Cookie Policy

www.ardapelen.com Cookie Policy

We use cookies and other similar technologies and products (collectively referred to as "Cookies") in order for you to benefit from our website efficiently and to improve your user experience.

This text contains explanations about the Cookies to be used if you visit the website www.ardapelen.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Site"). If you do not prefer to use cookies, you can delete or block Cookies in your browser settings. However, we would like to remind you that this may affect your use of the Site.

You can access the privacy notice regarding your personal data that we process as Dr. Arda Pelen as a "Data Controller" within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("Law")  through the Privacy Notice link on the Site.

1. What are Cookies and Other Similar Technologies?

A cookie is a small-sized text file that is saved to your computer or mobile device via your browser when you visit a website. Cookies allow a site to work more efficiently, as well as to offer personalized pages to provide a visit experience that is more appropriate and faster for your personal needs. Cookies only contain information about your visit history on the internet and do not collect any information about files stored on your computer or mobile device.

In addition, there are some of the following technologies ("Cookie-Like Technologies") that are used for similar purposes to Cookies.

• Pixel tags (transparent graphical images placed on a website and showing that a page is displayed),
• Mobile device identifiers (storing information about the use of a mobile device through IDFA, advertising ID, etc. in third-party environments),
• Segmentation/Reporting Products (programs/products that work through some ready-made codes that are added to the codes by various methods of the website or mobile devices and that report/make sense/store the movements of users on the website or mobile device through these codes)

The Cookie phrase used in this text will be used to include Cookie-Like Technologies.

2. Types of Cookies and Purposes of Use
   • Cookies in terms of validity periods:

• Temporary Cookies: Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are used during visitors' visits to the website and deleted after the browser is closed. The main purpose of using such cookies is to ensure the proper functioning of the website during your visit. For example, these cookies enable you to fill in online forms consisting of more than one page.



• Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies are types of cookies used to increase the functionality of the website and to provide a faster and better service. Such cookies are used to remember the preferences of visitors and are stored on their devices through browsers. Some types of persistent cookies can be used to provide special suggestions to visitors by considering issues such as the purpose of using the website. If the website is visited again with the same device thanks to persistent cookies, it is checked whether there is a cookie created by the website on the devices of the visitors and if there is, it is understood that the website has been visited before and the contents to be transmitted to the visitors are determined accordingly. Cookie-Like Technologies are also included in this scope.

• Cookies in terms of source:

• First-party cookies: They are placed directly on the visitors' devices by the website. First-party cookies are defined by the website you are browsing and can only be read by this site.



• Third party cookies: Third-party cookies are defined by other organizations used for different services. For example, the external data analysis services we use and the suppliers that provide this service define cookies on our behalf to report what is popular and what is not.

• Cookies according to their intended use:

• Mandatory Cookies: Mandatory cookies are cookies that are necessary for you to browse our website and use its features such as access to the secure areas of the website. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and verification and are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify your identity. Examples include remembering previous actions when returning to a page in the same session.



• Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies allow you to remember choices you have made on our website in the past (your username, region, or language) for a more personalized online experience. The information that these cookies collect may contain confidential data that can identify you, such as your username or profile picture. Failure to allow the use of such cookies may result in the use of a feature specific to you and prevent the user from remembering your preferences.



• Performance cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as how you use our website, which pages you visit and which links you click on. These cookies do not identify your identity. All data is taken anonymously and put together.



• Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to provide content that is close to you and your interests. It can also be used to serve targeted ads or to limit the number of times an ad is shown to you. Many types of these cookies can collect identifying information by tracking consumers.

 

3. What happens if cookies are not accepted?

If you decide not to accept cookies, certain features of this website may not be displayed or may not function correctly. This limits what you do on our website and may have an impact on the design and user experience.

Characteristics likely to be affected include:

• Using the My Favorites (My Content) function
• Failure to experience the website in a personalized way
• Video viewing
• Liking or sharing this page on social networks
• Viewing embedded content

4. How Can You Prevent the Use of Cookies?

Although the use of cookies enables the website or mobile device to serve better, you can prevent the use of cookies if you wish. However, please note that in this case, the website or mobile application may not function fully and you may not be able to benefit from all its features. In order to prevent the use of cookies, you need to change the settings of your internet browser. These changes vary depending on the device and internet browser you are using. Below is information about what steps should be followed to prevent the use of cookies through different internet browsers:

• Internet Explorer



• Open the desktop and tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
• Touch or click the Tools button and Internet Options.
• Tap or click the Privacy tab, then move the slider above under Settings to block all cookies and tap or click the OK button.


• Google Chrome


• Open Chrome on your computer.
• At the top right, click More Settings.
• At the bottom, click Advanced.
• Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
• Click Cookies.
• Under "All cookies and site data", search for the name of the Website.
• Click the Remove icon to the right of the site.


• Mozilla Firefox


• Click the Firefox Menu button and select Options.
• Select the Privacy and Security panel and go to History.
• Change the Firefox setting to use custom settings for history.
• Click the “Show cookies” button. The Cookies window will appear.
• In the Search: field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to delete. Cookies matching your search will be displayed.
• Select the cookie(s) you want to delete and click the Delete selected button.
• Close the Cookies window by clicking the Escape button. Then close the about: preferences page.


• Safari


• Select Safari > Preferences.
• Click Privacy.
• Click Website Data.
• Select one or more websites, and then click Delete or Delete All.


• Microsoft Edge


• In the top-right corner of your Microsoft Edge browser, click the three dots section and browse to the Settings section.
• After selecting Select Items to Clean from the new window that appears, select the sections you want to clear from the window that appears.
• There are many sections here. You can start the cleaning process by selecting what you want.