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Data Protection Notice

Last updated: 24 November 2024

This notice is prepared under applicable personal data protection law to inform you about the processing of personal data obtained from customers to whom BalHost provides services and products.

Data Controller

Company: BalHost

Address: Istanbul, Turkey

Email: destek@balhost.net.tr

Phone: +90 850 308 9629

1. Personal Data Collected and Collection Method

For service provision, continuity and quality we collect: identity (name, ID, birth date/place), contact (address, phone, email), financial (bank, card, invoice), and transaction data (products, support requests). Data is collected via website, customer panel, call centre, email and contracts.

2. Purposes of Processing

  • Sales, delivery and management of products and services
  • Customer support
  • Contract performance
  • Financial and accounting records
  • Invoicing and payments
  • Customer satisfaction measurement
  • Marketing (with consent)
  • Legal obligations and legal rights

3. Transfer of Personal Data

Under applicable law your data may be transferred to: company management, advisers and auditors, banks and payment providers, infrastructure suppliers, public authorities, and courts/law enforcement when required.

4. Accuracy and Up-to-date Data

Data controllers must keep personal data accurate and up to date. You declare the accuracy of data you provide and undertake to update changes. BalHost is not liable for issues arising from outdated information.

5. Retention and Destruction

Your data is retained for 10 years after contract termination as required by law. If no claim is brought within that period, data is destroyed within 180 days. Data is deleted, destroyed or anonymised by secure methods in line with the law.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to: learn whether your data is processed; request information; learn the purpose and whether it is used accordingly; know third parties to whom data is transferred; request correction; request deletion under the law; request that third parties be informed of correction/deletion; object to automated analysis; claim compensation for damage from unlawful processing.

7. How to Exercise Your Rights

You may apply in writing (post or in person), by email (destek@balhost.net.tr), or with a secure electronic signature. Applications are answered within 30 days at the latest.

8. Security Measures

BalHost takes technical and organisational measures: access control, SSL encryption, firewall and intrusion detection, regular audits and backups, staff training, and access authorisation and logging.