According to Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data Protection, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Processing of personal data means any operation which is performed on personal data such as collection, recording, storage, protection, alteration, adaptation, disclosure, transfer, retrieval, making available for collection, categorization or preventing the use of personal data.
Personal Data Policy of the Turkish National Agency
The Turkish National Agency’s principles for processing of personal data are as follows:
1.Data Controller
Turkish National Agency
Ehlibeyt Mah. Mevlana Bulvarı No:181 06520 Çankaya / ANKARA
2.Purpose of Collection, Storage and Processing of Personal Data
The nature of your personal data collected by the Turkish National Agency depends on the specific service provided or offered. In accordance with the relevant articles of the Personal Data Protection Law, personal data required for the provision of our services are collected to the minimum extent necessary, provided that they are relevant, limited, and proportionate to the purposes for which they are processed. Such personal data are used only for the relevant purposes.
The purposes for the use of personal data are generally as follows:
3.Processing of Personal Data
Personal data collected through the application and its annexes are processed by the Turkish National Agency's web applications (e.g., Turna) and staff.
Additionally, participants’ personal data are also collected during information events or meetings, programme promotion events or meetings, training courses and seminars. Before these events, participants give explicit consent to allow the use of videos and photographs in which they appear.
4.Duration of Data Storage
The Turkish National Agency adheres to all legal regulations concerning the storage duration of personal data. Data collected through applications must be stored at least until the project and the subsequent reporting process is completed. Such data is stored for a period after this process for possible legal obligations, disputes, evaluations, and audits.
5.Rights of the Data Subject
Under the Article 11 of Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data Protection, the person whose data is processed has the right to obtain information about his or her data, know the identities of third parties to whom his or her personal data are transferred, request the rectification of incomplete or inaccurate data, and request the deletion or destruction of his or her personal data in the event that the reasons for processing no longer exist.
If the data subject suspects a violation in the processing of personal data, he or she has the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the Personal Data Protection Board), provided he or she first applies to the Data Controller.
Personal Data Policy of the European Commission
For Personal Data Policy of the European Commission regarding the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps decentralised activities managed by the National Agencies, please click here. For the Turkish translation, please click here.
Obligations of Beneficiaries in terms of Personal Data Protection
Beneficiaries are obliged as data processors under Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 regarding the personal data they processed within the framework of the projects for which grants are awarded.
Learn more about what it means for the beneficiary to be a data processor in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programmes.
Requests Concerning Personal Data Protection
You may contact the Turkish National Agency using the Personal Data Request Form to exercise the rights listed in Article 11, titled 'Rights of the Data Subject,' of Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data Protection (LPDP).
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