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Privacy Notice (KVKK)

Information under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data.

This Privacy Notice has been prepared to inform you about the processing of your personal data by Era Leadership Search & Advisory (“ERA”, “Company”) pursuant to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”) and related legislation.

1. Data Controller

Under the KVKK, the data controller is:

2. Personal Data Processed

Depending on the nature of our services, the following personal data may be processed:

  • Identity information: first name, last name, title, organization
  • Contact information: email, phone, business address
  • Professional information: résumé, education, work experience, competencies, references
  • Transaction security information: IP address, cookie records, site usage data
  • Request / message content: information you submit via the contact form or email

Special categories of personal data (health, trade union membership, etc.) are not requested as a rule. Exceptionally, where you expressly share such data, they are processed only to the extent necessary and in accordance with the legislation.

3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data are processed for the following purposes:

  • Conducting executive search, board advisory, and outplacement processes
  • Carrying out candidate assessment, matching, and placement activities
  • Receiving, responding to, and following up on client and prospective client requests
  • Managing applications received via contact forms, email, and phone
  • Conducting contractual processes and fulfilling legal obligations
  • Ensuring website security, measuring performance, and improving the user experience
  • Fulfilling retention, notification, and information obligations arising from legislation

4. Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data

Your personal data are processed on the basis of the legal grounds set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK; in particular:

  • Your explicit consent
  • Being directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract
  • Being mandatory for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligation
  • Being mandatory for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right
  • Being mandatory for our legitimate interests (provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms)

5. Transfer of Personal Data

Your personal data may be transferred, limited to the purposes stated above and in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, to the following parties:

  • Client organizations (within candidate assessment and placement processes, to the extent necessary)
  • Suppliers and business partners from whom we receive services (hosting, email, information security, etc.)
  • Authorized public institutions and organizations (where legally required)

Where transfer abroad is involved, the conditions set out in the KVKK and related legislation are complied with.

6. Method of Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data may be collected through the following means:

  • Website contact form and online applications
  • Email, phone, and face-to-face meetings
  • Information shared via résumés, LinkedIn, and similar professional channels
  • References and discussions with client organizations
  • Cookies and similar technologies (depending on your preferences)

7. Retention Period

Your personal data are retained for as long as required by the purpose of processing and taking into account the statute of limitations / retention periods set out in the relevant legislation. At the end of the period, the data are deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with the KVKK and related legislation.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights:

  • To learn whether your personal data are processed
  • If processed, to request information relating thereto
  • To learn the purpose of processing and whether they are used in accordance with that purpose
  • To know the third parties to whom they are transferred domestically or abroad
  • To request correction if they are incomplete or incorrectly processed
  • To request deletion or destruction within the framework of the conditions set out in Article 7 of the KVKK
  • To request that correction, deletion, or destruction operations be notified to third parties to whom the data have been transferred
  • To object to the emergence of a result against you by means of exclusive analysis through automated systems
  • To claim compensation for damage arising from unlawful processing

9. Application Method

You may submit your requests concerning your rights through the following channels, in accordance with the KVKK and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller:

Your applications will be concluded as soon as possible and at the latest within thirty (30) days after identity verification. Where the process incurs an additional cost, the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.

10. Cookies

Essential cookies and, subject to your consent, analytics / marketing cookies may be used on our website. You may change your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie panel on our site.

11. Updates

ERA reserves the right to amend this Privacy Notice in connection with legislative changes or updates to company policies. The current text is published on this page.

Last updated: 15 July 2026