Privacy Policy and Personal Data Protection Notice

Last updated: June 15, 2026

kevsers Charity is committed to protecting the privacy of donors, visitors, beneficiaries, and all individuals who contact us through our website: https://kevsers.co.uk/.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the Republic of Türkiye, including the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, known as KVKK.

1. Data Controller

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the data controller is:

Al-Kawthar Charity
Address: Karagümrük mah. Neslişah camii sok. No:6, iç kapı No:1, Istanbul, Turkey, 34091
Phone: +90 533 699 69 88
Email: info@kevsers.co.uk
Website: https://kevsers.co.uk/

2. Personal Data We May Collect

We may collect and process personal data when you visit our website, make a donation, fill out a form, contact us, or subscribe to updates.

This data may include:

Your name and surname, phone number, email address, address where necessary, donation details such as donation amount, selected campaign or project, payment method, receipt or invoice information where applicable, messages or notes you send to us, and technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies.

When online payment systems are used, payment data may be processed by authorized payment service providers or banks. We do not store full bank card details on our servers unless clearly stated otherwise.

3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

We may process personal data for the following purposes:

To process and confirm donations, issue receipts or donation records where necessary, communicate with donors regarding their donations, send updates and reports about charitable projects and campaigns, respond to inquiries and requests, improve the user experience on our website, maintain website security and prevent misuse, fulfill legal, accounting, tax, and administrative obligations, and prepare internal reports regarding our charitable activities and projects.

We do not use your personal data for unrelated commercial purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

Your explicit consent where required, the necessity of processing for completing a donation or responding to your request, compliance with legal obligations, the establishment, exercise, or protection of legal rights, and the legitimate interests of Al-Kawthar Charity, provided that such interests do not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms.

5. Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

We may share personal data, only to the extent necessary, with the following parties:

Payment service providers and banks, hosting and technical service providers, accountants, legal advisors, authorized public institutions, courts, regulatory authorities where legally required, and project partners or donors where necessary to verify the implementation of charitable projects, provided that appropriate data minimization and protection measures are applied.

6. Transfer of Personal Data Outside Türkiye

Some technical services, such as hosting, email, analytics, or payment-related services, may be provided by service providers located in Türkiye or abroad.

Where personal data is transferred outside Türkiye, such transfer will be carried out in accordance with KVKK and applicable legal, technical, and administrative safeguards.

7. Data Retention Period

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for the periods required under applicable laws and regulations, including accounting, tax, and donation record obligations.

Once the legal or operational need for retaining the data ends, the data will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with applicable procedures.

8. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or unlawful processing.

These measures may include access restrictions, secure systems, monitoring of technical services, and awareness measures for authorized personnel handling personal data.

Although we take reasonable measures to protect personal data, transmission of information over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we recommend that you do not send sensitive personal data through forms or messages unless necessary.

9. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to improve user experience, operate certain website functions, analyze usage, and develop our content and services.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of some parts of the website.

10. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites or platforms, such as social media platforms or payment gateways.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures, or content of external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of such websites before using them.

11. Rights of Data Subjects

Under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, you may have the following rights within the limits of applicable law:

To learn whether your personal data is being processed, to request information regarding such processing, to learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose, to know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred in Türkiye or abroad, to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, to request deletion or destruction of personal data where the reasons for processing no longer exist, to request notification of correction, deletion, or destruction to third parties to whom the data has been transferred, to object to any result arising against you through exclusively automated processing, and to claim compensation if you suffer damage due to unlawful processing of personal data.

12. How to Submit Privacy Requests

You may submit your requests regarding your personal data by email or in writing using the contact details below:

Email: info@kevsers.co.uk
Address: Karagümrük mah. Neslişah camii sok. No:6, iç kapı No:1, Istanbul, Turkey, 34091
Phone: +90 533 699 69 88

We will review your request and respond as soon as possible and within the legal period required under applicable Turkish law.

13. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly aim to collect personal data from children without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

If we become aware that personal data of a child has been provided to us without appropriate consent, we will take necessary steps to delete or restrict the use of such data in accordance with applicable law.

14. Donations and Transparency

Data related to donations is used for managing, documenting, and confirming donations, communicating with donors, and preparing necessary reports.

We may use donation data in statistical or anonymized form to show the impact of our campaigns and projects without revealing donor identities, unless we obtain the donor’s explicit consent.

15. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time due to legal, technical, or operational changes.

The latest version will be published on this page. Continued use of the website after updates are published will be considered acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

16. Contact Us

For any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the protection of personal data, you may contact us at:

Al-Kawthar Charity
Email: info@kevsers.co.uk
Phone: +90 533 699 69 88
Address: Karagümrük mah. Neslişah camii sok. No:6, iç kapı No:1, Istanbul, Turkey, 34091