Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how White Tree Legal handles personal data collected through this website, contact forms, e-mail communications and related professional enquiries.

Data Controller

For website-related processing, White Tree Legal acts as the data controller unless a written engagement or applicable law provides otherwise. You may contact us at info@whitetreelegal.com for privacy enquiries.

Personal Data We May Process

Depending on how you interact with us, we may process your name, surname, e-mail address, telephone number, message content, address information, company or role information, language preference, communication records and limited technical data such as IP address, browser information, pages visited and timestamps.

Please do not send sensitive personal data or confidential case materials through the website unless we specifically request them after an engagement is accepted.

Purposes and Legal Grounds

We process personal data to respond to enquiries, perform conflict checks, evaluate whether we can accept a matter, provide legal services where an engagement exists, manage communications, maintain website security, comply with legal and professional obligations and protect our rights.

Where Turkish data-protection law applies, processing may rely on the legal grounds under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, including performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, establishment or protection of a right, legitimate interests and explicit consent where required.

Professional Secrecy

Information shared in the context of legal services is handled in line with attorney confidentiality duties, professional secrecy and applicable bar rules. Website contact alone does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Sharing of Data

We do not sell personal data. We may share data only where necessary with authorized courts and public bodies, professional advisers, technology and hosting providers, e-mail and communication service providers, translators or other service providers supporting our work, subject to confidentiality and applicable law.

International Transfers

Because professional matters and technology services can involve cross-border elements, personal data may be processed or stored outside your country where permitted by applicable law and with appropriate safeguards when required.

Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, legal and professional retention obligations, limitation periods, dispute management and legitimate business records. When data is no longer required, it is deleted, anonymized or securely archived.

Cookies and Technical Data

The website may use necessary technical cookies or similar technologies for security, performance and basic operation. If analytics or non-essential cookies are introduced, the relevant notice and consent controls should be updated before launch.

Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may request information about your personal data, correction, deletion, restriction, objection to processing, data portability where applicable, withdrawal of consent and information about transfers. Under Turkish law, data subjects may exercise the rights listed in Article 11 of the KVKK.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so please avoid sending highly sensitive information through public website channels.

Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy as our services, website or legal obligations change. The version published on this page applies from the date it is made available.