Terms of Use

1. Parties and Definitions

1.1. Service Provider

• Name (unvan): Furkan Özay
• Business activity: Software development and training services — Istanbul, Türkiye
• Email: [email protected] (channel for written applications and formal notices (tebligat))

1.2. Definitions

• Site: the entirety of the content and services offered under the czay.dev root domain and the links.czay.dev subdomain.
• Service: the free content offered through the Site (blog, project showcase, about page) and the contact and feedback forms.
• User / Visitor: a natural person (gerçek kişi) who accesses the Site.

2. Scope of the Service

The Site offers content and services such as blog posts, a project showcase, an about page and a contact form free of charge. No paid services are sold and no individual lessons are offered through the Site. Institutional training and software development services are subject to separate contracts made with the institution concerned.

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". The Service Provider does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free or fit for a particular purpose. The right to change the content or the scope of the Service without prior notice is reserved.

3. User Obligations

• The Site does not require an account. Providing a first name, last name and email address is sufficient for the contact form. The User is responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.
• Users under the age of 18 may use the Site only with the consent of their legal representatives. No services are offered to children under the age of 13.

4. Content and Intellectual Property

All articles, images, code samples and other content published on the Site by the Service Provider are the intellectual property of the Service Provider. They may be viewed for personal reading, but unless expressly permitted they may not be copied, distributed or used to create derivative works.

Projects published as open source (e.g. those shared on GitHub under the MIT or a similar license) are subject to the relevant license.

5. Prohibited Use

The following conduct is prohibited:

• Submitting content that is contrary to law, morality or public order
• Infringing personality rights, copyrights, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights
• Insult, harassment, discrimination, hate speech
• Spam, unrelated advertising, mass collection of email addresses or fraud through the contact form
• Attempts to damage the technical infrastructure of the Site (DDoS, automated exploitation, vulnerability scanning, uploading malicious code)

6. Protection of Personal Data

The Service Provider is the data controller (veri sorumlusu) under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK"). For the processing, storage and sharing of personal data and the User's rights, see the Privacy Policy.

7. Disclaimer and Limitations

• The blog posts and educational content offered through the Site are for informational purposes; they do not replace professional advice (legal, financial, medical, etc.).
• The Service Provider cannot be held liable for unforeseeable or indirect damages or damages in the nature of loss of profit. Liability for the Service Provider's gross fault (ağır kusur) or intentional acts is reserved.
• Damages arising from third-party links, services or integrations (GitHub, Cloudflare, Google Analytics, YouTube, Netlify, Resend, etc.) are subject to the respective parties' own policies.

8. Force Majeure

The Service Provider cannot be held liable if the Service is interrupted or delayed due to events beyond the Service Provider's reasonable control, such as natural disasters, fire, earthquake, epidemic, war, terrorism, infrastructure and internet outages, cyberattacks or changes in legislation.

9. Amendments to the Agreement

This Agreement may be updated. The updated text takes effect on the date it is published on the Site; material changes are announced on the Site at least 14 days before they take effect. Continuing to use the Site after that date means that the User accepts the current Agreement. The version and effective date of the document are shown at its top.

10. Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. In disputes arising from the Agreement, the parties will first negotiate in good faith for an amicable settlement. If no settlement is reached, the Consumer Arbitration Committees (Tüketici Hakem Heyetleri) have jurisdiction within the monetary limits of Law No. 6502 on the Protection of Consumers, and the Consumer Courts (Tüketici Mahkemeleri) for amounts exceeding those limits. For Users who do not qualify as consumers, the Istanbul Courts and Enforcement Offices (İstanbul Mahkemeleri ve İcra Daireleri) have jurisdiction.

11. Entirety and Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement does not affect the validity of the other provisions. The invalid provision is replaced by the valid provision that comes closest to the parties' intent.

12. Notices

Any written application or notice to the Service Provider is made to [email protected]. The Service Provider sends its reply to the email address the User gave in the contact form. It is the User's responsibility that the address given is correct and accessible.

13. Effect and Languages

This Agreement takes effect upon first use of the Site and continues for as long as the Site is used. The Agreement is published in Turkish and English; the Turkish text is binding, the English text is an informational translation, and if the two differ the Turkish text prevails.