Privacy Statement for the Protection of Personal Data

In order to protect individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms, primarily the privacy of private life, and to define the obligations of real and legal persons processing personal data, we would like to inform you, as "Data Controller," within the scope of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 ("KVKK"), published in the Official Gazette dated April 7, 2016, and numbered 29677.

TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. maintains the confidentiality of personal information obtained from its customers and/or customer representatives by keeping the system infrastructure and internet presentations at the most secure level.

Purpose of Processing Personal Data

TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. processes, stores, and transfers personal data to the extent permitted by legal regulations, believing that it is necessary to provide the best service and product it aims to offer, in addition to the mandatory information it must obtain from its customers and customer representatives. In this context, personal data are processed for purposes including providing our company's products and services, conducting necessary business operations, contacting you in case of your explicit consent for our products and services, conducting marketing activities, carrying out customer acquisition studies, and sharing offers related to our products and services, as well as performing necessary reporting and investigations within the scope of company activities.

Collection of Personal Data and Legal Basis

TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. can obtain personal data of its customers and/or customer representatives from all kinds of written, verbal, and electronic means, third parties, and legal authorities.

Transfer of Processed Personal Data

For the purpose of providing services, TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. may share with third parties within the country and abroad, with the choice to establish a privacy agreement, as well as with individuals and institutions from which it receives services and consultancy, and business partners with whom it has signed agreements, and third parties with whom it conducts collaborative work.

TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. is required to retain records and documents related to transactions conducted with its customers within certain periods stipulated by legal regulations. If you request the erasure or destruction of your personal data or request anonymization, this request will be fulfilled by TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. at the end of the period specified by legal regulations. However, during this period, your personal data will not be processed and will not be shared with third parties, except for obligations arising from national and international laws, regulations, and agreements.

Rights of the Data Subject Whose Personal Data Is Processed

  • Learn whether personal data is being processed or not,
  • Request information if personal data is processed,
  • Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
  • Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred, whether within the country or abroad,
  • Request the correction of personal data if they are incomplete or incorrectly processed,
  • Request the deletion or destruction of personal data,
  • If personal data is corrected, deleted, or destroyed, request notification of these processes to third parties to whom the data has been transferred,
  • Object to a result against yourself due to the analysis of processed data exclusively through automated systems,
  • If personal data is processed unlawfully and causes damage, request the compensation of the damage.

Requests in this context will be concluded by TCI Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage Inc. within a maximum of thirty days. However, if a fee is stipulated by the Personal Data Protection Board, the fee specified in our company's tariff will be charged.

To Contact Us for Your Requests

If you want to contact us, provide feedback, or ask questions under Law No. 6698, you can personally deliver your identification-supporting documents and your petition containing your request to the address Meridian Business Barbaros Mah. Mor Sümbül Sok. I-Blok No:1 K:7 D:95-96, 34746 Ataşehir/Istanbul, or you can send it through a notary.

In this context, written applications related to the subject will be accepted by our company following identity verification, and relevant responses will be provided to individuals within legal timeframes.