{"id":12848,"date":"2022-11-24T09:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T06:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paytr.com\/?page_id=12848"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:02:37","slug":"kvkk-legal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paytr.com\/en\/kvkk-legal","title":{"rendered":"Purpose, Legal Basis, and Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section-container page-header-area\">\n\n    <div class=\"flow-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"page-title\" class=\"page-title\" id=\"purpose-legal-basis-and-your-rights-regarding-your-personal-data\">Purpose, Legal Basis, and Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"page-desc\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <div class=\"breadcrumbs-list\">\n            <a href='\/' class='breadcrumb-item'>Homepage<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" style=\"pointer-events: none; cursor: default;\" class='breadcrumb-item'>Purpose, Legal Basis, and Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data<\/a>\n                            <div class=\"breadcrumbs-popover\">\n                    <p>Purpose, Legal Basis, and Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"breadcrumbs-divider\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"section-container static-content\">\n    <div class=\"bilgilendirme_alani\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<p>At <strong>PayTR Payment and Electronic Money Institution Inc.<\/strong> (\u201cwe,\u201d \u201cus,\u201d or \u201cPayTR\u201d), we collect and process your personal data strictly in accordance with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Law No. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data (KVKK)<\/strong>, where we act as Data Controller, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services, and Electronic Money Institutions<\/strong>, along with all other applicable legal obligations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your data will only be used for the purposes you have expressly consented to\u2014or for the exceptions legally permitted\u2014and we apply industry-standard security measures to protect it. We will retain your information only for the periods required by law.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"icerik_baslik\" class=\"icerik_baslik\" id=\"a-personal-data-of-merchants-using-our-payment-services-merchant-data\"><strong>A. Personal Data of Merchants Using Our Payment Services (\u201cMerchant Data\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"scroller\">\n<table id=\"dataTables-example\" class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-hover dataTable no-footer\" role=\"grid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Personal Data Category<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Processing Purpose<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Legal Basis<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Recipients &amp; Purpose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Identity &amp; Contact<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Full name<br \/>&#8211; National ID \/ Tax ID<br \/>&#8211; ID card \/ signature circular<br \/>&#8211; Address, phone, mobile, e-mail<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Evaluate merchant application<br \/>\u2022 Conduct identity-verification processes<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal obligation of the Data Controller<br \/>\u2022 Performance of the contract<\/td>\n<td><strong>Consultants:<\/strong> solve legal disputes<br \/><strong>Financial Institutions:<\/strong> ensure trust agreements<br \/><strong>Independent Auditors:<\/strong> audit activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Financial<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Tax registration certificate<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Evaluate merchant application<br \/>\u2022 On-boarding into our system<\/td>\n<td>Required by law<\/td>\n<td><strong>Interbank Card Center (BKM):<\/strong> create merchant registry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Integration &amp; Billing<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Bank account details<br \/>&#8211; e-invoice &amp; e-archive invoices<br \/>&#8211; Balance information<br \/>&#8211; Signature circular<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Integrate POS systems<br \/>\u2022 Issue invoices and process payments<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Performance of the contract<br \/>\u2022 Legal obligation<\/td>\n<td><strong>Integrator Partners:<\/strong> POS integration<br \/><strong>Tax Consultants:<\/strong> financial advice<br \/><strong>Independent Auditors:<\/strong> audit activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Transaction Security<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Signature<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Ensure transaction security<br \/>\u2022 Report suspicious transactions<\/td>\n<td>Legal obligation of the Data Controller<\/td>\n<td><strong>Regulatory Authorities:<\/strong> mandatory reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Marketing Consent<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Name<br \/>&#8211; Mobile, e-mail<\/td>\n<td>Send promotional communications (opt-in only)<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal requirement<br \/>\u2022 Your explicit consent<\/td>\n<td><strong>Comms Platform Providers:<\/strong> deliver messages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"icerik_baslik\" class=\"icerik_baslik\" id=\"b-personal-data-of-merchants-customers-customer-data\"><strong>B. Personal Data of Merchants\u2019 Customers (\u201cCustomer Data\u201d)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"scroller\">\n<table id=\"dataTables-example-2\" class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-hover dataTable no-footer\" role=\"grid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Personal Data Category<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Processing Purpose<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Legal Basis<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Recipients &amp; Purpose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Identity<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Full name<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Issue invoices &amp; settle payments<br \/>\u2022 Verify transaction security<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal obligation of the Data Controller<br \/>\u2022 Performance of the contract<br \/>\u2022 Our legitimate interest<br \/>\u2022 Establish, exercise or protect a right<\/td>\n<td><strong>Invoice Partners:<\/strong> generate invoices<br \/><strong>Tax Consultants:<\/strong> financial advice<br \/><strong>Auditors &amp; Authorities:<\/strong> audit &amp; reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Financial<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Bank account &amp; tax ID details<\/td>\n<td>Issue invoices &amp; settle payments<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal obligation of the Data Controller<br \/>\u2022 Performance of the contract<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>National ID<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; T.C. Identity Number<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Billing, identity verification<br \/>\u2022 Fraud prevention<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal obligation<br \/>\u2022 Performance of the contract<br \/>\u2022 Our legitimate interest<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Contact<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Phone, e-mail, address<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Transaction security<br \/>\u2022 Internal audit<br \/>\u2022 Customer support<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Performance of the contract<br \/>\u2022 Our legitimate interest<br \/>\u2022 Establish, exercise or protect a right<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Signature Circular<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Evaluate merchant applications<br \/>\u2022 Respond to support requests<\/td>\n<td>\u2022 Legal obligation of the Data Controller<br \/>\u2022 Performance of the contract<\/td>\n<td><strong>Consultants:<\/strong> resolve legal disputes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>All data are collected electronically and processed solely for the purposes listed above. As a data subject, you may exercise your rights under Article 11 of KVKK by:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submitting a signed letter listing the rights you wish to exercise, or<\/li>\n<li>Using the downloadable form <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/paytr_kvkk_basvuru_formu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> with your identity documents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You may also review your legal rights under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevzuat.gov.tr\/MevzuatMetin\/1.5.6698.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Article 11 of KVKK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will respond within <strong>30 days<\/strong>, free of charge. If our response exceeds 10 printed pages, a fee of <strong>\u20ba1 per additional page<\/strong> applies. 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