Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

SOFIST TURIZM SEYAHAT ACENTESI ANONIM SIRKETI (“Company”) operates the website www.awaretour.com (“Website”) and provides tourism technologies, digital infrastructure solutions and a global B2B partnership platform.

The Company is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of website visitors, business partners, agencies, and all individuals who share their personal data with us.

This Privacy Policy has been prepared in accordance with:

Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK)
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation EU 2016/679)
Applicable international data protection regulations

The Company acts as the Data Controller.

2. Categories of Personal Data Collected

2.1 Identity and Contact Data

Full name
Email address
Phone number

2.2 Corporate Information

Company name
Country
Website address
Job title (if provided)

2.3 Technical and Automatically Collected Data

IP address
Browser and device information
Log records
Session data
Cookie data (PHPSESSID, Tawk.to)

2.4 Communication Content

Messages submitted via forms
Application and request details

3. Methods of Data Collection

Personal data is collected electronically through:

Contact forms
Application forms
Live chat system (Tawk.to)
Email correspondence
Automatic technologies (cookies, log systems)

4. Purposes of Processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

Evaluation of B2B platform applications
Management of international partnership processes
Demo, proposal and contract management
Corporate communication
Handling requests and complaints
Compliance with legal obligations
Information security management
International operational coordination

Where explicit consent is obtained, data may also be processed for commercial communication purposes.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Personal data is processed based on:

Explicit consent (GDPR Art. 6/1-a)
Performance or preparation of a contract (Art. 6/1-b)
Legitimate interests (Art. 6/1-f)
Compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6/1-c)

6. International Data Transfers

As the Company operates globally and cooperates with international agencies and business partners, personal data may be transferred to:

International business partners
Group companies
Cloud service providers
Hosting and IT infrastructure providers

Such transfers are conducted in compliance with:

KVKK Article 9
GDPR Chapter V
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Adequacy decisions where applicable
Explicit consent where required

7. Data Security Measures

The Company implements appropriate technical and organizational measures including:

SSL/TLS encryption
Firewall systems
Access control mechanisms
Authorization policies
Logging systems
Regular security testing
Employee confidentiality obligations

However, no internet transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

8. Data Retention Period

Personal data is retained:

For the duration necessary for processing purposes
In accordance with statutory limitation periods
During contractual relationships and subsequent legal retention periods

After expiry, data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.

9. Data Subject Rights

Under GDPR and applicable laws, data subjects have the right to:

Access their personal data
Request rectification
Request erasure (“Right to be forgotten”)
Restrict processing
Data portability
Object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time

Requests may be sent to: info@awaretour.com

EU residents may lodge complaints with their local supervisory authority.

10. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. The Company is not responsible for their privacy practices.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Website is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. The Company does not knowingly collect data from minors.

12. Policy Updates

The Company reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy. The current version will be published on the Website.

Last updated: 01.01.2026