COOKIE POLICY

Caraclan (“Company”), operating and managed at Teşvikiye Neighborhood, Ihlamur Yolu Street No:3, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, uses cookies (“Cookie/Cookies”) within the scope of the services provided through www.caraclan.com

(“Site”) to registered members and visitors (collectively referred to as “User(s)”) during their visits to the Site.

The use of cookies is carried out in compliance with applicable legislation, primarily the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”). The Company shall not disclose Users’ personal data to third parties in violation of the Information Notice and KVKK provisions, nor use such data for purposes other than those for which they are processed.

What Is a Cookie?

Cookies are very small text files, usually consisting of letters and numbers, that are stored on your computer (or other devices such as smartphones or tablets) via browsers by the websites you visit. Cookies do not contain personal data such as name, gender, or address.

How Are Cookies Used?

The Company uses cookies in order to:

Remember your preferences and personalize your website/mobile application/mobile site usage,

Store your password and keep your session active, eliminating the need to re-enter your password on each visit,

Recognize and remember you during your subsequent visits to the website/mobile application/mobile site,

Determine how you use the website/mobile application/mobile site, including information such as from where and through which devices you access the platforms, which content you view, and the duration of your visits,

Provide content and advertisements tailored to your interests, in other words, for targeted advertising and promotional purposes,

Perform essential functions required for the operation of the platforms,

Analyze platforms and improve their performance,

Enhance platform functionality and ensure ease of use.

Cookie Management

Depending on the browser you use, you may manage your cookie preferences as follows:

Google Chrome: Click the “lock icon” or “i” symbol in the address bar and manage cookies via the “Cookies” section.

Internet Explorer: Click “Tools” in the top right corner, select the “Security” tab, and manage cookie settings as “allow” or “block.”

Mozilla Firefox: Click the menu icon, select “Options,” then manage cookies under “Privacy & Security.”

Other browsers (Opera, Microsoft Edge, etc.): Please review the help or support pages of the relevant browser.

Safari: From your device’s “Settings,” select “Safari,” then manage cookies under the “Privacy & Security” section.

Rejecting Persistent or Session Cookies

If you reject persistent or session cookies, you may continue to use the website, mobile application, and mobile site; however, you may not be able to access all features, or your access may be limited. This situation may vary in mobile applications.

Types of Cookies by Purpose of Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the platforms. They are required for system management and prevention of fraudulent activities. If blocked, the platforms may not function properly.

Analytics / Performance Cookies

These cookies allow analysis and understanding of platform usage and help improve the platforms through user interaction. The use of these cookies can be disabled.

Functional and Analytical Cookies

These cookies provide a more convenient and advanced user experience. They enable remembering previous preferences, easier access to certain content, effective platform use, optimization based on user requests, and analysis of how visitors use the platforms. Due to their nature, these cookies may contain personal identifiers such as usernames. The use of these cookies can be disabled.

Functional and analytical cookies used on the platforms may include, but are not limited to:

Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, Adform Data Management Platform, Criteo, Teads, Neustar, Pubmatic, and Oracle Data Management (BlueKai).

Targeting / Advertising / Commercial Cookies

These cookies are used to identify and present content that may be of interest to users, including advertisements. They enable the presentation of products or content similar to users’ interests and preferences, thereby enhancing the user experience through a more personalized advertising portfolio.

Flash Cookies

These are cookies used to activate visual or audio content available on the platforms.

Third-Party Cookies

The platforms cooperate with reliable and well-known third-party advertising providers. These service providers may place their own cookies in order to deliver personalized advertisements. Third-party cookies collect, process, and analyze visitors’ browsing information on the platforms.

Types of Cookies by Storage Duration

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain stored on the user’s computer or mobile device until deleted by the user or until their expiration date. They are mainly used to measure user preferences and site activity.

Session Cookies

These cookies are used to divide user visits into sessions and do not collect data. They are deleted when the user remains inactive for a certain period or closes the platform.

Social Media Integration and Cookie Use

The platforms use both first-party and third-party cookies for purposes such as collecting information, remembering demographic data and interests, displaying advertisements, and determining visit counts.

When the platform is visited and social media plugins are used, the platform connects directly to the servers of the selected social network. The content provided by these plugins is transmitted directly from social networks to your web browser and integrated into the visited website.

The Company has no control over the data processed by social networks through such plugins. For detailed information on how social networks process personal data, their relevant privacy policies should be carefully reviewed.

Certain cookies are mandatory for the proper functioning of the platforms. If cookie usage is blocked, information may need to be re-entered during each visit, and some online services provided by the Company may not function properly or certain pages of the platforms may not be accessible.

This Cookie Policy has been prepared to inform Users about cookies used or that may be used by the Company and to notify Users that cookie management authority belongs to them. The Company reserves the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time.