Last Updated: 2025

This Privacy Policy applies to chinesecars.tr. For questions or data requests, contact us at chinesecars.tr/contact/.

1. About This Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Chinesecars.tr (we, us, our) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you use this website at chinesecars.tr (the Website).

Chinesecars.tr is committed to protecting personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (Kisisel Verilerin Korunmasi Kanunu, KVKK), which is Turkiye’s primary data protection law. KVKK applies to the processing of personal data of individuals in Turkiye. For users accessing this Website from the European Union or European Economic Area, GDPR principles are applied as a secondary baseline. For users accessing from California, CCPA principles are referenced where applicable.

2. Who We Are

Platform Name: Chinesecars.tr
Website: https://chinesecars.tr/
Nature: Independent information platform covering Chinese cars in Turkiye
Operator and veri sorumlusu (data controller) under KVKK: Chinesecars.tr (independent editorial team; no named representative, no physical address in Turkiye, no Turkish company registration number disclosed)

Chinesecars.tr assesses its VERBiS (Veri Sorumlulari Sicili, the Data Controllers Registry) obligations under KVKK and complies with applicable registration requirements as required.

The supervisory authority for KVKK is the Personal Data Protection Authority (Kisisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu, the KVKK Authority). Complaints about data processing by Chinesecars.tr may be escalated to the KVKK Authority.

3. What Information We Collect

3.1 Information you provide to us

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • City (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, Adana, Gaziantep, or Other)
  • Subject and inquiry type (selected from a dropdown including General Inquiry, OTV / KDV Tax Question, EV Charging (ZES) Question, BYD Manisa Query, Model Availability in Turkiye, Content Correction, Coverage Request, Partnership, Media, Other)
  • The content of your message

We do not require your national identification number (TC Kimlik No) or any government identification.

3.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, our hosting infrastructure and third-party analytics services may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

  • IP address (used for country-level and city-level audience analysis, not stored at individual user level for extended periods)
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Pages visited and time on page
  • Referring website

This information is used for understanding how Turkish and international visitors interact with the Website and does not identify you personally.

3.3 Information we do not collect

We do not collect:

  • Payment card or banking details
  • Government identification numbers (TC Kimlik No or equivalent)
  • Precise real-time location data
  • Biometric data
  • Special category personal data as defined under KVKK and GDPR (health data, racial or ethnic origin, political opinion, religion, trade union membership, genetic or biometric data, criminal record)

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries To provide you with information about Chinese cars in Turkiye, OTV and KDV context, ZES charging questions, BYD Manisa queries, or other topics you have raised
  • Service improvement To understand how visitors from Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and other Turkish cities use the Website and to improve content relevance
  • Content corrections To investigate and act on accuracy reports submitted through the contact form
  • Partnership and media inquiries To respond to coverage and commercial discussions

We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling as defined under KVKK.

5. Legal Basis for Processing Under KVKK and GDPR

Under KVKK (Law No. 6698), we process personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Explicit consent (KVKK Article 5(1)) Where you have voluntarily submitted information through the contact form, your submission constitutes consent to processing for the purpose of responding to your inquiry. Cookie consent is handled in accordance with KVKK requirements.
  • Legitimate interests of the data controller (veri sorumlusu) Analytics processing is conducted on the basis of our legitimate interest in understanding Website performance, to the extent permitted under KVKK.

For EU/EEA users, the equivalent GDPR legal bases are Article 6(1)(a) (consent) and Article 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests).

6. Cookies and Tracking

This Website uses cookies in accordance with KVKK requirements. Cookie categories include:

  • Functional cookies: Required for the Website to function correctly, including form submission and session management
  • Analytics cookies: Used to understand page views, referral sources, and city-level audience distribution across Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and other Turkish cities
  • Third-party cookies: Third-party analytics and hosting providers may set cookies. These are described in Section 7.

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality. As a user in Turkiye or the EU/EEA, you have the right to withdraw cookie consent at any time.

7. Third-Party Services

This Website is built on WordPress. Our operations may involve the following categories of third-party providers:

  • Web hosting: The Website is hosted on a third-party server. Your data may be processed on servers located outside Turkiye. See Section on international transfers below.
  • Analytics: We may use third-party analytics services to understand Website traffic. These services process anonymised or aggregated data.
  • Contact form processing: Contact form submissions are stored on the Website’s hosting infrastructure and accessed by the Chinesecars.tr editorial team only.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not share your personal data with vehicle manufacturers, authorised distributors in Turkiye, or any commercial third party.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information submitted through contact form inquiries for 24 months from the date of submission, or for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for reasonable record-keeping purposes, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law. Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention policies of the third-party analytics provider used. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time via chinesecars.tr/contact/.

9. Your Rights Under KVKK

Under KVKK Article 11, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to learn whether your personal data is being processed
  • The right to request information if your personal data has been processed
  • The right to learn the purpose of processing and whether your data is used for its stated purpose
  • The right to know the third parties to whom your data is transferred domestically or internationally
  • The right to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data
  • The right to request deletion or destruction of personal data where processing conditions no longer apply
  • The right to object to automated processing and request notification of third parties where correction or deletion has been carried out
  • The right to claim compensation for damages resulting from unlawful personal data processing

To exercise these rights, contact Chinesecars.tr via chinesecars.tr/contact/. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate a complaint to the KVKK Authority (Kisisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu).

EU/EEA users also have the rights described under GDPR Article 15 to 22, including the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, including:

  • HTTPS encryption for data transmitted between your browser and this Website
  • Access controls limiting editorial team access to contact form submissions
  • Regular review of third-party service security practices

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children's Privacy

This Website is not directed at anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users under 18. Under KVKK and the Turkish Civil Code, users under 18 are minors, and processing of their personal data requires parental or guardian consent. If you believe a user under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us via chinesecars.tr/contact/ so we can promptly delete it.

12. International Data Transfers

Data submitted through this Website may be processed outside Turkiye, including by hosting and analytics providers whose servers are located in other countries. International transfers of personal data are handled in accordance with KVKK provisions on cross-border data transfer. Under KVKK, international transfers require either that the destination country provides adequate protection, or that the data subject has given explicit consent to the transfer. Where we rely on third-party providers whose servers are located outside Turkiye, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

This Website may also contain links to manufacturer and distributor websites in Turkiye and internationally. Chinesecars.tr is not responsible for the privacy practices of linked third-party websites.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in KVKK requirements, GDPR guidance, our data processing practices, or the Website’s functionality. The Last Updated date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent revision was made. Continued use of the Website after an updated policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

14. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, including requests to exercise your rights under KVKK Article 11, requests to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or complaints about data processing, contact Chinesecars.tr at:

Chinesecars.tr
Website: https://chinesecars.tr/
Contact: chinesecars.tr/contact/

Complaints may also be escalated to the KVKK Authority (Kisisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu).