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We process the personal data of visitors ("visitor") to the websites operated by the companies within Aytekin Group, and protect their privacy, in accordance with Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law"). This Website Privacy and Cookie Policy ("Policy") sets out the processing of visitors' personal data, the cookie policy, and the website's privacy principles.

Cookies are small text files that store small pieces of information. Cookies are stored on your device or network server by the websites you visit, through your browser. When a website loads in your browser, cookies are stored on your device. Cookies help ensure that a website functions properly, is made more secure, and provides a better user experience. Session and local storage areas are used for the same purpose as cookies. Our website does not use cookies; session and local storage areas are in operation.

Cookies are used so that our website can be used as efficiently as possible by visitors. If cookies are not preferred, they can be deleted or blocked through browser settings. However, this may negatively affect the performance of our website. Unless the visitor changes the cookie settings in their browser, it is assumed that they accept the use of cookies on this site.

1. Purpose of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data obtained as a result of your visit to our website is processed by Aytekin Group for the purposes listed below, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the Law:

• Carrying out the necessary work for the commercial activities conducted by Aytekin Group and performing the related business processes,
• Carrying out the necessary work to enable relevant individuals to benefit from the products and services offered by Aytekin Group, and performing the related business processes,
• Recommending and promoting the products and services offered by Aytekin Group to relevant individuals, customized according to their preferences, usage habits, and needs.

2. Parties to Whom Personal Data Is Transferred and the Purpose of Transfer

Your personal data obtained as a result of your visit to our website may be transferred to real persons and private legal entities, our shareholders/business partners, our suppliers, legally authorized public institutions, and organizations we cooperate with under contracted services, within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes set out in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law, in line with the purposes of processing your personal data.

3. Method of Collecting Personal Data

Cookies are small text files stored on a device or network server by the websites visited, through browsers. When our website is visited, with the visitor's permission, cookies are also applied to google.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, instagram.com, linkedin.com, and youtube.com domains in addition to our website.

4. Purpose of Using Cookies

Our website uses first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function correctly and do not hold your personal data. Third-party cookies are used to improve our website's performance, engagement, security, advertising, and ultimately to provide a better service. They help speed up user experience and future interactions with our website. In this context, cookies;

Statistics

These cookies store information such as the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website are visited, the source of the visit, etc. This data helps us analyze how well the website is performing.

Marketing

Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the ads shown to you in a way that is meaningful to you. They also help us track the effectiveness of these advertising campaigns. The information stored in these cookies may also be used by third-party advertising providers to show you ads on other websites in your browser.

Functional

These are cookies that help with certain non-essential functions on our website. These functions include embedding content such as videos or sharing website content on social media platforms.

Preferences

These cookies help us save your settings and determine your browsing preferences, such as language preferences, so that you have a better and more efficient experience on future visits to the website. Technically, the types of cookies used on our website are as follows.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary cookies used during our visitors' visits to our website and are deleted after the browser is closed. Their purpose is to ensure that the website functions properly during your visit.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies are a type of cookie used to enhance the functionality of the website and to provide our visitors with a faster and better service. These cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device through browsers.

Technical Cookies

Technical cookies enable the website to function and help detect pages and areas of the website that are not working.

Authentication Cookies

When visitors log in to the website using their passwords, they are identified as a site user on every page they visit, preventing them from having to re-enter their password on every page.

Customization Cookies

These are cookies used to remember users' preferences, such as language, when visiting different pages of the website.

Analytical Cookies

These are cookies that track analytical results such as the number of website visitors, the pages viewed, visit times, and page-scrolling behavior.

The main purposes of using cookies on our website are listed below:

• To improve the services offered to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the website,
• To improve the website, offer new features through the website, and customize the features offered according to your preferences,
• To ensure the legal and commercial security of the website, of you, and of Aytekin Group.

5. Managing Cookie Preferences

Different browsers offer different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. Browser settings must be changed to block/delete cookies. For more information on how to manage and delete cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Visitors can personalize their cookie preferences by changing their browser settings.

6. Rights of Data Subjects

Your requests under Article 11 of the Law, which regulates "the rights of the data subject," can be submitted as set out in this Policy by completing the Personal Data Application Form and sending it to Aytekin Group. Depending on the nature of the request, applications are concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest; however, if the process requires an additional cost, a fee may be charged according to the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.

7. Effective Date of the Policy

This Policy takes effect on the date it is published. In the event that the Policy in whole or specific articles are renewed, the effective date of the Policy will be revised.

• For the Explicit Consent Form, click here.
• For the Confidentiality Agreement, click here.
• For the Disclosure Text, click here.
• For the Information Text, click here.
• For the Approval Text, click here.
• For the Consent Letter, click here.