Version: 1.0Last Updated: July 7, 2026
1. Purpose and Scope
This Metutech.Design Acceptable Use Policy (“Policy”) sets out the rules and principles that must be followed when using the Metutech.Design service and applies to all real and legal persons using the service.
2. General Use Principles
The Customer agrees to use the Metutech.Design service in accordance with the applicable legislation, the Metutech.Design Terms of Use and this Policy.
3. Prohibited Uses
The Customer may not use the Metutech.Design service for the following purposes:
3.1. Unlawful Content and Activities
Producing, hosting, publishing or facilitating the dissemination of content that is contrary to the laws of the Republic of Türkiye or any other applicable legislation; engaging in activities that constitute a crime, encourage crime or facilitate the commission of a crime; using content that is contrary to public order, public morality or mandatory legal rules.
3.2. Deceptive and Abusive Uses
Engaging in phishing, fraud, forgery, misleading redirection or similar abusive activities; creating a false corporate, commercial or professional identity; presenting a title, authorization, license, certificate or field of expertise that the Customer does not possess; creating websites, content or pages aimed at deceiving or misleading users or obtaining unfair gain; using artificial intelligence tools to produce unlawful, unethical, misleading content or content that may deceive third parties.
3.3. Intellectual and Industrial Property Infringements
Uploading, using, reproducing, adapting or publishing content that infringes third parties’ copyrights, trademarks, patents, designs, trade names or similar intellectual and industrial property rights, or content for which the Customer does not have the right to use.
3.4. Personal Data and Privacy Violations
Processing, using, transferring to the system or publishing personal data or special categories of personal data in violation of the applicable legislation; creating or publishing content that violates third parties’ privacy, private life or personality rights.
3.5. Harmful Technical Uses
Uploading, hosting or distributing malware, viruses, trojans, malicious code, harmful scripts or similar elements; carrying out actions that weaken, disrupt or endanger the security of the service, infrastructure or third-party systems; attempting to gain unauthorized access to systems; conducting unauthorized scanning or vulnerability exploitation activities; overloading the system through spam, excessive queries, denial-of-service methods or similar means.
Uses that disproportionately consume system resources, adversely affect service performance or negatively impact other users’ ability to benefit from the service in a manner exceeding the nature and ordinary use of the service are prohibited.
3.6. Inappropriate Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
Creating or publishing content containing false, misleading or unauthorized statements, particularly in relation to healthcare, law, finance, education, services directed at children, or activities requiring a license, permit or special authorization.
4. Customer Obligations
The Customer is responsible for complying with the following obligations within the scope of using the Metutech.Design service:
4.1. Content and Approval Obligation
The Customer is obliged to review, verify and approve all content created, entered into the system, edited, modified, approved or published within the scope of Metutech.Design before publication. Texts, page structures, visual layouts and similar outputs created by Metutech.Design are in the nature of drafts/suggestions.
The Customer acknowledges that, with respect to the website published within the scope of the Metutech.Design service and the content on such website, the Customer is a content provider under Law No. 5651; and that the Customer is responsible for the accuracy, currency and legality of the content, for ensuring that it does not infringe third-party rights, and for the accuracy and legal compliance of its commercial and professional statements.
The Customer is responsible for any legal, administrative, criminal, technical, commercial and financial liability that may arise from content published after the Customer’s approval and from any changes made after publication.
4.2. Obligation to Provide and Monitor Contact Information
The Customer is obliged to include, on the website created and/or published within the scope of Metutech.Design, a contact email address that the Customer declares belongs to them and is current and actively monitored.
The Customer is responsible for the published content and for monitoring related notifications.
The Customer is obliged to carry out the necessary actions within the required time regarding content removal requests, access blocking requests, legal claims, complaints, official notifications and similar requests or applications that may be submitted by competent authorities and third parties, including but not limited to the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, the Access Providers Association, courts, public prosecutors’ offices, law enforcement authorities, administrative authorities and other competent institutions and organizations.
5. Third-Party Service Providers and Technical Infrastructure
Third-party hosting, artificial intelligence, security, domain name, content distribution, support and similar technical service providers may be used in the provision of the Metutech.Design service. The Company may impose certain technical limitations on the use of the service for the purposes of security, service continuity and compliance with legislation.
6. Monitoring, Intervention and Sanctions
In cases including but not limited to breach of this Policy, suspicion of unlawfulness, third-party complaints, allegations of copyright, trademark, personal data or personality rights violations, risks to security or system integrity, or decisions, requests, notifications or applications submitted by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, the Access Providers Association, courts, public prosecutors’ offices, law enforcement authorities, administrative authorities or other competent institutions and organizations, the Company reserves the right to take measures it deems appropriate, with or without prior notice where possible, including:
- removing content,
- suspending publication,
- restricting access,
- temporarily or permanently suspending the service,
- suspending the account,
- terminating the agreement, and
- sharing relevant information and records with competent institutions and organizations where required by legislation or requested by competent authorities.
In such cases, the Company may apply the measures it deems necessary without obtaining any further approval or instruction from the Customer.
The Customer may not claim any refund, compensation or damages due to measures taken under this Policy, the Metutech.Design Terms of Use, the Product and Service Agreement, applicable legislation, official authority decisions or security requirements, unless such measures arise from the Company’s fault.
7. Other Provisions
7.1. In case of use contrary to this Policy, the Company may exercise its rights set out in the Metutech.Design Terms of Use and the Product and Service Agreement, including suspension, access restriction, content removal, service termination and non-refund of fees.
If any administrative fine, sanction, damage, expense, third-party claim or official authority application is directed to the Company due to the Customer’s use contrary to this Policy, unlawful content or failure to take action in due time, the Company reserves the right to recourse to the Customer for the relevant damages and reasonable expenses.
7.2. The procedures and periods regarding termination of the service, closure of access, restriction of access to data and content, and the storage, delivery, recovery and deletion of such data and content are subject to the Metutech.Design Terms of Use and the Product and Service Agreement.
7.3. The Company may update this Policy in line with legislative changes, technical requirements, security needs, operational requirements or product development activities. The current Policy enters into force on the date it is announced by the Company.
7.4. This Policy is an integral and complementary part of the Product and Service Agreement of ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Bilgi Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and the Metutech.Design Terms of Use. The Policy enters into force and becomes binding on the Customer upon the Customer’s commencement of use of the Metutech.Design service or electronic approval.
If the Metutech.Design service is offered together with another product or service as part of a campaign, package or bundle, the agreements, terms of use, policies and other binding documents applicable to the relevant product or service shall also be binding on the Customer to the extent they relate to such product or service.