Luminetry is aware of the privacy policy and concerns of all internet users regarding how personal information is used and shared. Luminetry thanks its users who trust it in this regard; it invites users who wish to convey their opinions, suggestions, and complaints to communicate via info@luminetry.net. Luminetry shares news, feature topics, videos, and review content about technology, science, artificial intelligence, mobile technologies, wearable technologies, gaming, cinema, and future transportation on its website with the domain luminetry.net/ and its mobile applications LuminetryChef, LuminetryFit, LuminetryRadio, thereby aiming to inform and promote current and distinguished topics to audiences.
1. Data Controllers of Personal Information:
The data controller for personal information collected and processed through the website published under the Luminetry brand and Luminetry mobile applications is Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship, located in Ankara/Turkey. In the rest of the text, this website luminetry.net/ and Luminetry mobile applications, whose activities are carried out under Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship, will be referred to as “Luminetry”, and Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship will be referred to as “the Company”. Furthermore, those who access and register on the Luminetry website and mobile applications will be defined as “users”, and those who do not register will be defined as “visitors”. All management and legal responsibility under the name “Luminetry” belongs to its founder and manager, Yusuf ZEYBEK.
2. What personal information does Luminetry collect about visitors and registered users?
Personal information is collected to improve the quality of the content offered on the luminetry.net/ website and mobile applications, to regularly enhance the website, to improve the user experience of the website, and to manage advertisements. The types of personal information collected are as follows:Information shared by the user: All personal information shared with Luminetry is collected and stored. Email, name and surname, and username information provided by users who are members of Luminetry are supplied by the user. Users who do not provide this information can benefit from Luminetry’s content services, but may not be able to access all features within the platform.Automatic information: On the Luminetry website, like many other websites, cookies and other unique identifiers are used. Certain types of information about users are obtained when Luminetry is accessed via browsers or mobile applications. This information can be found in the “12. Examples of Information Collected by Luminetry” section. Additionally, a detailed list of collected cookies can be found in the Luminetry Clarification Text.
This site uses caching to provide faster response times and a better user experience. Caching may store a duplicate copy of every web page displayed on this site. All cache files are temporary and are not accessed by any third party unless technical support is requested from the cache plugin provider. Cache files expire according to a schedule determined by the site administrator, but can be easily cleared by the administrator before expiration if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to temporarily process and cache your data. For more information, please review https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ .
3. For what purpose does Luminetry collect and process your personal information?
Personal information is processed to provide better content service to Luminetry visitors and registered users, and to operate and improve Luminetry. These purposes include:Presenting Luminetry content: Personal information is collected with explicit consent from visitors and users to offer links related to content they interact with on the Luminetry news site.Troubleshooting and improving Luminetry content services: Data may be collected and processed to develop and improve the technical infrastructure used to deliver content published on the Luminetry website and mobile applications to visitors and users.Recommendations and personalization: Users who are members of Luminetry have the chance to consume content on the website and mobile application in a personalized way compared to non-member visitors, comment on this content with their chosen username, reply to other users’ comments, and interact with content, comments, and other users in other ways. At the same time, Luminetry members can receive content recommendations and mobile application notifications based on their personal interests.Promotions: Luminetry processes personal data to show promotions related to various products and services to all its users, whether members or not, based on their interactions with content and their interests. Interest-based promotions are not made with information that directly identifies individuals (such as name or email address). However, Luminetry has the right to inform about news and content on the website with this information – with the user’s consent.
Compliance with legal obligations: Luminetry collects and processes personal information in certain situations to comply with laws. For example; in crimes such as abuse of personal rights and freedoms, defamation against an individual or institution, if the aggrieved party resorts to legal remedies, and courts request the personal information of the accused user, this information may be shared with official authorities depending on the nature of the accusation.Communication with users: Luminetry only stores and processes the email and name information of registered users. They are contacted via their email information solely for the purpose of presenting content.Other reasons requiring user consent: For online events and gift deliveries planned to be held within Luminetry, with the approval of relevant official authorities, the consent of participating users is requested. Data collected in such events and information obtained for test content or gift distribution are used, again with user consent, to improve and develop Luminetry services.
Cookies and other identifiers: Cookies and similar tools are used to enhance users’ content experience, to understand how and under what conditions they use Luminetry to make necessary improvements, and to display relevant advertisements and promotions. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our promotional displays. Users can access the Luminetry Cookie Notice via the link provided here and manage their cookie preferences on the Cookie Preferences page.
4. Does Luminetry share personal information?
The personal information of all users, whether members or not, is an important part of the company and personal information is not sold to others. luminetry.net/ and Luminetry mobile applications share users’ personal information only in the following manner and with affiliates that are subject to or adopt practices that include at least the protections set forth in the Privacy Notice controlled by Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship. Advertising and promotions: Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship, on behalf of Luminetry, may enter into advertising or promotional agreements. As a result of these agreements, automated or “advertorial” advertisements and promotions are published on the Luminetry website and mobile applications. However, Luminetry is very sensitive about the use of personal information for advertising purposes. So much so that the personal information used in these agreements continues to be subject to this Privacy Notice. Luminetry takes care to enter into advertising or promotional agreements with third parties that include at least the protections in this Privacy Notice and have a Privacy Notice controlled by Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship on behalf of Luminetry.
In summary, Luminetry protects personal data to be used in advertising and promotional collaborations with at least the same sensitivity as its users, takes precautions; in case of suspicion of violation, it does not enter into any advertising or promotional agreement. Third-party promotions and links to other sites: Luminetry content and pages may contain links to third-party promotions or other websites and applications. When users interact with these links, the third parties owning the links may collect user information through the content, services, and promotions they provide.
Use of third-party promotional services: Luminetry provides information to advertising companies to better and more relevantly present promotions related to Luminetry and its content to all its users, whether members or not, and to measure the effectiveness of these promotions. This information definitely does not include directly identifying information such as names and email addresses. Instead, cookies and various device identifier integrated software or third-party systems are used. For example, identifiers related to the process are shared to ensure that users who download the Luminetry mobile application do not see promotions ‘directing them to download the Luminetry mobile application’.
Business transfers: Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship, on behalf of Luminetry, may sell or acquire other businesses or services. In such transactions, personal information is considered one of the transferred business assets. However, in both cases, personal information continues to be subject to this Privacy Notice. Furthermore, in a situation such as the acquisition of luminetry.net/ or all of its assets, users’ personal information will also be one of the transferred assets. Protection of Luminetry, its users, and third parties: Account information and other personal information may be disclosed when deemed appropriate to protect the rights and safety of Luminetry, its users, or third parties including business partners. This includes information exchange that may be done to provide protection against fraud.
5. How secure is personal information?
Luminetry website and mobile applications are developed and will continue to be developed with user privacy and security in mind.
- We use encryption protocols and software to protect the security of your personal information during data transmission.
- Physical, electronic, and administrative measures are taken regarding the collection, storage, and disclosure of personal information. Luminetry may request users to verify their identity before disclosing personal information related to them, as required by security procedures.
- It is important for users to protect their passwords, computers, devices, and applications against unauthorized access. Luminetry advises its registered users to use a separate password for their accounts that they do not use for other online accounts. If users have accessed their Luminetry accounts from a shared computer, they are advised to log out after finishing use. Users who forget to log out after accessing from a shared computer or device can log out from devices they previously logged in from after accessing their accounts on their personal devices, or they can contact info@luminetry.net to request a logout.
6. What information can users access?
Registered users: Users who use the Luminetry website and mobile applications as members can access their personal information such as their names, email addresses, usernames, profile pictures, as well as content they have previously visited and interacted with, from the My Account section on the site and mobile application.
7. What options and rights do users have?
In accordance with Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law (KVK Law), you can submit requests regarding your personal data to our Company on the following matters:
- Learning whether your personal data is being processed,
- Learning the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
- Learning the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
- Requesting correction of your personal data if they are incomplete or incorrectly processed, and requesting notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
- Requesting the deletion, destruction, or anonymization of your personal data if the reasons requiring their processing cease to exist, and requesting notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
- Objecting to the emergence of a result against the data owner by analyzing the processed personal data exclusively through automated systems,
- Requesting compensation for damages in case of suffering damage due to the unlawful processing of personal data.
As personal data owners, if you submit your requests regarding your rights using the methods described below, the company will finalize the request as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request.Luminetry users can communicate their opinions, suggestions, and objections regarding how their personal information is collected and processed at any time by contacting info@luminetry.net. In your application for information or other requests regarding the processing of personal data;
- Your name, surname, and signature if the application is written,
- Your T.C. identification number for citizens of the Republic of Turkey, or your nationality, passport number, or identification number if you are a foreigner,
- Your email address, phone, and fax number for notification, if available,
- Your request subject,
must be present, and information and documents related to the subject, if any, must be attached to the application. You can send your written applications, along with the necessary documents, by mail to our company’s address in Ankara/Turkey, which is the data controller. You can make your applications via email by reaching info@luminetry.net.We would also like to state that:
- As we mentioned above, non-member users in the capacity of visitors cannot benefit from various interaction opportunities offered to members. Furthermore, members are defined as Luminetry members by accepting the terms and conditions regarding the use of their personal information.
- Luminetry members can change their unique usernames, email addresses, names, and surnames after becoming members. After this change, the user’s old information is deleted.
- Member users who do not wish to receive email or mobile application notifications from Luminetry can change these settings from the website or mobile application settings.
- Member or non-member users who enable browser-based website notifications and later wish to disable them also need to adjust the relevant settings in their browsers for notification cancellation.
- The Help feature in most browsers explains how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how the browser notifies the user when a new cookie is received, and how to disable cookies collectively. It is recommended to keep cookies enabled, as cookies allow users to benefit from some basic features of Luminetry. For example, when cookies are disabled, a member user or visitor cannot determine if content they previously consumed has been consumed. It may not appear in members’ profiles whether they have visited these pages.
- To disconnect browsing activities on the Luminetry website from user accounts, it is recommended to log out of the account and disable cookies in browser settings.
- Luminetry visitors and users can submit their opinions, suggestions, and complaints at any time via info@luminetry.net to improve the site and mobile application experience.
- When a request to cancel the processing of your personal information is received, Luminetry stops collecting and processing the personal data of the user who made the request.
In addition to the rights above, the rights to learn whether personal data is processed, to request information on how it is processed, to learn the purpose of processing, to request deletion of personal data, to learn the third parties to whom personal data is transferred, and to request compensation for damages if damage is incurred upon detection of unlawful use of personal data, belong to all Luminetry registered users or non-member visitors.
8. Is Luminetry allowed for children?
Luminetry is an organization that offers content services suitable for visitors of all age groups. However, those under 18 years of age cannot become Luminetry members; they can only use the website or mobile application as non-member visitors.
9. How long does Luminetry store the personal information of its visitors and users?
All content published after accessing the Luminetry website and mobile applications is free to access; no membership is required for a person to access content. Membership is optional. Registered users gain rights such as commenting on the website and mobile applications with their chosen usernames, interacting with content or other comments, saving content, rating, and grading. Non-member visitors cannot benefit from these features offered to members. In summary; those who access the Luminetry website and mobile applications fall into two different groups; non-members are classified as visitors, and members as users.Data retention period for visitors: Visitors provide data that does not directly identify individuals, as in many websites, depending on their cookie preferences in the browsers they use. The retention period for this data varies according to the cookie type.Data retention period for users: Users who become members of Luminetry provide their first name, last name, and email address information that directly identifies them during the membership process. This information is not deleted unless requested by users and continues to be securely protected in Luminetry’s database. Information of users who do not log in to their accounts for a long time is also not deleted after a certain period; it is still expected that users will access it. Furthermore, users who wish to exercise their right to be forgotten can request the deletion of all their information. For such requests, it is sufficient for users to send their first name, last name, username, and email address information to info@luminetry.net along with their account deletion request.Data retention period for third parties: Luminetry’s sensitive stance on the privacy of personal information is explained in detail under the heading “4. Does Luminetry share personal information?”. Luminetry does not sell personal information obtained from visitors and users to third parties under any circumstances or conditions, nor does it include it in marketing and promotional processes. However, during promotional activities with agreed-upon third parties, links belonging to the said third party are found in advertising automation or “advertorial” content. The information of visitors and users who interact with these links is under the responsibility of the said third party. At this point, it should be remembered that Luminetry enters into agreements with third parties that have terms and conditions at least as sensitive as this Privacy Notice, thereby taking precautions to protect the security of its own visitors and users.
10. Legal grounds:
According to the Personal Data Protection Law, legal grounds must exist to process personal data. Luminetry’s legal grounds for processing personal data vary according to the purpose of use:Our legitimate interest and user benefit: Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship is a for-profit commercial enterprise, and Luminetry operates as a brand of this enterprise. Luminetry has the legal right to process data while developing Luminetry, protecting your security, and trying to prevent fraud and scams.
All management and legal responsibility under the name “Luminetry” belongs to its founder and manager, Yusuf ZEYBEK.
Your consent: Luminetry has the legal right to process data if users are specifically contacted and their consent is obtained for data processing. Users can withdraw their consent for data processing at any time, and in such a case, the processing of data belonging to the user who withdrew the relevant consent is stopped.These and other legal grounds, which may vary according to our purpose of using data, give Luminetry the ‘legal right to process data’.
11. Contacting Luminetry for communication, notifications, and changes:
Users who have any concerns regarding privacy practices at Luminetry or wish to contact our data controllers can send their requests via email to info@luminetry.net by writing a detailed explanation. Luminetry officials are obliged to work to resolve the issue. These officials are officially employees of Mehmet ZEYBEK Sole Proprietorship and are real persons representing this organization. Our business is constantly changing, and the Luminetry Privacy Notice text changes accordingly. The Luminetry website should be checked frequently to see the latest changes. Unless otherwise specified, the current Luminetry Privacy Notice applies to all personal information Luminetry holds about the user and their account. The Luminetry team stands behind the promises made by Luminetry, and Luminetry will never substantially change policies and practices in a way that makes previously collected personal information less protected without the consent of its affected users.
Last updated on 16/11/2025