We, as Çanakcılar Seramik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş (the "Company"), make use of various technologies such as cookies, pixels, GIFs, etc., to improve your experience during your use or visit of our websites ("Website"), applications or all similar online or offline platforms (all mentioned platforms shall collectively be referred to as the "Platform") offered to your use in digital environment. This Policy has been prepared within the scope of the Communique On Principles And Procedures To Be Followed In Fullfillment Of The Obligation To Inform with Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“Law”).
These technologies are employed as per the applicable legislation, namely the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Law”).
This Cookie Policy explains the purposes of collecting cookies during your use of the Platform and how you can control these cookies.
We can cease the use of the cookies on our website and application, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our website and application. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes to the Cookie Policy will be effective once published on the website, application, or any other public medium. You may find the last updated date at the end of the text.
Methods of Cookie Collection, Legal Reason and Transfer of Personal Data
Strictly Necessary Cookies: It is used to fulfill an information society service you have requested (log-in, filling out forms and remembering privacy preferences, counting visitors on our website and measuring traffic). Your personal data collected electronically through Cookies within the scope of your visit to our website or due to your use of our application, processed under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law “Processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract.” or (f) subparagraph “Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.”
Performance and Analysis Cookies: Performance and analysis cookies are related to information about how our website is used, which pages are visited or which links are used. None of the aforementioned information is used to identify you, and all of the information is aggregated and also anonymous. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph 5(1) of the Law.
Functionality and Preference Cookies: They are used for the purposes of making our website more functional and personalizing it (except for your privacy preferences, ensuring that your other preferences are remembered when you re-enter the site). Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph 5(1) of the Law.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies: They are used by our business partners to profile your interests and show you relevant advertisements. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph 5(1) of the Law.
For the cookies we use on our website, other than the strictly necessary cookies, the explicit consent of the users is obtained and the opportunity to change their consent at any time is provided. From the manage cookies section, users can see the types of cookies used on our website and can set their preferences with the "on" or "off" options for all cookies other than Strictly Necessary Cookies.
You can manage the use of Cookies at any time from the Manage Cookies section. We may share your personal data with our suppliers in a limited capacity to realize the purposes outlined in this Cookie Policy and in accordance with the relevant legislation. Thus, in case of your explicit consent, your personal data will be transferred to our service providers abroad in accordance with the legislation, limited to the realization of the purposes specified in this Cookie Policy.
Types of Cookies According to Duration
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser or once your session ends.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your hard drive until you or your browser deletes them, depending on the cookie’s expiration date. The expiration dates of permanent cookies can vary, but are predetermined.
Types of Cookies According to Provenance
- First Party Cookies: As the name implies, first-party cookies are placed directly on your device by our Platforms. First party cookies are placed directly by the website visited by the user, ie the URL shown in the address bar of the browser (example.com.tr).
- Third Party Cookies: These cookies are placed on your device not by our Platforms but by a third party, such as an advertiser or an analytic system. Third party cookies are placed by a different domain than the domain that the user is visiting.
Cookies and Their Purposes of Use
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary for the performance of the main functions of the website, and they provide security, network management and access to the website. Strictly Necessary Cookies are first-party cookies and process personal data during the session (except for cookies regarding users privacy preferences, since these cookies last longer than the session duration) and are automatically deleted when the session ends. These cookies are used as mandatory to fulfill an information society service users have requested (logging in, filling out forms and remembering privacy preferences).
- Functionality and Preference Cookies: Preference Cookies, also known as Functionality Cookies, are Cookies that allow users past preferences to be remembered, such as the language used or preferred region of the website, or a username and password that automatically logs in. These types of cookies are used to make website more functional and personalize it (with the exception of your privacy preferences, to ensure that your other preferences are remembered when you re-enter the site).
- Performance and Analysis Cookies: These cookies are frequently used to improve the website, including measuring the impact of advertisements on relevant people. They are used by website owners to estimate the number of unique visitors, identify the most important search engine keywords that lead to a website, or monitor website browsing.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies track users online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising. These cookies may share collected information with other advertising third parties.
Cookies Used on Our Platforms
Functionality and Preference Cookies
These Cookies allow you to personalize the services offered on our site by remembering your preferences and choices on the site and application. For example, it allows us to remember your language selection on our site or the font size you have chosen when reading a text. If you approve the use of functionality and preference cookies, your personal data will be transferred abroad.
Cookie | Description | Party | Duration |
_ga | The cookie relates to Google Universal Analytics. It distinguishing between individual users and generates statistical data on how the user accesses the website. | 3. Party | 1 Year |
_ga_168NRV9TCM | The cookie relates to Google Universal Analytics. It distinguishing between individual users and generates statistical data on how the user accesses the website. | 3. Party | 1 Year |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | 3. Party | Session |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 3. Party | 180 Day |
_gat_gtag_UA_3132345_16 | The cookie relates to Google Universal Analytics. It distinguishing between individual users and generates statistical data on how the user accesses the website. | 3. Party | 2 Minutes |
_gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Collect: is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. It tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 3. Party | 1 Day |
Targeting or Advertising Cookies
We use Cookies to promote products and services to you on our site or in channels other than our site. In addition, we may cooperate with some of our business partners to advertise and promote you within or outside of our site. For example, Cookies can be used to track whether you clicked on an ad you saw on our site, and if you benefited from the service on the site to which the ad was directed after the ad attracted your attention. If you consent to the use of targeting or advertising cookies, your personal data will be transferred abroad.
How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?
Our visitors’ and users’ preferences regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are fundamental. However, the use of particular cookies is mandatory as they are required for the Platform to function. In addition, some functions of the Platform may not work partially or completely if some cookies are disabled.
Here you will find information on how to manage your preferences for the cookies used on the Platform:
- Visitors have the opportunity to customize their preferences regarding Cookies by changing the browser settings in which they view the Platform. If the browser in use offers this possibility, it is possible to change the preferences for Cookies through the browser settings. Thus, although it may differ according to the possibilities offered by the browser, data subjects have the opportunity to prevent the use of Cookies, to choose to receive a warning before the use of Cookies, or to disable or delete only some Cookies.
- Although the preferences on this subject vary according to the browser used, it is possible to reach a general explanation at https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Preferences for cookies may need to be made separately for each device from which the visitor accesses the Platform.
- Click to turn off the Cookies managed by Google Analytics.
- Click to manage the personalized advertising experience provided by Google.
- Preferences in terms of cookies used by many companies for advertising activities can be managed through Your Online Choices.
- To manage cookies on mobile devices, the settings menu of the mobile device can be used.
- You have the opportunity to customize your preferences regarding cookies by changing the settings of your browser.
Adobe Analytics |
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AOL |
https://help.aol.com/articles/restore-security-settings-and-enable-cookie-settings-on-browser |
Google Adwords |
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Google Analytics |
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Google Chrome |
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647 |
Internet Explorer |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies |
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What Are Your Rights as a Data Subject?
According to Article 11 of the Law, a data subject is entitled to
- know whether his/her personal data is processed;
- request information if his/her personal data has been processed;
- know the purpose of processing his/her personal data and whether such data have been used appropriately for their purpose;
- know the third parties to whom his/her personal data have been transferred domestically or abroad,
- request rectification in case his/her personal data have been processed incompletely or inaccurately, to request notification of such activities to any third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
- request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring processing thereof have disappeared, although it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the KVK Law and other relevant laws, and to request notification of such activities to any third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred;
- object to the occurrence of any results against himself / herself through analysis of the processed data exclusively through automated systems;
- demand the compensation of damages and losses suffered due to the unlawful processing of personal data.
Date last updated: 9/13/2022