Cookies are the small data stored in the hard disk of your computer by your browser. In general, they are used to provide you with a personalized experience during your use of the website, develop the services provided, and improve your experience and may contribute to ease-of-use during your navigation on a website.
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF COOKIES?
Cookies are subject to various distinctions according to their lifespan, purpose of use and the cookie owner or the party placing the cookie.
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COOKIES BY TYPE
Cookies by Lifespan
Session Cookies: These are the cookies that are created when you visit a website and are used during your visit and are valid until the browser window is closed. The purpose of such cookies is to ensure the continuity and security of your visit.
For example, it allows filling in online forms consisting of multiple pages.
Permanent Cookies: They are created the first time you visit a website and remain on your hard drive depending on their lifespan or until you delete them. The purpose of such cookies is to increase website functionality by providing a faster and better service to the visitors.
For example, remembering the visitor preferences and determining the content to be displayed according to these preferences.
Cookies by Purpose of Use
Mandatory/Technical Cookies:They are cookies mandatory for smooth running of the website you visit. The purpose of such cookies is to provide any necessary service by ensuring operation of the website.
For example, they enable access to the secure fields of the website, use its features and navigation on the website.
Functional Cookies:They record the selections made by the visitor on the website and recall them on the next visit. The purpose of such cookies is to provide ease of use to the visitors.
For example, it removes the need for the site user to reenter the user password on each page visited.
Performance/Analytical Cookies: They gather data about the method of use of the website, frequency of visits and number of visitors, and show how visitors have linked to the website. These cookies are used to improve the mode of operation of the website and thereby increase its performance, and determine the direction of general trends. They do not contain data that can identify the visitors.
For example, they show the number of error messages displayed or the mostly visited pages.
Cookies by Cookie Owner or Cookie Placing Party
First-Party Cookies: These are cookies defined by the website visited and can only be read by such website.
Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are defined by organizations other than the website visited and that enable reporting to the website regarding the service for which it is defined.
COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE AND LEGAL GROUNDS FOR USING COOKIES
The mandatory/technical, performance/analytical and advertising/marketing cookies used on our website, together with the aforementioned explanations, have the following features:
They ensure our website to operate securely, and for you to browse our website, as well as use the services and features available on it.
They allow us to store information about the users of our website (through user devices and browser caches) and website usage.
They are mandatory for use as desired for the interface and features of the website.
They ensure acceleration of operations during subsequent visits.
They enable us to understand how the website is used by visitors, help us obtain statistical data, and improve content.
They enable us to improve our advertising and marketing activities.
They do not damage your computer and are free of viruses.
Your personal data, collected through Mandatory/Technical Cookies, is processed under paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the PDPL on the legal grounds that “(c) It is necessary to process the personal data of parties to a contract, provided that the processing is directly related to the execution or performance of the contract” and “(f) The data processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not harmed”.
Performance/Analytical and Advertising/Marketing cookies are processed with your explicit consent in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the PDPL.
HOW TO MANAGE THE COOKIES PREFERENCES?
You can simply change your preferences on use of cookies or block or delete cookies only by changing the your browser settings.
In order for you to control cookies, many browsers provide you option to accept or reject cookies, accept only certain types of cookies or get warned when the website requests storage of cookies on your device
Besides, there is an option to delete any cookies already recorded on your browser.
If you disable or reject cookies, it may be necessary to set some preferences manually, and as we will be not able to identify your account and associate it with you, some features and services on the website may not run smoothly. You can change your browser settings by clicking on the relevant link on the following table.
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Google Chrome |
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647 |
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Internet Explorer |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies |
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Opera |
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Safari |
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Microsoft Edge |
https://support.microsoft.com/tr-tr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies |
For more information on cookies, including how cookies are placed, displayed, managed and deleted, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org and use the “contact us” tab to convey all your questions and comments regarding the Policy.
This Cookie Information Text may be updated in order to comply with the PDPL as a result of our changing processes. We kindly ask you to periodically check the Cookie Information Text in order to be informed about any changes and updates we have made in the Cookie Information Text.
