Deep Sea Yacht Charter
Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy
Last updated: June 2025
Part 1 — Privacy Policy (Personal Data)
1. Data Controller
Deep Sea Yacht Charter (the "Company", "we", "us" or "our"), located at Göcek Mah. Petek Sok. No: 5, Fethiye – Muğla, Türkiye, is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through deepseayachtcharter.com (the "Website").
For any privacy-related enquiries or to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you actively provide it to us or when it is generated automatically as part of your use of the Website.
| Category | Data collected | How collected |
|---|---|---|
| Contact & inquiry data | Full name, email address, phone number, message content, preferred dates, number of guests | Inquiry forms, WhatsApp, email |
| Technical data | IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, session duration, referring URL | Automatically via cookies and analytics tools |
| Communication data | Content of emails and messages exchanged with us | Direct communication |
We do not collect or process sensitive personal data (such as health, financial, or biometric data) through this Website.
3. Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to charter inquiries and providing quotes | Pre-contractual measures / Legitimate interest (KVKK Art. 5; GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)(f)) |
| Managing and following up on reservations and communications | Performance of contract / Legitimate interest |
| Improving our Website (analytics) | Legitimate interest |
| Sending promotional communications (if opted in) | Consent (KVKK Art. 5; GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation (KVKK Art. 5; GDPR Art. 6(1)(c)) |
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with the following categories of recipients solely to the extent necessary to fulfil the purposes described above:
- Email service providers — to deliver and store inquiry responses and communications.
- Google LLC — for website analytics (Google Analytics 4) and, where applicable, advertising measurement. Google processes data on servers that may be located outside Türkiye. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
- Cloudflare Inc. — for website security and performance. Data may be processed on servers outside Türkiye.
- WhatsApp / Meta Platforms — when you contact us via WhatsApp, Meta's own privacy policy applies to that communication.
We require all third-party service providers to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data.
5. International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers operate servers outside Türkiye and the European Economic Area (EEA). Where we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure an adequate level of protection through standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards as required by applicable law (KVKK Art. 9; GDPR Chapter V).
6. Data Retention
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Inquiry and communication data | 3 years from last interaction, or as required by law |
| Analytics data (Google Analytics) | 14 months (anonymised aggregates retained indefinitely) |
| Log and technical data | 90 days |
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law (KVKK and/or GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to be informed — to know whether your data is being processed.
- Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing it.
- Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to object — to object to processing based on our legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
- Right to data portability (GDPR) — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to withdraw consent — at any time, where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority — in Türkiye, the Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu (KVKK Board); in the EU/EEA, your local data protection authority.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Where changes are material, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.
Part 2 — Cookie Policy
1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They allow the Website to remember information about your visit, such as your language preference or login status, making your experience more convenient. A cookie typically contains the domain name it came from, its "lifetime", and a unique identifier.
Session cookies are temporary and deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
2. How We Use Cookies
| Purpose | Description |
|---|---|
| Analytical | Deep Sea Yacht Charter uses cookies to analyse user activity in order to improve the Website's functionality and user experience. |
| Preferences & user experience | We use cookies to store user preferences such as browser type, language and country settings to make your experience more consistent. |
| Measurement, targeted ads & marketing | We use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies from third-party partners such as Google for measurement services and targeted advertising. |
| Security | We use cookies to limit certain types of cyber attacks and fraud. |
| Compliance | We may place a cookie to store your cookie consent status when you interact with our cookie banner. |
3. Your Cookie Controls
Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies via their settings. Please consult your browser's documentation for instructions. Note that disabling cookies may affect some features of the Website.
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. Do Not Track (DNT)
Deep Sea Yacht Charter does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals, as there is no widely accepted standard for how such signals should be interpreted.
Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Deep Sea Yacht Charter, Göcek Mah. Petek Sok. No: 5, Fethiye – Muğla, Türkiye