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Last updated: 2026-07-11
Zerolog’s legal texts have been prepared with the app’s gaming, messaging, offline Bluetooth connection and internet-based usage models in mind. The core data-processing principle is the protection of user privacy, data minimization and not permanently recording communication content. Without prejudice to the obligations regarding traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651; message content, conversation history, the inter-user communication archive, in-game/out-of-game message logs, and Bluetooth and online pairing history are not kept by the company as permanent records.
The Turkish version of these texts is authoritative; translations are provided for information only.
1. User Agreement and Terms of Use
ARTICLE 1 — Parties and Acceptance
This User Agreement and Terms of Use applies between the natural persons who use the mobile application named Zerolog, which includes gaming and messaging features, and the developer/rights holder of the application. By downloading, installing, creating an account/profile, playing games, using the messaging feature, or interacting with the application in any way, the user is deemed to have accepted these terms. Together with this agreement, the user agrees to comply with the Privacy Policy, the Data Protection (KVKK) Notice, the Community Rules, the Complaint and Violation Reporting Procedure, the Child Safety Policy, and any additional rules separately announced within the application.
ARTICLE 2 — Nature of the Application
Zerolog is an application that may offer options for playing games, communicating during games, and messaging/communicating outside of games. The application can be used via an offline Bluetooth connection or over an internet connection. The application operating over the internet does not mean that the company reads, records, stores, or creates a conversation history of message content. Without prejudice to traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related legislation, message content, conversation history, the inter-user communication archive, and pairing history are not kept by the company as permanent records.
Core recording principle: The mandatory traffic-data obligations under Law No. 5651 are reserved. Apart from these, in Zerolog’s core gaming and messaging use, message content, conversation history, pairing history, and the user communication archive are not kept.
ARTICLE 3 — Right of Use and License
The company grants the user a personal, limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to use the application for lawful purposes. This right of use does not mean that ownership of the application or its intellectual property rights are transferred to the user. All trademarks, logos, software, source code, design, interface, game mechanics, text, visuals, audio, icons and other intellectual/industrial property rights over the application belong to the company or the relevant rights holders.
- The user may not copy, reproduce, sell, rent, or distribute the application.
- The user may not reverse engineer, attempt to access the source code, or create unauthorized derivative products.
- The user may not use cheats, bots, exploits, malicious code, or other technical methods that could harm other users’ devices.
ARTICLE 4 — Account, Nickname and Profile Use
A user profile, nickname, or display name may be used on Zerolog. The user agrees not to use their real name, phone number, address, school information, social media account, location information, or information that directly reveals their identity in their nickname or profile information. The user may not use a nickname/profile that impersonates another person or that is misleading, offensive, obscene, discriminatory, hate-speech-related, or otherwise unlawful. To the extent technically possible, the company may take the necessary measures to limit misuse of the same nickname, the creation of accounts/profiles in someone else’s name, and profile behaviors that undermine user safety. These measures do not mean archiving message content or keeping a conversation history.
ARTICLE 5 — General Obligations of the User
The user is obliged to use the application in a manner consistent with the law, rules of good faith, public order, personal rights, child safety, and the peace of other users.
- Threats, insults, profanity, harassment, persistent stalking, or disturbing communication are prohibited.
- Blackmail, coercion, intimidation, obtaining benefits, or incitement to crime are prohibited.
- Any communication that endangers the safety of children is strictly prohibited.
- Unlawful sharing of personal data, private-life information, photographs, address, phone, school, or location information is prohibited.
- Hate speech, discrimination, racism, sectarianism, sexism, or offensive expressions targeting disability are prohibited.
- Obscenity, pornographic expression, content that could lead to sexual exploitation, and unwanted sexual content are prohibited.
- Fraud, phishing, malware, exploits, or directions aimed at harming devices are prohibited.
ARTICLE 6 — Use of Gaming and Messaging Features
On Zerolog, messaging may be used for in-game or out-of-game communication. The user is personally responsible for the messages they send, the nickname they choose, the expressions they use, and the communication they establish. Because the company does not permanently record, store, or archive message content and conversation history in core use, it may be held responsible for users’ individual communication content only within the limits prescribed by mandatory legislation. When a user encounters disturbing or unlawful communication, they should terminate the connection, block the user, preserve evidence on their own device if deemed necessary, and apply to the competent authorities.
ARTICLE 7 — Non-Retention of Records and the 5651 Exception
In Zerolog’s core gaming and messaging use, message content, conversation history, the inter-user communication archive, in-game or out-of-game message logs, Bluetooth pairing history, online pairing history, the user behavior archive, IP history, location history, phone number, e-mail address, and real identity information are not kept by the company as permanent records. However, if there is traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related secondary legislation, such information may be retained only to the extent and for the period required by the legal obligation. This exception does not mean that the company reads, records, stores, or creates a conversation history of message content. Message content, conversation histories, and communication archives that are not created, recorded, or stored by the company cannot be produced later.
ARTICLE 8 — Complaint, Blocking and Safety Tools
When a user encounters disturbing or unlawful behavior, they may use the options of blocking, terminating the connection, filing a complaint, or applying to the competent authorities. The company may process the complaint description, screenshot, or support content submitted by the user themselves only for the purposes of evaluating the relevant application, carrying out security processes, and fulfilling legal obligations. This processing does not mean that the application archives general message content.
ARTICLE 9 — Service Change, Suspension and Termination
The company may change, temporarily suspend, or terminate certain features of the application due to technical development, security, legislative changes, store rules, or the protection of service quality. If the user acts contrary to the agreement or the community rules, the company may take measures such as warning, access restriction, blocking, suspending the account/profile, limiting use of the application, or, where necessary, notifying the competent authorities.
ARTICLE 10 — App Store, Updates and Technical Compatibility
The application may be offered through the App Store, Google Play, or other app stores. The user is also obliged to comply with the terms of use of the app stores and the rules of the device operating system. The company does not guarantee that the application will operate uninterruptedly and error-free on every device, every operating system version, or every Bluetooth or internet connection. Connection interruptions, pairing errors, or device incompatibilities may occur.
ARTICLE 11 — Limitation of Liability
The company is not responsible for content that users create, store, or share with third parties on their own devices; for the communication users establish with one another; for users’ unlawful messages; or for the information they provide to third parties. Provisions of mandatory legislation are reserved. Where the company does not keep message content and conversation history, it cannot subsequently provide data that is technically not in its possession.
ARTICLE 12 — Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
The law of the Republic of Türkiye applies to this agreement. Mandatory rights arising from consumer legislation are reserved. In disputes, without prejudice to the mandatory jurisdiction rules regarding consumer users, the courts and enforcement offices of Antalya have jurisdiction.
2. Privacy Policy
ARTICLE 1 — General Principle
Zerolog is designed with the principles of data minimization and user privacy. The application may offer gaming and messaging features; it may work over offline Bluetooth or the internet. Without prejudice to traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related legislation, message content, conversation history, in-game and out-of-game message logs, the inter-user communication archive, and pairing history are not kept by the company as permanent records.
ARTICLE 2 — Message Content and Conversation History
In core use, the company does not permanently record, store, archive, back up, profile, or transfer to third parties the message content transmitted between users. Use over the internet does not mean that the company reads messages or keeps a conversation history. Communication between users takes place for the purpose of instant communication within the scope of the application’s technical operating model.
ARTICLE 3 — Records Not Kept
Unless expressly stated otherwise, unless the technical structure is changed, and subject to mandatory obligations arising from legislation, the company does not keep the following data as permanent records within core use:
- Message content and conversation history.
- In-game or out-of-game user communication archive.
- Bluetooth pairing history.
- Online pairing history.
- User behavior archive.
- IP history or internet traffic archive, except for traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related legislation.
- Phone number, e-mail address, real identity information, or precise location history.
- Audio, video, or camera recordings.
The company’s principle of not keeping message content and conversation history is fundamental. Mandatory traffic-data retention obligations arising from legislation are an exception to this principle and do not mean that message content is recorded or a conversation history is created.
ARTICLE 4 — Mandatory Traffic Data under Law No. 5651
For services offered over the internet, if there is traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related secondary legislation, such information may be retained only to the extent and for the period required by the legal obligation. These records are not in the nature of message content, conversation history, the inter-user communication archive, or in-game/out-of-game private communication records. This provision does not mean that the company reads, records, analyzes, or profiles message content, or creates a user communication archive. The company cannot subsequently produce message content that it has not stored and has not technically made accessible afterwards.
ARTICLE 5 — Support, Complaints and Information Submitted by the User
If the user, of their own volition, submits an explanation, screenshot, or contact information via support, complaint, or communication channels, this information may be processed only for the purposes of evaluating the application, carrying out security processes, and fulfilling legal obligations. Such application data does not mean that a conversation history or communication archive is kept in Zerolog’s general messaging infrastructure.
ARTICLE 6 — Third-Party Tools
If cookies, analytics, error reporting, app store integration, an advertising SDK, or similar third-party technical tools are used, these tools are separately explained in the Cookie and Third-Party Technical Tools Policy and the Data Protection (KVKK) Notice. The use of third-party tools does not mean that message content is kept by the company or that a conversation history is created.
ARTICLE 7 — Retention and Deletion
If there is mandatory traffic data under 5651, it is retained only for the period prescribed in the relevant legislation. Information submitted by the user themselves within the scope of a support or complaint application is retained for as long as necessary to conclude the application and fulfill legal obligations. Because message content and conversation history are not kept by the company in core use, they do not constitute a matter of retention, archiving, or subsequent provision on the company’s side.
3. Data Protection Notice (KVKK)
ARTICLE 1 — Data Controller
This Notice has been prepared under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data by the developer/rights holder of the Zerolog application to inform users. Data controller information: Eddanetwork Yazılım, Antalya, Türkiye, info@zerolog.tech.
ARTICLE 2 — Data Processing Approach in Core Use
In Zerolog’s core gaming and messaging use, except for traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related legislation, message content, conversation history, in-game/out-of-game message logs, pairing history, the user communication archive, phone number, e-mail address, real identity information, and precise location history are not kept as permanent records. For this reason, the company does not have the ability to subsequently review core messaging content, extract it from an archive, or provide it as content to the competent authorities.
ARTICLE 3 — Limited Categories of Data That May Be Processed
Due to the application’s technical model, store use, support/complaint processes, or legal obligations, the following limited categories of data may be processed:
- If there is traffic data that must be retained under Law No. 5651 and related legislation, only traffic data limited to the mandatory scope and period.
- Name-surname, e-mail address, application content, screenshot, or contact information that the user themselves submits to the support or complaint channels.
- Limited technical information processed by store providers during app store, payment, subscription, or download processes.
- Limited technical data processed by the relevant tools if cookies, error reporting, analytics, or advertising/measurement tools are used. These tools are separately announced.
ARTICLE 4 — Purposes of Processing
Personal data may be processed on a limited basis for the purposes of fulfilling legal obligations, evaluating support and complaint applications, ensuring user safety, operating the application, preventing misuse, protecting rights in legal disputes, and carrying out app store processes. Since message content and conversation history are not recorded in core use, this data is not used for profiling, advertising targeting, or content analysis.
ARTICLE 5 — Legal Grounds
Personal data may be processed based on the legal grounds of being expressly stipulated by law, the data controller fulfilling its legal obligation, being mandatory for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right, being directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract, and legitimate interest provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the relevant person. If there are advertising, analytics, personalization, or third-party tool uses requiring explicit consent, these processes are managed separately and explicitly.
ARTICLE 6 — Transfer
Personal data may be transferred, only to the extent necessary, to competent public institutions and organizations, courts, prosecutors’ offices, or law enforcement units within the scope of legal obligations; and to support service, hosting, app store, error reporting, analytics, or communication infrastructure providers. Because message content and conversation history are not kept by the company in core use, transfer of such content to third parties is not possible.
ARTICLE 7 — Rights of the Data Subject
Users may apply to the data controller via info@zerolog.tech to exercise their rights under Article 11 of the KVKK. Applications are evaluated within the periods prescribed in the legislation. With regard to message content and conversation histories that do not exist, are not created, or are not stored on the company’s side, requests that cannot technically be fulfilled cannot be carried out.
4. Community Rules and Safe-Use Guidelines
ARTICLE 1 — Purpose
The purpose of these rules is to ensure that Zerolog’s gaming and messaging features are used in a safe, respectful, and lawful manner.
ARTICLE 2 — Respectful Communication
When communicating with other users, users must behave respectfully; they must not engage in insults, threats, harassment, humiliation, belittling, intimidation, manipulation, or persistent stalking.
ARTICLE 3 — Strictly Prohibited Behaviors
The following behaviors are strictly prohibited:
- Sexual, manipulative, deceptive, or abuse-prone communication directed at children.
- Sexual harassment, unwanted sexual content, obscenity, pornographic expression, or content that could lead to sexual exploitation.
- Threats, blackmail, coercion, intimidation, pressure, or obtaining benefits.
- Hate speech, racism, sectarianism, sexism, offensive expressions targeting disability, or discrimination.
- Content that encourages violence, self-harm, committing crimes, or protecting a criminal.
- Unlawful sharing of personal data, private-life information, photographs, address, phone, school, location, or payment information.
- Fraud, phishing, malware, exploits, bots, cheats, or directions that could harm devices.
- Commercial spam, advertising, propaganda, or bulk messaging outside the purpose of the application.
ARTICLE 4 — User Safety
Users must be careful when communicating with people they do not know; they must not share their real name, address, phone number, school information, social media account, location, photographs, payment information, or identity information. In the event of disturbing communication, the user should disconnect, block the other user, and, if deemed necessary, preserve evidence on their own device and apply to the competent authorities.
ARTICLE 5 — Sanctions
In the event of behavior contrary to the community rules, the company may take measures such as warning, blocking, access restriction, suspending the profile/rights, limiting use of the application, or, where necessary, notifying the competent authorities. Applying these measures does not mean that message content is generally archived. The company may only act on the information and documents available on its own side and the application content submitted by the user themselves.
5. Complaint and Violation Reporting Procedure
ARTICLE 1 — Application Channels
Users may report unlawful, threatening, harassing behaviors that endanger child safety or violate the community rules via the in-app complaint tool, the support form, or the address info@zerolog.tech.
ARTICLE 2 — What the User Should Do
- Terminate the connection.
- Block the disturbing user.
- If deemed necessary, preserve the screenshot or evidence on their own device.
- If there is an urgent risk or suspicion of a crime, apply to the competent authorities.
- Submit only the necessary information to the complaint channel and not share unnecessary personal data of third parties.
ARTICLE 3 — Limit of the Company’s Review
Because the company does not keep message content and conversation history in core use, it can conduct a complaint review only based on the application content and screenshot submitted by the user themselves, or on the limited information available on the company’s side. If there is traffic data that must be retained under 5651, such information may be subject to evaluation only to the extent and for the period of the legal obligation. This information is not in the nature of message content.
ARTICLE 4 — Urgent Risks
In situations such as child abuse, serious threats, blackmail, physical harm, incitement to suicide, organized crime, or suspicion of a serious crime, the user must apply to the competent authorities without delay. Within the scope of the concrete information and documents that reach it, the company carries out the necessary cooperation and notification processes in accordance with the applicable legislation.
ARTICLE 5 — Retention
Application data submitted by the user themselves within the scope of a complaint may be retained for as long as necessary to evaluate the application and fulfill legal obligations. Unnecessary data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized. This retention does not mean that general messaging content is kept or that a conversation history archive is created.
6. Child Safety Policy
ARTICLE 1 — Purpose and Priority
Zerolog considers the safety of children and vulnerable user groups a priority. Since the application includes gaming and messaging features, it is recommended that child users use it under the supervision of a parent or legal representative.
ARTICLE 2 — Strict Prohibitions Regarding Children
- Establishing sexual, abuse-prone, or manipulative communication with child users.
- Requesting photographs, location, address, school, phone, social media account, or private information from children.
- Directing children toward deception, meeting up, secret communication, or hiding things from their family.
- Applying threats, blackmail, pressure, intimidation, or emotional manipulation to children.
- Any content, behavior, or direction that endangers child safety.
ARTICLE 3 — Parent and User Warnings
Child users should not connect with people they do not know, should not share personal information, should disconnect in the event of disturbing communication, and should inform their parent/legal representative. Parents should supervise their children’s use of the application, their messaging behaviors, and the connections they establish with people they do not know.
ARTICLE 4 — Reporting and Intervention
In the event that a report concerning child safety is received, the company takes the necessary security measures, limited to the concrete information and documents that reach it, and, where legally required, applies to or informs the competent authorities. With regard to message content that the company does not directly see, does not record, or cannot technically access, it cannot be assumed to have actual knowledge.