Legal
Privacy Notice (KVKK)
Last updated: 9 November 2026
1. Data controller
Under Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), the data controller for your personal data is Barcan Gülaçtı. Contact: merhaba@barcangulacti.com
2. Personal data processed
Identity (your name); contact details (your email address and phone number); location (the country or time zone you live in); form content (what you share in the “Your story” field and your preferred days and times); appointment details (the date and time you choose for the call); transaction security (IP address and browser information that the site’s technical infrastructure may record automatically). Please do not share special categories of personal data in the form, such as health, religion or political opinions; they are not needed for an introductory call.
3. Purposes of processing
To plan the introductory call and get in touch with you; to start and carry out the contract process for coaching services; to fulfil legal obligations; to keep the site secure.
4. Legal grounds
KVKK Art. 5(2): (c) the processing is directly related to concluding or performing a contract; (ç) it is necessary for the data controller to comply with a legal obligation; (f) it is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms.
5. How data is collected
Electronically, through the introductory form, the appointment calendar and WhatsApp messages on this site.
6. Transfers
Your data is transferred, only for the purposes above, to these service providers: Vercel (hosting the site and processing the form), Resend (sending email), Cal.com (appointment calendar), Zoom and Google (video calls, email and calendar), WhatsApp (if you message me). As these providers’ servers may be located abroad, transfers are carried out in line with KVKK Art. 9. Where required by law, data may be shared with authorised public authorities. Your data is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing.
7. Retention
If no coaching relationship begins after the introductory call, your data is deleted within 6 months at the latest. If a coaching relationship begins, it is kept for the periods required by the applicable legislation and then deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
8. Your rights (KVKK Art. 11)
To learn whether your data is processed; to request information if it is; to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly; to know the third parties to whom it is transferred; to request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate; to request deletion or destruction under Art. 7; to request that these actions be notified to the third parties it was transferred to; to object to a result against you arising solely from automated analysis; to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
9. Applications
You can send your requests to merhaba@barcangulacti.com. Under the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, your application will be concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest.