Privacy Policy – Taşdelen Law Office

Welcome to Our Privacy Policy

Taşdelen Law Office recognizes that the protection of your personal information is essential to the trusted relationship we have with the clients and communities we serve. As an information technology and digital law practice, we also recognize the sensitivity and value of information entrusted to us in connection with our legal services. This Privacy Policy describes our information practices – including how we collect, use, share and otherwise treat your personal information in the course of serving you as a client, or when you visit this website or subscribe to receive newsletters. These practices are intended to comply with applicable information protection laws in the United States, as well as any applicable international privacy principles. By accessing or using our services, by visiting tasdelenhukuk.com or submitting information through this website to Taşdelen Law Office by e-mail or otherwise (including your name, address, telephone or email), you agree with all terms of this Privacy Policy.

Who We Are

Tasdelen Hukuk Bürosu (Taşdelen Law Office) is a law firm based in the United States at 5000 Linbar Dr Ste 27, Nashville, Tennessee 37211, offering consultancy and litigation services in the field of law, with an emphasis on information technology law (IT law) and digital crime. Attorney M. Güneş Taşdelen and the professional support team provide thorough guidance and assistance in issues such as the protection of personal rights, cybercrime, social media law, and data/privacy protection both in the national and international sphere. For any questions related to this Privacy Policy, please send an email to [email protected] or call at +1(615) 464-2159.

Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is applicable to all personal data which are collected by Taşdelen Law Office through our website (https://tasdelenhukuk.net/), e-mail, telephone calls and any other channels including client meetings and digital forms. Applicable data also include data collected from clients, prospective clients, newsletter subscribers and online visitors. The privacy policy provides information on our data collection procedures, types of data collected, processing and sharing methods, your rights on the data and the precautions taken for your privacy.

What Personal Information We Process

We collect some information about you to deliver our legal services to you correctly, and to help deliver the right updates, notifications, and communications that we send or pass on. Some of the information we might collect is:

Contact data, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address and related addresses.
ID data such as date of birth, government-issued identification (when legally required for a purpose or as required for due diligence checks under AML/CFT laws), and company information (for corporate clients).
Matter data, such as the information we would need to represent you in court, tribunal hearing, regulatory inquiry, or to advise you on a consultancy matter or other services we provide – including a description of the incident or matter being dealt with, evidence collected, and correspondence exchanged.
Technical data – such as IP address or type of browser/computer/device being used; operating system; device identifiers; access times to our website and referring website addresses.
Communications data – such as emails, calls received/made and notes taken at consultations; chat history with website messaging.
Marketing data – such as newsletters subscribed to, attendance at events and feedback received.
Payment data – details used for payment transactions concerning fees for services (we take precautions not to keep full credit card data but use third-party payment processors).

We may collect the above directly from you, or where permitted by law, with your consent from third parties with information relevant to your matter, instruction, request or inquiry.

How and When We Process Personal Information

Your personal information may be collected in a number of ways:

When you contact us via the website forms, phone or email, to ask for a consultation, subscribe or inquire about receiving updates, or ask a legal question;
In the course of providing legal representation, including presenting of evidence or other facts relevant to the case;
By cookies or other technology when you visit our website. Cookies and other technologies enable the analysis of the use of our services and help us improve user experiences;
If you subscribe to our newsletters or participate in events, webinars, online trainings or surveys organized by Taşdelen Law Office
From third parties (such as other law offices or publicly available resources), only where we have your explicit consent to share your information (such as with counterpart lawyers) or for complying with the relevant laws and regulations.

We generally try to collect as little information as possible to accomplish your purpose or deliver our service.

Purposes for Processing Your Personal Information

We use your personal information only for necessary and lawful purposes including:

Legal Services – to advise, represent and communicate with you about your legal matters
Client Account Management – to administer your account; to process payments and maintain records of the services we provide to you
Client Communication – to reply to queries made by you, write to you with details about your case, provide updates and keep you informed of legal matters or developments in our blogs or events
Marketing – to communicate or provide details regarding our services or events, where you have agreed, or it is otherwise lawful
Legal Obligations – such as anti-money laundering, conflict checking or regulatory contact
Security – to detect, prevent and deal with fraud, security or other unlawful activity on our site
Personalisation – to analyze and improve our site, service and client experience based on aggregated and anonymised data

We will not use your data for any purposes which are not compatible with those set out in this Policy, except with your express permission.

Legal Bases For Processing Your Personal Information

Taşdelen Law Office, for the purposes of the Data Protection Law, processes personal data on one or more of the following grounds:

Consent: When we process your information on the basis of your consent, in connection with our marketing communications or to comply with legal obligations.
Contractual Necessity: When the processing is necessary to establish or perform our contract with you as our client.
Legal Obligation: Where we have a legal obligation to meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
Legitimate Interests: When the purpose for processing your information is justified by our legitimate interest (for example, in connection with the improvement of our services, network and information security, and responding to your inquiries) where our interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

We will make sure that any processing activities will be carried out in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

We Share Your Personal Information with Third Parties

Your information is confidential, and we handle it accordingly. The information we collect will only be shared as necessary to provide our services or otherwise comply with applicable law. Your personal information may be shared with:

Employees and other attorneys – only those Attorneys and employees who need to know your information in order to provide you with legal services.
Service providers – Third party vendors who perform IT, website hosting, payments processing or email distribution on our behalf, subject to confidentiality and data protection agreements.
Legal authorities – Courts or other legal authorities, including law enforcement agencies, regulators or government authorities, but only when legally required or with your prior consent (where feasible to do so).
Other legal professionals – With your consent we may disclose your information to other lawyers, experts or consultants in connection with your representation.
Newsletter platforms – When you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is processed by our secured subscription platform.

We will not sell, rent or trade your personally identifiable information for commercial purposes.

Cross-Border Data Transfers

Because of the international dimension of digital legal issues, your personal information may sometimes be transferred to countries outside of the United States. If it is, we will make sure that your information receives an adequate level of protection according to applicable laws. We will use appropriate safeguards such as contractual clauses or reliance upon service providers participating in recognized data protection frameworks. You will be given notice before any transfer occurs and, where applicable, your explicit consent will be requested.

Recipients are required to refrain from further disclosure of the data and to delete them if requested by the provider. The recipient may however make copies of and store publicly available parts of information for purely internal commercial purposes or deposit them with identity authentication systems.

Protecting Your Personal Information

Safeguarding Your Data is one of our top priorities. Taşdelen Law Office employs strong technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These protections include:

Secure servers and encrypted data storage
Limited access to confidential files and client information
Continual staff training on data protection and confidentiality protocols
Firewalls, anti-virus measures, and client back-up protections
Secured email and document transmission systems
Routine auditing and vulnerability testing related to security infrastructure

While we take every possible precaution with respect to security, electronic transmissions and storage cannot be considered entirely foolproof. We also advise you take precautions as well, such as strong passwords and locking your own personal devices.

Retention Period for Your Personal Information

We only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes we collected it for, make certain we are upholding our legal and regulatory requirements and resolving any disputes. A specific retention period depends on the nature of the information and your engagement with us:

Client matter and case files are generally retained for a minimum of seven years after representation has ended, unless longer retention periods apply by contract, law or regulation.
You will be alerted when you need to unsubscribe from newsletters or marketing subscriptions. We will keep information in order to give you this service until you decide to unsubscribe from one of our newsletters.
Website visitor and visitor analytics data are kept in aggregate and anonymised for statistical analysis purposes.

After a retention period has elapsed, we will securely delete or anonymise your personal information.

Your Rights with Respect to Your Personal Information

Right of access – You have the right to request information regarding the personal data that we hold about you.
Right of rectification – You have the right to request the rectification of any inaccurate or incomplete information pertaining to your personal data.
Right to erasure – You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data where there is no legal basis for its retention.
Right to restriction of processing – You have the right to request Taşdelen Law Office to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to portability – You have the right to request a copy of your personal data from Taşdelen Law Office in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
Right to object – You have the right to object to specific types of processing, including direct marketing.
Right to withdraw consent – Where we are relying upon your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

You may exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or (615) 464-2159.

Cookies and Other Tracking Tools

We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies on our website for a number of purposes, including to enhance user experience and site functionality, as well as to analyze our website traffic. Cookies are small files placed on your device that store a range of online browsing activities in order to remember your configurations and the way you interact with our site. In addition, tracking technology provides convenient access to certain website information.

The cookies we utilize consist of:

Essential cookies – required for the operation of the website and access to secure content areas;
Analytics cookies – used to collect information about how visitors use our site so that we can improve our services; and
Functional cookies – remember your preferences and choices so that we may personalize the service for you.

You can clear cookies from your browser, or disable them altogether, but some features may be compromised if they are not allowed. By continuing to access our website you are consenting to our cookie use as set forth in this Policy. For more details, please review our Cookie Policy.

Marketing and Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to our marketing communications or newsletter, we will use your contact information to send you updates about legal developments, blog posts, events or services that Taşdelen Law Office provides. You may, at any time, unsubscribe from these communications via the methods provided in each email communication or by emailing us directly at [email protected]. We do not employ any non-related direct marketing and we always take care to respect your stated communication preferences. Your subscription information is maintained securely and is never shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Children’s Privacy

Our services and website are not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit or intentionally collect personal information from those under the age of 18 without parental consent. Upon request, we will promptly delete or request the deletion of such personal data if we become aware that we have collected it from a child under 18 through our services. If you have a belief that we collected or may have collected personal information in such a manner, please contact us at [email protected] immediately.

Third-Party Websites and Online Services

Our site may contain links to other sites, resources or social networks. Please be aware that Taşdelen Law Office is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of those external sites. We recommend that you review all privacy policies for sites owned and/or operated by any third party before you submit any personal information. This Privacy Policy governs our information collection activities through Taşdelen Law Office and our digital properties that link to this Privacy Policy.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of an inadvertent data breach that compromises your information, Taşdelen Law Office will swiftly evaluate the risk and undertake any necessary steps to contain and mitigate the breach. Where required by law or in circumstances where there is a high risk of affecting your rights and freedoms, we will notify you, as soon as possible following the discovery of the breach, and relevant regulators. Our notification will include the details of the breach, its likely consequences, steps implemented to address it and our recommendations for safeguarding you. We review our internal policies and procedures regarding data protection on a regular basis to prevent and address security breaches.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

From time to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy, which could be in response to a change in our business practices, law, or technology. When we make any material changes, we will inform you by posting an updated Privacy Policy on our website and, when practicable, via other means of direct communication. You should check this page periodically to view the most current version of the Policy so you can stay apprised of how we protect your privacy. The date at the top of the Policy reflects the effective date for that version of the Policy.

We may from time to time change our Services or these Terms without advance notice to you. If we do, it is possible that your ability to use Material may be more restrictive or limited than reflected in the previous versions of these Terms and/or our Services. For more information, you may also review our Terms of Use.

How To Contact Us

For questions, requests, or other matters pertaining to our Privacy Policy and data protection practices, contact:

Taşdelen Law Office
5000 Linbar Dr Ste 27, Nashville, TN 37211
Tel: (615) 464-2159
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://tasdelenhukuk.net/

We will do our best to answer your questions in a timely and transparent manner. If you are not content with our response, you may be entitled to contact certain authorities for data protection. For more details, please visit our Contact Taşdelen Law Office page.

Consent and Acknowledgment

By using the services of Taşdelen Law Office (as a client, visitor to our website or subscriber of our newsletters), you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. Your use of our services is your acceptance of our data collection and processing methods. Should you disagree with any part of this Policy, please contact us to share your objection or do not use our services.

Commitment to Ethical and Responsible Processing of Personal Information

At Taşdelen Law Office, privacy and data protection is part of who we are. As legal professionals, we have strong ethics and values around responsible data use and the law. We look for ways to keep improving our privacy program, train our staff regularly and stay abreast of technology and regulatory changes. We want you to have confidence that your information is secure in capable hands as we seek solutions to the issues you face in the digital world.

Transparency Regarding Our Privacy Practices – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We will only disclose your information to other professionals or organizations if it is necessary to process your case and if you have given us your explicit agreement, or where required by law.
Yes, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] and we will send you a copy of all your personal information, subject to applicable laws and verification of your identity.
You may request any changes or corrections directly by phone or via email. We take the accuracy and updating of all information as a high priority.
To let us know about a reasonable security concern, please contact us at (615) 464-2159 or [email protected]. No matter the concern, we take security issues seriously.
Yes, we use industry-standard equipment to protect our data, and we review our practices frequently so that we continue to prevent anything untoward from happening.
If you have any other questions relating to privacy matters not covered here, please contact us using the details above. For more information, you may also visit our FAQs page.

Final Words of Reasoned Commentary

Your privacy is central to the trust and utility of our professional relationship. Taşdelen Law Office is always striving to improve and protect your privacy interest as you face the legal implications of an evolving digital landscape. Please reach out to us for concerns or request a free initial consultation regarding your legal matter. Follow news out of the area of information technology law via subscription at https://tasdelenhukuk.net/ or contacting our team at [email protected] or (615) 464-2159. We look forward to serving you with forward-thinking, candid, and secure practices.