Privacy & Cookie Policy

emregorgulu.com is my personal website, where I share my work and writing on software architecture, system design, software development, and technical consulting.

I respect the privacy of visitors to this website. This policy explains what information may be processed, why it may be collected, and how visitors can manage their privacy choices.

1. Data controller and contact

Data Controller: Emre Görgülü
Website: https://emregorgulu.com
Contact: [email protected]

For questions or requests concerning your personal data, please contact me using the email address above.

2. Information that may be processed

Depending on how you interact with the website, the following information may be processed:

• Technical access data: IP address, browser and device information, access timestamps, and security logs.
• Analytics data: Subject to your consent, visited pages, interactions, navigation behavior, and session recordings.
• Contact information: Name, email address, message content, and project details voluntarily provided through email or a contact form.
• Cookie preferences: Your decision to accept or reject optional analytics technologies.

3. Purposes and legal bases

Information may be processed to operate and protect the website, respond to enquiries, diagnose technical issues, and, where permitted, improve the visitor experience.

Processing is based on the applicable legal grounds provided by Turkish data protection legislation and, where applicable, the GDPR.

Prior consent is requested for non-essential analytics cookies and associated behavioral analytics.

4. Microsoft Clarity

This website may use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with its content.

Clarity may process information about page visits, clicks, scrolling behavior, browser and device characteristics, and session recordings.

This information helps identify usability issues and improve the website.

Clarity is treated as an optional analytics service. Its tracking component is not activated unless you consent to analytics.

For more information about Microsoft’s data processing practices, please see: https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement

5. Cookies

Cookies are small data files that may be stored in your browser.

The website may use the following categories:

Essential cookies and technical storage
These may be used to support website security and remember your privacy preferences.

Analytics cookies
Subject to your consent, Microsoft Clarity may use cookies to measure interactions with the website.

Examples include _clck, _clsk, and other Microsoft cookies depending on service configuration.

The cookies actually used and their retention periods may vary depending on the provider’s settings.

6. Managing your choices

Analytics cookies are optional.

Rejecting them will not prevent you from accessing the website’s content.

You can change or withdraw your consent through the Cookie Preferences link on the website.

Cookie preferences

You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

7. Third-party services and international data transfers

The website may rely on third-party providers for hosting, security, and analytics.

When Microsoft Clarity is enabled, certain information may be processed by Microsoft and transferred to infrastructure located outside Türkiye.

Any international transfers must be assessed against the applicable data protection requirements and safeguards.

8. Data retention and security

Personal data is retained only for periods appropriate to its processing purpose and applicable legal obligations.

Appropriate technical and organizational measures are taken to protect information against unauthorized access and unlawful processing.

Retention periods for information processed by third-party providers may depend on their terms and service configuration.

9. Your rights

Under applicable Turkish data protection legislation, you may request information about the processing of your personal data and exercise rights including correction or deletion where the relevant conditions are met.

Where the GDPR applies, you may also have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and data portability.

To exercise your rights, please contact [email protected].

10. Updates

This policy may be updated when website services, data processing practices, or legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page.