Terms of Service - Umut Öztürk

1. Acceptance

By using umtoz.com you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

2. What this site is

umtoz.com is a personal website publishing writing and news coverage about logistics, freight, and supply chains. It is operated by Umut Ozturk, a company registered in Türkiye.

It is a publication. There is no user account, no paid service, and nothing to buy here.

3. Content is informational

Articles on this site are published for general information. They are not professional, legal, financial, customs, or regulatory advice, and should not be relied on as a basis for business decisions.

Logistics regulations, tariffs, and rates change constantly. An article that was accurate when published may not be accurate when you read it. Verify anything that matters against a primary source or a qualified adviser before acting on it.

Opinions expressed are the author's own.

4. Intellectual property

Articles, images, and site design are our property or used with permission, and are protected by Turkish and international copyright law.

You may read, share links to, and quote short passages from our articles with attribution and a link back to the original. You may not republish articles in full, use them to train machine learning models, or use them commercially without written permission.

Third-party trademarks and logos appearing on the site belong to their respective owners.

Subscribing to the newsletter is free and voluntary. We use double opt-in, so your subscription only begins once you confirm it by email.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any newsletter email. We do not sell or rent our subscriber list.

We do not guarantee any particular publishing schedule and may stop sending the newsletter at any time.

6. Acceptable use

You may not:

attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or its infrastructure
scrape, crawl, or make automated requests at a volume that degrades the service for others
submit false or third-party email addresses to the newsletter form
use the site for anything unlawful

7. External links

We link to other websites, including news sources. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement.

8. Availability

We provide the site "as is" and make no promise that it will be available without interruption or free of errors. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of it at any time without notice.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Turkish law, we are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of this site or reliance on its content.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. The courts and enforcement offices of Istanbul (Çağlayan) have jurisdiction over any dispute.

If you are a consumer, this does not affect any mandatory rights you have under the consumer protection laws of your country of residence.

11. Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the revised terms.

12. Contact

Umut Ozturk Türkiye legal@umtoz.com