Data Protection Privacy Notice – Graduate

The purpose of this document is to inform you about how Bahçeşehir University processes your personal data. Under the headings below, you will find information about issues pertaining to the processing of your personal data.

 

  • Who is responsible processing my personal data?

We, Bahçeşehir University (“BAU”), are in charge of determining how your personal data will be processed and managing the data storage system. In other words, when we process your personal data, we act as a data controller.

 

  • How is my personal data collected?

The following channels and methods are used to collect your personal data:

  • Channels for the collection of your personal data Ø Completing forms in physical environments or sharing your information with us; completing forms on the website or through digital media; if you contact us via phone, e-mail, social media accounts, or the BAU WhatsApp line, we collect your personal data via those channels.
  • Methods for the collection of your personal data Ø Your personal data is collected automated or partially automated means or by non-automated means provided that it is a part of a data filing system.

 

  • Which of my personal data is processed?

As BAU, we process the following personal data of our graduates:

Identity Contact Other Information
Name-surname, ID number, student number, date of birth, marital status. Phone number, email address, address. Photo, graduation year, graduation season, graduated faculty/institute, graduated department/program, employment status, sector/institution and position, graduate/doctoral information, BAU Network user information, club events-COOP participation information, person who become a student at BAU upon your recommendation, information of a relative at university age.

 

If you request that your CV be shared with appropriate companies for the purpose of being evaluated for potential employment, the information contained in your CV is also processed.

 

  • What is the purpose of processing my personal data?

Your personal data is processed for the purposes of managing alumni relations, conducting communication processes, measuring alumni engagement, planning activities to increase graduate engagement and satisfaction, creating and managing platforms for our graduates to share their academic and professional life experiences, planning and conducting organizations and events, collaborating with business partners on organizations and events, and providing career services, contacting on employment possibilities, graduate discounts, events, and promotions that align with your communication permission preferences if you have provided explicit consent.

 

 

  • Is my personal data shared with third parties?

We transfer your personal data to third parties located in Turkey or abroad. The recipients and reasons for which we transfer your personal data are listed below:

  • Conducting our operation in accordance with applicable laws, informing authorized persons, institutions, and organizations, and adhering to our legal requirements ® Authorized Persons, Instutions or Organizsations.
  • Receiving support from third parties within the scope of supply of goods or services, ensuring the continuity of our operations, carrying out financial and accounting works ® Suppliers.
  • Conducting audits and reporting, arranging organizations and events, managing relationships with business partners, and ensuring compliance with Bahçeşehir Group Companies’ policies and rules. ® Business Partners.

 

  • What legal basis is there for processing my personal data?

Your personal data is processed based on the legal grounds specified under Article 5 of the Law of the establishment, execution or protection of a right, the necessity of processing for our legitimate interests, and explicit consent of data subject. These legal grounds are explained below, along with examples of data processing activities:

Establishment, execution or protection of a right

 

  • For example, upon provided request;

giving career guidance to graduates and

sharing their CVs with companies

 

The necessity of processing for our legitimate interests
  • For example, planning activities to increase

graduate engagement and satisfaction.

 

  • For example,
Explicit consent of the data subject
  • informing our graduates about events

and promotions.

 

  • How do I exercise my rights as a data subject?

Certain rights are given to data subjects under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law. In order to exercise these rights, some procedures have been determined in the Comminuque On The Principles And Procedures For The Request To Data Controller (shortly “Communiqué”). If you wish to exercise your rights, you may do so by contacting us using one of the channels listed below or other means provided in the Communiqué:

  • By website à By completing the Data Subject Application Form at bau.edu.tr,
  • By post à By sending a post to Çırağan Cad. Osmanpaşa Mektebi Sok. No: 4 – 6, 34353, Beşiktaş/İstanbul,
  • By E-mail[1] à BY sending an email to BAU Contact Person at kvkk@bau.edu.tr.

 

  • How can I obtain detailed information?

To obtain further information about how BAU processes personal data, you can send an email to the BAU Contact Person at kvkk@bau.edu.tr.

 

[1] By having and using an e-mail address that has previously been registered in our systems.