Donation and Membership Fee Payment Terms

1.1This text applies to the following payments made to the Compounding Pharmacists Association (Association) via the majistraleczacilari.org.tr website:

• Association membership dues and entry fee,
• Cash donations made by members or third parties,
• (Conditional) donations allocated for a specific purpose,
• Standing (recurring) dues and donation payment orders.

1.2Sales of goods and services such as books, digital content, and event registrations made through the Site are outside the scope of this text. The Distance Sales Agreement and the Refund and Cancellation Policy apply to these sales.

1.3By checking the confirmation box on the payment screen, the payer declares that they have read and accepted these terms.

2.1Donation. Pursuant to Article 285 of the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, a donation is a contract whereby the donor undertakes to make a disposition from their assets to the donee gratuitously with inter vivos effect. No delivery of goods or performance of services is committed by the Association in return for the donation; a donation is a unilateral, gratuitous transaction.

2.2Dues. Pursuant to Article 70 of the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, members’ obligation to pay dues is regulated by the association’s bylaws. Dues are not the consideration for a purchase transaction, but an obligation arising from the membership relationship and based on the bylaws. Dues amounts and payment periods are determined within the framework of the general assembly decision and the provisions of the bylaws.

2.3Payment does not confer membership rights. Making a dues or donation payment via the website does not constitute association membership on its own. Membership is acquired upon fulfilling the conditions required by the bylaws and upon the approval of the written application by the board of directors. Pursuant to Article 64 of the Turkish Civil Code, the board of directors decides on the membership application within thirty days at most and notifies the applicant of the result in writing. In case of rejection of the application, the amount paid shall be refunded.

3.1In terms of consumer legislation. Pursuant to Article 2 of Law No. 6502 on the Protection of the Consumer, the Law covers all types of consumer transactions and consumer-oriented practices. In Article 3/1-l of the Law, a consumer transaction is defined as all kinds of contracts and legal transactions established in goods or services markets between consumers and natural or legal persons acting for commercial or professional purposes, including public legal entities, or acting on their behalf or account.

Dues and donations are not transactions established in a goods or services market that entail reciprocal consideration. Therefore, they are not considered consumer transactions; the Regulation on Distance Contracts issued pursuant to Article 48 of the Law and the fourteen-day right of withdrawal stipulated in Article 9 of this Regulation do not apply to these payments.

3.2In terms of the scope provisions of the Regulation on Distance Contracts. Pursuant to Article 2/2-j of the Regulation, donations within the scope of the Law on the Collection of Aid No. 2860 dated 23/6/1983 are excluded from the scope of the Regulation. In addition, pursuant to Article 3 of Law No. 2860, donations and aid to be made to associations by their members and other persons in accordance with their own statutes, as well as revenues generated by associations from their own resources, are outside the scope of the said Law. In both cases, the distance contract regime and the right of withdrawal do not apply.

3.3In terms of the law of obligations. Pursuant to Article 289 of the Turkish Code of Obligations, a manual gift (hand-to-hand donation) is established upon transfer into the assets of the donee; establishment and performance occur simultaneously. It is not possible for the donor to revoke a completed donation by a unilateral declaration. The donor’s right to revoke the donation is reserved should any of the exhaustive grounds set forth in Article 295 of the Turkish Code of Obligations materialize (the donee committing a serious crime, substantially breaching obligations arising from the law, or failing to perform the charge in a conditional gift without a justified reason).

3.4In terms of the law of associations. Pursuant to Article 70 of the Turkish Civil Code, a member who resigns or is expelled from the association is obligated to pay the dues for the period of their membership. In light of this provision, membership dues accrued and collected during the membership period cannot be refunded even in the event of resignation from membership. Pursuant to Article 68 of the same Law, a member who leaves or is expelled from the association cannot claim any rights on the association’s assets.

3.5For the reasons stated above, there is no fourteen-day right of withdrawal for membership fee and donation payments made through this page, and no refunds are issued for completed payments.

4.1A person setting up a recurring (monthly or annually recurring) membership fee or donation instruction may cancel the instruction prospectively at any time and without stating any justification. The cancellation request can be submitted via the member account on the website or by sending an email to [email protected].

4.2If the cancellation request is received at least two business days prior to the next charge date, it shall take effect starting from that period. If the request is received later, the cancellation shall be effective starting from the subsequent period.

4.3Cancellation of the instruction does not require the refund of charges executed prior to the date of cancellation. In terms of membership dues, as long as the membership continues, the obligation to pay dues persists pursuant to Article 70 of the Turkish Civil Code; cancellation of the instruction does not extinguish this obligation.

4.4Prior to each recurring payment, the amount and date details are notified to the registered email address.

5.1Donations may be made subject to a condition or allocated to a specific project pursuant to Article 290 of the Turkish Code of Obligations. The allocated purpose is specified in the description field during payment or on the relevant campaign page.

5.2The Association uses designated donations solely in accordance with the specified purpose. In the event that the fulfillment of the purpose becomes impossible, the Association notifies the donor via a durable medium and proposes using the amount for another activity within the scope of the Association’s objectives. The donor may request a refund within 14 days of the notification.

5.3Symbolic acknowledgments provided by the Association in return for donations, such as letters of appreciation, certificates, or mentions in catalogs, do not alter the gratuitous nature of the donation, and these elements are not deemed to constitute the provision of goods or services.

6.1Although there is no right of withdrawal, the paid amount shall be refunded under the provisions of unjust enrichment (Turkish Code of Obligations Art. 77 et seq.) in the following cases:

• Duplicate charge: The collection of the same payment more than once due to a technical error.
• Incorrect amount: The collection of an amount different from the selected amount due to a system error.
• Unauthorized card usage: Transactions carried out without the consent of the cardholder. In this case, the provisions of the Bank Cards and Credit Cards Law No. 5464 and the rights of the cardholder against their bank are reserved.
• Rejection of membership application: Rejection of the membership application by the board of directors despite the membership fee having been paid.
• Overpayment: The excess portion in the event that an amount exceeding the dues debt is paid. The payer may, if they wish, request that the excess amount be recorded as a donation.

6.2The refund request shall be submitted to [email protected] within 14 days from the transaction date, specifying the full name, transaction date, amount, and transaction number, if any.

6.3The request will be finalized within 14 days at the latest, and if approved, the payment will be refunded to the payment method used in the transaction. Refunds made to credit cards may take two to three weeks to reflect on the account depending on the bank’s processing procedures; the Association is not responsible for this duration.

6.4If the donation or membership fee amount has been spent in accordance with its purpose during the relevant accounting period, the refund request shall be evaluated within the framework of the Association’s financial capabilities.

7.1Pursuant to Article 38 of the Associations Regulation, association revenues are collected with a receipt voucher; however, in the case of revenues collected through banks, documents such as receipts or account statements issued by the bank replace the receipt voucher. For this reason, it is not mandatory to issue a separate receipt voucher for payments made via card or wire transfer/EFT through the website.

7.2Upon request, the Association sends the receipt voucher issued in the payer’s name via e-mail or post. Requests are submitted to [email protected].

7.3After each payment, a transaction summary is automatically sent to the e-mail address provided by the payer.

8.1Payments are processed through the infrastructure of {{ODEME_KURULUSU}}, authorized by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. Card details are not viewed, recorded, or stored by the Association.

8.2Transactions are protected with 3D Secure verification and SSL/TLS encryption.

8.3If you notice an unrecognized transaction on your card, please immediately notify your bank and [email protected].

9.1Personal data obtained during dues and donation transactions are processed in accordance with the Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698. For detailed information, please review the Clarification Text.

9.2Association membership information constitutes special category personal data within the scope of Article 6 of the Law and is processed in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the aforementioned article.

9.3The donor’s name will not be shared in any list, acknowledgement page, or publication unless explicit consent is provided. Anonymous donations can be made.

10.1Any questions, requests, and complaints regarding these terms may be sent to [email protected] or conveyed via telephone at 0532 312 85 55.

10.2Turkish law applies to these terms. Since the relationship concerning dues and donations does not qualify as a consumer transaction, Konya Courts and Enforcement Offices shall have jurisdiction over disputes arising therefrom.

10.3The Association reserves the right to amend these terms. Changes take effect on the date they are published on this page and do not apply to payments made prior to publication.