Privacy Policy

Data Controller

Under Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), your personal data is processed by Uzm. Dt. Emre Karakaya as the data controller within the scope described below.

Contact: Sırakapılar Mah. Saltak Cad. No:29, Merkezefendi / Denizli · Email: info@dtemrekarakaya.com

Personal Data Processed

Identity and contact data: the full name, phone number and (optional) email address you share on the contact form or when you write to us.

Request data: the treatment you are interested in and the content of the message you send.

Oral and dental health and treatment data (special-category health data): should you attend our clinic — examination, diagnosis, the dental and periodontal treatments performed, your oral-dental health history and, where needed, radiographic/imaging records. These clinical records are kept at our practice within the scope of the relevant health legislation and the KVKK.

Website data: only the contact and request information above is processed through this site. It is recommended that you share detailed health information during your examination rather than via the website form.

Technical data: when you visit the site, information such as IP address, date-time and browser type may be kept in the standard server logs of the hosting infrastructure.

Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Responding to and managing your contact and appointment requests.

Providing oral-dental health, dentistry and periodontology services, planning and following up treatment processes, and keeping patient records.

Providing information about the treatments offered and the process.

Fulfilling legal obligations and ensuring service quality.

Legal Basis

Processing is based on the legal grounds under KVKK Art. 5: your explicit consent, the establishment or performance of a contract, the legal obligation of the data controller and its legitimate interest.

Special-category oral-dental health data is processed under KVKK Art. 6/3 by the dentist, who is under an obligation of confidentiality, for the purposes of protecting public health and carrying out medical diagnosis, treatment and care services. Health information you send of your own accord via the website is based on your explicit consent.

Transfer of Data

When you send your request through channels such as WhatsApp or email, your message is transmitted through the infrastructure of the relevant service providers (e.g. WhatsApp/Meta or your email provider). As the servers of these providers may be located abroad, your data may be processed abroad.

Your clinical records may be transferred, only where your treatment requires it and in accordance with legislation, to authorised health institutions and laboratory/imaging (e.g. pathology, radiology) service providers, as well as to authorised public bodies within the scope of legal obligations.

The Google Maps service embedded on the site loads Google's infrastructure when the map is displayed. Your personal data is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes, apart from the operation of the stated channels and legal obligations.

Retention Period

This website does not use a server-side database. When you submit the form, your information is not collected or stored on the site's servers; the generated message is sent by you through your own WhatsApp or email application.

The oral-dental health and treatment records kept at our clinic are retained for the minimum periods stipulated by the relevant health legislation.

After you get in touch, the data you share with us is processed for the period required by the purpose of processing and within the retention periods stipulated in the relevant legislation; when the purpose no longer exists, it is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.

Your Rights as a Data Subject (KVKK Art. 11)

Under KVKK Art. 11, you have the right to: learn whether your personal data is processed, request information if it has been processed, learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used in accordance with that purpose, know the third parties to whom it has been transferred, request its correction if it has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, request its deletion or destruction, and demand compensation if you suffer damage due to unlawful processing.

To exercise your rights, you can send your requests to info@dtemrekarakaya.com. You also reserve the right to lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Authority.