Last updated: 5 July 2026
This Privacy Notice has been prepared by RCT Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi (hereinafter referred to as “RCT” in this Text), in its capacity as the data controller, in accordance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“LPPD”) and the relevant legislation, in order to determine the procedures and principles regarding the processing of personal data of users/customers who shop, subscribe, or use communication channels through the website www.rctedit.com.
1. METHODS OF COLLECTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data is collected for the purpose of establishing, executing, and performing the legal relationship between you and RCT, through fully or partially automated means or non-automated means provided that it is part of any data recording system, via the following channels:
- Filling out the membership form on the Website, approving the distance sales agreement, and completing the shopping processes,
- Cookies and log records running in the background during your login, browsing, and movements on the Website,
- Requests, complaints, and suggestions you submit to RCT via customer service, the contact@rcturkey.com e-mail address, or telephone channels,
- Return, cancellation, modification, or exchange forms and additional documents/images submitted.
2. CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED
Within the scope of e-commerce activities carried out through our Website, the categories of your personal data processed in accordance with the law and the rule of honesty are as follows:
- Identity Data: Name, surname, Turkish ID number, company title, and tax number for corporate purchases.
- Contact Data: E-mail address, phone number, billing address, and delivery/shipping address.
- Customer Transaction Data: Order and cart information, purchased product details, invoice information, order/return number, shopping history, payment method, installment information, request and complaint content.
- Transaction Security Data: IP address, Website log-in/log-out records, agreement approval timestamps, digital confirmation records.
- Legal Transaction Data: Correspondence with authorized authorities regarding potential disputes, information in lawsuit and mediation files.
3. PURPOSES AND LEGAL GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data is processed within the framework of the legal grounds specified in Article 5 of the LPPD and for the specific purposes set forth below:
A) Based on the legal ground "Directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract":
- Execution of payment processes (credit card, wire transfer/EFT) regarding your orders,
- Planning and execution of product delivery processes through warehouses, logistics, and contracted cargo companies,
- Operational management of cancellation, return, exchange, warranty, or modification processes,
- Realization of membership transactions and account management on the Website.
B) Based on the legal ground "Necessary for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligation":
- Fulfillment of legal obligations under Law No. 6502 on Consumer Protection and the Regulation on Distance Contracts,
- Issuance of invoices and dispatch notes, maintaining accounting/finance records in accordance with tax legislation,
- Submission of information and documents requested by official institutions, courts, or Consumer Arbitration Committees within legal periods.
C) Based on the legal ground "Necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject":
- Protection of cyber security infrastructure, monitoring the system to detect and prevent suspicious transactions (fraud),
- Increasing customer service quality, resolving your requests, questions, and complaints.
D) Based on the legal ground "Explicit consent of the data subject" (via Google Analytics, Google Ads, etc. marketing/analytical cookies):
Your data collected through cookies for the purposes of analyzing the performance of our website, improving user experience, and conducting personalized advertising, marketing, and campaign activities based on your interests are processed with your explicit consent.
4. THIRD PARTIES TO WHOM YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS TRANSFERRED AND PURPOSES OF TRANSFER
Your personal data may be shared with the following parties solely to the extent required by the purpose for carrying out e-commerce operations:
- Cargo and Logistics Companies: For the safe delivery of the products you purchased to the address you declared,
- Banks and Payment Institutions: For collecting order amounts, processing installment transactions, or executing return processes,
- Infrastructure and IT Suppliers: For the uninterrupted operation of the Website, hosting services, and technical execution of SMS/E-mail dispatches,
- Authorized Public Institutions and Organizations: For fulfilling information storage and reporting obligations in line with the legal requests of official authorities such as courts, Consumer Arbitration Committees, and the Ministry of Finance,
- Legal and Financial Advisors: For protecting the rights of our Company in potential disputes, conducting mediation processes, and performing financial/tax audits.
5. CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFER (ARTICLE 9 OF LPPD)
Within the scope of analytics, advertising, and infrastructure services used on our website (Google Analytics, Google Ads, etc.), since the servers of the providers are located abroad, your personal data may be transferred abroad in accordance with Article 9 of the LPPD, based on your explicit consent or within the framework of data transfer mechanisms prescribed by the legislation (undertakings or standard contractual clauses).
6. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER LPPD AND METHOD OF APPLICATION
As a personal data subject, you can exercise your legal rights by applying to our Company, the data controller, pursuant to Article 11 of the LPPD. You may submit your applications through the following methods:
- Electronically: You can send your applications securely in writing to our Company's official corporate e-mail address, contact@rcturkey.com, via your e-mail address registered in our systems.
- In Writing and Physically: You can apply with a wet-signed petition via a notary public or by registered mail with return receipt to the address "Maslak Mah. Bilim Sokak No:5 K:13 Sarıyer / İstanbul".
Critical Security Warning: To protect your data security during applications to our Company to exercise your rights, we kindly request you not to share documents containing special categories of personal data (such as unmasked ID copies) that are unrelated to e-commerce processes, such as religion, sect, or blood type.
Data Controller Contact Information:
Company Title: RCT Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi
Address: Maslak Mah. Bilim Sokak No:5 K:13 Sarıyer / İstanbul
E-mail: contact@rcturkey.com
Phone: 0212 366 02 80
Our Company will conclude your requests free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board may be requested.