Privacy Policy

This website is operated by Berat Şimşek, an independent freelancer who designs and builds websites, based in Türkiye ("I", "me", "my"). This policy explains what information I collect when you visit this site or contact me, why I collect it, and the choices you have.

I keep this short on purpose. This is a small studio site: it does not run advertising, tracking pixels, or analytics profiling, and it collects only what you choose to send me.

What I collect

When you use the contact form, I collect the information you enter: your name, your email address, and the message you write (including any links you paste, such as a current website or a Google Business Profile). These fields are optional beyond what the form marks as required, and you decide what to include.

When you email me directly, I receive your email address and whatever you write, the same as any normal email.

I do not collect payment card details on this site. If we work together, invoicing and payment happen through Payoneer under a separate agreement, and Payoneer handles that information under its own privacy terms.

Cookies and analytics

This site is a static website. It does not set advertising or tracking cookies, and it does not build a profile of your browsing. Any strictly necessary cookies are limited to what the hosting platform needs to serve the pages securely.

Who processes your information

To run the site and respond to you, I use a small number of third-party services that act as data processors on my behalf:

• Netlify hosts the site and processes contact-form submissions. Your form entry is transmitted to and stored by Netlify so that it can reach me.
• My email provider delivers and stores our email correspondence.
• Payoneer processes payment if we enter into a paid engagement, under a separate agreement, not through this site.

Each of these providers has its own privacy policy governing how it handles data.

Where your information is processed

I am based in Türkiye and many of the people who contact me are in the United States, so your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own, including Türkiye, the United States, and wherever the providers above operate their servers. Wherever it is processed, I handle it in line with this policy.

Why I collect it and how long I keep it

I use your information only to read your message, reply to you, and to carry out that work if we decide to work together. I do not sell your information, and I do not share it with anyone except the processors listed above.

I keep contact-form and email correspondence for as long as needed to answer you and, if a project follows, for as long as our working relationship and any legal or accounting obligations require. After that, I delete it. You can ask me to delete your information at any time.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your information, including the right to ask what I hold, to correct it, to have it deleted, or to object to how it is used. To exercise any of these, or if you have a question about this policy, email me at berat@beratsimsek.com and I will respond.

Children

This site is intended for business owners and is not directed at children. I do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 16.

Changes to this policy

If I change how the site handles information, I will update this page and change the "last updated" date above.

Contact

Berat Şimşek, independent freelancer, Türkiye (GMT+3). Email: berat@beratsimsek.com.