Privacy Policy

Pinet Bilişim A.Ş. ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), the operator of the Meet2Be platform, is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you access or use the Meet2Be platform and all related services (collectively, the "Service") available at meet2be.com.

This Policy is prepared in full compliance with Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK") and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"). It applies to all individuals who interact with our Service, including organizers, administrators, event participants, and website visitors. We encourage you to read this Policy carefully.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the data processing practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Service.

For the purposes of KVKK and GDPR, the data controller responsible for your personal data is:

As data controller, we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data. Where Meet2Be processes personal data on behalf of event organizers (e.g., participant submissions, Q&A responses), we act as a data processor under a separate Data Processing Agreement (DPA). Please contact privacy@meet2be.com to obtain a copy of our DPA.

We collect the following categories of personal data, depending on how you interact with the Service:

We process your personal data on the following legal bases, as prescribed by KVKK Article 5 and GDPR Article 6:

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

We share personal data only with carefully selected service providers who assist us in operating the Service. These providers are contractually bound to process your data exclusively on our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Categories of service providers include: cloud infrastructure and hosting providers; payment processing companies; email delivery services; customer support platforms; security and monitoring tools; and analytics services.

We may also disclose personal data: (i) to comply with a legal obligation, court order, or binding request from a competent governmental or regulatory authority; (ii) to protect the rights, property, or safety of Meet2Be, our users, or the public; (iii) in connection with a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, subject to equivalent data protection obligations; (iv) with your explicit prior consent.

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside Turkey and the European Economic Area (EEA), including countries where data protection standards may differ from those applicable in your jurisdiction.

When transferring personal data outside Turkey, we comply with KVKK Article 9, which requires either: (i) the data subject's explicit consent; (ii) an adequacy decision by the KVKK Board confirming that the recipient country provides adequate protection; or (iii) a written undertaking by the recipient that adequate protection will be provided, subject to KVKK Board approval where required.

For transfers from the EU/EEA, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or other applicable transfer mechanisms under GDPR Chapter V. For transfers to the United States, we apply additional contractual safeguards to ensure equivalent protection of your data.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, provide the Service, and comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

Specific retention periods are as follows: Account and profile data is retained for the duration of your active subscription and for three (3) years following account deletion or termination. Financial records, invoices, and billing history are retained for ten (10) years as required by Turkish Tax Procedure Law. Event and participant data is retained for the duration of the organizer's active subscription and deleted within ninety (90) days of account termination, unless legally required otherwise. Support and communication records are retained for three (3) years from the date of last contact.

Upon expiry of applicable retention periods, personal data is securely deleted, destroyed, or irreversibly anonymized. You may also request earlier deletion by contacting privacy@meet2be.com, subject to any overriding legal retention obligation.

Under KVKK (Art. 11) and GDPR (Arts. 15–22), you have the following rights regarding your personal data. To exercise any right, submit a written request to privacy@meet2be.com. We will respond within thirty (30) days; in complex cases, this may be extended by up to two additional months with prior notice.

We will not charge a fee for processing rights requests unless they are manifestly unfounded or excessive. We may request proof of identity before fulfilling a request to prevent unauthorized disclosure.

Meet2Be uses cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage) to operate the Service, remember your preferences, and analyze usage patterns. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit our website.

We use four categories of cookies: (1) Strictly Necessary Cookies — essential for the Service to function, including session management and security tokens; these cannot be disabled. (2) Functional Cookies — remember your preferences such as language and display settings. (3) Analytics Cookies — help us understand how users interact with the platform through aggregated data; used only with your consent. (4) Marketing Cookies — used to deliver targeted communications; used only with your explicit consent.

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent at any time through your browser settings or our Cookie Preferences panel. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service. For complete details on the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy at meet2be.com/legal/cookie-policy.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures, commensurate with the risk, to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, accidental loss, destruction, alteration, or disclosure. Measures include: industry-standard TLS 1.2+/SSL encryption for all data in transit; AES-256 encryption for sensitive data at rest; role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication for administrative systems; regular security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing; and mandatory data protection training for all staff with access to personal data.

Meet2Be is designed for, and directed to, individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect, store, or process personal data from persons under the age of 18 without verifiable parental or guardian consent. The Service is not intended for use by minors.

If we become aware that personal data has been collected from an individual under 18 without appropriate consent, we will take immediate steps to delete such data from our systems. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal data to Meet2Be without your consent, please contact us immediately at privacy@meet2be.com and we will promptly investigate and remediate.

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our data processing practices, legal requirements, or the nature of the Service. When we make material changes, we will provide you with at least fourteen (14) days' advance written notice by email to your registered address and/or by posting a prominent notice on the Platform.

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms. If you do not agree with the changes, you must discontinue use of the Service before the new Policy takes effect. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the date of the most recent revision.