This privacy notice has been prepared under Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) to inform you about how personal data is protected in the activities of AU Software & Innovation Club, which operates within Altınbaş University. Our club follows the principle of data minimisation. This is an English translation; the Turkish text is the binding version.
Categories of personal data processed
- Identity and contact details: Full name and university email address given in membership applications, and an optional phone number for the announcement group.
- Academic and interest details: Department, year of study, technical interests and level preferences.
- Event interaction data: Technical questions submitted for Behind the Code talks, together with the participant’s name.
- Team profile data: Profile details and titles of leadership team members who have given explicit consent only.
Purposes of processing
- Running club membership processes and planning working groups and technical training camps.
- Announcing and running hackathons, technical visits, Code & Coffee and Sprint Review meet-ups.
- Moderating technical questions for industry guests and managing the Behind the Code question pool.
Collection method and legal grounds
- Membership applications are collected through an external Google Form, directly from the applicant’s own statements; form responses are not pulled into the website’s database.
- Data is processed on the legal grounds of KVKK Article 5/1 (explicit consent) and Article 5/2-(f) (legitimate interest and security).
Recipients and third parties
- Collected data may be shared only with the Club Board, the Academic Advisor and, where required by law, Altınbaş University’s Health, Culture and Sports Office (SKS).
- Data is never transferred to third parties, sponsors or advertising networks for commercial purposes.
Your rights as a data subject (KVKK Article 11)
To exercise your rights under Article 11 of the KVKK, you can contact yazilimkulubu@altinbas.edu.tr. Requests are resolved within 30 days at the latest.