Privacy Policy

Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ., its branches and related affiliates will treat your personal information with great care, because we respect the privacy of our customers and visitors to our Sites. This Privacy Policy, which forms an inseparable part of the Legal Statement, applies to Istanbul Motorcycle LTD., which is linked to any of the Sites. ŞTİ. regarding all relevant corporate Sites (password protected areas) of its affiliates, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. lays out its privacy policy (collectively “Sites” and separately: “Site”).

Your Personal Data, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI. and/or its branches within the scope of applicable data protection laws, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI. will act as data controller. Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI. and/or any question, complaint or request regarding data processing activities carried out by Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. Please Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. See the contact details of ŞTİ. on the Sites.

1- Personal Data

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means, without limitation, personally identifiable name, surname, address, telephone (mobile) number, e-mail address, age, date of birth, gender, occupation, product data and details, product refers to any information that includes information such as preference, product satisfaction, language, driving experience, and other information expressly stated at the time of data collection.

2- Interactive sections

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, 'Interactive Sections' means other visitors of the Site and/or Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI. via the Site, forums, clubs, surveys, e-mails, etc. on the site. means all fields.

3- Direct Marketing

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Direct Marketing", product and service information, customer profile creation and personal customer service purposes, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. It means direct communication between you and ŞTİ.

4- Our Privacy Policy governs the processing of your Personal Data, including but not limited to the collection, use, storage and security of information provided by and/or received from you. Your Personal Data is only used for the following purposes, according to Yamaha Motor Europe's policy:

Including warranty services, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. Realization and Provision of ŞTİ. products and services;
Responding to inquiries and requests;
Sending notices and materials that may be of interest to you (newsletters, brochures and other mailings);
Direct Marketing analysis and offers;
Security protection, including access control and Improvement of Our Site;
Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI. internal development of its products and services;
Obtaining Knowledge for quality development and improvement of products;
Marketing research and other analysis for quality development and improvement of products;
Other purposes clearly stated when collecting Personal Data.

5- It is Yamaha Motor Europe's policy to retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for such purposes. Personal Data is stored for a certain period of time after the end of service provision or for a period necessary to fulfill the obligations of laws and regulations.

6- Your Personal Data may not be used for Direct Marketing purposes without your prior consent. If you wish, you can participate in this service while providing your personal information. In addition, third-party applications, websites, or third-party applications used on our Sites, such as social media platforms (e.g. Facebook) that you may use to create an account and log in to our Sites, including accuracy, usability, functionality, applicable terms and policies, and privacy and cookie policies. We are not responsible or liable for any third party services, nor do we monitor, support or exert any control over third parties. If you have questions about the practices and policies of third parties, please review their terms and policies and contact them.

7- You give consent voluntarily and you can cancel at any time. If you withdraw your consent to use the Personal Data you have provided to us, we will do our best to delete such data from our databases, however, your withdrawal of consent will not affect the legitimacy of our prior use of your personal data. You can withdraw your consent via self-service (such as account page, customer portal) or via the following address or e-mail.

8- Other authorized Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ., carefully selected business partners, and subcontractors, we work closely with certain third parties and may receive information about you from them.

9- Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. does not sell, rent or distribute your Personal Information to third parties, except where your information is used voluntarily to provide services. We share your Personal Information with any member of our group and Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. with authorized third parties working on behalf of. However, we will not use your Personal Data for any purpose not previously disclosed to you. Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. Processing on behalf of Yamaha Motor Europe may be performed by branches and subsidiaries of Yamaha Motor Europe and other third parties with whom it has entered into appropriate contracts to ensure compliance with applicable Data Protection laws. You can choose to create an account with us and log in to our Sites using your social media profile such as Facebook and Google+. If you use this option, we will collect your name and email address, along with an account identifier from your social media profile, to verify your Account and logins, automatically populate your account details, and enable you to use all features of our Sites. You can delete your account at any time via our Site [link], or remove this authorization from your profile on your social media provider's website. You can learn more about the privacy settings of your social media profile and how to deauthorize from your social media provider's website (see [link] if you used Facebook and [link] if you used Google+). Please note that as a result of using your social media profile, the relevant social media provider will also process your personal information, including information about your access to our websites and/or applications. We have no control over and are not responsible for the processing of your personal data by these third-party social media providers. You can find Facebook's privacy policy here [link] and Google's privacy policy here [link].

The Sites contain links to sites controlled by independent third parties and to pages managed by them. Yamaha Motor Europe does not control the use of information provided to such third parties and all such information is governed by the third party's privacy policy.
10 Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. applies widely used technology to protect your Personal Data from misuse. Only authorized personnel have access to your data. Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. of business partners Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. In case of realizing some or all of the STI.web survey objectives, Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. has agreed with them to treat your Personal Data with an equally strict confidentiality. The storage and transmission of your data on the Internet is protected by up-to-date and widely used technology tools.

11 The data we collect from you may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or stored outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). In this case, by law, your data must be subject to a similar level of security as it would be in the EEA. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is securely stored and processed in accordance with this privacy policy and all applicable laws. We include standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission. If you want to learn more about the measures we take to protect your information in this context, you can contact us.

12 If we request consent for the processing of personal data, persons under the age of 16 may only provide their Personal Data with the consent of their legal representative (e.g. a parent).

13 We may use cookies. Cookies are files or pieces of information that are stored on your computer's hard disk drive when you visit our Site. We use cookies as a means to enable us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences, or simply to make it easier for you to log in to use our services. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you do not want to accept cookies, you can set your computer to reject cookies or receive a warning when cookies are stored. When you refuse to use cookies, our ability to provide you with personalized services is limited. Cookies will not be used to obtain the participant's e-mail address, obtain information from the disk drive, or obtain confidential or sensitive information about the participant. Additionally, cookies cannot be read by a website other than the website that set the cookie. Details on our cookie policy and how we use cookies can be found here [link].

14 If you participate in our surveys, you will receive information about new products, features, etc. We would appreciate if you let us know that you allow us to contact you later for future research, such as your views on If you answer positively to this option, which is included in many surveys, we may contact you later by email or phone.

15 We do not make decisions based on automated processing, including profiling, without your express consent (this creates legal or similarly significant effects).

16 Personal Data may be required to comply with the law or to enforce and conclude a contract. In this case, we will not be able to provide Yamaha Motor group services properly if you do not provide the required information.

17 As the data subject, you have certain rights regarding our processing of your personal data. You can:

requesting access to your personal data we hold
To request that we correct or complete your information if you believe that the personal data we process about you is inaccurate or incomplete
requesting us to delete certain personal data
request us to restrict the processing of your personal data
object to our processing of your personal data
If you have questions or complaints regarding the processing of your Personal Data, please contact us in writing at the following address:
Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. STI.
Turgut Özal Mahallesi, 46. Sk. Otoport AVM No:68 D:46/14, 34513 Esenyurt/Istanbul TURKEY
If your Personal Information changes (such as your zip code, email address or telephone number) or we have incorrect information, we will endeavor to correct, update or delete your Personal Data from our database. If you no longer want us to contact you, we will immediately stop processing your Personal Data. When contacting us, please be sure to provide your full name, address, email address, address and/or telephone numbers so that we can properly fulfill your request.

You can also contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer will check your questions or complaints and provide you with additional information on how to handle them. Please contact the following e-mail address:
Email: info@yamaha-istanbul.com

18 Regarding the processing of Individuals' Personal Data, you can lodge a complaint with your national Supervisory Authority for data protection.

19 Istanbul Motorcycle LTD. ŞTİ. reserves the right to change the sections of this Privacy Policy at any time, to add or remove sections from the Privacy Policy at its sole discretion.

20 By using our website you automatically agree to the YouTube Privacy Policy. Which you can find in more detail here.

Last updated: 25/03/2020