ATABAY LAW COOKIE POLICY

As Atabay Law Office (“Atabay”), when you visit our website and mobile website, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“Law”), by observing your right to privacy and the protection of your personal data; we process your personal data and use internet cookies in order to provide you with a better user experience. This policy has been prepared to explain to you what cookies are and how they are used.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

Cookies (cookies) are small text files created on your device by a website or mobile application and contain data in name-value format. Cookies generally contain the name of the website from which they are obtained, the lifespan of cookie usage (how long they will be kept on your device), and a uniquely generated random number value. Usage information of the website is obtained through cookies. Cookies facilitate the use of the internet by storing the status and preferences of a website. In addition, they help to remember your preferences regarding the website when you revisit it. The main functions of cookies are to remember the visitor and their preferences and to recognize their device; cookies are used on almost every website.

ON WHICH LEGAL GROUNDS DO WE RELY WHEN PROCESSING COOKIES?

We process your Essential Cookies, which will be defined below, based on the legal ground of “Legitimate Interest” under Article 5-2-f of the Law.

We process your cookies other than Essential Cookies by obtaining your explicit consent pursuant to Article 5-1 of the Law.

TYPES OF COOKIES AND THEIR PURPOSES

Cookies can be grouped according to various criteria such as storage duration and functions. According to their storage duration, there are two groups: “persistent cookies” and “session cookies”. Persistent cookies are created when you first visit the website and are stored on your device throughout the lifespan of the cookie. These cookies are reactivated each time you visit the relevant website. Session cookies, on the other hand, are created when you open the browser window and are deleted as soon as you close the browser.

When classified according to their functions; they can be divided into many different categories such as “essential cookies” (also referred to as “strictly necessary cookies”), preference cookies, analytics cookies and marketing cookies. Below you can find information regarding the cookies used on our website to improve and personalize your user experience.

Essential Cookies: These types of cookies, also known as “strictly necessary cookies”, are required to provide access to our desktop and mobile websites and for them to function as intended. They also enable you to benefit from related services and functionalities. In the absence of essential cookies, errors may occur on our desktop and mobile websites, and some services you request may be disrupted.

Authentication Cookies: These cookies are used to determine whether the user visiting the website is a human or a bot. While some are stored during the session and deleted at the end of the session, others are persistent.

Consent Cookie: This cookie tracks whether the visitor has clicked the consent checkbox regarding cookies, i.e., whether consent has been given for cookies. Accordingly, cookie policies consistent with the visitor’s will are applied. The storage duration of the cookie is 15 days.

Session Cookie: This cookie is generally used to identify the user and to keep the user’s information in the system while the website remains open. It is a session cookie and therefore is deleted when the session ends.

Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to collect analytics to increase the performance and functionality of our website. These analyses include measurements regarding the popularity of a page, common functions related to how people navigate the site, and how often a particular feature is used.

Functional Cookie: This cookie measures which of the Consumer and Professional sections are visited by users visiting our website. The relevant cookie is a session cookie and is deleted when the session ends.

Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about your use of our website and help us improve the operating mechanism of the site. For example, analytics cookies show the most visited pages on the site, the difficulties you encounter on the site, and whether advertisements are effective. This presents general usage patterns rather than showing the use of a single individual.

Google Analytics: Google Analytics cookies collect aggregated statistical data and contribute to the presentation and navigation of the site. Google supports aggregated data with demographic and interest information and enables us to better understand our visitors.

MANAGING COOKIES

The use of cookies enables the website to provide better service and to be personalized for you. Cookies other than essential cookies do not operate without your consent. However, please note that if only essential cookies operate, the website may not function fully and you may not be able to benefit from all features. Preventing the use of cookies varies depending on the device and internet browser. Below you will find the necessary links for different internet browsers.

Many internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies by default. If you wish to remove existing cookies from your device, you can do so by using your browser options. In addition, if you do not want cookies to be placed on your device in the future, you can block cookies through your browser settings.

DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

If you would like to obtain information regarding your data subject rights set out in Article 11 of the Law and/or to apply to the Data Controller regarding your processed personal data, you may review our information notice: [Atabay Law Information Notice Hyperlink]