Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice on the Protection and Processing of Personal Data

This English text is provided for convenience. The Turkish version of this notice (KVKK Aydınlatma Metni) is the legally binding one.

As Leader Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (the "Company"), acting as data controller under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), we attach importance to the lawful processing and security of your personal data. This notice has been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of the KVKK and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform.

1. Personal Data Processed

Depending on the nature of your interaction with our Company, the following categories of data may be processed:

• Identity data: name, surname, authorised contact person
• Contact data: phone number, e-mail address, company address
• Customer / transaction data: company name, requested vehicle class and quantity, leasing term, expected annual mileage, quotation and contract details
• Request and complaint data: the content of requests, notes and correspondence submitted through website forms, WhatsApp and telephone
• Transaction security data: IP address, browser information and timestamp recorded when a form is submitted

2. Purposes of Processing

• Receiving and evaluating your fleet leasing and after-sales service requests
• Preparing and delivering a quotation suited to your request
• Establishing, performing and following up contractual processes
• Organising maintenance, damage, tyre, insurance and roadside assistance processes
• Customer relationship management and responding to questions and complaints
• Fulfilling our legal obligations and responding to official requests
• Ensuring the security of the website and communication channels and preventing misuse and spam

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Your personal data is processed on the following legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK:

• Being directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract (Art. 5/2-c)
• Being necessary for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligations (Art. 5/2-ç)
• Being necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not harmed (Art. 5/2-f)
• Your explicit consent for any processing that does not fall within the above (Art. 5/1)

4. Method of Collection

Your personal data is collected through the quotation and contact forms on our website, WhatsApp correspondence, telephone calls, e-mail correspondence and face-to-face meetings, by fully or partially automated means or by non-automated means.

5. Transfer of Personal Data

Limited to the purposes stated in this notice and subject to the conditions in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, your personal data may be shared with:

• authorised and partner service centres, tyre suppliers, roadside assistance and towing providers we work with to deliver the service,
• insurance companies and insurance intermediaries,
• our financial advisers, independent auditors and legal counsel,
• our website hosting and e-mail infrastructure providers,
• public authorities and institutions authorised by law.

Your data is never sold or rented to third parties for commercial purposes.

6. Retention Period

Your personal data is retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was processed and until the retention and limitation periods prescribed by law expire. Quotation and information requests that do not result in a contract are kept for a maximum of 2 years after the request is concluded; records based on a contract are kept for the retention periods set out in the relevant legislation. At the end of these periods your data is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.

7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to:

1. learn whether your personal data is being processed,
2. request information if it has been processed,
3. learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used in line with that purpose,
4. know the third parties to whom your data is transferred, in Türkiye or abroad,
5. request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data,
6. request deletion or destruction of your data under the conditions set out in the law,
7. request that corrections, deletions and destructions be notified to third parties to whom the data was transferred,
8. object to a result arising against you from analysis exclusively by automated systems,
9. claim compensation for damage suffered due to unlawful processing.

8. How to Apply

You may submit requests concerning the rights above, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller:

• in writing with a wet signature to Akçaburgaz Mah. 319. Sk. No: 11 İç Kapı No: 1 Esenyurt / İstanbul, or
• by e-mail to aracfilo@leaderotomotiv.com from the e-mail address registered in our system.

Your application must clearly state your name, surname, contact details and the subject of your request. Requests are concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest; if the process requires an additional cost, the fee set by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.

9. Changes

This notice may be revised in line with changes in legislation and updates to our service processes. The current version is always published on this page.