Professional Privacy Notice
This notice, issued under Article 10 of Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, explains how the personal data of professionals who sign up to PsikologBul and apply to be listed is processed. For information about clients, see the KVKK Disclosure Statement.
Last updated: October 27, 2026
Data controller
Your personal data is processed by the data controller operating the PsikologBul platform. For questions and requests about this notice, write to info@psikologbul.com.
Personal data processed
Identity data (first name, last name, identity document); contact data (e-mail, phone, province and district); professional data (professional title, academic title, bachelor's and graduate diplomas, medical specialty certificate, YÖK equivalence certificate, training certificates if any); account and transaction data (phone and e-mail verification records, approval history and dates, appointment and calendar data, session and security logs); profile content (photo, introduction, topics you work on, session type and session details).
Purposes of processing
Verifying your identity and professional title; creating your profile and listing it in client searches; managing appointment requests and your calendar; keeping your account secure and preventing misuse; fulfilling legal obligations and responding to requests from competent authorities; and, only with your explicit consent, sending commercial electronic messages with announcements for professionals.
Legal grounds
Under Article 5 of the KVKK, your data is processed on the grounds of concluding and performing the platform membership agreement, fulfilling our legal obligations, establishing and protecting a right, and our legitimate interests provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed. Commercial electronic messages rely solely on your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
Retention and deletion
Your documents are stored encrypted outside the web root and are viewed only by the verification team. Document files are deleted 90 days after the final decision (approval or rejection) or after the period for additional information expires; the verification record (document type, decision and date) is kept. Your account and profile data is kept for the duration of your membership and for the retention periods required by law, then deleted or anonymised.
Transfers
Your documents are never shown to clients or other professionals. Documents with an e-Devlet barcode may be checked through the e-Devlet document verification service using the barcode. The relevant service providers are used for e-mail and SMS notifications, and the Google Calendar service is used if you choose to connect it. Where legally required, your data may be shared with competent public authorities.
Your rights and requests
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed, to request information, to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly, to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, to request deletion or destruction, to object to a result against you arising from analysis by automated systems, and to claim compensation for damage. You can send your requests to info@psikologbul.com; requests are answered within 30 days at the latest.