Is a privacy notice enough for KVKK compliance?
No. The privacy notice is only one obligation. The legal basis for each processing activity, separate explicit consent where needed, security measures, retention periods, VERBİS registration, cross-border transfers and handling data-subject requests are all part of compliance.
When is explicit consent required?
When none of the other legal bases in the law applies, for example marketing communications not needed to perform the contract, or some analytics and personalisation. Consent must be specific, informed and freely given, and should not be made a condition of the service.
What happens if there is a data breach?
Under the Board's decision, a breach must be notified to the Board within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, and affected people must be informed as soon as reasonably possible. A written response plan prepared in advance is the safest way to meet these deadlines.
Does KVKK apply to a foreign SaaS company with users in Türkiye?
If it processes personal data of people in Türkiye, generally yes. Notices, legal bases, cross-border transfers and VERBİS registration then come into play. We can adapt your existing GDPR set-up to the Turkish rules without redoing most of the work.