PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
WEBSITE COOKIE POLICY
As the data controller, Mineteko, which operates the website (mineteko.com.tr), treats the protection of the privacy of website visitors as one of our organization’s foremost principles. This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains to all our website visitors and users what types of cookies are used and under what conditions.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device or on a web server by the websites you visit via your computer or mobile device.
They are generally used to provide you with a personalized experience while you use the website, to enhance the services offered, and to improve your experience; they can also contribute to ease of use as you navigate a website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you can delete or block them through your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of our website. Unless you change your cookie settings in your browser, we will assume that you accept the use of cookies on this site.
1. WHAT KIND OF DATA IS PROCESSED IN COOKIES?
Depending on their type, cookies on websites collect data related to your browsing and usage preferences on the device you use to visit the site. This data includes information about the pages you access, the services and products you view, your preferred language, and other preferences.
2. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THEIR PURPOSES?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device or on a web server by the websites you visit through your browser. These small text files, which contain your preferred language and other settings on the site, help us remember your preferences during your next visit and enable us to make improvements to our services to enhance your experience on the site. This way, you can enjoy a better and more personalized user experience on your next visit.
The main purposes of using cookies on our website are listed below:
- To improve the services we offer by enhancing the website’s functionality and performance,
- To improve the website and introduce new features through the website, as well as personalize the features offered according to your preferences;
- To ensure the legal and commercial security of both you and the Organization, and to prevent fraudulent transactions conducted through the Site;
- To fulfill our legal and contractual obligations, primarily under Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and the Fight Against Crimes Committed Through Such Publications, and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet, fulfilling its legal and contractual obligations.
3. TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE
3.1. Session Cookies
Session cookies ensure that the website functions properly during your visit. They are used for purposes such as ensuring the security and continuity of our websites and your visit. Session cookies are temporary; they are deleted when you close your browser and are not retained when you return to our site.
3.2. Persistent Cookies
These cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device via your browser. Persistent cookies remain stored even after you close the browser you used to visit our site or restart your computer. These cookies are kept in your browser’s subfolders until you delete them from your browser settings.
Certain types of persistent cookies may be used to provide you with personalized recommendations based on factors such as your purpose for using the Website.
Thanks to persistent cookies, when you revisit our Website using the same device, the system checks whether a cookie created by our Website exists on your device; if so, it recognizes that you have visited the site before, and the content presented to you is determined accordingly, thereby providing you with a better service.
3.3. Essential/Technical Cookies
These are cookies that are essential for the website you are visiting to function properly. The purpose of these cookies is to ensure the site operates correctly and provides the necessary service. For example, they enable access to secure sections of the website, allow you to use its features, and facilitate navigation.
3.4. Analytical Cookies
They collect information about how the website is used, the frequency and number of visits, and show how visitors arrived at the site. The purpose of using these cookies is to improve the site’s performance and operation and to identify general trends. They do not contain data that could identify visitors. For example, they show the number of error messages displayed or the most frequently visited pages.
3.5. Functional Cookies
They record the choices a visitor makes on the site and remember them for the next visit. The purpose of these cookies is to provide visitors with ease of use. For example, they prevent a site user from having to re-enter their password on every page they visit.
3.6. Targeting/Advertising Cookies
They enable the measurement of the effectiveness of ads shown to visitors and the calculation of how many times ads have been viewed. The purpose of these cookies is to deliver personalized ads based on visitors’ interests.
Similarly, they help identify visitors’ interests based on their browsing behavior and deliver content tailored to those interests. For example, they prevent an ad shown to a visitor from being displayed again within a short period of time.
4. HOW DO YOU MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES?
To change your cookie preferences, block cookies, or delete them, simply adjust your browser settings.
Many browsers offer options to accept or reject cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or receive a notification from the browser when a website requests to store a cookie on your device.
You can also delete cookies that have previously been stored in your browser.
If you disable or reject cookies, you may need to set certain preferences manually, and some features and services on the website may not function properly because we will not be able to recognize and associate your account. You can change your browser settings by clicking the relevant link in the table below.
5. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
The Website Privacy Policy is dated …./…./….. If the entire Policy or specific provisions are updated, the effective date of the Policy will be updated. The Privacy Policy is published on the Organization’s website (mineteko.com.tr) and made available to data subjects upon request.
Mineteko
Headquarters: Şerifali Mah. Kutup Sok. No:50/7 34775 Ümraniye / ISTANBUL
Phone: 0216 420 64 13
Email: mineteko@mineteko.com
Website: mineteko.com.tr
