KVKK article 14: The person who suffers damage due to unlawful processing of data has the right to compensation.
Giving the Right to Compensation
- Unauthorized data processing
- Data breach (leak)
- Wrong decision with wrong data
- Unauthorized marketing
- Unauthorized transfer
Types of Compensation
- Material (tangible damage - card misused)
- Moral (sadness, fear, reputation)
Court in Charge
- Civil Court of First Instance
- Consumer court, if in the capacity of a consumer
- If business-related, court
Duration
- 2 years/10 years (TBK art. 72)
Supreme Court of Appeals HGK
HGK has stated that non-pecuniary damages in KVKK violations will be evaluated similarly to violations of personal rights, beyond the "tax area", and in recent years, compensations ranging from thousands of TL to hundreds of thousands of TL have been awarded. It is adopted.
KVKK and compensation lawyer recommended.