Last updated: 2026-05-11

Privacy Policy

Nomad Istanbul provides editorial content for foreigners living in Istanbul. This page explains what personal data we collect through this website, how we use it, and your rights — with an emphasis on the EU/UK GDPR and Turkish KVKK.

If you only read one paragraph:

We collect what you type into our forms — your email for the newsletter, and additionally your name and your eligibility-quiz answers if you submit the quiz result form asking for help — plus standard analytics about how you reached the site. We use it only to send you what you signed up for and to answer you properly without making you repeat yourself. We don't sell your data. To delete your record, email hello@nomadistanbul.com.

1. Who is the data controller

Nomad Istanbul, operated by M. Can Avcı, based in Istanbul, Turkey. Contact: hello@nomadistanbul.com.

2. What data we collect

Two categories:

A. Data you give us directly:

Email address
Name, if you provide one on the eligibility result form
Your eligibility-quiz answers, if you submit that form — kept so that a follow-up conversation doesn't start by asking you the same seven questions again
Source: which page you signed up from (for analytics)

While you are taking the quiz, your answers stay in your own browser and are sent to us only when you submit the form on the result page. If you never submit, we never receive them.

B. Data collected automatically:

UTM parameters from your URL (utm_source, utm_campaign, utm_content)
Country and device type, via Google Analytics 4 with anonymized IP
Standard server logs (IP, request time, page requested) retained ~30 days for security

3. How we use it

To send you the newsletter content you signed up for. Legal basis: consent + legitimate interest.
To respond to your request for help and prepare a relevant answer from your quiz results. Legal basis: your request, i.e. steps taken at your request before entering into a contract.
To measure which content works. Aggregate analytics only.
To improve the site. No automated decision-making affecting you.

4. Who else processes your data

Beehiiv — newsletter signup, storage, and email delivery. Privacy policy
Google Sheets / Apps Script — stores submitted quiz results so we can follow up on your case. Privacy policy
Resend — delivers the notification email that tells us you asked for help. Privacy policy
Cloudflare Pages — static hosting and CDN. Privacy policy
Cloudflare Email Routing — receives mail to hello@nomadistanbul.com and forwards to a personal mailbox. Privacy policy
Google Analytics 4 — aggregated analytics with anonymized IP. Privacy policy

5. Your rights

EU/UK/Turkey residents have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object, port, withdraw consent, and complain to a DPA. Email hello@nomadistanbul.com to exercise any of these. We aim to respond within 30 days.

6. Cookies

Minimal cookies. Google Analytics 4 sets `_ga` for aggregate measurement (anonymized IP). If you want to opt out, use your browser's "Do Not Track" or install the Google Analytics opt-out.

7. Contact

Email hello@nomadistanbul.com. Operator: M. Can Avcı, Istanbul, Turkey.

This policy is plain-language and reflects current operations. Not legal advice.