of your personal data for the purposes mentioned above. You have the right to withdraw your consent and unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time. To unsubscribe, simply click the "Unsubscribe" link provided in each newsletter.