Privacy Notice under the Personal Data Protection Law

Company Name: AVES Yayıncılık A.Ş.
Address: Halaskargazi Mah. Halaskargazi Cad. No: 38-66E İç Kapı No: 215, Şişli, İstanbul, Türkiye
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://avespublishing.com

1. Identity of the Data Controller

Pursuant to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), AVES Yayıncılık A.Ş. (the “Company”), in its capacity as data controller, processes the personal data of the authors, reviewers, readers and business partners who visit our website (https://avespublishing.com) and benefit from our services, within the scope explained below.

2. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your collected personal data is processed for the following purposes, within the scope of the data processing conditions set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:

• Publishing Activities: Carrying out academic journal and publishing operations, and performing manuscript acceptance, peer review and production processes.
• Membership and Account Management: Creating user accounts, ensuring platform security and carrying out authorisation procedures.
• Communication Management: Conducting communication activities and resolving requests and complaints.
• Finance and Accounting: Carrying out financial and accounting operations and following up invoicing and payment processes.
• Legal Obligations: Fulfilling record-keeping, reporting and notification obligations arising from legal regulations.

3. To Whom and for What Purpose Personal Data May Be Transferred

In line with the purposes set out above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, your collected personal data may be transferred to:

• Academic Stakeholders: National and international section editors, advisory board members and independent reviewers, for the purpose of carrying out publishing processes,
• Indexes and Infrastructure Providers: Article and journal indexing organisations (Crossref, DOAJ, Scopus, etc.) and our technology/infrastructure providers,
• Legal Authorities: Authorised public institutions and organisations, for the fulfilment of legal obligations,
• Advisors: Our lawyers and financial advisors, for the purpose of following up legal processes.

4. Method and Legal Grounds of Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data is collected verbally, in writing or electronically through our website (https://avespublishing.com), e-mail correspondence, manuscript submission systems and online forms. This data is processed on the legal grounds set out in Article 5/2 of the KVKK: “being expressly provided for by law”, “being directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract”, “being necessary for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligation”, and “being necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not harmed”.

5. Your Rights Listed in Article 11 of the KVKK

As a data subject, you have the following rights pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK:

• Right to Information: To learn whether your personal data is being processed,
• Right of Access: To request information if your personal data has been processed,
• Purpose Verification: To learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose,
• Transfer Information: To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
• Right to Rectification: To request the correction of personal data that has been processed incompletely or inaccurately,
• Erasure / Destruction: To request the deletion or destruction of personal data within the conditions set out in the Law,
• Right to Notification: To request that the above operations be notified to third parties to whom the data has been transferred,
• Right to Object: To object to an outcome against you arising from the analysis of processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• Compensation: To claim compensation for damages arising from the unlawful processing of personal data.

You may submit your requests regarding the exercise of the rights listed above to our company in writing, or via our e-mail address [email protected] in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller.