Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how kubraengudar.com collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit this website or submit a counseling inquiry. Your privacy is a priority.

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1. Who We Are

The data controller for personal information processed through this website is:

• Name: Kübra Engüdar
• Title: Clinical Psychologist · Family Counselor
• Email: info@kubraengudar.com
• Website: kubraengudar.com

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2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information only when you actively submit it through our contact or application form. This may include:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Type of counseling you are seeking
• Your reason for reaching out and expectations
• How you heard about us

When you visit the website without submitting a form, server logs may automatically record technical data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This data is not linked to your identity.

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3. How We Use Your Information

Your personal information is used solely for the following purposes:

• Reviewing your counseling application and responding to your inquiry
• Scheduling and managing therapy sessions
• Fulfilling legal and professional obligations (including confidential record-keeping required by professional ethics standards)
• Improving the quality of our services through aggregate, anonymized data

We do not use your information for marketing purposes or share it with third-party advertising networks.

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4. Data Retention

Personal information collected through a counseling relationship is retained for 5 years after the end of the counseling relationship, in line with professional ethics requirements and applicable law. Information submitted only through the contact form is deleted within a reasonable time after your inquiry is handled.

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5. Third-Party Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information. Your data may be shared only in the following limited circumstances:

• Formspree: We use Formspree to process contact form submissions. Formspree processes form data for transmission purposes only. Their privacy policy is available at formspree.io.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal process.

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6. Cookies

This website does not use advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies. No behavioral data about visitors is collected or analyzed. Any technically necessary cookies (e.g., session handling) are limited in scope and are not shared with third parties.

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7. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

• The website is served over HTTPS with encrypted connections.
• Form submissions via Formspree are transmitted over encrypted channels.
• Confidentiality is strictly maintained in all counseling contexts.

Please note that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

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8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements).
• Opt-out: If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
• Restriction: Ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Objection: Object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below. We will respond within 30 days.

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9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

• Email: info@kubraengudar.com