Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is designed to explain how personal information is processed, stored, and protected on orbisengine.com (“Website”). Anyone visiting our website is deemed to have accepted the terms set forth in this policy.

1. Data Controller

Data controller under the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Web Site: https://orbisengine.com

2. Collected Personal Data

The following personal data may be collected through our website:

• First and last name (if a comment is left)
• E-mail address
• IP address
• Browser information (user agent)
• Cookie data
• User transaction information (login, comments, content interactions)

3. Method and Legal Basis for the Collection of Personal Data

Your personal data;

• By visiting the website,
• Your comment,
• Becoming a member (if applicable),
• You need to log in

It is collected through  automatic or partially automatic methods  .

Data;

• Article 5/2 of the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK),
• GDPR Article 6

The crime is committed within this scope  based on legitimate interest ,  legal obligation ,  explicit consent  , and  performance of the contract  .

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site;

• The information contained in the comment form,
• IP address,
• Browser information

It is collected to help detect spam.

An anonymized data (hash) created from your email address may be transmitted to the Gravatar service to verify its use.
Gravatar privacy policy:  https://automattic.com/privacy/

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment.

5. Media

If images are uploaded to the website,   it is recommended not to upload images containing location information (EXIF GPS)
. Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies.

Types of cookies used:

• Mandatory cookies
• Functional cookies
• Performance and analytics cookies

Purposes of using cookies:

• Improving user experience
• Providing session management
• To ensure security

Users who leave comments can optionally agree to have their name and email address stored in cookies. These cookies  are stored for one year  .

For logged-in users:

• Session cookies:  2 days
• If “Remember Me” is selected:  2 weeks
• Screen preferences cookies:  1 year

You can delete or block cookies at any time through your browser settings.

7. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website  may contain embedded content from third-party sites, such as videos, images, and articles  .

This content is subject to the privacy policies of the respective third-party sites.
These sites are:

• We may use cookies,
• It can collect data,
• It can track user interactions.

8. Sharing Personal Data

Your personal data;

• In accordance with legal obligations, with the authorized public institutions,
• With technical service providers (hosting, spam filtering, etc.)

It can be shared lawfully and in a limited manner  .

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

9. Personal Data Retention Period

• Comments and metadata:  Indefinite
• User account information (if any): Until the account is deleted.
• Cookie data: For the relevant cookie duration

Data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with regulations when the purpose for which it was processed ceases to exist.

10. Your Rights as a Data Subject

In accordance with Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the GDPR;

• To find out whether your personal data is being processed,
• Requesting processed data,
• Requesting correction or deletion of data,
• Requesting data portability,
• Withdraw your explicit consent

You have rights.

You can contact us through our website to exercise these rights.

11. Data Transfer

Visitor comments   can be checked through automated spam detection services
. During this process, data is processed via secure infrastructure.

12. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated in response to legislative changes and service updates. The current version will always be published on our website.