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Information Letter for Risk Group

DEAR VISITOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA SINCE YOU ARE INCLUDED IN THE RISK GROUP AS PER THE ARTICLE 49 OF BANKING LAW NO 5411

What is “the risk group”?

As per the Article 49 of the Banking Law numbered 5411, undertakings in which you, your spouse, your children and those listed are members of the board of directors or general managers, or that they or a legal person jointly or individually, directly or indirectly control or participate in with unlimited liability, and qualified shareholders of a bank, the board of directors partnerships that they jointly or individually, directly or indirectly, or are partners with unlimited liability, or of which they are members of the board of directors or general manager and real and legal persons who have a surety, guarantee or similar relationship that will result in the insolvency of one or more of the others constitute a risk group. Additionally, other real and legal persons who will be included in the risk group are determined by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Republic of Turkey.

What Does “Processing Your Personal Data Due to Your Inclusion in the Risk Group” Mean and What Is the Purpose of This Processing Activity?

Even if you are not our customer, your personal data can be processed by QNB Bank A.Ş. (“QNB”) as Data Controller within the scope of Personal Data Protection Law with no. 6698 (“PDPL”) with the purpose of determining, monitoring, reporting and checking the risk group to which you will be included in to determine the credit limits to be extended to a risk group in line with the banking legislation. “Processing of Your Personal Data” means all kinds of transactions performed on the data such as collection, recording, storage, preservation, alteration, adaptation, disclosure, transfer, retrieval, making available for collection, categorization or blocking its use. 
We would like to inform you that we, as QNB, pay utmost attention for security of your personal data and carry out our operations with appreciation of your personal data security in all the products and services we offer to you.

It is our fundamental principle to use your personal data for processing purpose and protect your fundamental rights and freedoms as well as privacy of your private life.

You can read Information Letter to access detailed information regarding the collection method of your personal data and to whom and for which purpose your personal data can be transferred.

Data Controller which you apply to within the scope of the Law:

As Personal Data Owner/Data Subject, under the rights described under 11th article of relevant Law, you may send requests

  • by using Application Form which can be obtained from the branches of the Bank or by providing a letter along with documents proving identity (identity card, driving license, passport, etc.) by personal application
  • by means of secure electronic signature, mobile signature or registered electronic mail address which is available in the systems of the Bank

With regard to requests,

  • Personal Data Owner/Data Subject’s name, surname and signature, if the requests is made in written,
  • TR ID number if the applicant is citizen of Turkey Republic; citizenship of the applicant if a foreigner; passport number or ID number if available,
  • Domicile or workplace address to send notifications,
  • Electronic mail address, telephone and facsimile to send notifications,
  • The subject of the request

must be stated; and related information and documents must be enclosed to the request. Requests shall be accepted after your identity is confirmed by the Bank and you shall be informed in written or via electronic media within the legal durations.

In written requests, the date when the letter is submitted to the Bank shall be considered as the date of request.

In the case of requests submitted in other methods, the date of receipt by the Bank shall be taken as the request date.

Trade registry number: 237525 Mersis no: 0388-0023-3340-0576 Trade name: QNB Bank A.Ş. Head Office Address: Esentepe Mahallesi, Büyükdere Caddesi, Kristal Kule Binası, No: 215 Şişli/Istanbul Website address: https://www.qnb.com.tr/ Telephone Banking: +90 850 222 0974