GDPR Privacy Notice

Last Updated: August 2026

At SEÇEN TEKSTİL SAN. TİC. VE LTD. ŞTİ. (“Seçen Textile”, “we”, “us” or “our”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit www.secentekstil.com, contact us, submit an enquiry or otherwise interact with us.

We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”).

1. DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

SEÇEN TEKSTİL SAN. TİC. VE LTD. ŞTİ.
Demirtaş Organize Sanayi Bölgesi (DOSAB)
Papatya Sokak No: 8
16245 Osmangazi, Bursa
Türkiye

Email: info@secentekstil.com
Website: www.secentekstil.com

2. PERSONAL DATA WE MAY COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with our website or our company, we may process the following categories of personal data:

  • Name and surname
  • Company name and job title
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Information contained in messages or enquiries sent to us
  • IP address
  • Browser and device information
  • Website usage and technical log information
  • Cookie and similar technology data
  • Any other information that you voluntarily provide to us

We aim to collect only the personal data that is necessary for the relevant purpose.

3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may collect personal data when you:

  • Visit our website
  • Contact us through our contact forms
  • Contact us by email or telephone
  • Request information about our products or services
  • Enter into or discuss a business relationship with us
  • Interact with our website through cookies or similar technologies

Some technical information may be collected automatically when you access the website.

4. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING

We may process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Responding to enquiries and requests
  • Providing information about our products, collections and services
  • Managing existing and potential customer and business relationships
  • Communicating with customers, suppliers and business partners
  • Operating, maintaining and securing our website
  • Detecting and preventing technical problems, misuse or security incidents
  • Improving our website, services and user experience
  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims
  • Sending marketing communications where permitted by law or where you have provided your consent

We will not process your personal data for purposes incompatible with those for which it was originally collected unless permitted or required by law.

5. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Depending on the circumstances, we process your personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent
Where you have provided your consent for a specific processing activity, such as certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.

Contractual necessity
Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform a contract with you.

Legal obligation
Where processing is necessary for us to comply with applicable laws or regulatory requirements.

Legitimate interests
Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.

GDPR requires organisations to have an appropriate legal basis for processing personal data rather than relying on consent for every activity.

6. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure that the website functions properly, improve performance and understand how visitors use the website.

Certain cookies may be strictly necessary for the operation of the website and may not require consent. Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be used after obtaining your consent.

You may manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on our website and, where applicable, through your browser settings.

More detailed information may be provided in our separate Cookie Policy.

7. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

We may share personal data with trusted third parties where necessary, including:

  • Website hosting and IT service providers
  • Technical support and cybersecurity providers
  • Email and communication service providers
  • Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors or legal advisers
  • Logistics or other service providers where necessary for our business relationship
  • Public authorities, regulators or courts where disclosure is required by law

Third parties processing personal data on our behalf are expected to protect the information and process it only for authorised purposes.

We do not sell your personal data.

8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Seçen Textile is established in Türkiye.

In certain circumstances, personal data relating to individuals in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) may be transferred to or processed in countries outside the EEA.

Where GDPR requirements apply to such transfers, we will take appropriate measures designed to ensure an adequate level of protection in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Such safeguards may include legally recognised transfer mechanisms where required.

9. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with applicable legal, accounting and regulatory requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on:

  • The nature of the information
  • The purpose for which it is processed
  • Legal retention requirements
  • The existence of an ongoing contractual or business relationship
  • The need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims

When personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted, anonymised or otherwise securely disposed of where appropriate.

Storage limitation is one of GDPR’s fundamental processing principles.

10. DATA SECURITY

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Unlawful processing
  • Accidental loss
  • Destruction
  • Alteration
  • Unauthorised disclosure

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.

11. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR

Where the GDPR applies to the processing of your personal data, you may have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete personal data
  • Request erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances
  • Request restriction of processing
  • Object to certain processing activities
  • Receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and exercise your right to data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
  • Object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing
  • Exercise applicable rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling

These rights are subject to the conditions and limitations set out in applicable data protection legislation.

To exercise your rights, you may contact us at:

info@secentekstil.com

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before processing your request.

Where GDPR applies, requests concerning data protection rights should generally be handled without undue delay and, in principle, within one month.

12. RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT

If you believe that your personal data has been processed in violation of applicable data protection law, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you may generally contact the supervisory authority in the country in which you live, work or where the alleged infringement occurred.

We encourage you to contact us first at info@secentekstil.com so that we have an opportunity to address your concerns.

13. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms or other external services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy notices before providing personal information to them.

14. CHILDREN’S DATA

Our website and services are primarily intended for business and professional users and are not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children through our website.

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technologies, business activities or legal obligations.

The latest version will be published on this website together with its updated revision date.

16. CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice or the way we process personal data, please contact:

SEÇEN TEKSTİL SAN. TİC. VE LTD. ŞTİ.
Demirtaş Organize Sanayi Bölgesi (DOSAB)
Papatya Sokak No: 8
16245 Osmangazi, Bursa
Türkiye

Email: info@secentekstil.com
Website: www.secentekstil.com