Cookie Policy

COOKIE NOTICE

Protection of Personal Data

Cookie Notice

This notice has been prepared by ............................ as the data controller pursuant to Article 10 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (the "Law") and the Communique on the Procedures and Principles to Be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform (.........................................../Istanbul).

The purpose of this Cookie Notice is to inform you, in relation to the processing of personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies used on our website on your device, about which types of cookies we use and for what purposes, the legal basis, and your rights.

INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES;

On our website, we process certain personal data via cookies.

Cookies refers to technologies such as cookies, advertising identifiers, and web identifiers (all of these technologies will be referred to as "Cookies").

What Is a Cookie?

Cookies are very small text files, generally consisting of letters and numbers, that are saved to your computer (or other devices such as a smartphone or tablet) by the websites you visit via browsers. Cookies enable the recognition of the user and the device and allow certain information about the user's preferences and past actions to be stored. Cookies are created by the servers that manage the website you visit. This way, when the visitor visits the same site again, the server can understand this. Cookies can be likened to ID cards that show website owners that the same visitor has revisited the site.

For more detailed information about cookies, you can visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ and https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Obtaining Personal Data via Cookies

When you first visit our website, you are presented with a screen regarding your cookie preferences. In accordance with the cookies you allow to be used on this screen, the relevant cookies are stored in your browser/device. Each cookie generally contains the following elements:

• The server to which the cookie is sent,

• The predetermined lifespan of the cookie,

• A unique identifier value/number, generally generated at random (the website server that sends the cookie uses this value to recognize you as you navigate between pages).

Data is collected via cookies by fully automated methods. Cookies can be classified in terms of their owners, lifespans, and purposes of use:

• By owner, first-party cookies placed on your device by the website you visit and third-party cookies provided by third parties are used. While first-party cookies are provided by ......................., third-party cookies are provided by different companies from which services are received or that are business partners.

• By lifespan, session cookies and persistent cookies are used. Session cookies are deleted when the visitor leaves the website, whereas persistent cookies are stored on visitors' devices for their predetermined lifespan and are used to remember the visitor and the visitor's preferences on the next visit.

• By purpose of use, strictly necessary cookies, analytical cookies, and targeting/advertising cookies are used on the site.

Data Collected via Cookies, Purposes of Use, and Legal Bases

Via cookies, data relating to user transaction records are collected and processed, including the browser and operating system you use, IP address, user ID, the date and time of your visit, access status, use of features on the website, search terms you enter, how often you visit our website, your language preferences, and actions you perform on pages.

Cookies are used for the purposes of ensuring that your visit to our website and your experience here are carried out in a stable manner and that your information is remembered in your next use, improving the operation and content of the site, statistically evaluating site use, presenting the content on the site in the most effective way for you and your device, and offering users customized services and advertisements in line with their preferences and usage habits. Cookies are divided into various categories according to their purposes of use and functions. Below, according to their categories, information is provided about the cookies used on our website, the parties providing the cookies, the foreign countries to which personal data may be transferred via cookies, and, for each cookie, the purposes of use and legal bases:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are cookies that are necessary for the use and functionality of the website. If strictly necessary cookies are disabled, access to part or all of the site may not be possible. Personal data processed via strictly necessary cookies is processed for the purposes of providing products and services and conducting activities in compliance with legislation, based on the necessity of processing data for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right as set forth in Article 5/2e of the KVKK (Turkey).

The strictly necessary cookies used on our website, their providers, and their purposes of use are as follows:

2. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help enable certain functions, such as sharing the website content on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features. Functional cookies are also used to remember users preferences on the website. For example, they save usage preferences and remember them on subsequent visits, such as language and currency preferences, and the "remember me" preference used so that when you log in again from the same browser, you are not asked for your login details again. Personal data processed through functional cookies are processed for the purposes of remembering preferences and improving the customer experience, based on your explicit consent as set forth in Article 5/1 of the KVKK (Turkey).

The functional cookies used on our website, their providers, and their purposes of use are as follows:

3. Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies collect information about how users use the website. These cookies are used to improve/enhance the user experience. These cookies collect information such as the pages viewed by users, number of clicks, page scrolling actions, and the times they enter and exit these pages. Personal data processed through analytics cookies are processed for the purposes of carrying out marketing analytics activities and creating and tracking visitor records, based on your explicit consent as set forth in Article 5/1 of the KVKK (Turkey).

The analytics cookies used on our website, their providers, and their purposes of use are as follows:

4. Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to serve ads/campaigns based on users interests and to measure the effectiveness of marketing activities. Personal data processed through marketing cookies are processed for the purposes of carrying out the marketing processes for products/services, carrying out marketing analytics activities, and carrying out advertising/campaign/promotion processes, based on your explicit consent as set forth in Article 5/1 of the KVKK (Turkey).

The marketing cookies used on our website, their providers, and their purposes of use are as follows:

Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data

Data subjects are required to submit their requests regarding their rights related to personal data to the data controller first.

Application Method

You may submit your application:

• In writing to .............................;

• If your email address is registered in our system, by sending an email to .......................... .

Your application must include:

• Your first and last name, and if the application is in writing, your signature,

• For citizens of the Republic of Turkey, your Turkish Republic ID number; if you are a foreign national, your nationality, your passport number, or, if available, your ID number,

• Your residence address or workplace address for service of notices,

• If available, the email address, telephone, and fax number to be used for notifications,

• The subject of your request,

and, if applicable, the relevant information and documents must also be attached to the application.

......................., reserves the right to verify your identity.

For the procedural rules to be followed during the application process and more detailed information, please refer to the Personal Data Protection Authority's (Turkey) "Communique on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller".