Cookie Clarification Text

Ak-Taş Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (TIN of Turkey: 0110187840) (“Ak-Taş” or “Company“), as the data controller, has prepared this text pursuant to Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “Law”) and the Communique on the Principles and Procedures for Fulfilling the Disclosure Obligation, and the Guide on Cookie Practices (“Guide”) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Cookies are used on our website https://aktasdis.com/ (“WebSite”). Although these cookies apply to the website managed by the Ak-Taş, they are used as described in this information text.

The purpose of the cookie clarification text is to inform you about the processing of personal data obtained automatically by placing cookies used on our website on your device, what types of cookies we use and for what purposes, the legal ground and your rights. For the cookies that we use on our website, with the exception of the strictly necessary cookies, the explicit consent of users is obtained and they have the possibility to change their consent at any time.

Users can view the types of cookies used on our website through the cookie management panel and set their preferences with the options “on” or “off” for all cookies except strictly necessary cookies. Additionly, users can change their preferences at any time through this panel.

Processed Personal Data

IP address, page URLs accessed/pages clicked, time on page, user and browser information, location of use, search terms, visitor ID, what page you came from, date of visit and cookies and purpose of cookie usage listed in the table below https://aktasdis.com/ cookies are automatically stored, collected and operated by our company through the website.

Types of Cookie

Cookies are small text files created by the website. Cookies enable the website you visit to store information on your device and use that information on subsequent visits.

Cookie Types According to Usage Period: Our website uses session cookies and persistent cookies depending on the duration of use. Session cookies are used to ensure the continuity of the session, and these cookies are also deleted when the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are not deleted when the Internet browser is closed, but are automatically deleted on a certain date or after a certain period of time.

Cookies By Party: Cookies are divided into first-party cookies and third-party cookies according to their parties. First-party cookies are placed by the internet site directly visited by the user, which is the internet address shown in the browser’s address bar. Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are placed by a different domain from the domain visited by the user.

Types of Cookies According to Their Intended Use: Cookies are used as strictly necessary cookies, performance-analytical cookies, functional cookies and advertising cookies according to their intended use.

There are performance-analytical and functional cookies on our website depending on the purpose of use. Performance-analytical cookies are cookies that allow statistical measurement in order to analyze the behavior of users and help in the development of the website that performs risk analysis. With these cookies, improvements are made to the website by obtaining information about which pages users visit most. For example; Information about the user’s device, information about the most frequently clicked or most time spent pages on the website is obtained through analytical/performance cookies. Functional cookies are cookies used for the purposes of personalization and remembering preferences on the website, and these cookies are used to provide functionalities other than strictly necessary cookies cookies.

Processing Purposes and Legal Basis for Personal Data

Performance-Analytical Cookies: These cookies are cookies that allow statistical measurement to analyze the behavior of users on websites. They collect information to enhance the user experience, such as how the site is used and for how long. Through these cookies, personal data such as country, city, gender, areas of interest, age range, device used, system information, IP address, and data related to the pages visited is processed. Your data is processed by obtaining explicit consent within the scope of Article 5/1 of the Law.

Functional cookies: These cookies are used to make our website more functional and personalized Functional cookies are used on our website to determine whether the cart contens have changed. These cookies are processed based on the legal ground of explicit consent under Article 5/1 of the Law.

Information about the cookies on our website is included in the table below:

Transfer of Personal Data Processed Through Cookies and Purpose of Transfer

If you consent to the performance-analytical cookies specified in the table above, your personal data will be processed on servers abroad through third-party infrastructure providers located abroad, limited to the purpose of personalized use on the website and statistical measurements on the website. In this context, your personal data will be processed by service providers whose servers are located abroad by applying the necessary technical and administrative measures based on your explicit consent.

Request of Data Subjects

By the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, you can submit your requests within the scope of Article 11 of the Law regulating the rights of the data subject, with a petition organized per the conditions specified in the Communiqué or with the “Ak-Taş Data Subject Application Form” by the following methods. You can access the application form here.

• by submitting a written application in person or through a notary public in “Kısıklı District İncir Street No: 6 /2 Üsküdar/İstanbul”
• To Registered Electronic Mail “[email protected]” address by signing with Secure Electronic Signature or Mobile Signature,
• You can send your application to “[email protected]” with your secure electronic or mobile signature.

Cookie Settings in Browser Settings

You can change your preferences regarding cookies at any time by clicking “Update Settings” on our website. Toggle the buttons on the cookie management panel on or off according to your preference and click the “Save settings” button. To enable your settings, refresh the page. In addition, partial -control can also be achieved through browser settings. You can access information on the management of cookies in frequently used browsers via the links below:

About Clarification Text

This clarification text may be updated in order to comply with changes or legal regulations regarding the use of cookies on the WebSite. Changes in the clarification text will be notified through the WebSite.

Last Updated: December 25, 2023