Privacy Policy and Information Notice

Data controller

DilBeyti.com is a cultural service of the Foundation for Researching and Preserving Turkish Sufi Music and Folklore (TTMFAV). TTMFAV is the data controller for the personal data processed on this site.

Data processed

• Membership information: Your name, username, email address and the encrypted form of your password.
• Sign-in with Google, Facebook or X: When you choose one of these methods, your name, email address, the address of your profile photo and your account ID on that service are obtained from the relevant service. Your password, posts or friends list on these services are not accessed, and nothing is posted on your behalf.
• Your use of the site: The lists, favorites and video bookmarks you create as a member, and where you left off in meşk recordings (listening history).
• Forms: The name, contact details and message you submit via the contribution form or the membership request form, and the address of the page from which the form was submitted.
• Technical data: IP address, browser and device information, pages visited and server logs.

Purposes of processing and legal grounds

Your data is processed in order to create your membership account and keep you signed in, to provide features such as your lists and listening history, to respond to your contributions and requests, to ensure the security of the site and to improve its use. This processing is based on the legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK, namely that it is "directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract", that it is necessary "for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligation", and "legitimate interest"; visit statistics are based on the explicit consent you give in the cookie banner, and browser notifications on the permission you grant in your browser.

Cookies and third-party services

Essential cookies are used to keep you signed in. The "Remember me" option or signing in with a social account leaves a longer-lasting session cookie in your browser. Your cookie preference and some of your other preferences, such as the theme, are also stored in your browser. Consent is not requested for these essential cookies.

Analytics cookies used for visit statistics are activated only if you select Accept in the cookie banner shown on your first visit to the site. Declining does not restrict your use of the site in any way. Your decision is stored for 6 months, after which you will be asked again. You can change your preference at any time via the Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of the pages. When you withdraw your consent, analytics cookies are deleted from your browser.

The third-party services used on the site are:

• Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity (subject to your consent): Measuring visit statistics and how pages are used.
• OneSignal: Sending browser notifications, if you allow them.
• YouTube: Playing videos within the page.
• Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts and Font Awesome: Loading fonts and icons.
• Google, Facebook and X: Only when you choose to sign in with these methods.

Because some of these services have servers located outside Türkiye, the technical data in question may be transferred abroad. Each service is subject to its own privacy policy. You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. If essential cookies are blocked, you cannot sign in.

Sharing of data

Your personal data is not sold and is not shared with third parties for advertising purposes. Data is shared only with the service providers listed above and with companies providing hosting and storage infrastructure, to the extent required by the service. It may be disclosed to the competent authorities in response to a legal request. Your profile page and lists can be seen by other visitors.

Retention period

Your membership data is retained for as long as your account remains open. When your account is deleted, your lists, listening history and linked social account records are also deleted. Server logs are kept for a limited period for security purposes and then deleted.

Deletion of your account and data

If you wish your account and all data associated with it to be deleted, you can submit a request via the Dil Beyti Contribution Form at the bottom of the page, stating your username and email address. Your request will be concluded within 30 days at the latest. If you signed in with Google, Facebook or X, you can also separately revoke Dil Beyti's access to those accounts in the account settings of the relevant service.

Your rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to learn whether your data is processed; to request information if it has been processed; to learn the purpose of the processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose; to know the third parties to whom it is transferred; to request its correction if it has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, and to request its deletion or destruction; to object to any outcome against you arising from analysis by automated systems; and to request compensation for any damage you suffer due to unlawful processing. You can submit your requests via the contribution form or through the contact channels at ttmfav.org.tr.

Changes

This policy may be updated when necessary. The current text is always published on this page. You may also review the Terms of Use.

Last updated: October 29, 2026