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INFORMATIVE TEXT UNDER THE LAW ON PROTECTION

OF PERSONAL DATA

As Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık A.Ş., we are processing your personal data, and at the same time, using our best efforts to protect your data by taking the technical and administrative measures prescribed by laws. With this text, we would like to inform you in detail of the processes for processing of your personal data.

  1. DEFINITIONS

The following terms mentioned in this text shall refer to the meanings specified below:

Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable real person,

Processing of Personal Data: Any activity carried out in the period to elapse from collection of personal data to their deletion, destruction or anonymization, including their acquisition, recording, storage, protection, alteration, re-arrangement, disclosure, transmission, transfer, availability, classification and prevention of their use.

Law on the Protection of Personal Data ("LPPD"): Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698,

Turkuvaz: Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık A.Ş and its companies and group companies,

Data Supervisor: Real or legal person who determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data, and who is responsible for establishment and management of the data recording system.

  1. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

The data supervisor in respect of your data processed on the websiteTurkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık A.Ş. Turkuvaz processes your personal data within the frame of the limits stipulated by all the legislation in relation to protection of personal data, Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the international conventions to which our country is a party and LPPD being in the first place.

Although it differs depending upon the services provided and activities carried out on the website your below-specified data may be collected in electronic environment in accordance with your statement or within your knowledge:

  1. In case you make contact from the tab of "contact us", your name and e-mail address that you have provided to us, content of your message, subject of the message, your reason for writing to us as well as information of the device you use and your IP data (resource and target information),
  2. Due to legal requirement; date and time of access/exit, your IP data (resource and target information) and your location information in respect of your visit to the website Anews.com.tr ,
  3. Data collected by cookies for the purpose of ensuring that you can use the websiteAnews.com.tr more efficiently, easily and fast, customizing the services and activities of the website according to your needs, and ensuring that the third party websites can provide more convenient services and offers.

As stipulated by LPPD, your personal data collected shall be processed;

  • In accordance with the law and principles of integrity,
  • In an accurate manner, and up-to-date when necessary,
  • For specific, clear and legitimate purposes,
  • in a way that is relevant, limited and proportionate to purpose of their processing, and
  • In accordance with the principles of being retained for a period specified in the relevant legislation or required for the purpose of processing thereof.

  1. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Your personal data can be processed for the purposes of;

  1. Performing the endeavors necessary for you to benefit from our services and activities,
  2. Offering to you the services and activities provided by Turkuvaz by customizing them according to your like, usage habits and needs, and providing the necessary technical support and quality in accordance with your requests,
  3. Being able to inform you about our new services and activities, and accordingly, being able to provide the product and service which is most suitable for you,
  4. Being able to develop, improve and make widespread our services and activities by making the necessary measurements,
  5. Being able to reply to all kinds of your questions and complaints in respect of our services and activities,
  6. Taking all the necessary technical and administrative measures within the scope of data security,
  7. Being able to procure the necessary information in accordance with the requests and audits of regulatory and auditing institutions and official authorities, and being able to carry out the administrative operations,
  8. Being able to measure customer satisfaction,
  9. Being able to perform our legal obligations as stipulated and required by legal regulations, such as processing in accordance with the relevant legislation of the online visitor data,

and as specified in articles 5 and 6 of LPPD, on condition that;

  • It is explicitly stipulated by the relevant laws,
  • Processing of personal data belonging to the parties to a contract is necessary due to the fact that they are directly related to the performance of the contract,
  • It is compulsory for Turkuvaz to fulfill a legal obligation of it,
  • It is made public by the related person himself/herself,
  • Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests of Turkuvaz, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the related person are not infringed,
  • Explicit consent is obtained if necessary

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  1. TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Your personal data can be transferred to;

  1. Our business partners, supplier companies, group companies and shareholders with which we cooperate or from which we procure services for provision and promotion of our services and activities,
  2. Lawyers, auditors, tax consultants and other third persons from which we procure consultancy and service,
  3. Your agents and representatives authorized by yourself,
  1. Regulatory and auditing institutions and other public institutions such as courts and execution offices, and other public institutions and organizations authorized to require your personal data,

under the personal data processing terms and conditions and purposes specified in articles 8 and 9 of LPPD.

  1. YOUR RIGTS REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

With regard to your personal data, you have the right to;

  • find out whether your personal data is processed;
  • request information, if they are processed;
  • To learn about the purpose of processing and to find out whether such data is used for the intended purpose;
  • obtain information about the third persons to whom your personal data is communicated within the country or abroad;
  • If they have been processed in an incomplete and wrongful manner, to request correction of the same, and to request that the third parties to whom personal data are transferred are also informed about the correction made,
  • In case the reasons requiring them to be processed cease to exist, to request that they are deleted or destroyed, and the third parties to whom the data are transferred are also informed about the transaction executed in this regard,
  • Object to the occurrence of a result which is detrimental to the person concerned as a result of analyzing the processed data exclusively through automatic systems; and
  • Request compensation for any damages incurred as a result of their unlawful processing

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You may forward your requests within the scope of your above-specified rights, by registered mail return receipt requested or in person or through a notary in written, or by registered electronic mail (REM) address, secure electronic signature, mobile signature, or if you have an electronic mail that you have previously notified to us which is registered in our system, by using your electronic mail address. Your requests will be finalized without any charges within thirty days at the latest from the date when they are forwarded to us by the above-specified means.

As specified in the "Communiqué on Procedures and Principles for Application to Data Supervisor" which was published by the Personal Data Protection Authority on the Official Gazette no 30356 dated March 10, 2018, your requests specified in your application are replied at no cost, however, in case the reply to your request is made in written, a fee of TL 1 for each of the first ten pages and in case the reply is made in a recording environment such as a CD or flash disc, a fee which will not exceed the cost of the recording environment can be charged. In case your application has arisen from a fault of us, such fee shall be returned to you.

Your application shall be replied in accordance with the relevant provisions stipulated by LPPD, and for the purpose of confirming that the applicant is the correct person, Turkuvaz may request certain confirmatory information from you; such information may be requested only for the sake of identifying the identity of the real data owner and sharing the outcomes of the application with the correct person.

As Turkuvaz, we would like to remind you that, Anews.com.tr contains links to other websites, and the privacy principles of Turkuvaz shall apply only on our platform of Anews.com.tr and we have no responsibility in respect of the other websites, links of which are contained.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser. They are generally used to provide you with a personalized experience while using the website you visit, to improve the services offered, and to enhance your overall experience. Cookies can also contribute to ease of use while browsing a website.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

Cookies are categorized according to their lifespan, purpose of use, and the party that owns or places the cookie.

By Lifespan

  • Session Cookies

  • Persistent Cookies

By Purpose of Use

  • Strictly Necessary / Technical Cookies

  • Analytical Cookies

  • Functional Cookies

  • Targeting / Advertising Cookies

By the Party That Owns or Places the Cookie

  • First-Party Cookies

  • Third-Party Cookies

COOKIES BY LIFESPAN

Session Cookies:
These cookies are created when you visit a website and remain valid only during your visit. They are deleted when you close your browser. Their purpose is to ensure continuity and security during your visit.
For example, they allow multi-page online forms to be completed.

Persistent Cookies:
These cookies are created during your first visit to a website and remain on your hard drive until they expire or are deleted by you. Their purpose is to improve site functionality by providing faster and better service to visitors.
For example, they remember visitor preferences so that content can be delivered accordingly.

COOKIES BY PURPOSE OF USE

Strictly Necessary / Technical Cookies:
These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website you visit. Their purpose is to provide required services by enabling the website to operate.
For example, they allow access to secure areas of the website, use of features, and site navigation.

Analytical Cookies:
These cookies collect information about how a website is used, such as visit frequency and number of visits, and show how visitors arrive at the site. Their purpose is to improve website performance and determine general usage trends. They do not contain data that could identify visitors.
For example, they show the number of error messages displayed or the most visited pages.

Functional Cookies:
These cookies remember the choices a visitor makes within the website and recall them during subsequent visits. Their purpose is to provide convenience to users.
For example, they prevent users from having to re-enter their password on every page.

Targeting / Advertising Cookies:
These cookies measure the effectiveness of advertisements and how many times they are viewed. Their purpose is to deliver advertisements tailored to visitors' interests.
For example, they prevent the same advertisement from being shown repeatedly within a short period.

COOKIES BY THE PARTY THAT OWNS OR PLACES THEM

First-Party Cookies:
Cookies defined by the website you visit and readable only by that website.

Third-Party Cookies:
Cookies defined by organizations other than the website you visit and used to report on services related to those cookies.

COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE

The strictly necessary, functional, and analytical cookies used on our websites:

  • Are required for the website interface and features to function as intended.

  • Help speed up your activities during future visits.

  • Allow us to understand how visitors use the website, compile statistical data, and improve content accordingly.

  • Do not collect, store, or process data that could identify you under any circumstances and do not constitute personal data.

  • Do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses.

Targeting and advertising cookies are used to personalize advertisements and analyze site traffic, within the scope of our legitimate interests, without harming your fundamental rights and freedoms, and subject to the necessary legal safeguards.

HOW CAN COOKIE PREFERENCES BE MANAGED?

To change your preferences regarding the use of cookies, or to block or delete cookies, simply adjust your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to control cookies by accepting or rejecting them, accepting only certain types of cookies, or being notified when a website requests to store cookies on your device.

It is also possible to delete cookies that have already been saved in your browser.

If you disable or reject cookies, you may need to manually adjust certain preferences, and some features and services on the website may not function properly because we may not be able to recognize or associate your account. You can change your browser settings by clicking the relevant links below:

For more information about cookies, including how they are placed, viewed, managed, and deleted, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
For any questions or comments regarding this Policy, you may contact us via the "Contact Us" section.