BeatNeed Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 08, 2025

1. Introduction

As BeatNeed (“Company” or “We”), we place great importance on the privacy and security of our users’ (“User” or “You”) personal data. This Privacy Policy is prepared to explain which personal data we collect when you use the BeatNeed platform (“Site” or “Platform”), the purposes for which we use this data, who we share it with, and what your rights are regarding this data.

This policy also aims to fulfill our company’s legal obligations as a data controller under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”). By using our platform, you are deemed to have accepted the practices stated in this Privacy Policy.

2. Data Controller

In accordance with the KVKK, the data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

• Company Name: BeatNeed
• Address: Turkey, İzmir
• Email: gizlilik@beatneed.com

3. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on your use of our platform, we may collect and process your personal data in the following categories:

• Identity and Contact Information: First name, last name, username, email address, phone number, postal address.
• Financial Information: Invoice details, bank account information (for revenue sharing), the first and last four digits of credit card information (payment transactions are carried out by secure third-party payment institutions).
• Transaction Information: Details of purchased products or services, order history, payment records.
• Technical and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, your login and logout times to the site, pages you viewed, time spent on the site, and other anonymized or personal usage data.
• User Content Data: Beats, news texts, images, profile photo, comments, and other content you upload to the platform.
• Marketing and Communication Data: Data including your communication preferences for marketing notifications and e-newsletters.

4. Methods and Legal Reasons for Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data is collected by the following methods and based on the legal reasons stated in articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK:

• Data Collected Directly From You: Provided directly by you through membership forms, order forms, contact forms, or by sending us emails. (Legal Reason: Establishment or performance of a contract, legal obligation of the data controller, legitimate interests of the data controller without harming the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject)
• Automatically Collected Data: Collected automatically during your use of the Platform through cookies and similar technologies. (Legal Reason: Legitimate interest, explicit consent)

5. Our Purposes for Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your account on the platform.
• To provide the services we offer (beat sales, PR services, etc.) and fulfill our contractual obligations.
• To process your orders and payment transactions, and to perform billing.
• To carry out revenue sharing processes and make payments.
• To communicate with you and respond to your support requests.
• To analyze the platform’s performance and improve and develop our services.
• To ensure the security of the platform and prevent fraud.
• To fulfill our legal obligations (tax, e-commerce legislation, etc.).
• If you give permission, to send you marketing notifications about campaigns, promotions, and announcements.

6. Transfer of Personal Data

Your personal data may be shared with the following third parties domestically and abroad, in line with the purposes stated above and in accordance with articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK:

• Service Providers: Our business partners providing services such as payment institutions for payment transactions, hosting services, email delivery services, cargo companies.
• Legal Authorities: Courts, prosecutors, and other authorized public institutions and organizations in case of a legal obligation.
• Business Partners: Artists or companies with whom we carry out revenue sharing or joint projects (to the extent necessary).

7. Duration of Personal Data Retention

Your personal data will be retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they are processed and for the retention periods prescribed by the applicable legal regulations (e.g., Turkish Commercial Code, Tax Procedure Law). Once the purpose is no longer valid or the legal retention period expires, your data will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.

8. Your Rights as the Data Subject (KVKK Article 11)

Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• To learn whether your personal data has been processed,
• If processed, to request information about this,
• To learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
• To know the third parties within or outside the country to whom the data is transferred,
• To request correction if the data is incomplete or incorrectly processed,
• To request deletion or destruction in accordance with the conditions set forth in Article 7 of the KVKK,
• To request that the third parties to whom the data has been transferred be notified of the correction, deletion, or destruction operations,
• To object to the emergence of a result against you by means of exclusively automatic systems analyzing the processed data,
• To request compensation in case you suffer damages due to unlawful processing of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, you may submit your request in writing to our email or postal address mentioned above along with documents proving your identity. Your request will be concluded free of charge within thirty (30) days at the latest.

9. Cookie Policy

We use cookies on our platform to improve the user experience. Cookies can be categorized as necessary, functional, performance, and marketing cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings. For more detailed information, you can review our Cookie Policy.

10. Changes in the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect once the updated policy is published on the Platform. We will inform you about significant changes.