Under Article 10 of Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), we inform you about the personal data processed when you use the Alpin Club app. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
1. Controller
Alpin Club, Istanbul, Türkiye · alpinclub@militaryapp.net
2. Data and purposes
| Category | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Identity and contact: email, username, display name | Membership, sign-in codes, profile |
| Location: GPS track while recording, planned routes, photo pin location, event meeting point | Recording tours, maps, navigation, statistics, summits and challenges, events |
| Images: profile photo and tour photos (EXIF removed) | Showing them on your profile and tours |
| User activity: follows, likes, comments, reports, blocks, collections, event and challenge participation | Community features, moderation |
| Device and security: push token, crash reports, IP and request logs | Notifications, bug fixing, information security |
3. Legal grounds and collection method
Data is collected electronically through the app and server, mostly as you enter it or as your phone produces it when you start a recording. Legal grounds (KVKK art. 5/2): (c) necessary to perform our contract with you; (f) our legitimate interests, without harming your fundamental rights; (ç) compliance with legal obligations. Transfers abroad follow the safeguards in KVKK art. 9, with your explicit consent where required.
4. Recipients
- Our hosting provider (Türkiye): the server where data is stored.
- Google LLC, Firebase Cloud Messaging and Crashlytics (USA): push token, notification text, crash reports.
- Map, routing and search providers (OpenFreeMap, OpenTopoMap, CyclOSM, Waymarked Trails, Esri, AWS, BRouter, Photon, Overpass; Europe, USA): your phone's IP address and the requested area, points or search text. No account details are sent.
- Public authorities, where required by law.
Your data is not sold or shared for advertising.
5. Your rights (KVKK art. 11)
You may learn whether your data is processed, request information, learn the purpose and whether data is used accordingly, know third parties it is transferred to, request correction, deletion or destruction and notification of these to third parties, object to outcomes of solely automated analysis, and claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.
6. How to apply
Email alpinclub@militaryapp.net from your registered address. We answer free of charge within 30 days. You can also delete your account and data yourself in the app or on the account deletion page. You may complain to the Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK Kurulu).