Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored and protected when you visit mehmetcil.co (Mehmet Çil).

The Website is an independently operated personal portfolio and author website belonging to Mehmet Çil. It presents books, literary works, visual projects, music-related content and links to external platforms.

1. Information Collected

The Website does not require visitors to create an account or provide personal information simply to browse its publicly available content.

Personal information may be collected when you voluntarily:

contact me by email;
send a message through the Website’s chat feature;
submit information through a contact form or another interactive feature available on the Website.

Depending on how you contact the Website, this information may include your name, email address, message content and any other information you choose to provide.

The Website and its service providers may also automatically collect limited technical and usage information, including:

Internet Protocol address;
browser and device type;
operating system;
approximate location;
pages viewed and time spent on the Website;
referring and exit pages;
date and time of visits;
interactions with Website features;
cookie choices and consent records.

2. How Information Is Used

Information may be used only when reasonably necessary to:

respond to messages, questions or requests;
operate and maintain the Website;
provide chat and other requested Website features;
protect the Website against misuse, fraud and security threats;
identify technical problems and improve Website performance;
understand general visitor activity and content engagement;
record and respect visitors’ cookie preferences;
comply with applicable legal obligations.

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, information may be processed on the basis of consent, legitimate interests in operating and protecting the Website, or compliance with legal obligations.

3. Direct Sales and Payments

The Website is primarily used as a portfolio and information platform. It does not directly process book purchases, payments, shipping details or payment-card information.

Links such as “Where to Buy” may direct visitors to external retailers or platforms. Any purchase, payment, delivery, refund or personal-data processing completed on those platforms is governed by the respective platform’s own terms and privacy policy.

4. Wix and Service Providers

The Website is created and hosted through the Wix.com platform. Wix may process and store technical information, communications, consent records and other data required to provide hosting, security, analytics, chat and related Website services.

Information may also be processed by third-party providers whose services are enabled on or linked through the Website. These providers receive only the information required to provide their relevant services and process it according to their own privacy policies.

Because Wix and other service providers operate internationally, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the visitor’s country of residence, subject to any safeguards required by applicable data-protection law.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small data files stored on a visitor’s browser or device. The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember visitor choices, provide optional features, measure performance and understand Website usage.

Cookies used on the Website may fall into the following categories:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for basic Website functions such as security, network management and recording cookie preferences. They cannot normally be disabled through the cookie banner.

Functional Cookies

These cookies support optional features, remember visitor choices and improve the functionality or personalisation of the Website.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help measure Website traffic, page performance and general visitor interactions so that the Website and its content can be improved.

Marketing Cookies

If marketing or advertising services are enabled, these cookies may be used to measure campaigns or provide content and advertisements based on visitor interests.

6. Cookie Choices

When visiting the Website, visitors may use the cookie banner to:

accept all cookies;
reject non-essential cookies;
select which optional cookie categories they permit.

Visitors may change or withdraw their choices later through the cookie settings widget available on the Website. Cookies can also be deleted or blocked through browser settings, although disabling essential cookies may affect certain Website functions.

The availability, purpose and duration of individual cookies may change when Wix services, Website features or third-party integrations are updated.

7. External Links and Embedded Content

The Website contains links to external websites and services, including book retailers, Goodreads, BookBub, BookLife, Redbubble, social-media platforms, music platforms and other third-party services.

Some pages may also include embedded video, audio, social-media or other third-party content. When you open an external link or interact with embedded content, the relevant provider may collect information, place cookies or track your interaction according to its own privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy does not govern third-party websites or services, and the Website is not responsible for their privacy practices, security or content.

8. Sharing of Information

Personal information is not sold or rented.

Information may be shared only:

with Wix and service providers necessary to operate the Website;
with third-party services that a visitor chooses to interact with;
when required to comply with a legal obligation, court order or lawful request;
when reasonably necessary to protect the Website, its operator, visitors or others against fraud, misuse or security threats.

9. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Messages and related contact information may be retained while a request is being handled and for a reasonable period afterwards where necessary for reference, security or legal purposes. Technical, analytics and consent records may be retained according to Wix’s systems, Website settings and applicable legal requirements.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted, anonymised or allowed to expire where reasonably possible.

10. Data Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no website, transmission method or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should therefore avoid submitting sensitive or unnecessary personal information through email, chat or other interactive features.

11. Your Privacy Rights

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

request information about the personal data processed about you;
request access to or a copy of your information;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your information;
object to or request restriction of certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
submit a complaint to the relevant data-protection authority.

Requests may be sent using the contact information below. Reasonable verification may be required before a request is completed.

12. Children’s Privacy

Although the Website presents children’s books and related creative content, it is not designed to collect personal information from children.

Children should not submit personal information through email, chat or other interactive features without the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

If personal information from a child is found to have been collected unintentionally, a parent or legal guardian may request its deletion.

13. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when the Website, its features, service providers or applicable legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.

14. Contact

For questions, privacy requests or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:

Mehmet Çil
Website: mehmetcil.co
Email: mehmet@mehmetcil.co