This disclosure notice has been prepared to inform you, within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), about your personal data processed through the Halinisa mobile application and the halinisa.com website.
1. Data Controller
Your personal data is processed by Taha Okumuş, the owner and developer of the Halinisa application, acting in the capacity of data controller. The contact details of the data controller are provided below.
- Data Controller: Taha Okumuş
- Address: Adnan Menderes Mah. Şehit Gökhan Osman Karaduman Sok. No:2/35 Keçiören/Ankara 06300
- Email: merhaba@halinisa.com
For any requests or questions regarding the matters covered in this disclosure notice, you can reach us at the email address above.
2. Personal Data Processed
Depending on how you use the application, the following data may be processed:
- Identity and contact: your name and email address when you sign in with Google.
- Health data: your records of menstruation, purity, istihada, pregnancy and postpartum; your notes on symptoms, discharge type and intensity; your cycle predictions.
- App preferences: your notification settings and in-app choices.
- Technical data: device/session information, cookie identifiers and (if you allow it) anonymous usage statistics.
3. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
- To calculate the menstrual cycle in accordance with Hanafi fiqh and to provide you with guidance,
- To store your records, allow you to view past periods and enable synchronization across devices,
- To manage notifications and reminders,
- To measure and improve the performance of the application (only with your explicit consent),
- To fulfill our legal obligations and respond to your requests/complaints.
4. Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
Your personal data is processed based on the following legal grounds set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:
- Being directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract (provision of the service),
- The existence of your explicit consent (special categories of health data, analytics and marketing cookies),
- The data controller fulfilling its legal obligation,
- Legitimate interest, provided that it does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms.
5. Transfer of Personal Data
Your data may be shared, only to the extent necessary to provide the service and limited to the relevant purpose, with the providers from whom we obtain infrastructure and analytics services: a Google account for authentication and synchronization, Google Analytics for measurement if you give permission, and Google AdSense for displaying ads. These services may process your data abroad. Your health data is not shared with third parties for advertising purposes.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
On our website and in our application, we use cookies to improve your experience. Cookies other than strictly necessary cookies only run with your explicit consent; you can change your preference at any time via the "Customize" option in the cookie banner.
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | Session management and the operation of the site's core functions; remembering your preferences. | Always on |
| Analytics (Google Analytics 4) | Measuring anonymously how the site is used and improving it. | Optional |
| Advertising and marketing (Google AdSense) | Displaying and measuring relevant ads. | Optional |
7. Retention Periods
Your personal data is kept for as long as the processing purposes require and for the legal retention periods stipulated in the relevant legislation. When these periods expire or upon your request, the data is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.
8. Your Rights as a Data Subject (KVKK art. 11)
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed and to request information about it,
- To learn the purpose of the processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose,
- To request correction if the data has been processed incompletely or incorrectly,
- To request its deletion or destruction when the conditions are met,
- To object to a result being reached against you as a consequence of the processed data being analyzed solely through automated systems,
- To request compensation for any damage you suffer due to unlawful processing.
9. Application and Contact
You can submit your requests regarding the rights above to merhaba@halinisa.com. Your applications are concluded within 30 days at the latest. You can also delete your account and all your data directly from within the application; for details, see our Data Deletion Instructions page.
This text is for informational purposes and may be updated when necessary. The effective date of the last update will be indicated in this section once published.