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Explicit consent text

Explicit consent is only one of the legal grounds for processing personal data, and it is not always required. Where another ground applies — performance of a contract, a legal obligation or legitimate interest — it is wrong to ask for consent as well. This page sets out the two situations that genuinely require explicit consent, and how to withdraw it.

Last updated: 11 September 2026

1. Commercial electronic messages

We need your permission to send newsletters, event announcements, training schedules and release notices by e-mail. By giving that permission you agree to the following:

I give my explicit consent, under Article 5(1) of Law No. 6698 and Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, to the processing of my name, surname, company name and e-mail address for the purpose of sending me commercial electronic messages, and to their transfer to the service provider operating our e-mail delivery infrastructure. I understand that I may withdraw this consent at any time, without giving a reason and free of charge.

If you do not consent you cannot subscribe to the newsletter; nothing else is withheld from you. This consent is not needed in order to request a quote, receive technical support or apply for training.

2. Transfer abroad

The servers of some infrastructure services we use may be located outside Türkiye. Such transfers rest first on the safeguards in Article 9 of the Law — an adequate country, standard contractual clauses or an undertaking. Your explicit consent is requested only where none of those safeguards is available:

I give my explicit consent to the transfer of my personal data, limited to the purposes stated above, to a service provider in a country that has not been declared to provide adequate protection and with which no undertaking is in place. I have been informed that such a transfer may be subject to a legal regime different from the protection available in my own country.

3. What makes consent valid

The Law defines explicit consent as consent “relating to a specific matter, based on information and declared with free will”. In practice this means:

Consent cannot be made a precondition of the service. Declining the newsletter does not stop you obtaining a quote.
Consent cannot be obtained through pre-ticked boxes. You must tick the box yourself.
Consent relates to a specific matter. A blanket approval such as “I consent to all processing” is invalid.
Withdrawal must be as easy as giving consent. A one-click route out appears in every message.

4. Withdrawing your consent

Every commercial electronic message carries an unsubscribe link; clicking it is enough. You may also send a one-line e-mail to info@emea.com.tr. Withdrawal takes effect for the future: processing carried out up to that date remains lawful, and no messages are sent afterwards.

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