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Why is an AI-written privacy policy not enough on its own?

AI tools can write a convincing privacy policy in seconds. But the tool does not know which data your project collects, where it is stored or who it is shared with, and it often mixes up the EU's GDPR with Turkish law. What KVKK requires is not a polished text but a notice that reflects reality and the records behind it.

Five things the text does not cover

1. A privacy policy is not a privacy noticeKVKK Art. 10 and the Communiqué on the Duty to Inform require specific elements: the controller's identity, purposes, recipient groups, collection method, legal basis and rights. A generic policy does not provide these for your project.
2. Consent is obtained separatelyWhere consent is needed, it must be separate from the notice, specific and freely given. An “I have read and agree” box buried in the text is not valid consent.
3. A text that contradicts reality is evidence against youIf the text says “your data is not transferred abroad” while the system uses a foreign database and AI API, that contradiction is the first thing examined in a complaint.
4. Clauses that don't hold in TürkiyePhrases such as “we are not liable under any circumstances” or “US courts have jurisdiction” are invalid against consumers and undermine the text's credibility.
5. The documents behind the textA data inventory, a retention and destruction policy, VERBİS registration where required, data processing agreements with providers and security measures must each be prepared. The privacy policy is only their shop window.

An AI-written text can be a good first draft. Before launch, compare it with the project's real data flows and complete the missing documents.