🐾 Pawklyn — Privacy Policy

Effective: 19 September 2026 · Version 4 · Binding language: Turkish

What does this Policy cover?

In short: This document explains which of your data we process, why and how; your sign-up consent is based on it. The Turkish version is legally binding.

Pawklyn is a social platform that introduces pet owners, announces lost pets and facilitates adoption. This Privacy Policy serves as the information notice and explicit-consent text under Turkish Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and applicable legislation. The consent you give at sign-up covers the processing and international transfers described below. Contact the data controller at support@pawklyn.com. Data controller: Travione Global Turizm Taşımacılık Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Türkiye.

What information do we collect?

In short: Your account details, pet profiles, the content you share, your approximate location and how you use the App.

Account and identity (name, e-mail, password stored in irreversible form; basic Google profile data if you sign in with Google); contact (your phone number — entirely optional, shown ONLY on your lost-pet listings if you enter it); location (city and approximate location — your home location is never shown precisely and is blurred to about 100 metres; the lost-pet pin you place is shared precisely so the animal can be found); pet data (name, breed, age, sex, photos and videos, vaccination/neutering declarations); content (posts, comments, stories, events and messages — messages are not end-to-end encrypted and may be processed by automated safety systems); usage and device data (likes, matches, views, device model, app version, notification identifier, subscription state); and irreversible image fingerprints generated from your photos to block duplicate and fake listings.

How do we use your information?

In short: Matching, lost-pet alerts, adoption, safety and notifications — never sold for advertising.

We process your data to provide matching and discovery, deliver lost-pet alerts to nearby users, run adoption flows and community features, keep accounts secure, prevent fraud and rule violations, send notifications, manage premium subscriptions and comply with legal obligations. Legal bases: performance of contract, legitimate interest, legal obligation and, where required, your explicit consent. Your data is never sold to advertisers and no behavioural advertising takes place.

How do automated systems make decisions?

In short: AI scans for nudity, violence, sale attempts and fake listings — and you can appeal every decision in-app.

To protect the community and the animals, uploaded images and texts are scanned by automated systems: nudity and violence detection, sale attempts such as prices or phone numbers written onto images, threats and hate speech, and duplicate/fake listing checks. Violating content may be automatically hidden or removed with a reasoned notification to you. You have the right to appeal automated decisions in-app; appeals are reviewed by a human moderator.

Where is your information processed? (International Transfers)

In short: Hosting, notifications and content moderation happen on providers abroad; your sign-up consent covers these transfers.

Your data may be processed on servers abroad by our hosting and database infrastructure (EU), a notification service (US) and an automated content-moderation provider (US; only the moderated image or text is transmitted). Your sign-up consent covers these transfers under KVKK art. 9. You may withdraw consent at any time by deleting your account.

Who is your information shared with?

In short: Your profile is visible to other users; messages only to your match; authorities only upon lawful requests.

Your profile and pet profiles are visible to other users by the nature of the App; a "followers only" option is available for posts. Messages are shared only with your match. Beyond duly issued requests from legally competent authorities and legal obligations, your data is not shared with any third party.

How can you manage or delete your information?

In short: You can delete your account in-app, instantly and completely — including every file you uploaded.

You can change your profile and privacy settings in-app at any time. When you delete your account via Settings → Delete Account, your profile, pets, content, messages, matches and ALL UPLOADED FILES are permanently deleted. You may also apply via Settings → Data Deletion Request.

How long do we keep your information?

In short: While your account is active; deletion wipes everything — with two narrow exceptions.

Your data is kept while your account is active and permanently destroyed upon deletion. Exceptions: (a) adoption-consent records are retained in anonymized form as evidence; (b) records we are legally required to keep are retained for the statutory period.

What are your rights?

In short: Access, correction, deletion, objection — answered free of charge within 30 days.

You have the right to access your data, request correction or deletion, object to processing, learn the recipients of transfers and object to decisions taken solely by automated systems. Apply via support@pawklyn.com or Settings → Data Deletion Request; applications are answered within 30 days at the latest. You may also lodge a complaint with the Turkish Data Protection Authority.

How do we protect your information?

In short: Encrypted connections, irreversible password storage, layered access restrictions on sensitive fields.

Data travels over encrypted connections (TLS); passwords are stored irreversibly; row- and column-level access restrictions protect sensitive fields such as phone and location; moderation privileges are logged.

Children's privacy

In short: Pawklyn is closed to children under 13.

Pawklyn is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data. Accounts found to belong to under-13s are deleted.

How will you know this Policy has changed? How do you contact us?

In short: Material changes are announced in-app; the current version always lives on this screen. Contact: support@pawklyn.com

We reserve the right to update this Policy. Material changes are announced via in-app notice; the version and effective date on this document are always current. For any question, request or complaint: support@pawklyn.com