PDPA

Clarification Text on Processing of Personal Data

In the process of providing services to you, we would like to inform and enlighten you about the personal data you have provided to us, in accordance with Article 10 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”). We would like to assure you that we show the utmost sensitivity regarding the confidentiality and security of all personal data you provide and that all necessary technical and administrative security measures have been taken to protect this data.

DATA CUSTODIAN and REPRESENTATIVE

As Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen, in the capacity of data controller, we can process, record, store, classify, update, and disclose/transfer your personal data to third parties limited to the purposes described below, in a manner compliant with the law and the rules of honesty.

PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE PRACTICE

The personal data collected includes:

  • Identity Information: Your name, surname, Turkish ID number, passport number or temporary Turkish ID number, place and date of birth, marital status, gender, insurance or patient protocol number, and other identity data that can identify you.
  • Contact Information: Your address, phone number, email address, and other contact data.
  • Financial Data: Your bank account number, IBAN number, credit card information, billing information, and other financial data.
  • Health Information: Examination data, diagnosis and operation information, medical history data, family medical history data, laboratory results, medical imaging results, test results, examination appointment information, prescription information, medications used, pre- and post-operation photos, three-dimensional visual data, clinical follow-up videos, all digital communications and correspondences with your doctor during the consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up process, and any personal data obtained during or as a result of the services provided.
  • Web Browsing Data: IP address, browser information, and medical documents, surveys, form information you provide with your consent.

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

Your personal data is processed based on your explicit consent and/or other processing conditions stipulated in KVKK Article 5/2, primarily the legal regulations we are subject to. Considering the services provided by Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen, your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

  • To fulfill the requirements of the transactions related to the services provided and to ensure that the relevant persons benefit from the services offered within the scope of the service provided
  • To fulfill our legal obligations under the Basic Law on Health Services No. 3359, the Decree Law on the Organization and Duties of the Ministry of Health and its Affiliated Institutions No. 663, the Regulation on Private Health Institutions Providing Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment, the Regulation on the Processing and Protection of the Confidentiality of Personal Health Data, and other relevant regulations
  • To protect public health, conduct preventive medicine, medical diagnosis, treatment, and care services, and plan and manage healthcare services and their financing
  • To respond to any questions or complaints you have regarding the health services you receive
  • To measure, increase, and investigate patient satisfaction
  • To invoice the services you receive
  • To inform you about complementary services and new services offered in addition to the services you receive
  • To inform you about your appointment if you have made an appointment
  • To fulfill the information sharing, reporting, and informing obligations required by public institutions and authorities as stipulated by the relevant legislation
  • To fulfill the information and document retention obligations arising from the legal regulations
  • To educate and inform other patients and the public, promote, increase volume, conduct scientific research and education, with your explicit consent.
  • And other purposes stipulated in Articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 6698.

METHOD OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND LEGAL REASON

Your personal data will be collected by us for the purposes listed above and through all kinds of verbal, written, or electronic media (documents, contracts, printed forms in physical media; corporate website, email, internal software, image and call center voice recording systems in electronic media).

We may process your personal data based on the presence of your explicit consent or one of the following conditions where your explicit consent is not available:

  • It is necessary to process personal data for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party
  • It is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject
  • Personal data has been made public by the data subject
  • It is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity
  • It is necessary for protecting the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent
  • It is necessary to process personal data in order to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Your special categories of personal data may also be collected, stored, and processed based on the following legal grounds:

  • Your explicit consent
  • If your health and sexual life data is necessary for the protection of public health, the operation of preventive medicine, medical diagnosis, treatment and care services, and the planning and management of healthcare services and their financing, these data may be processed by Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen without your explicit consent.

PARTIES TO WHOM PROCESSED PERSONAL DATA IS TRANSFERRED AND PURPOSE OF TRANSFER

Your personal data may be shared with the Ministry of Health and its sub-units, the Social Security Institution, private hospitals with which we have agreements for operations requiring surgery, private insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, authorized representatives, lawyers, tax and financial advisors, auditors, regulatory and supervisory institutions, and third parties providing IT support (server hosting, software, cloud computing, etc.) within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law No. 6698.

Your personal data will be protected as a professional secret within the framework of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 and the relevant legislation, and except for legal obligations, it will not be shared with third parties/institutions/organizations without your consent.

RIGHTS OF THE PERSON WHOSE PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED

As the data subject, you have the following rights under Article 11 of the Law:

  • To learn whether your personal data is processed or not
  • To request information if your personal data has been processed
  • To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used appropriately
  • To know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad
  • To request correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurately processed
  • To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data
  • To request notification of the transactions made pursuant to correction, deletion, or destruction to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred
  • To object to the occurrence of a result against you by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems
  • To claim compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.

Your personal data that we collect and process must be accurate and up-to-date as required by Article 4 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698. Therefore, if there are any changes in your personal data, you can notify us of your current and accurate personal information through the methods listed below.

CONTACT FOR YOUR REQUESTS

You can contact us to obtain information about the use of your personal data or to convey your suggestions and complaints. You can contact us at onuregemen@onuregemen.com for your requests for incorrect or incomplete information.

TEXT OF EXPLICIT CONSENT

I hereby declare that all kinds of personal data belonging to me within the body of Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen are subject to the regulations stipulated under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 and other legislation, and that Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen has provided me with full and clear information regarding my rights within the scope of the relevant law and other legislation.

The personal data belonging to me is collected within the scope of the service provided by Prof. Dr. Onur Egemen. My personal data is stored for the period required by the laws and is transferred to third parties to the extent required by the performance of the service agreement and the laws.

In line with the purposes specified in the "Clarification Text available on the Website", this consent is for situations where the personal data processing conditions specified in Articles 5/2 and 6/3 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data cannot be met and require explicit consent;

  • To take photos and video recordings for medical purposes before and after the operation
  • To process my special categories of personal data, especially health and biometric data
  • To process all personal data specified in the clarification text for the purpose of benefiting from the services provided and to transfer them to service providers located domestically and/or abroad that we receive support from (server hosting, software, cloud computing, supplier, consultant, etc.).

I give my explicit consent freely to the processing and transfer of my personal data as specified above.