This website (“Site”), operated by SERENAS Uluslararası Turizm Kongre Organizasyon A.Ş. (“Serenas Group”) in relation to the organization of the congress, is managed in compliance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”) and the relevant legislation. This policy outlines the principles of privacy and data protection.
As Serenas Group, we manage the website
https://goguscerrahisi2025.org and all related applications with the utmost care and in accordance with the principles of personal data processing set forth in the KVKK. In this context, we fulfill our obligation to inform in compliance with the KVKK and related regulations, and present this information text regarding the processing of personal data of visitors to the 13th National Thoracic Surgery Congress website.
Personal data collected during your visit to the 13th National Thoracic Surgery Congress website is processed by Serenas Group either based on your explicit consent or other legal grounds as stipulated under KVKK. Accordingly, personal data such as identity and contact information that you share with us via the contact email address on the website, as well as the content of the email, may be processed with your explicit consent for purposes including request and complaint management and improving customer relations, and may be shared with the sponsor companies of the 13th National Thoracic Surgery Congress for the purpose of managing the information process.
In addition, to ensure the functionality and IT security of the website, your transaction security data may be processed via cookies. In this context, when you visit the 13th National Thoracic Surgery Congress website, data such as the visited pages, number of views, the browser and IP address used, and system settings may be processed through necessary and functional cookies. These data are not used to identify you and are processed based on our legitimate interest to provide and secure the use of our website. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy. The data categories and purposes mentioned above may be shared with authorized persons, institutions, or organizations if required by law or legal obligations.
Furthermore, for the lawful execution of our activities, legal follow-up, strategic planning, and ensuring information security, your data may be shared with our lawyers, consultants, and other third-party private legal entities from whom we receive services. Additionally, depending on the data controller–data processor relationship between Serenas Group and its partners, your data may be transferred to sponsor companies of the 13th National Thoracic Surgery Congress.
In accordance with Article 11 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, you may submit your requests regarding your personal data rights to the data controller, SERENAS Uluslararası Turizm Kongre Organizasyon A.Ş., through appropriate communication channels. To do so, you may send an email from your registered email address to kvk@serenas.com.tr, or send a registered letter with return receipt or a notarized document to the address:
Hilal Mah. Cezayir Cad. No:13, 06550 Yıldız, Çankaya/ANKARA, Turkey.