Privacy Policy

Gülipek Hamit Fırat ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of everyone who visits or interacts with our website at gulipekhamitfirat.com. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, your rights, and how to contact us.

Our website uses Google Tag Manager to manage website measurement tags. Through Google Tag Manager we operate Google Analytics 4, which may collect optional analytics data about how visitors use our website — but only after a visitor has given their explicit consent. No analytics data is collected until consent is granted.

• Contact inquiries: If you email or call us, we may retain your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message.
• Newsletter subscriptions: Your email address and optional name when you subscribe.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time of visit, collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure.
• Cookies: Small files placed on your device as described in the Cookies section below.
• Analytics data (only with your consent): If you choose to accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 may collect:
  • Pages viewed
  • Website interactions and events (e.g. clicks on links or buttons)
  • Referral source (how you arrived at our website)
  • Device and browser information
  • Approximate geographic location (country/city level only)
  • Visit date and duration

  Names, email addresses, telephone numbers, enquiry messages and contact-form contents are never sent to Google Analytics.

• To respond to inquiries and provide requested information about our textiles and services.
• To send occasional newsletters and updates about the house (only with your consent).
• To understand how our website is used and improve our online presence.
• To comply with legal obligations.

• Consent: For newsletter subscriptions, optional analytics cookies, and the analytics data collected by Google Analytics 4.
• Legitimate interests: For website security, fraud prevention, and essential server logs.
• Legal obligation: Where required by applicable law.
• Contract performance: When processing data to fulfil a service or transaction.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share data with trusted service providers (e.g., hosting, email delivery) who process it only on our behalf and under confidentiality obligations. We will disclose data when legally required.

Google is the provider of Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager. If you accept analytics cookies, limited analytics information (as described above) may be processed by Google on our behalf. Google's privacy practices are described at policies.google.com/privacy.

Our website is hosted and operated in Turkey and may involve data transfers to service providers in the European Economic Area or other countries. Where such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as standard contractual clauses) in accordance with applicable law.

If you consent to analytics cookies, any analytics data processed by Google may involve international transfers (including to the United States) subject to appropriate legal safeguards, including Google's standard contractual clauses and participation in recognised data transfer frameworks.

We retain contact inquiry data for up to 3 years. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Technical and log data is typically retained for up to 12 months. We review and delete data that is no longer necessary.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data we hold.
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we process your data.
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
• California residents (CCPA): Rights to know, delete, and opt-out of sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@gulipekhamitfirat.com. We will respond within 30 days.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics (optional): Used by Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how visitors use our website. These cookies are entirely optional and remain disabled unless you actively select "Accept analytics" in the consent banner. You may reject them without affecting your ability to browse the website.
• Preference: Remember your choices (e.g., your cookie consent decision).

You can change your cookie choice at any time by clicking the Cookie Preferences button in the website footer. A new consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or reject optional analytics cookies.

Advertising consent (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) is currently disabled and will remain so regardless of your analytics choice.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us immediately.

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns:

Gülipek Hamit Fırat
Yağlıkçılar Caddesi, Cebeci Han Girişi No: 31
Beyazıt, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Email: info@gulipekhamitfirat.com

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be published on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.