Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Sanda Tur. Tic. Ith. Ihr. Ltd. Sti. (“Sanda Time”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit our websites, contact us or use our services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and, where relevant, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

For a more detailed legal explanation of how we process personal data, please also refer to our KVKK / GDPR Personal Data Protection Policy.

2. Who we are

Sanda Time is the umbrella company for a group of yachting and travel brands based in Türkiye, offering gulet and motor yacht charters, cabin cruises, sailing holidays and related services.

Data controller:
Sanda Tur. Tic. Ith. Ihr. Ltd. Sti.
Marmaris / Muğla / Türkiye

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us using the details on our Contact page.

3. Personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Contact details: name, surname, e-mail address, phone / WhatsApp number, country, city.

• Booking and enquiry data: travel dates, number of guests, preferred routes, budget, boat preferences, special requests.

• B2B and partnership information: company name, role, business contact details, areas of interest.

• Career data: CV, work experience, languages, preferred position, links to portfolio / LinkedIn (only when you apply for a job).

• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, time zone, approximate location.

• Usage data: pages visited, time spent on the site, navigation paths, interaction with forms and buttons.

• Cookie data: information collected through cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy for details).

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18 without consent from a parent or legal guardian.

4. How we collect personal data

We collect personal data in several ways, including:

• When you fill out contact forms, meeting request forms, B2B forms or booking enquiries on our websites,

• When you subscribe to our newsletter (if available),

• When you apply for a job using our career forms,

• When you communicate with us by e-mail, phone, WhatsApp or social media,

• Automatically, when you use our websites, through cookies, analytics tools and server logs.

5. How we use your personal data

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries, questions and requests,

• To create and send offers, itineraries and charter proposals,

• To manage reservations, contracts and payments,

• To coordinate B2B partnerships and yacht owner relations,

• To evaluate job applications and manage recruitment processes,

• To send service-related communications (booking confirmations, updates, important information),

• To send marketing communications (newsletters, campaigns, invitations) only if you have given your consent,

• To improve our websites, services and user experience through analytics and statistics,

• To meet our legal and regulatory obligations,

• To protect our rights, property and the safety of our guests, partners and staff.

6. Legal bases for processing

Depending on the situation, we process your personal data on the basis of:

• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (e.g. preparing an offer or managing a booking),

• Compliance with legal obligations (e.g. tax, accounting, tourism and maritime regulations),

• Legitimate interests (e.g. improving our services, preventing fraud, preserving evidence in case of disputes),

• Your explicit consent (for example, for marketing communications or in specific cases for health-related information).

You can withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

7. Sharing your personal data

We may share your personal data with:

• Our group brands and related companies,

• Business partners such as local agents, yacht owners, captains and crew, transport and accommodation providers,

• IT service providers who host our websites, e-mail services, booking engines or CRM tools,

• Professional advisers, such as accountants, auditors or lawyers,

• Public authorities, when we are legally obliged to do so.

Where data is transferred to third parties, they are required to protect your personal data and to process it only for the purposes we specify.

8. International data transfers

Some of our service providers (for example hosting or analytics providers) may be located in countries outside Türkiye. In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms, to protect your personal data in line with applicable laws.

9. Data retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

• The duration of our contractual relationship and related statute of limitations,

• The period required by tax and accounting laws,

• A reasonable period for considering future opportunities (for example, keeping CVs for recruitment).

Once the relevant retention period has expired, your personal data will be deleted, anonymised or securely destroyed.

10. Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data and obtain a copy,

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data,

• Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances,

• Object to or restrict the processing of your personal data,

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent,

• Request data portability, where applicable,

• Lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided on our Contact page.

11. Links to other websites

Our websites may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on this page, with the date of the latest update indicated. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.