Privacy & Data Protection
Last updated: 15.07.2026 · v1
Purpose and Scope
This notice explains how personal data collected via bvscongress.com is processed under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data Controller
bvscongress.com operates under the BVS Congress brand, supervised by BVS Doctors Ltd (London, United Kingdom). For all requests regarding your personal data: info@bvscongress.com
Personal Data We Collect
Via the contact form: full name, e-mail address, organization/society (optional) and message content.
For panel sign-in: your e-mail address. If you choose “Continue with Google”, only your verified e-mail address and Google account ID are received from Google; your name, photo and contacts are not requested.
Technically: IP address and browser information within server access logs; and your language preference.
This site does NOT use cookie-based tracking, advertising or analytics tools.
Purposes and Legal Basis
Your data is processed solely to respond to your inquiry, prepare proposals and keep correspondence records.
Legal basis: KVKK Art. 5/2(d) and (f) — steps prior to a contract and legitimate interest — together with the explicit consent you give when submitting the form; GDPR Art. 6(1)(a), (b) and (f).
Data Transfers
Form messages reach us via the e-mail delivery service Resend (EU-region servers); the site is hosted on Vercel, with domain and e-mail routing on Cloudflare.
When you sign in with “Continue with Google”, authentication is performed by Google (Google Ireland Ltd); nothing beyond what sign-in requires is sent to Google.
Your data is never shared with any third party beyond these providers' technical infrastructure, never used for marketing, and never sold.
Retention
Form messages are kept for the duration of handling your inquiry and any statutory retention periods, and deleted upon your request.
Your Rights
Under KVKK Art. 11 and the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify or erase your data, object to processing, and data portability.
Send requests to info@bvscongress.com; they are answered within 30 days at the latest.