COOKIE POLICY

As Turquwise, we use certain technologies such as cookies and pixels, web beacons, gifs (“Cookies”) to improve your experience, show content, collect analytical data within the site, and understand your usage purposes of the site during your visits to our online platforms. Technical communication files named cookies are small text files that an internet site sends to the user’s computer or mobile phone browser. Although cookies, even if they are nicknames or do not directly identify a person, are considered personal data when they become identifiable by being combined with other information. The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation we are subject to, including the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698.
The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to inform you about the processing of personal data obtained during the use of cookies by users (“Data Subjects”) of the www.turquwise.com website (“Site”) operated by us. In this policy, we would like to explain the types and purposes of cookies used on our site and how you can control these cookies.
As a company, we may choose to discontinue the use of cookies on our site, change their types or functions, or add new cookies. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Policy will be effective upon publication on the website or any other public platform.

1. What are the Methods of Collecting and Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data?

Your personal data is collected by Turquwise, either wholly or partly through automated means, electronically on www.turquwise.com and through your browsers, social media platforms, and other methods (channels) that may be added in the future. The legal grounds for the processing of your personal data are, in accordance with Article 5 of the KVKK; that it is necessary for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligations, that processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller without prejudice to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, that the data subject has made the personal data public, that it is necessary for the performance of a contract, and in cases where explicit consent is required, it is collected within the scope of the conditions for processing personal data with explicit consent.

2. What are Cookies Used for and How?

Cookies are small text files that are saved to a visitor’s computer or mobile device through their browser during a website visit. Cookies only contain information related to the website visit history that takes place on the internet and do not perform any information collection processes on files located on visitors’ computers or mobile devices.

Cookies are used to perform the basic necessary functions required for the website to operate. In addition, they can be used to create statistics such as the number of users visiting the site, user type, visit frequency, user behavior and habits, and the countries from which users are visiting the site.

3. What Information is Collected and Processed Through Cookies?

Personal information voluntarily provided by the user on the Site and on the sites of our partners, preferences made on the site, and actions related to Site and our partners’ pages on social media platforms can be collected and processed. Data obtained from different sites can also be combined and processed.

The information you provide on the Site and on the sites of our partners may be collected and processed by the Site or our partners for the purposes determined here.

4. What Cookies are Used on Our Site?

We use first-party cookies on our site, and the cookies used can generally be classified as follows:
Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to ensure the proper and smooth functioning of your system, allowing you to navigate our site and use its features. Examples of this include remembering previous actions (e.g., previously entered text) when you return to a page in the same session. These cookies do not recognize you as an individual or identify your identity. If you do not accept these cookies/permissions, it may affect the performance of the site.
Through the “Google Analytics cookie,” we can obtain significant information about how you use our site. Google Analytics provides us with the necessary information to improve the site’s experience and offer you the most useful content. Google Analytics cookies record detailed information about which pages you visited on our site, how long you spent on our site, how you accessed our site, and which content you clicked on. By analyzing the flow on our site through the information provided by Google Analytics, we can identify areas that need improvement and provide you with a much better experience. Google Analytics cookies do not collect and/or store users’ personal information. Therefore, this information cannot be used to identify or define individuals.

5. The Duration of the Cookie We Use

In terms of duration, session cookies are used on our website. These cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave our website.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

The help function in your internet browser’s menu list can explain how to instruct your browser not to accept new cookies, how to receive notifications when a new cookie is sent, or how to disable cookies. For more detailed information on this, please contact your relevant browser service provider directly or review their cookie policies. The disabling process will be recorded via a cookie on the browser where the opt-out process was completed and will not be associated with your user account. Therefore, the disabling process must be performed separately for each device and each browser.

We would like to remind you that if your browser automatically deletes cookies after you close the browser, any cookies related to opt-out preferences will also be deleted.