CLARIFICATION TEXT ON THE COOKİE POLICY
As KAŞLIOĞLU LAW OFFICE, it is our top priority to ensure your privacy and security while visiting our website. In addition to providing this provision, this text prepared by Kaşlıoğlu Law Office (“KAŞLIOĞLU”) as the data controller within the scope of Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law ("KVKK") and Communique on the Procedures and Principles to be Complied with in Fulfilling the Obligation to Clarification.
The main aim of the text is to inform you about the purposes and types of cookies we use, and how you can manage these cookies, regarding the processing of personal data by placing the cookies used on our website on your device.
1-What are Cookies?
A cookie refers to a small text file which sent to your computer by the server of the website when you visit any website. Cookies, which consist of letters and numbers stored in your computer's internet browser or hard disk, are used to provide you with a better and faster visiting experience widely.
2-What are the Cookies Used by Us?
Firstly, it should be stated that; there are limited types of cookies available to meet your needs when our visitors visit our website. Explicit consent of the visitors is obtained and they are given the opportunity to change their consent at any time for cookies other than mandatory cookies.
In the Guide on Cookie Applications that published by Personal Data Protection Agency; the cookies are classified themselves according to their validity period, their intended use, and their parties.
a-) Cookies According to their Validity Period: It is divided into two in itself; session cookies, also called temporary cookies (transient cookies or temporary cookies), are used to ensure the continuity of the session. Session cookies are also deleted when the user close the internet browser.
The cookie that stays on the computer or mobile device after the internet browser is closed and is automatically deleted on a certain date or after a certain period of time is called permanent cookies (or persistent cookies). When any website is visited again through this cookie, the processed data of the user is transmitted to the server and preferences of the user about the settings are reminded for continuation of the visit experience as expected.
b-) Cookies According to the Parties: It is subject to a dual distinction in terms of whether the cookie is a first party or a third party. They are placed directly by the website visited by the user with first-party cookies and third-party cookies are placed by a third party different from the website (or domain) visited by the visitor.
c-) Cookies by Purpose of Use: It is also possible to classify cookies pursuant to their functions and purposes:
Mandatory cookies; are defined as cookies necessary for the operation of the website. These cookies are included in the first-party cookies and process personal data during the session with the exception of cookies regarding privacy preferences, and are automatically deleted when the session ends. These cookies are used as mandatory to fulfill an information society service you have requested (logging in, filling out forms and remembering privacy preferences). Compulsory cookies are referred to as the type of cookies that go to processing conditions other than express consent, because they are required for the website to work in an organized manner.
Functionality cookies; are cookies that are used to make it easier to remember the situations and to realize the website experience as desired, except for the confidential preferences of the user visiting the website, the internet browser or the written language of the mobile application, etc. Briefly, these cookies are used to provide functionality other than essential cookies and to provide personalization for the user. Cookies for performance and analytical purposes; These are the cookies, that are often used to improve the site by allowing the calculation of the number of users of the website, how the users move around the site, how long they spend time on which page. In this way, the performance of our site is measured and the site can be improved by detecting errors in the site.
3-How are the Cookies Collected?
Cookies are being collected through devices which are reached the website and the application. This information which are collected is specific to the devices. When you visit the website from another device, the cookies collected during your previous visit will not be used.
4-The Aim of Using the Cookies and Legal Reasons:
Your personal data collected through the mandatory cookies are processed according to the Personal Data Protection Law ("KVKK") Art.5/2(c) that regulates “Provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract, it is necessary to process the personal data of the parties to the contract” or sub-paragraph (f) “Data processing ismandatory for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the relevant person."
Your personal data collected through the functionality cookies are processed with obtaining your explicit consent pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Law ("KVKK") Art.5/1.
Information on cookies on our website is placed in the table below:
| Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type (First-Party / Third- Party) | Storage Period of the Cookie |
5-How Can You Change Your Cookie Preferences?
Visitors have right to control the cookies as they wish, and the collection of cookies can be prevented or deleted if the cookies are collected. Currently lots of internet browsers and mobile devices allow this. How you can do this may differ for each internet browser and mobile device. The necessary directions and informations can be reached from the "settings" section of browsers and mobile devices. If cookies are requested to be deleted, they will be permanently deleted. If it is preferred to be completely blocked, our website may not work correctly and effectively.
6-Rights of the Visitors:
As a rule, cookies do not collect your personal data. However some cookies can offer information which can reveal your identity when it matches with other information that you may provide during your visit to the website. These cookies will be subject to the personal data protection policy and information of the website. This is completely connected to the cookie policy of the website.
As Kaşlıoğlu Law Office, relevant people whose personal data are processed through the cookies in our website, can transmit their requests to the BAĞDAT AVENUE, VEZİR STREET. ÜNSAL APARTMENT No:4/11, CADDEBOSTAN / KADIKÖY - İSTANBUL in writing form or, if the e-mail is registered in our system, via the said e-mail address (………..) within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law ("KVKK") Art.11, pursuant to the "Communique on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller".
7-How to Select Cookie Settings from Browser Settings?
Users can see the types of the cookies that used on our website and can determine their preferences with the"on" or "off"; options for all cookies other than Mandatory Cookies, and the selection made by clicking the "save settings" button can be saved, through the cookie management panel. Actually, the users have the right to change their preferences at any time through this panel, as we mentioned above.
In addition, it should be stated that, the partial control can be provided through browser settings. You can access information on the management of cookies in used browsers via the links below:
| Browser Name | Link |
| Google Chrome |
https://support.google.com/accounts/ answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=tr |
| Mozilla Firefox |
https://support.mozilla.org/tr/kb/masaustufirefox- surumunde-gelismis-izlenme-koruma |
| Safari | https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/9.0/#/sfri40732 |
| Opera | https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/ |
Kaşlıoğlu Law Office
Bağdat Avenue, Vezir Street. Ünsal Apt. No:4/11, Caddebostan / Kadıköy - İstanbul
Tel: (0216) 358 39 58/59
Fax: (0216) 358 39 60
E-Mail: info@kaslioglu.av.tr