JOB APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW NO. 6698
This notice explains the processing of personal data of job applicants who apply to our Company or send us their CV. It has been prepared under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform.
Data controller
Çözümtek Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. (our Company), Kozyatağı, Özce Center İş Merkezi, İçerenköy Mah. Çayır Cad. No:3 Kat: 8, 34752 Ataşehir / İstanbul.
Personal data processed
- Identity: your name and, if included in your CV, details such as your date of birth.
- Contact: email address, phone number and address.
- Professional experience: education, work history, certifications, skills and language skills.
- Visual data: your photo, if included in your CV.
- References: the name, title and contact details of the references you give.
- Assessment: interview notes and assessment results.
Special categories of personal data
Under KVKK, data on race, ethnic origin, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion, sect or other beliefs, appearance and dress, membership of associations, foundations or unions, health, sexual life, criminal convictions and security measures, as well as biometric and genetic data, are special categories of personal data.
Such data is not needed in the recruitment process; please do not include it in your CV or application. If it is sent, it is not taken into account. If the recruitment process ends successfully, documents that may be requested as part of the employment relationship, such as a health report or criminal record, are processed under employment legislation and within the privacy notice for employees.
Purposes of processing
- Assessing your application, your professional qualifications and your fit for the position,
- Arranging interviews and contacting you,
- Speaking, with your knowledge, to the references you give,
- If you are hired, carrying out the steps towards an employment contract,
- With your explicit consent, keeping your CV in our candidate pool to consider you for future positions.
Collection method and legal basis
Your personal data is collected electronically and physically through the following channels:
- You sending your CV to our Company by email,
- Applications you make through career and professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn and Kariyer.net, and the profile information you share publicly on these platforms,
- Someone who recommends you to our Company forwarding your CV,
- Information you share orally or in writing during interviews.
Assessing your application and running the recruitment process rely on Article 5/2(c) of KVKK, where directly related to establishing a contract, and on our Company's legitimate interest under Article 5/2(f), provided this does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms. Information you share publicly on career and professional networking platforms is processed under Article 5/2(d), limited to the purpose for which you made it public. Records needed to establish, exercise or protect a right are processed under Article 5/2(e), and obligations arising from legislation under Article 5/2(ç).
Keeping your CV in our candidate pool for future positions relies only on your explicit consent (Article 5/1). If you would like this, simply state in your application email that you allow your CV to be kept in our candidate pool. If you do not, your CV is used only for the process you applied for. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Who receives the data and why
| Recipient group | Data and purpose of transfer |
|---|---|
| Email and information technology service providers | The information in your application, to the extent needed to receive, store and forward it to the responsible team. |
| Authorized public institutions and organizations | Only the data required by a legal request or obligation, where one exists. |
Your application is assessed by authorized Company employees involved in recruitment, within the scope of their duties. Where data is transferred abroad, the transfer conditions under Article 9 of KVKK also apply.
Retention
Data about your application is kept during the recruitment process and, where an ongoing legal obligation or legal claim exists, only to the extent and for the period it requires. If you give explicit consent, your CV is kept in our candidate pool until you withdraw your consent and within the periods set in our Company's personal data retention and destruction policy. When the conditions for processing no longer exist, the data is erased, destroyed or anonymized in line with the legislation.
Your rights under Article 11 of KVKK
By applying to our Company, you may:
- Learn whether your personal data is being processed;
- Request information if your personal data has been processed;
- Learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used for that purpose;
- Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred in Türkiye or abroad;
- Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data;
- Request erasure or destruction under the conditions in Article 7 of Law No. 6698;
- Request notification of corrections, erasure and destruction to third parties receiving the data;
- Object to a result against you arising from analysis exclusively by automated systems;
- Claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing of personal data.
Applications
You can submit requests through the methods on our Data Subject Application Form page. Email: kvkk@cozumtek.com; registered electronic mail: cozumtekbilgi@hs06.kep.tr. Your application will be concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest. Where additional costs arise, a fee may be charged according to the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board.
Updated: 13 November 2026
In case of any discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.