Data Protection and Compliance
Our firm has a dedicated experience in all aspects of privacy and data protection law, and provides comprehensive services which cover mainly personal data protection law issues detailed below.
1. Advising multinational clients on a day to day basis: Dealing with all aspects of data protection law, including supervising and conducting data privacy compliance projects, providing day to day legal advisory to ensure companies’ compliance with the law.
2. Drafting and Reviewing Data Protection Clauses in Various Types of Agreement and Advising for Transactions: Ensuring the agreements in compliance with relevant data protection laws, data subject rights and claims and sectoral specific rules and regulations. We also advise clients for license agreements, acquisitions, data use and data ownership matters.
3. Advising our clients in M&A projects regarding data transfers and data protection compliance matters.
4. Advising on Compliance with Data Protection Regulations: Advising on international transfers, data localisation, cyber security, data breach notifications, and judicial remedies.
5. Handling Investigations by the Turkish Data Protection Authority (DPA): Representing and advising clients during investigations conducted by the Turkish Data Protection Authority and advising clients for notifications of breach and international transfer permit applications, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations, and managing any potential legal consequences that arise from such investigations. We provide clients with detailed appeal strategies to object to Turkish DPA decisions rendered against them.
6. Managing Data Breach Incidents: Assisting clients in responding to data breaches involving advising on legal obligations for notification and remediation, as well as managing potential disputes arising from breaches.
7. ISO 27701 Uyum Danışmanlığı: 7. Consulting on ISO 27701 Compliance: Providing expert consultancy services to assist clients in achieving and maintaining compliance with the ISO 27701 standard, which is the international standard for privacy information management systems. This includes guiding clients through the implementation process, helping to integrate ISO 27701 requirements with existing ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 standards, and preparing for certification audits. Our team ensures that clients not only meet the stringent requirements of the standard but also enhance their overall data protection and privacy management practices.
8. Representation in Data Protection Disputes: clients in disputes related to the misuse or mishandling of personal data, including cases brought before data protection authorities or courts.
9. Conducting Training on Data Privacy for Client Companies: Providing training sessions for client’s especially their HR teams on data privacy rights and responsibilities, helping to foster a culture of compliance with personal data protection laws within the organization.
10. Developing Data Protection Policies and Procedures: Assisting in the creation and implementation of comprehensive data protection policies and procedures tailored to the specific needs of the clients, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
11. Advising on Cross-Border Data Transfers: Offering legal guidance on the complexities of transferring data across borders, ensuring that such transfers comply with international data protection standards.
12. Advising on Device and Monitoring Policies: Providing legal advice on the creation and enforcement of workplace policies related to the use of company devices and employee monitoring, ensuring that such practices are legally compliant and respect employee privacy rights
13. Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs): Assisting clients in identifying and mitigating risks associated with data processing activities by conducting thorough Data Protection Impact Assessments in compliance with legal requirements, particularly in high-risk processing scenarios.
14. Advising on Consent Management and Data Subject Rights: Providing legal advice on obtaining, managing, and documenting valid consents from data subjects, as well as advising on data subject rights, including access, rectification, erasure, and data portability requests.
15. Drafting and Implementing Data Retention Policies: Assisting clients in drafting and implementing data retention and deletion policies, ensuring compliance with legal obligations to retain data for only as long as necessary, and advising on secure disposal of data.
16. Advising on Data Protection by Design and by Default: Guiding clients in incorporating data protection principles into the design and operation of IT systems, applications, and business processes from the outset, to ensure compliance with data protection laws.
16. Advising on Data Protection by Design and by Default: Guiding clients in incorporating data protection principles into the design and operation of IT systems, applications, and business processes from the outset, to ensure compliance with data protection laws.
18. Handling Data Protection Audits and Regulatory Reviews: Assisting clients in preparing for and responding to data protection audits conducted by regulatory authorities or internal compliance teams, ensuring that all data processing activities are transparent and compliant.
19. Advising on Sector-Specific Data Protection Requirements: Offering specialized legal advice tailored to industry-specific data protection requirements, such as those in healthcare, finance, and telecommunications, ensuring that clients meet the heightened standards in their respective sectors.
20. Sektöre Özgü Veri Koruma Gereksinimleri Üzerine Danışmanlık: Sağlık, finans ve telekomünikasyon gibi sektörlerde sektör spesifik veri koruma gereksinimlerine uygun hukuki danışmanlık sağlama, müvekkillerin kendi sektörlerindeki artırılmış standartları karşılamalarını sağlama.
21. Drafting Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): After the regulation came into the force after September 2024, assisting multinational companies in drafting and implementing Binding Corporate Rules and Standard Contractual Clauses to facilitate lawful cross-border data transfers within corporate groups and with third parties.