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This notice is made under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK") for users of SafaChat.
1. Data Controller
Data controller: {{controller_name}}, VERBİS registry no: {{verbis_no}}, address: {{address}}. Contact: {{contact_email}}, KEP: {{kep_address}}.
2. Categories of Personal Data Processed
Identity (name/nickname, birth date); contact (e-mail, in-app communications); location (only while the app is open); audio-visual records (profile photos, media you share); transaction security (IP address, device identifiers, log records, and communication metadata — who communicated with whom and when; message content is end-to-end encrypted and cannot be decrypted by our servers, while reported conversations are transmitted as decrypted on the reporting device together with screenshots, and on-device keyword matching may flag a conversation for review); and special-category data under KVKK Article 6: information concerning sexual life and sexual orientation that you choose to include in your profile or preferences. Special-category data is processed only with your separate explicit consent.
3. Purposes of Processing
Providing the dating/social discovery service (profile, matching, encrypted communication); maintaining safety and moderation (report handling, prevention of abuse and fraud, protection of minors); fulfilling legal obligations; managing paid features; and communicating with you about the Service.
4. Legal Bases
Processing relies on KVKK Article 5/2: performance of a contract (5/2-c), legal obligation (5/2-ç), establishment or protection of rights (5/2-e), and legitimate interest (5/2-f); on Article 5/1 explicit consent where none of these apply (for example optional notifications); and, for special-category data, exclusively on explicit consent under Article 6/2, collected separately.
5. Recipients and Purposes of Transfer
Under KVKK Articles 8 and 9, data may be transferred to: infrastructure and hosting providers (service operation); push notification providers (Google FCM, Apple APNs); payment/app store operators (paid features); and competent public authorities where a valid legal basis requires it. Transfers abroad are made within the Article 9 framework (explicit consent or the safeguards provided by law).
6. Method of Collection
Data is collected through electronic channels: the information you enter in the app, data generated automatically while you use the Service (logs, metadata, location while the app is open), and device permissions you grant. Collection is based on the legal grounds in Section 4.
7. Your Rights (KVKK Article 11)
You may request to: learn whether your data is processed and obtain related information; learn the purpose and whether it is used accordingly; know the domestic and foreign recipients; request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data; request deletion or destruction under Article 7; request notification of these operations to recipients; object to results produced exclusively by automated analysis; and claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
8. How to Apply
You may submit requests under Article 11 in writing to {{address}}, via KEP to {{kep_address}}, or by e-mail to {{contact_email}} in line with the Communiqué on Application Procedures. Applications are concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest; if a fee is required by the Board tariff, it will be communicated.
9. Separate Explicit Consent
Your explicit consent for special-category data (sexual life/orientation reflected by your profile and preferences) is collected separately from your acceptance of the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy — it is never bundled — and you may withdraw it at any time in the app. Withdrawal stops future processing of that data and does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing; a new version of this notice that requires consent will be presented to you again.