Privacy Policy for akgartstudio.com/en
Last Updated: April 2026
About Our Website
This privacy policy applies to the website located at akgartstudio.com/en, operated by Semih Akgül in the capacity of Data Controller.
Data We Collect
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your e-mail address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze visitor behavior and improve our website experience. Google Analytics collects anonymous data such as the device and browser you use, how you reached our site, and which pages you viewed. Google’s privacy policy can be accessed through their official terms.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, e-mail address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- Google Analytics also collects data through cookies. You can disable this tracking via your browser’s cookie settings or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising Cookies
akgartstudio.com/en works with third-party advertising networks to serve advertisements based on our visitors’ interests and to ensure the sustainability of our platform. Within this scope, the Google AdSense advertising model is used on our website. In accordance with Google AdSense policies, we are required to declare the following clauses to our visitors:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising completely by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Who We Share Your Data With
Your personal data is never sold to third parties. It is only shared under the following conditions:
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Anonymous, aggregated, and non-personalized cookie/data sharing may be performed with Google Analytics and Google AdSense to optimize site performance and ad delivery.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
Your Rights Over Your Data
In accordance with KVKK (Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data) and international privacy regulations, including GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), you have the following rights:
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed,
- To request information if your personal data has been processed,
- To request the rectification of incomplete or inaccurate data,
- To request the erasure or destruction of your personal data,
- To object to any outcome occurring against you solely through automated systems,
- To request the restriction of processing under certain legal frameworks.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To exercise these rights, you can contact us via our Contact page.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. In addition, anonymous data and cookie information processed through Google Analytics and Google AdSense are transferred to the secure servers of the respective service provider (Google).
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time in accordance with legal regulations and the requirements of advertising networks. Significant changes will be announced directly on this page.