MEMBERSHIP CONTRACT

  • This Membership Contract (Hereinafter referred to as “Contract”) was entered into by and between Oğuz Erel Stil Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti., located at Teşvikiye Mah. Hüsrev Gerede Cad. Tanin Apt. No:88/8 Şişli/İstanbul”, (Hereinafter referred to as “DCOM”), which is the owner of the website drycleanonlymagazine.com (Hereinafter referred to as “Website”) and the applications available in the associated digital platforms, and the User (Hereinafter referred to as “User”), which participates/becomes a member by means of providing personal data and password through the Website and the applications available in the digital platforms, for the purpose of establishing the conditions for the use of services provided by DCOM.
  • This contract is interpreted as supplementing each other with the Terms of Use, Cookies Policy, Information Text and other texts published in the Portal by DCOM to the extent required.
  • “Portal”: Means the website and mobile applications, if any, which consist of the domain name drycleanonlymagazine.com and the sub-domain names affiliated to this domain name, where DCOM provides its Services.
  • “User”: Means a person having access to the Portal.
  • “Visitor”: Means a person having access to the Portal without membership.
  • “Member”: Means a natural person or legal entity that signs up for the Portal and benefits from the services provided within the Portal in accordance with the conditions of this contract and “Membership Contract”.
  • “Membership”: Means the status gained by the user wishing to become a member by filling in the membership form in the Portal completely, providing his/her personal data to DCOM and approving the Membership Contract.
  • “Membership Account”: Means a Member-specific special section in the website where Member carries out the operations and actions required to benefit from the services provided within the Portal, makes a request, if any, to DCOM in relation with the issues related to Membership, updates his/her Membership details, if provided, views any existing reports related to the provided services, purchases products and accesses with his/her own ‘‘user ID’’ and ‘‘password’’ designated and exclusively used by him/her through the Portal.
  • “DCOM Services” (“Service”): Means the services by which Users may purchase online magazines, printed magazines, textile products and other products published from time to time as well as the top fashion news and novelties published by DCOM for all users accessing to the Portal.
  • “Contents”: Means all information, articles, files, photos, videos, numbers and similar visual, textual and auditory images, which are possible to be accessed and published at the Portal.
  • “API”: Means Application Programming Interface, associated documents (including electronic documents), protocols and subsequent relevant versions, upgrades, developments, programming adjustments, updates and upgrades which are created by DCOM and designed to provide particular functionalities.

This term also includes Facebook, Google synchronization, Twitter and Instagram in the process of membership.

 

  • “DCOM Interface”: Means the internet pages that command the computer program to carry out all operations through the Portal, within the designs which are protected under Law No 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works and whose all intellectual rights belong to DCOM, and which are intended for the Users to browse the contents created by DCOM and used by Users and inquire the same from DCOM Database.
  • “DCOM Database”: Means the database belonging to DCOM and protected under Law No 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works and other various laws and for which limited access is provided within the Portal and where contents are stored, classified, inquired and accessed.
  • Member agrees and undertakes in advance to comply with and not to violate the provisions of legal legislations, this contract and supplementary legislations during the use of the Portal and to act in full compliance with the published Terms of Use and other texts of DCOM.
  • Member agrees and undertakes to immediately and fully compensate all damages and losses that might be suffered byDCOM due to making a transaction by using in accurate information or the information of another person, creation of unreal Membership accounts by using inaccurate or misleading personal data including inaccurate or misleading domicile address, electronic mail address, contact details, payment or account information at the time of registration for the Portal and the use of these accounts in violation of the Membership Contract, applicable legislations and the supplementary legislation.
  • Member agrees and undertakes to be personally and exclusively responsible for ensuring the security of the user ID and password designated by Member at the time of registration for the Website, taking the necessary measures, not sharing the user ID and password with others, otherwise; assuming all legal and penal liabilities that will arise; immediately notifying DCOM through the Website when he/she becomes aware that his/her membership account is used by unauthorized individuals and his/her passwords are seized by others; changing the password, and DCOM will not be held responsible in case the passwords which are granted to members by DCOM and for which Member is personally responsible, as well as membership accounts and user IDs are seized by third parties. In this case, Member agrees that his/her e-mail address and/or mobile phone number, if any, will be used in terms of account ownership and recovery of the membership account.
  • No right and authorization is granted for Membership without completing the membership procedures. Membership rights and obligations are the rights and obligations which belong to the applicant and which may not be transferred to any third parties in part or in full. As the use of the same membership by multiple individuals would result in violation of rights and security; the parties agree, declare and undertake that if DCOM finds out the use of the same membership by multiple individuals, it is entitled to cancel the membership of Member without specifying any reasons. Membership application may be rejected by DCOM without specifying any reasons, or additional terms and conditions may be requested. If DCOM deems it necessary, it may, at any time, terminate the Membership status of Member without specifying any reasons. DCOM is entitled to cancel the membership of Member due to the fact that Member is inactive, uses fake accounts or multiple accounts, acts in violation of this contract and the supplementary legislation and national legislation and due to the software or server-related requirements.
  • Without specifying any reasons, DCOM may not unilaterally use or Member may not use and access to the website drycleanonlymagazine.com, personal data, membership accounts, passwords or other details of other members without authorization and in a way that breaches the public peace and general ethics, may not use the same in a way that violates the copyrights of DCOM or others for any illegal purposes and may not share the same with third parties. Like for all users, the Member may not be engaged in any activities and actions that prevent or make it difficult to use the services of DCOM (spam, virus, Trojan horse, DDOS etc.). As you are also deemed to agree with the Contract of Use, which is Supplementary Legislation; please access and read the relevant text by visiting the link provided in the Website.
  • In case it is possible to make comments by Users at the website drycleanonlymagazine.com; the ideas and opinions written and used are completely own personal opinions of members and are only binding for them. If there are any comment sections, Members agree and undertake not to share any comments and contentswhich constitute a crime and are in violation of or promote violation of the rules published at the Website and applicable legislation and which are illegal, threatening, disturbing, libelous, abusive, humiliating, vulgar, pornographic or unethical, contradicting with the generally accepted social rules, violating personal rights, intellectual and industrial rights, causing unfair competition and/or containing advertisement and/or marketing etc. DCOM does not assume any responsibilities for any damages and losses that might be suffered by third parties due to the ideas and opinions declared by Members, and any damages and losses that might be suffered by members due to the ideas and opinions declared by third parties.
  • The Parties agree that DCOM is entitled to change or terminate the contents of the website, services and product prices at any time, organize or cancel campaigns intended for members or products.
  • Member agrees and undertakes that the purchased e-magazines are periodicals and can be accessed as long as the website is published, and if the website fails to provide services, Member might not be able to access to the periodicals retrospectively.
  • DCOM may change, update or cancel the conditions of the membership contract at any time without need for sending any prior warning and/or notice. Each condition changed, updated or cancelled will be valid and effective for all members on the date of publication.
  • DCOM takes the measures required to keep the contents of the Portal free from virus and similar software. The website does not contain any virus-containing operations and programs that visitors might download in their IT systems. It is also recommended that users supply their own virus protection systems and ensure the necessary protection for the ultimate security of them. Accordingly, by visiting the Website, Member is deemed to agree that he/she is personally responsible for all errors that might occur in their own software and operating systems as well as all direct or indirect consequences of such errors.
  • DCOM provides all its services as SSL-certified by taking all necessary security measures. DCOM ensures necessary care and security at maximum level. Member agrees in advance not to claim any indemnity for any damage and loss that might be suffered due to the use of the Portal or the own errors of the user.
  • Member, who violates one or several articles in this membership contract or the relevant legislation, is personally responsible for all penal and legal consequences of such violation and will keep DCOM free from such consequences. If a legal action is taken in relation with such violation, DCOM reserves its right to claim indemnity from the member due to non-conformity with the membership contract.
  • DCOM may process personal data within DCOM Portals under  “Cookies Policy” and “Information Text”in order to improve and develop the contents of the Portals and/or as required by the legal legislation or for security reasons in accordance with the relevant applicable laws, regulations and communiqués.
  • Your personal data provided in the membership form is used and processed by DCOM only within the relevant limitations for providing the member with services to the extent required for the work and for the purposes of receiving your orders, providing our products and services, realizing your payments, contacting you for support about your orders, products and services during or after sale, issuing invoices etc.
  • Member agrees and undertakes that, by using all services provided at the Website and creating an account, he/she accepts to have been informed about the processing of his/her personal data by DCOM as explained in the Information Text and described in the Portal. For more information about the conditions related to the use of personal data and the rights you can exercise; you can review Information Text and the relevant texts available at the website drycleanonlymagazine.com.
  • DCOM will take all measures required to keep personal data safely and prevent unauthorized access and illegal processing of personal data in accordance with the Article 12 of the Personal Data Protection Law No 6698 (PDPL). Member is entitled to exercise his/her rights related to personal data and change and/or update such data at any time in accordance with the Article 11 of the PDPL.
  • All components including (but not limited to) this Portal’s database, interface, design, texts, images, symbols, logos, html code and other codes available within this Portal, for which use and marketing rights have been obtained or even if they are novelties not certified yet, are registered in the name of DCOM, and ‘‘all copyrights, sales and marketing rights’’ belong to DCOM.
  • Users are not entitled to, directly or indirectly, resell, process, copy, reproduce, share without reference, distribute and exhibit the cover photos, designs, catalogues and similar information of the periodicals and other products presented by DCOM, without profit making purpose or for commercial purposes, and all contents including (but not limited to) all photos, texts, articles, visual and auditory symbols, files, databases, code structures and lists, without profit making purpose or for commercial purposes.
  • In case of late or incomplete fulfillment or failure to fulfill the obligations by DCOM due to legal events of force majeure, DCOM will not have any liability to pay any indemnity. Events of force majeure are described as events which occur beyond reasonable control of the relevant party and which cannot be prevented by DCOM in spite of necessary care, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, fire, pandemic, strike, riot, uprising, adverse weather conditions, infrastructure and internet breakdowns, system-related improvement and renovation works and all breakdowns that occur for these reasons, power failure, access problems and delays in the delivery of products.
  • Parties hereby agree, declare and undertake that the electronic mail addresses indicated by them within the scope of Membership are their legal notification addresses upon concluding this membership contract, and all notifications and communications will be made to the electronic mail address designated by Member, except for the cases considered mandatory in the laws, and all notifications/communications to be sent will be valid and effective.
  • The parties hereby agree that for disputes that might arise between the parties, the electronic information and system records kept in the database and servers of DCOM and Website as well as correspondence made by e-mail, official books and commercial records, e-archive records, microfilm, microfiche and computer records constitute valid, binding, final and exclusive evidence, and this article is deemed as an evidential contract within the meaning of the Article 193 of the Code of Civil Procedures No 6100.
  • This contract will remain valid and effective until the cancellation of membership by Member or the cancellation of membership by DCOM. In case Member violates any provision of the membership contract or the laws and regulations of the Republic of Turkey; his/her membership will be cancelled by DCOM and the contract will be unilaterally terminated. Apart from these cases, Member is entitled to terminate his/her membership at any time.
  • The disputes arising from this contract and the implementation of this contract will be governed by the Turkish Laws. For all disputes that arise or will arise from this Membership Contract, Istanbul (Çağlayan) Courts and Enforcement Offices will be authorized.
  • Member agrees and undertakes that he/she has read and understood the entire contents of this contract and unconditionally agrees with the Supplementary Legislation described in the Contract and available in the Portaland will not make any objections and pleas regarding these matters. Invalidity, non-enforceability and non-conformity of any article in this contract with the legislation will not affect the validity of other articles in the contract. This Contract was concluded electronically and came into force in terms of the both parties at the time of registration for membership. (DATE WILL BE ENTERED AUTOMATICALLY).