Privacy Policy – Sönmez Certification
Last Updated: October 20, 2025
1. Introduction
As Sönmez Certification and Surveillance Services LTD. STI. ("we", "our company"), we attach great importance to the privacy of the personal data of our customers, candidates, business partners, and all users visiting our website www.sonmezbelgelendirme.com.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, share, and protect your personal data within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).
2. Data Controller
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Sönmez Mesleki Yeterlilik Belgelendirme ve Gözetim Hizmetleri LTD. ŞTİ. |
| Address | Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasa Mh. Ataturk Cd. No:120 Kat:3 Cerkezkoy / Tekirdag |
| Phone | +90 (282) 726 7575 |
| bilgi@sonmezbelgelendirme.com | |
| Web | www.sonmezbelgelendirme.com |
3. Personal Data We Collect
In line with our interactions with you, the following personal data may be collected:
a) Data you provide directly (For Certification Processes):
- Name, surname, National ID Number, phone, e-mail, occupation, education status, message content, etc.
- Information you share through Vocational Qualification Certification, exam application forms, or contact forms.
- Biometric data (photo, signature) obtained as part of the exam processes.
b) Automatically collected data:
- IP address, browser information, session duration, viewed pages.
- This data is collected through cookies to measure site performance and improve user experience.
4. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Your collected personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- To carry out VQA Examination and Certification processes (application, exam organization, certification) in accordance with the regulations.
- To communicate with customers, candidates, and business partners and to reply to request for offers.
- To fulfill our legal, administrative, and contractual obligations (VQA, TURKAK, etc.).
- To ensure customer satisfaction and continuously improve our service quality.
- To analyze and improve website performance.
- To send informative, announcement, and promotional e-mails if you give consent.
5. Sharing of Personal Data
Your personal data can be shared with third parties only in the following cases and purposes:
- Legal Obligations: In accordance with the regulations of official institutions such as the Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA/MYK) and the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK), or requests of courts and public institutions.
- Service Providers: With technical business partners providing website infrastructure, hosting, e-mail service, and IT security.
- Exam and Certification Partners: For the purpose of conducting exam sites or services subject to supervision.
Your data cannot be shared with third parties except for the cases stated above and unless there is a legal obligation.
6. Data Security
We take high-level technological and administrative security measures to protect the confidentiality of your personal data. Our website is protected with an SSL certificate. Your data is stored on secure servers and protected against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure.
7. Your Rights Under KVKK
In accordance with Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights:
- Learning whether your personal data is processed or not,
- Requesting information if processed,
- Learning the purpose of processing and whether it is used appropriately,
- Requesting correction if incompletely or incorrectly processed,
- Requesting deletion or destruction within the framework of legal conditions,
- Knowing the third parties to whom your data has been transferred,
- Requesting compensation if you suffer damage due to unlawful processing.
To exercise these rights, you can send an e-mail to bilgi@sonmezbelgelendirme.com.
8. Cookie Usage
Our website uses cookies to improve user experience, analyze site traffic, and measure performance. You can reject cookies or change your preferences from your browser settings.
9. Policy Changes
Sönmez Certification reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy due to legal requirements or company policies. All changes are effective from the moment they are published on www.sonmezbelgelendirme.com.