COOKIE POLICY

We, as Korteks Mensucat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (the "Company"), make use of various technologies such as cookies, pixels, GIFs, etc., to improve your experience during your use or visit of our websites ("Website"), applications or all similar online or offline platforms (all mentioned platforms shall collectively be referred to as the "Platform") offered to your use in digital environment. This Policy has been prepared within the scope of the Communique On Principles And Procedures To Be Followed In Fullfillment Of The Obligation To Inform with Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“Law”).

These technologies are employed as per the applicable legislation, namely the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Law”).

This Cookie Policy explains the purposes of collecting cookies during your use of the Platform and how you can control these cookies.

We can cease the use of the cookies on our website and application, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our website and application. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes to the Cookie Policy will be effective once published on the website, application, or any other public medium. You may find the last updated date at the end of the text.

Methods of Cookie Collection, Legal Reason and Transfer of Personal Data

Strictly Necessary Cookies: It is used to fulfill an information society service you have requested (log-in, filling out forms and remembering privacy preferences, counting visitors on our website and measuring traffic). Your personal data collected electronically through Cookies within the scope of your visit to our website or due to your use of our application, processed  under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law “Processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract.” or (f) subparagraph “Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.”

We may share your personal data with our suppliers in a limited capacity to realize the purposes outlined in this Cookie Policy and in accordance with the relevant legislation.

Types of Cookies According to Duration

1) Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser or once your session ends.

2) Permanent Cookies: These cookies remain on your hard drive until you or your browser deletes them, depending on the cookie’s expiration date. The expiration dates of permanent cookies can vary, but are predetermined.

Types of Cookies According to Provenance

1) First-Party Cookies: As the name implies, first-party cookies are placed directly on your device by our Platforms. First party cookies are placed directly by the website visited by the user, ie the URL shown in the address bar of the browser (example.com.tr).

2) Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are placed on your device not by our Platforms but by a third party, such as an advertiser or an analytic system. Third party cookies are placed by a different domain than the domain that the user is visiting.

Cookies and Their Purposes of Use

1) Strictly Necessary Cookies: Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary for the performance of the main functions of our website, and they provide security, network management and access to our website. Strictly Necessary Cookies are first-party cookies and process personal data during the session (except for cookies regarding your privacy preferences, since these cookies last longer than the session duration) 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). In addition, the cookie for performance and analytical purposes allows counting the visitors on our website and measuring the traffic and is the first party. In this way, we can measure and improve the performance of our site. These cookies help us understand which pages on our website are the most popular and which are the least popular.

2) Preferences Cookies: Preference Cookies, also known as Functionality Cookies, are Cookies that allow your past preferences to be remembered, such as the language used or preferred region of the website, or a username and password that automatically logs in. These types of cookies are used to make our website more functional and personalize it (with the exception of your privacy preferences, to ensure that your other preferences are remembered when you re-enter the site).

3) Statistics Cookies: These cookies are frequently used to improve the site, including measuring the impact of advertisements on relevant people. They are used by website owners to estimate the number of unique visitors, identify the most important search engine keywords that lead to a website, or monitor website browsing.

4) Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising. These cookies may share collected information with other advertising third parties. These cookies are placed by our advertising partners through our website and they are third party cookies. These cookies are used by our business partners to profile your interests and to show you relevant advertisements.

Cookies Used on Our Platforms

     Strictly Necessary Cookies
The use of certain cookies is necessary for our site and application to function correctly. For instance, authentication cookies, which are activated when you log in, ensure that your active session continues when you switch from one page to another.

How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?

Our visitors’ and users’ preferences regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are fundamental. However, the use of particular cookies is mandatory as they are required for the Platform to function. In addition, some functions of the Platform may not work partially or completely if some cookies are disabled.

Here you will find information on how to manage your preferences for the cookies used on the Platform:

• Visitors have the opportunity to customize their preferences for cookies by changing the browser settings on which they view the Platform. If applicable to your browser, it is possible to change your cookie preferences through the browser settings. Although the browser options may differ, data owners can prevent the use of cookies, choose to receive a warning before cookies are used, or deactivate or delete selective cookies.

• Although these options vary according to the browser used, a general explanation can be found at https://www.aboutcookies.org/ . Cookie preferences may need to be configured on each individual device used by the visitor to access the Platform.

• Clickto turn off the Cookies managed by Google Analytics.

• Click here to manage the personalized advertisement experience provided by Google.

• You can manage your preferences regarding cookies used by many companies for advertising activities through  Your Online Choices

• You can use the settings menu of your mobile device to manage cookies on mobile devices.

• You can customize your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings.

What Are Your Rights as a Data Subject?

In accordance with Article 11 of the Law, data subjects have the right to:

• learn if their personal data is being processed;
• request further information if their personal data has been processed;
• learn the purpose for the processing of personal data and whether their data is being used in line with that purpose;
• learn the local or international third parties to whom their personal data is transferred;
• request the correction of incompletely or inaccurately processed personal data, and request the notification of the third-party recipients of the data about such corrections;
• request the deletion or destruction of personal data once the reasons for data processing cease to apply, even if the data was processed as per the Law and other applicable laws, and request the notification of the third-party recipients of the data about such actions;
• object to any unfavorable conclusions resulting from exclusively automated analysis of their processed data;
• request compensation for any loss incurred because of unlawful processing of their personal data.

In accordance with the  Communiqué on Application Procedures and Principles to the Data Controller, you can send requests regarding your rights (1) by writing Bursa Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Fethiye OSB Mah. Sarı Cad. No: 3 Nilüfer/Bursa (2) by sending an email to korteks@hs03.kep.tr via secure electronic signature, mobile signature or, (3) by sending an email to korteks.kvk@zorlu.com via the email address notified to our Company beforehand and registered in our Company’s systems if applicable, and we will respond free of charge within 30 days at the latest. However, if the transaction requires additional costs, you may be charged according to the tariff announced by the Personal Data Protection Board.

Last updated: 02.02.2022