KIVILCIM ASSOCIATION
UNDER THE LAW NO. 6698 ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
COOKIE POLICY
As Kıvılcım Association (“KIVILCIM”), this clarification text has been prepared to inform you, our users, about why the cookies we place on our website (www.kivilcimdernegi.org/tr) are used in order to comply with the obligations under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).
1. What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files created by a website on your device and contain data in name-value format. Cookies make it possible for the website you visit to store information on your device and use this information during your subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the web browser you use to access the website; the information contained in these cookies can only be accessed remotely by websites offered under the domain name that created the cookie and only if you use the same browser.
Cookies have become an essential part of web technologies today and their main function is to remember the visitor and their preferences and recognize their device; almost every website uses cookies.
2. Third Party Cookies
Cookies generated by the domain name at the access address of the website you are visiting are primary cookies. The content offered on the site visited may be provided through domains other than the domain at the access address (e.g. viewing content hosted on a video platform via a social media site), in which case each domain may create its own unique third-party cookies.
3. For what purpose are cookies used?
We use cookies for the purposes listed below:
To remember your navigation and usage preferences during your visit to the Kıvılcım sites (e.g. display language, location-specific site display, etc.), to facilitate the use of Kıvılcım sites and to customize Kıvılcım sites according to your preferences,
Ensuring that various features and functionalities of the Spark sites work properly (e.g. keeping you logged in, embedding dynamic content, etc.),
To collect non-person-specific general information about how Kıvılcım sites are used by visitors, such as the most clicked links, the most visited pages, the number of error messages displayed, and to make faulty pages operational by analyzing this information, to improve our site, to remove or improve non-preferred pages;
The data we collect through cookies are not used for the purpose of identifying your identity, profiling you personally or tracking your activities on websites other than the Site.
Cookies are not used for purposes other than those specified in this Policy and all relevant transactions are carried out in accordance with the data protection legislation.
4. What are the Types of Cookies?
Cookie Type
Description
Session Cookies
Session cookies are cookies that are valid during your use of the website and remain valid until the web browser is closed.
Permanent Cookies
These cookies are cookies that are stored in your browser and remain valid until they are deleted by you or until the expiration date.
Mandatory Cookies
These are cookies that are mandatory for the website to function properly and for you to benefit from the features of the website and the services offered.
Functional and Analytical Cookies
These are cookies that are used for purposes such as remembering your preferences, using the website effectively, optimizing the site to respond to your requests and contain data about how you use the site. Due to their nature, these types of cookies may contain your personal data. For example, cookies that save your preference for the display language of the website are functional cookies.
Tracking Cookies
Tracking cookies are primary and third-party cookies created during your visit to our website and third-party domains. These cookies make it possible to track your click and visit history on the domains where they are created and to map these records between different domains. Such cookies are used to recognize and profile users, target advertising and marketing activities and customize content. These cookies will not be used to identify you or make personalized decisions.
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Cookıe name |
provider |
Intended Use |
Duratıon of use |
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_ga |
Google analytıcs |
Session Analyze |
399 days |
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pll_language |
Polylang |
Multilanguage |
365 DAys |
|
_lscache_vary |
Lıte speed |
Site Speed |
15 Days |
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wp_lang |
WordPress |
language detection |
session time |
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wp-settings-time-2 |
WordPress |
Tıme detection |
session time |
5. Management of Cookies
Web browsers usually accept cookies automatically. The use of cookies is not mandatory to use our website, but if you set your browser not to accept cookies, the quality of your user experience may be reduced and various functions of our website may be impaired.
6. How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?
You can configure your browser to block cookies for all sites or specific sites, to warn when cookies are created, to block third-party cookies, or to count all cookies as session cookies. In addition, you can delete cookies through your browser or see a list of cookies stored in your browser and their values.
For detailed information about the cookie management functions of your browser, please click on the relevant link below to get information from your browser’s website.
7. What are Your Rights as a Personal Data Owner?
Personal data subjects have the rights listed below within the scope of Article 11 of the Law “regulating the rights of the data subject”:
- Learn whether personal data is being processed,
- Request information if their personal data has been processed,
- To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used for their intended purpose,
- To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
- To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
- Although it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Law and other relevant laws, to request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring its processing disappear and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
- To object to the emergence of a result to the detriment of the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
- In case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data, to demand compensation for the damage.
Relevant persons shall make their requests arising from the Law through the “Relevant Person Application Form”. The Association will finalize the application requests free of charge in accordance with Article 13 of the Law, according to the nature of the request and within 30 (thirty) days at the latest. In case the request is rejected, the reason(s) for the rejection shall be notified in writing or electronically with justifications. The Data Subject undertakes that the personal data subject to this Clarification Text is complete, accurate and up-to-date. In case of any change regarding his/her personal data, he/she will be able to request that his/her personal data be updated by informing the Association. In the event that the Data Subject fails to provide accurate and up-to-date information, the company will have no responsibility. This Clarification Text may be renewed by KIVILCIM when deemed necessary. In cases where revision is in question, the Data Subject will be informed about this matter. You can access the most up-to-date version of the “Relevant Person Application Form” and the Clarification Text from our page www.kivilcimdernegi.org.tr or from the address of Kıvılcım Association İkitelli OSB Mahallesi Giyim Sanatkarları 2C Blok K:6 D:609/2 Başakşehir 34490 İstanbul-Turkey. You can submit your requests within the scope of Article 11 of the Law regulating the rights of the data subject to our Association in writing, through a notary public and by secure electronic signature in accordance with the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller”.
8. More Information About Cookies
For more detailed information about cookies in an understandable language, visitors are encouraged to visit www.aboutcookies.org (in English).