Privacy Policy & General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Status

As Dt. Yüksel Taşdemir Dental Clinic, we attach great importance to the processing, protection, and privacy of the personal data of our patients, clients, and website visitors in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK No. 6698 of Turkey) and international standards such as GDPR.

1. Data Controller Identity

In accordance with data protection legislation, Dt. Yüksel Taşdemir Dental Clinic acts as the "Data Controller" and will process your personal data within the purposes and limits described below.

2. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your collected personal data (name, surname, phone, email, contact details, appointment information, health data) are processed for the following purposes:

Execution of medical diagnosis, treatment, and care services.
Creating appointments and providing you with information regarding these schedules.
Planning and operating clinic management processes.
Making necessary notifications to the Ministry of Health and other authorized public institutions in accordance with legislation.
Measuring patient satisfaction and increasing the quality of our health services.
Providing feedback and support when you reach out to us via website contact forms or WhatsApp.

3. To Whom and For What Purposes Personal Data May Be Transferred

Your personal data may be transferred to the following parties to fulfill our obligations and service requests:

Ministry of Health and authorized public institutions to fulfill legal obligations,
External medical laboratories and specialist physicians when strictly necessary for your treatment,
Domestic/international IT partners that provide our technology infrastructure (such as server and hosting providers),
Judicial and administrative authorities within the framework of legal necessities.

4. Methods and Legal Grounds for Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data is collected via forms filled out during physical admission to our clinic, medical interventions, contact/appointment forms on our website (www.dtyukseltasdemir.com), WhatsApp support lines, and emails; in verbal, written, or electronic forms.

Your data is processed based on legal grounds such as "explicitly stipulated in laws, the establishment and execution of contracts, fulfilling the legal obligations of the data controller, and the legitimate interests of the data controller" as well as processing health data under strict confidentiality obligations for medical treatment purposes.

5. Rights of the Data Subject

As a data subject, you possess the rights to:

Learn whether your personal data is processed,
Request information if your personal data has been processed,
Learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly,
Know the third parties to whom data is transferred domestically or abroad,
Request correction if processed incompletely or inaccurately,
Request deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of prevailing legislation.

For your detailed questions and exercise of your rights, you can apply to our clinic in person or contact us via dtyukseltasdemir@gmail.com.