Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy listed below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator:
Mert Mete
Email: legal@mertmete.com
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by entering data in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior, but only with your explicit consent.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about any personal data associated with you. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing (e.g., analytics cookies), you can revoke this consent at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. Hosting
This website is hosted by a third-party provider (guzelhosting). When you access this website, the hosting provider may automatically collect and store server log files, such as your IP address, browser type, and access times. This is standard server operation and is not initiated by us. We have no direct access to or control over these server logs.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Note on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Mert Mete
Email: legal@mertmete.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for data protection issues is the data protection officer of the German federal state in which our company is based.
Right to Data Portability
As we do not operate a database or store personal data on this website beyond email correspondence, data portability requests related to contact form submissions can be addressed by contacting us directly at legal@mertmete.com.
SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device by your browser. They do no harm. I use cookies to make this website more user-friendly.
Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. They enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. These cookies are only set with your consent.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
Cookie Consent
When you visit this website, you will be asked to consent to the use of analytics cookies through a cookie banner. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4 via Google Tag Manager) are only activated after you have given your explicit consent. You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of this website.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details (name, email address, subject, and message) will be sent to us via email and are not stored in any database on this website. Data may be retained in email correspondence for the purpose of handling your inquiry. We do not pass on this data to third parties.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry). If your request is related to the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
5. Analytics Tools
Google Analytics 4 (via Google Tag Manager)
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics 4 uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
I use Google Analytics 4 exclusively with consent. This means that Google Analytics cookies are only set after you have given your explicit consent via the cookie banner. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Google Tag Manager (GTM-MR3HQXZ8) is used to manage the analytics tags. Google Tag Manager itself does not collect any personal data. The tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data.
You can revoke your consent at any time by changing your cookie settings via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of this website.
For more information on how Google handles user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. Cloudflare
This website uses Cloudflare services for DNS management and security (including Turnstile CAPTCHA on the contact form). Cloudflare may process IP addresses and technical data to provide its services. For more information, see Cloudflare's privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
I reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in my practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Last updated: March 2026