MEMBERSHIP EXPLICIT CONSENT STATEMENT

1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This Explicit Consent Statement has been prepared within the scope of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”) for the purpose of obtaining the explicit consent of users who benefit from the services provided through the BenBuldum.com platform, operated by BENBULDUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. CO., located at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Neighborhood, Poligon Avenue, Buyaka 2 Site, Block 3, No: 8 C, Inner Door No: 1, Ümraniye / Istanbul, Tax Office: Alemdağ, Tax Number: 1631142265, regarding the processing of their personal data.

2. PROCESSED PERSONAL DATA

Within the scope of your explicit consent, the following personal data may be processed:
Profile Photo
Identity Information: Name, surname, date of birth
Contact Information: Phone number, email address, address
User Account Information: Username, membership details
Cookie and Website Usage Information: IP address, device information, session data
Payment Information: Invoice and payment details, bank account information
Credit/Debit Card Information

3. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
• Carrying out membership procedures and customer relationship management
• Conducting personalized advertising, campaign, and marketing activities
• Improving user experience and developing services
• Taking security measures and preventing fraud
• Providing recommendations in line with user preferences
• Fulfilling legal obligations

4. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES

Your personal data may be shared with the following persons and institutions in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK:
• Business partners within the scope of advertising and marketing activities
• Companies providing server, hosting, and data storage services
• Authorized public institutions and organizations
• Third-party analytics services for providing user-specific campaigns and recommendations (Google Analytics, Meta, etc.)

Credit/Debit card information is transferred to the payment institution;
BenBuldum uses a payment intermediary for payment transactions. Members agree to comply with the security rules determined by the payment intermediary during payment.
Card information is not stored directly; the contractual and security terms of the payment institution apply. All responsibility regarding the storage and security of card information belongs to the payment institution.

5. COOKIES AND CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFER

Through cookies used on our website, limited data sharing may be carried out with foreign service providers such as Google, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Apple. Such sharing is carried out for advertising, marketing, analytics, and improving user experience purposes. Within this scope, anonymized data is processed, and data that directly identifies individuals is not transferred. Users may change their cookie preferences via browser settings.

6. WITHDRAWAL OF EXPLICIT CONSENT

You may withdraw the consent you have given within the scope of this Explicit Consent Statement at any time. To withdraw your explicit consent, you may send an email to info@benbuldum.com. Your request will be finalized within a maximum of 30 days.

7. DECLARATION

I hereby declare that I have read and understood this statement and that I freely give my explicit consent to the processing of my personal data within the scope of the terms specified above.