This notice explains how personal data collected through this website and our contact channels is processed, in accordance with Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”).
1. Data controller
Prof. Dr. Rıfat Rasier (Ophthalmologist – private practice)
Address: Harbiye Mah., Bostan Sk. No:10 Kat:2, Şişli / İstanbul, Türkiye
Email: info@rifatrasier.com · Phone: +90 533 280 53 02
2. Personal data we process
- Identity: first and last name.
- Contact: phone number, email address.
- Appointment request: preferred date and time, subject of the visit, your message, preferred language.
- Special category data (health): only to the extent you share health information in the subject or message.
- Security data: IP address, browser/device information, time of submission and consent.
- No data is processed for marketing. For cookies, see the Cookie Policy.
Please note: you do not need to share a detailed medical history, reports, test results or ID numbers to request an appointment. Please do not send such information via the form, email or WhatsApp; it will be discussed during the examination.
3. Purposes
- Receiving and assessing appointment requests and confirming the date and time with you,
- Responding to your requests and questions and contacting you,
- Planning and providing examination and treatment services,
- Ensuring information security and preventing misuse and unauthorised access,
- Complying with legal obligations and providing information to competent authorities.
4. Legal grounds
- KVKK Art. 5(2)(c): necessary for establishing or performing a contract (appointment and care process),
- KVKK Art. 5(2)(ç): compliance with a legal obligation,
- KVKK Art. 5(2)(f): legitimate interests, provided your fundamental rights are not harmed,
- Health data – KVKK Art. 6(3): processing for medical diagnosis, treatment and care by persons under a duty of confidentiality; otherwise your explicit consent under Art. 6(2).
5. How we collect data
Through the appointment and contact forms on this website, by phone, email and WhatsApp, partly by automated means and electronically.
6. Transfers
Limited to the purposes above, data may be shared with competent public authorities where legally required and with our hosting and email service providers [provider name and server location]. Any transfer abroad is carried out in line with KVKK Art. 9 [to be specified if servers are located abroad]. If you contact us via WhatsApp, your messages are also subject to that platform’s terms.
7. Retention
Data is kept for as long as required for the purpose and by applicable retention and limitation periods. Appointment requests that do not lead to an examination are deleted, destroyed or anonymised after [..].
8. Your rights (KVKK Art. 11)
- To learn whether your data is processed and request information about it,
- To learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly,
- To know the third parties to whom data is transferred in Türkiye or abroad,
- To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data,
- To request deletion or destruction under KVKK Art. 7,
- To request that corrections or deletions be notified to recipients,
- To object to an adverse outcome resulting solely from automated analysis,
- To claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
If you are in the EU/EEA and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to the processing, you may also have the rights granted under the GDPR, including the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
9. How to apply
You can send your request in writing to the address above, or by email to info@rifatrasier.com using a secure electronic/mobile signature or an email address registered with us, together with information identifying you. Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest; where the process involves an additional cost, the fee set by the Turkish Data Protection Board may apply.
Last updated: 26 September 2026
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