Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
1. DATA CONTROLLER
Under Turkey's Law on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK, Law No. 6698) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), your personal data is processed by Weirdo Studio ("the Company", "we") as data controller, as described below.
Contact: melis@weirdostudio.org
Website: weirdostudio.org
2. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
In the course of our communication with you, we may process the following categories of personal data:
- Identity Information: Name, surname (if shared)
- Contact Information: Email address, phone number, Instagram username
- Customer Interaction Information: The industry you operate in, the service you are requesting, your project's current stage, and any other project details you share with us
- Marketing Information: Cookie data related to your visits to our website or social media accounts (if applicable)
3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR DATA AND OUR LEGAL BASIS
Your personal data is collected electronically through our website, our social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook), direct messages (DMs), advertising interactions, email, and similar communication channels. This data is processed based on your explicit consent and, where applicable, on the basis that processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party or to take steps prior to entering into one.
4. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- Communicating with you and evaluating your request
- Preparing a proposal and project plan tailored to your needs
- Carrying out contractual processes
- Customer relationship management
- Complying with legal obligations
- Sending marketing communications, where you have given explicit consent
5. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data may be shared, to the extent necessary for the purposes above, with service providers we work with (such as hosting, communication, and marketing platforms including Meta/Instagram and Wix), in accordance with applicable data protection law. We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.
6. DATA RETENTION
Your personal data is retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above, subject to any applicable statutory retention periods. Once the purpose of processing no longer applies, your data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.
7. YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to:
- Learn whether your personal data is being processed
- Request information about the processing, if any
- Learn the purpose of processing and whether your data is used accordingly
- Know the third parties, domestic or foreign, to whom your data has been transferred
- Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
- Request deletion or destruction of your data, subject to applicable law
- Object to a decision made solely on the basis of automated processing that produces an adverse effect on you
- Request compensation if you suffer damage due to unlawful processing
8. HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS
You may submit requests regarding the rights above in writing to melis@weirdostudio.org. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible and, in any case, within thirty (30) days.
9. COOKIES
Our website may use cookies to improve user experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
10. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
The Company reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy to comply with applicable law or to reflect changes in our business practices. The current version is always published on this page.
11. CONTACT
If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us at
melis@weirdostudio.org