Last Updated: October 31, 2025
This privacy policy explains how personal data of users (“you”) visiting the mehmetuslu.com website managed by Mehmet Uslu (“we”, “our”, or “our site”) is collected, used, protected, and shared. When you visit our site, you may be asked for consent via a cookie consent banner, particularly regarding the use of cookies and personalized advertising. By reading this policy, you will be informed about how your data is processed as described below.
Personal Data We Collect and Reasons for Collection
- Comments When visitors leave a comment on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email address, website) and the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect unwanted comments. This data is retained for the duration of your comment. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to everyone alongside your comment.
- Contact Forms When you contact us via the contact forms on our site, we collect information such as your name, email address, and message content to respond to you. This information is not used for marketing purposes and is retained solely to fulfill your contact request (for 1 year).
- Cookies Cookies are small text files stored on visitors’ computers or mobile devices by websites. Our site uses both functional and advertising cookies. Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to fill them out again on subsequent visits. These cookies last for one year. Advertising Cookies: Our site uses third-party vendors and ad networks like Google AdSense to serve ads. These partners may also use cookies under their own privacy policies. Visitors can manage cookie preferences via the cookie consent banner and change them anytime at aboutads.info/choices/.
Advertising and Google AdSense This site publishes ads via the Google AdSense program to generate revenue. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our site or other websites on the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. Sensitive categories (health, race, religion, etc.) are not used for personalization. Users can choose to enable or disable personalized ads via the cookie consent banner when visiting our site. For more information on how Google uses data, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Alternatively, visit www.aboutads.info/choices/ to opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising.
Embedded Content from Other Sites Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other site. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, perform embedded third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics Our site may use analysis services like Google Analytics to analyze visitor behavior and improve user experience. These services collect anonymous data like IP addresses to provide reports on our site’s performance. Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months. Google Analytics cookies are used to create anonymous statistics and are not directly linked to user identity. If you wish, you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Data Security Your data is protected using industry standards (SSL/TLS encryption) and is accessible only by authorized personnel. Advanced tracking methods like device fingerprinting are not used. Security measures are regularly reviewed to prevent data breaches and ensure privacy.
With Whom We Share Your Data Your data is not shared directly with third parties except in the cases mentioned above (spam detection, ad partners, analysis services). In the event of a legal obligation, your data may be shared with competent authorities.
Your Rights Over Your Data If you have a comment on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including the data you provided. You can also request that we delete all personal data about you. This does not include data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes. We respond to requests within 30 days. Users in Turkey also have the following rights under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK):
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed,
- If processed, to request information about it,
- To learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used in line with the purpose,
- To know the third parties to whom data is transferred domestically or abroad,
- To request correction if the data is incomplete or incorrect, and notification of this to third parties,
- To request deletion or destruction if the reasons for processing cease, even if processed lawfully, and notification to third parties,
- To object to analysis solely by automatic systems resulting in an adverse outcome,
- To request compensation for damages if harmed by unlawful processing. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below.
Changes to the Privacy Policy We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be published on this page, and the “Last Updated” date at the top will be changed. For material changes, we will notify you in advance via a notice on our site.
Contact Information For any questions or requests regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at the following email address: blog@mehmetuslu.com
Mehmet Uslu
Data Controller
(Bursa, Turkey)