Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy
Explains how personal data is processed and protected across the NOX Professional website, customer, quotation and digital contact processes, and sets out your rights.
Contents
1Purpose and Scope
This Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) sets out the core principles and practices applied to the personal data processing activities carried out by NOX ENDÜSTRİYEL MUTFAK PROJE ÜRETİM VE PAZARLAMA LTD. ŞTİ. (“NOX” or the “Company”) through the website www.noxprofessional.com and the Company’s digital contact channels.
The Policy applies to website visitors, persons submitting quotation or information requests, representatives and employees of customers and prospective customers, representatives of suppliers and business partners, persons contacted in the course of order, delivery and service processes, and other relevant natural persons.
2Data Controller and Contact Details
3Core Principles
NOX processes personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the related legislation, and in line with the following principles:
4Categories of Personal Data That May Be Processed
5Methods of Collecting Personal Data
Personal data may be obtained through website forms, email, telephone, online order/quotation flows, cookies and similar technologies, customer/supplier communications and the data subject’s own direct statements, by fully or partly automated means, or by non-automated means provided that the data forms part of a data filing system.
6Processing Purposes and Legal Bases
7Transfer of Personal Data
Provided that the transfer is limited and proportionate to the relevant processing purpose, and where permitted or required by the legislation, personal data may be transferred to the following categories of recipients:
- Competent public institutions and bodies, and judicial/administrative authorities.
- Accounting, financial advisory, legal, audit and similar professional service providers.
- Hosting, software, information technology, email, cyber security, backup and technical support providers.
- Suppliers, manufacturers, logistics/courier, installation and service partners, to the extent necessary for the performance of an order/project.
- The relevant banks/payment service providers, where a payment infrastructure is used.
- Analytics/advertising technology providers, where explicit consent or another appropriate legal basis exists.
Where personal data is transferred abroad, the applicable condition among an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards (for example, the standard contracts published by the Board) or the incidental circumstances set out in the law is relied upon, within the framework of the current version of Article 9 of the KVKK, which entered into force on 1 June 2024. The scope of any transfer abroad is assessed separately according to the configuration of the service provider used.
8Retention and Disposal
9Data Security
NOX implements the technical and organisational measures appropriate to the nature of its business in order to prevent the unlawful processing of and access to personal data and to ensure its safekeeping. These measures may include restricting access rights, authorisation, record/log management, secure communications, backups, updates and service provider controls. In the event of a personal data breach, the notification and response procedures laid down in the legislation are followed.
10Rights of the Data Subject and Applications
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, data subjects have the following rights:
Applications
Applications may be submitted through the channels below, including the identity and request details required under the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Applications to the Data Controller. Additional identity verification information may be requested depending on the application channel. Applications are concluded within the period and in the manner prescribed by the legislation.
11Children’s Data
The website and NOX’s services are primarily directed at commercial/professional customers, and no personal data is knowingly collected from children. Should it become apparent that a child’s personal data has been submitted without authorisation, the data in question will be deleted or its processing restricted as appropriate, without prejudice to any legal obligations.
12Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use strictly necessary cookies and, only where the required legal conditions are met, analytics, functional or marketing cookies. For non-essential cookies, explicit consent based on an active user action is obtained to the extent required. Further details are set out in the Cookie Policy and the Cookie Preference Centre.
13Commercial Electronic Messages
With regard to marketing emails, SMS or similar commercial electronic messages, the Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, the related Regulation and the Message Management System (İYS) procedures are taken into account. Data subjects may change their messaging preferences or exercise their right to opt out to the extent permitted by the legislation.
14Third-Party Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites or platforms. The personal data processing activities of these third parties are subject to their own privacy notices. NOX is not responsible for the data processing practices of third parties outside its control.
15Changes to this Policy
This Policy may be updated in line with changes in the legislation, decisions of the Board, the technologies used or business processes. The current version applies from the date on which it is published on the website. In the case of material changes, additional information or renewed consent procedures are carried out to the extent required.
16Legal Basis and References
- Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698.
- Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Duty to Inform.
- Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Applications to the Data Controller.
- Personal Data Protection Authority – Guidelines on Cookie Practices (July 2025).
- The amendments to Article 9 of the KVKK on transfers abroad made by Law No. 7499, which entered into force on 1 June 2024.
- Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce and the Regulation on Commercial Communications and Commercial Electronic Messages.