Privacy & Policy
As Master Markets, we prioritize the confidentiality of our valued investors through our tailored confidentiality agreement, outlining the conditions we adhere to in providing information and services. This detailed contract underscores our commitment to safeguarding your privacy.
We deeply value your privacy and are dedicated to upholding your rights when utilizing our services. Our Privacy Policy elucidates the personal data we gather, how and when we collect it, our security measures, and the purposes for which we employ your personal data. Regularly review this policy, as we reserve the right to update it, with any revisions deemed significant communicated to our investors promptly.
Within the Master Markets family, including our partner APR BİLİŞİM DANIŞMANLIK LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ, situated at ATATÜRK MAH. ERTUĞRUL GAZİ SK. METROPOL ISTANBUL C1 BLOK NO: 2 B İÇ KAPI NO: 376 ATAŞEHİR/ İSTANBUL, your personal data is handled in accordance with our business policy and contractual agreements.
In our confidentiality agreement, references to "our," "us," "we," or "Master Markets" encompass our group companies, while "you," "your," "yours," or "yourself" pertain to our potential investors and individuals whose personal data we process, as outlined in this privacy policy.
Likewise, in this privacy policy, "you", "your", "yours", or "yourself" refer to our potential investors and individuals whose personal data we process.
To reach out, utilize any of our communication channels. By accessing our website or availing our services, you signify your understanding and acceptance of the terms laid out in this statement and the handling of any personal data shared with us.
Upon establishing your account with Master Markets, you acknowledge our data storage, processing, sharing, and management practices throughout our business relationship and post-customer relationship termination.
About Us
This privacy policy applies to processing activities of entities within the Master Markets group of companies, including APR BİLİŞİM DANIŞMANLIK LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ, which is a partner and sister company of Master Markets. Our data controller is located at ATATÜRK MAH. ERTUĞRUL GAZİ SK. METROPOL ISTANBUL C1 BLOK NO: 2 B İÇ KAPI NO: 376 ATAŞEHİR/ İSTANBUL Collection and Storage of Personal Information As part of our business, we receive feedback from customers and potential customers. We collect personal data including:
- Name, surname, and contact information
- Date of birth and gender information
- Assets and liabilities, account balances, transaction shipments, tax and financial details of their declaration
- Information on income and wealth, including occupation and employment details
- Position data
- Data and experience in trading risk tolerance and risk profile
- Data for IP address, device features, and trading experience.
- Bank account, e-wallet, and credit card information
What you do on the Master Markets site or Master Markets applications during your visits; traffic data, location data, various details including weblogs, and other contact data.
Cookies
To collect and store information about your use of the Master Markets site, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files stored by the browser on your device's hard drive. When you enter the Master Markets site, we return the data that needs to be uploaded again to our web server. These cookies help us adjust your personal settings and improve your experience by allowing us to upload your personal preferences.
We keep records of your business activities, including:
- Products you trade with Master Markets
- Historical data on your investments
- Your choices for a particular product or service
If you are an institutional investor; additional personal information such as company addresses, shareholders, directors, officers, and other information deemed necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory requirements.
We acquire this data in various ways, including through market research, surveys, special offers, and information obtained from third-party marketing lists, public sources, social media platforms, brokers, affiliates, bankers, credit card processors, subscription-based intelligence databases, and other third parties. Please note that you have the option to refuse providing certain information, but this may result in us being unable to provide the requested product or service to you.
Who Can Your Personal Data Be Shared With?
As part of the use of our services, we may disclose your information to:
Providing financial and other services within the Master Markets group of companies, including our partner APR BİLİŞİM DANIŞMANLIK LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ.
Third-party application providers, communication systems, and commerce platforms used by Master Markets.
Administrative, IT, analytics, and online marketing optimization, financial, regulatory, compliance, insurance, research, or service providers and expert advisors.
Brokers with whom we have a reciprocal relationship and associated persons who provide promotional services to organizations.
Payment service providers and banks for your transactions.
Auditors, consultants, or contractors who audit any of our business purposes.
Tribunals authorized by law, related regulatory authorities, government agencies, and law enforcement institutions responding to regulatory requests and agreements.
We will disclose your personal data to these third parties only to fulfill their contractual obligations, and we try to disclose the minimum personal data required.
Please note that our websites or apps may contain links to external third-party websites, which are not covered by this privacy statement and are not subject to our procedures. Check the privacy practices and procedures of third parties on their page to get more information.
When And How Do We Get Your Approval?
We use your personal information for the reasons and purposes determined by our company, in relation to one or more legal bases, which include fulfilling contractual responsibilities to the investor, complying with legal and regulatory requirements, and following our legitimate interests. When using the personal information of our investors, we require their approval as specified in this privacy policy. Master Markets contact the company via contact information and reserves the right to withdraw its consent at any time.
Management of Personal Data
As Master Markets, we are committed to protecting personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed. We implement and maintain technical and organizational measures to protect personal data provided to us from accidental destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, and access at an appropriate level of security needed.
We appointed a "Data Protection Officer" to ensure that the management of personal information complies with this privacy statement and related legislation. Outside of Master Markets, this information is accepted as confidential, and those who receive or handle personal information undertake to respect the right of privacy of individuals and comply with all applicable data protection laws.
The following are the data protection measures we apply:
Our employees who access personal information are trained according to safety precautions and require two-factor authentication together with a password when accessing our system. Access to personal data is limited to the requirements of their job.
Data encryption technologies are used during data transfer in Internet transactions.
Security measures such as walls, intrusion detection systems, and virus scanning tools are used to protect against unauthorized persons and viruses entering our system.
Physical and electronic access tools such as access cards, cameras, and guards are used to protect against unauthorized access.
Personal Information Retention Period
Personal data is kept together in secure computer storage facilities and paper-based files and other records. When personal data is no longer necessary to identify the investor, we will remove details or securely destroy records. Some records may be necessary for a considerable time, for example, to comply with regulatory codes of conduct, to track transactions and investments, to handle complaints, and to show that we comply with money laundering laws. We retain these records throughout the business relationship with you and for five years after the expiration of the business relationship or for a longer period if requested by our regulators.
If you opt-out of receiving marketing communications, we will keep your information on our suppression list.
Please note that your data may be transferred to and stored outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is securely handled and processed by personnel working for us or one of our suppliers or affiliates outside the EEA in accordance with the Privacy Policy. If you want a copy of the arrangements governing this transfer, please contact us using the contact information below.
Investor Rights
Although not valid under all circumstances, the rights of investors are as follows:
Requesting access to personal data (commonly referred to as "Data subject access request").
Requesting correction of personal data.
Requesting deletion of personal data. However, we may not always comply with your deletion request for legal reasons or specific information that will be communicated to you.
Objecting to the processing of your personal data when it is based on our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and you feel that it will affect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Requesting restriction of processing of your personal data, which suspends the processing of your personal data in certain scenarios.
Requesting the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party in a structured, widely used, machine-readable format.
Withdrawing your consent if we rely on your consent for the processing of automated information (e.g., for direct marketing purposes).
Investor Complaints and Requests
We try to respond to all requests within 1 (one) month. If an investor's request is complex or involves a high demand, our response time may take longer than 1 (one) month. In such cases, we will inform our investors within 1 (one) month from the receipt of the request and keep them up to date. If a request is clearly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive, or if it requests more copies of the same data, we may charge a reasonable fee. We may also refuse to comply with the investor's request in such cases.
If you have any questions, complaints, or requests regarding your personal data, please contact us using the contact information below.
ATATÜRK MAH. ERTUĞRUL GAZİ SK. METROPOL ISTANBUL C1 BLOK NO: 2 B İÇ KAPI NO: 376 ATAŞEHİR/ İSTANBUL