Law on Protection of Personal Data Explained in 20 Questions
Personal data which are defined as any type of information that can identify persons, cover information related to them such as identity, communication information including areas such as finance and health. In today’s world, personal data are collected, shared, and stored via IT systems by private sector and public for different purposes. Therefore, the protection of personal data became crucial due to the risk of unauthorised access and sharing of confidential information. Personal data started to be used in international documents in the 1980’s and it was taken under protection by the members of the European Council via the Convention for
Anti-Dumping Duty Will Be Imposed to Solar Panels from China
As a result of the damping investigation about the solar modules and panels that are imported from the People’s Republic of China which was carried out by the Ministry of Economy General Directorate of Imports, it is determined that the products are dumping and caused injury to the domestic production. Therefore it was decided that anti-dumping duty of USD per m2 shall be applied to the products shown below with the application of absolute measures against dumping and within the scope of the Communique on Prevention of Unfair Competition in Imports numbered 2017/6. The Communique was published in the Official
Protection of Trademarks Within International Contracts
One of the most important matters with regards to international contracts signed by companies such as distribution, dealership, corner, etc., is the protection provisions concerning the products and trademarks. As within these contracts the companies usually are required to provide rights partially or fully to the persons or companies authorised by them with regards to use of the trademark due to commercial reasons such as granting distributorship, product supply, opening a store, product marketing, etc. The matters that should be taken into consideration within this scope are set out below. The rights regarding the use of the trademark should be defined
E-Commerce and Legal Aspects of Electronic Contracts
The trade volume of electronic commerce has been increasing incrementally in our day. As per the statistics, almost 70% of the consumers in USA and %35 of the consumers in Europe use internet for shopping. Accordingly, the number of companies operating within the area of e-commerce and their size increased rapidly in the past 10 years. The Alibaba Group IPO which took place in 2014 broke an unbeaten record by reaching to 25 billion USD and it is still the largest IPO globally. In parallel with the developments above, the consumers altered their habits and thus the volume of the e-commerce
Consumer’s Right of Withdrawal in E-Commerce
Provision are set out under the Law on the Protection of Consumers (“LPOC”) numbered 6502 regarding distance contracts. LPOC shall be applied where one of the parties is a consumer as defined by the law. There are detailed regulations within the scope of the LPOC in relation to the consumer’s right of withdrawal and the terms and the period for using the right is clearly set out. Understanding these regulations is essential for both consumers that use e-commerce websites for online shopping and sellers and providers which are defined as real and legal persons providing goods or services to consumers for