General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

At Stamboul Clinic, the protection of your personal data is a top priority. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides the legal framework for handling personal data within the European Union. This page offers a comprehensive overview of our measures to comply with the GDPR, your rights, and how you can contact us if you have any questions.

1. What is the GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European law that ensures the protection of personal data and the privacy of EU citizens. It regulates how companies, organizations, and public authorities are allowed to handle data. More information can be found on the official European Commission website.

2. What is Personal Data?

Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Examples include:

• Name, address, phone number
• Email address
• IP address
• Location data

This includes any data that can directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

3. Our Obligations Under the GDPR

Stamboul Clinic is committed to complying with the following fundamental principles of the GDPR:

• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We process your data only based on legal regulations or your consent.
• Purpose limitation: Data is used only for the specified purpose.
• Data minimization: We collect only the data that is strictly necessary.
• Storage limitation: Data is stored only for as long as necessary.
• Security: We protect your data with modern technical and organizational measures.

4. Your Rights Under the GDPR

As a data subject, you have extensive rights. These include:

• Right of access: You can find out which data we store about you (Article 15 GDPR).
• Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data (Article 16 GDPR).
• Right to erasure: Your data can be deleted provided there is no legal obligation to retain it (Article 17 GDPR).
• Right to restriction of processing: Processing can be restricted under certain conditions (Article 18 GDPR).
• Right to data portability: You can receive your data in a commonly used format (Article 20 GDPR).
• Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data (Article 21 GDPR).

To exercise your rights, you may contact us using the contact information provided below.

5. Data Security Measures

Stamboul Clinic uses advanced security measures to protect your data. These include:

• Encryption of your data during transmission (for example SSL/TLS)
• Regular checks of our systems for security vulnerabilities
• Access restrictions and employee awareness training

We also work with certified partners to ensure the highest security standards.

6. Data Processing by Third Parties

We work with carefully selected third party providers to offer you better services. These providers process your data only on our instructions and in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR. These providers may include:

• Hosting providers
• Analytics services such as Google Analytics
• Newsletter services

A complete list of third party providers can be provided upon request.

7. Data Retention Periods

Your personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by law. For example we store:

• Contract related data: Until the end of statutory retention obligations (for example 10 years for tax relevant documents).
• Data based on your consent: Until you withdraw your consent.

8. Contact

Do you have questions about the GDPR or would you like to exercise your rights? Contact us:

Stamboul Clinic
Email: info@stamboulclinic.com
Website: https://stamboulclinic.com

9. Complaints to the Supervisory Authority

If you believe that we are not processing your data in accordance with data protection regulations, you have the right to file a complaint with the responsible data protection authority. In Germany, this is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of your federal state. More information can be found on the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information website.

10. Changes to This Statement

We reserve the right to update this statement if necessary to adapt it to new legal requirements or changes in our services. The current version will always be available on our website.