Çerez Politikası

COOKIE POLICY

At Ankaref İnovasyon ve Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi (“Company”), we use cookies in some parts of our website. This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) applies to the website managed by the Company. Cookies will be used as set out by this Policy during your visit to our website.

The Company values confidentiality and security of your personal data. You can access the Disclosure Statement on the Processing of Personal Data[AA1]  regarding the personal data processed by the Company in the capacity of “Data Controller” as per the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“LPPD”) on our website. In order to fulfill our obligation of disclosure arising from Article 10 of the LPPD as Data Controller, we submit the following matters for your consideration.

1. What is a cookie?

As will be mentioned in this policy, the Company utilizes cookies and similar technologies on its websites for various reasons. The websites you visit may access or store information about your browser. This process is usually carried out through cookies. Cookies are small text files used by websites to improve the user experience. Thanks to them, while your browser stores certain information, Internet servers can then access and utilize this information. When you visit the Company’s website, we may send cookies to your computer.

Pursuant to the law, we can only store cookies on your device if they are necessary for the functioning of the site. All other cookies require your consent. 

Many of the cookies we use are designed to improve your Internet browsing experience. We also use cookies for research and analysis purposes to improve our website, services and products. In this context, we may collect statistical information about how often you use our website, the pages you view and how long you stay on those pages.

2. How do cookies collect data?

When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a screen regarding your cookie preferences. The cookies you consent to the use of on this screen are stored in your browser/device. Cookies usually consist of the following elements:

• The server name sending the cookie;
• Cookie use time;
• Value—a special number, usually randomly generated (the website server that sends the cookie recognizes you by this number when you revisit the website or navigate through its pages).

The data is collected automatically (without human intervention) through cookies.

3. Why are cookies used?

Cookies are used to ensure that your visit to our website goes smoothly and that the relevant information is remembered for your next visit, to improve the functions and content of our website, to generate statistics on the use of our website, to present the content on our website to you and your device in the most efficient way, and to provide services and advertisements tailored to users’ preferences and usage habits.

4. What are the types of cookies and their intended use?

4.1. Types of cookies by their source

• First-Party Cookies: First-party cookies are directly generated by the Company domain name and are used to carry out the basic functions of the website, usually after detecting the user’s language.

• Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are owned and managed by persons external to the Company. They are created with the custom domain name of the third party (e.g. viewing content published on the video platform via the website).

4.2. Types of cookies by storage period

• Session Cookies: They are temporary cookies that are used during your visit to the website and deleted after the browser is closed. Their main purpose is to ensure that the website functions as it should during your visit.

• Persistent Cookies: These cookies serve to enhance the functionality of the website and provide faster and improved service. They are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your devices through your browsers. Such cookies are valid until they are deleted by the user or until their expiration date.

4.3. Types of cookies by their intended use

• Mandatory Cookies: These cookies are necessary for you to navigate our website and cannot be disabled. They do not store personal data. Mandatory cookies enable the website to be used by implementing basic functions (e.g. page navigation, accessing trusted areas on the website). These cookies are not intended for marketing purposes and do not identify you.

• Optional Cookies: These cookies give us access to specific information that allows us to identify you (e.g. your preferred language, the region you are in) in order to understand how you use our website. When you disable these cookies, you may not be able to benefit from special functions and your preferences regarding the website may be deleted.

• Analytics Cookies: Analytics cookies allow website owners to understand how site visitors use the website by collecting (anonymous) information and generating reports. Thanks to them, we can determine which pages are popular or less used than others and how visitors navigate the site. These cookies do not identify you.

• Marketing/Social Media Cookies: Marketing/Social Media cookies allow companies to identify your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. These cookies may be placed on our website by our advertising partners. They may collect personalized information by tracking consumer activities.

Your personal data collected through cookies may be used for the following purposes other than the personal data processing purposes mentioned above:

5. How is your personal data collected and on what legal grounds is it processed?

Your personal data is collected verbally, in writing or electronically by our website and cookies created by third parties through systems that measure the use of websites.

Your personal data obtained by the abovementioned methods is processed in accordance with the personal data processing conditions defined in Articles 5 and 6 of the LPPD and in line with the general requirements of the same law.

The cookies used on our website and their intended use are as follows:

6. How do we share your personal data with third parties?

Within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law, the collected personal data may, in cases where your resume is viewed, be transferred to a common system accessible by the viewing persons / institutions / employers or other companies in this group or group companies if the employer is a group company, and be shared with domestic public institutions and agencies, law enforcement agencies, courts and enforcement offices, domestic third party real and legal persons with whom we have relations, service provider companies and their officials, our business partners, our Company’s shareholders, suppliers and support service providers, and domestic persons and institutions from whom we receive cloud storage service, provided that this transfer is limited to the purposes stated in this Disclosure Statement. Your personal data is not transferred abroad.

7. How can I set my cookie preferences?

Most browsers automatically allow mandatory cookies. However, you can disable cookies by changing your browser settings. The “Help” section of your browser explains how to do this. You can also disable certain types of cookies by going into your browser settings, or you can choose whether or not to allow a new cookie by requesting to be notified when a new cookie is stored on your computer. If your browser has a “Help” section, you can find an explanation of how to do this there. If you make this choice, however, you may not be able to benefit from all the functions of the website.

For information on disabling cookies, click on the link of your browser below:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Opera

9. What are your rights concerning your personal data?

Article 11 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data grants you the right to:

• learn whether your personal data is being processed;
  • seek information on how your personal data has been processed;
  • learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with that purpose;
  • know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred domestically or abroad;
  • request correction of your personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect
    processing;
  • request the deletion or destruction of your personal data within the framework of the conditions provided for in Article 7;
  • request notification of third parties to whom your personal data is transferred in the event that your personal data has been deleted or destroyed within the framework of the conditions provided for in Article 7;
  • challenge any result to your detriment upon analysis of your processed personal data exclusively through automated systems;
  • claim compensation for your damages arising from unlawful processing of your personal data.

10. How can you submit an application to exercise your rights?

You can submit your applications regarding the rights listed above to the Data Controller by filling out the Application Form.

Pursuant to the Communiqué on the Rules and Procedures for Applying to the Data Controller, it is obligatory for data subjects to include their name, surname, and if the application is in writing, their signature, Turkish identity number (if the applicant is a foreigner, their passport number), residential or workplace address for notification, electronic mail address for notification, telephone number and fax number, if any, and the subject matter of the request.

Please contact us for your questions about our Cookie Policy.

• Email: info@ankaref.com
• Website: www.turef.ai