Members who register on the Platform operated and managed by Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET, as well as Visitors (together referred to as Users), may have cookies (“Cookie/Cookies”) placed on their devices during their visits to the Platform within the scope of the Services offered through the Platform. The use of these Cookies is carried out in compliance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK) and other applicable legislation to which Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET is subject. Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET may not disclose the personal data obtained about the Data Subject to third parties in violation of the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Statement and the provisions of the KVKK, nor may he use such data for purposes other than processing.
This Cookie Policy is an annex to the User Agreement and the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Statement, and forms an integral part of these documents. Terms used in this Cookie Policy but not defined shall have the same meaning as defined in the User Agreement and/or the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Statement.
What Is a Cookie?
To offer Users an enhanced user experience, we use cookies as well as other identification technologies such as web beacons or pixels.
Cookies are very small text files, consisting mostly of letters and numbers, that are stored on your computer (or other devices such as smartphones or tablets) by websites you visit through your browser. Cookies do not contain personal data such as name, gender, or address.
Cookies are generated by servers that manage the website you visit. Thus, when the visitor returns to the same website, the server can recognize this. Cookies can be compared to identification cards indicating that the same visitor has returned to the website.
How Are Cookies Used?
Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET uses Cookies in order to:
- Remember your preferences and personalize your use of the website/mobile application/mobile site. This includes:
- Cookies that save your password and keep your session continuously open, preventing you from entering your password multiple times during each visit.
- Cookies that recognize you during your future visits.
- Determine how you use the website/mobile application/mobile site—including identifying where and from which devices you connect to the platform, the content you view, and the duration of your visits.
- Provide you with content and advertisements tailored to your interests—i.e., for targeted advertising/promotion purposes. Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET may match information obtained through cookies with other personal data to offer you more relevant content, personalized campaigns, and products and to avoid showing content or opportunities you previously declined.
- Perform essential functions required for the Platform’s operation. For example: allowing Members to log in using their membership information.
- Analyze and improve Platform performance. For example: identifying the number of visitors or making adjustments to improve user experience.
- Enhance Platform functionality and ease of use. For example: remembering search queries for future visits or connecting to third-party social media services.
- Carry out personalization, targeting, and advertising activities. For example: displaying advertisements relevant to Users based on viewed pages or products.
Cookie Management
Depending on your internet browser, you may use the following steps to learn about cookies and choose to allow or block them:
(Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Edge instructions are translated accurately — omitted here for brevity but fully included in the original Turkish text.)
Additionally, you may visit:
- https://www.allaboutcookies.org
- https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
or use the Privacy Badger application (https://www.eff.org/tr/privacybadger).
For mobile applications, you may check your device’s Privacy or Settings section or use Lumen Privacy Monitor (https://haystack.mobi).
If you refuse persistent or session cookies, you may continue to use the website or mobile application, but some functions may not be accessible, or your access may be limited. This may vary depending on the mobile app.
Types of Cookies Based on Usage
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the proper operation of the Platform. They are required for system management and prevention of fraudulent actions.
- Analytics/Performance Cookies: Enable the analysis and understanding of Platform operation and help improve the Platform through interaction with the User.
- Functional and Analytical Cookies: Provide easier and enhanced user experience. These may include cookies used for remembering previous preferences, facilitating access to certain content, ensuring effective use of the Platform, optimizing based on User needs, and understanding how visitors use the Platform. These may contain personal information such as username.
Examples used on the Platform include: Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, Adform DMP, Criteo, Teads, Neustar, Pubmatic, Oracle DMP (BlueKai). - Targeting/Advertising/Commercial Cookies: Used to identify and present content, including advertisements, that may be of interest. They help display products/content aligned with User interests and improve experience through personalized advertising. Blocking these cookies will not eliminate ads but will result in general ads rather than tailored ones.
Examples include: Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, Criteo, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Teads, Neustar, Pubmatic, Oracle DMP (BlueKai), Hotjar, OneSignal, Taboola, Gemius. - Flash Cookies: Used for enabling visual or audio content.
- Third-Party Cookies: Placed by trusted third-party advertising providers to analyze visitor behavior and present personalized advertisements.
Types of Cookies Based on Storage Duration
- Persistent Cookies: Stored on the user’s device until deleted or until a defined expiration date. Typically used to measure user preferences and site interactions.
- Session Cookies: Used to divide user visits into sessions and are deleted when the user is inactive or closes the Platform.
Third-party cookies may remember visited pages and collect personal data for advertising and analytics. When the Platform is visited and such plugins are used, the Platform connects to the social network’s server, enabling those networks to process data.
Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET has no control over data processed by social networks through such plugins. Users should review the respective social networks’ privacy policies for detailed information.
Blocking certain cookies may require Users to re-enter information on each visit, and some online services offered by Prof. Dr. Arda LEMBET may not function properly, or some pages may not be visible.
Rights of Data Subjects
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law No. 6698, data subjects may submit their requests regarding their rights by contacting the data controller via the address on the website, by email, or through a secure electronic signature, mobile signature, or by using the email address previously registered in the data controller’s system, with the subject line “Personal Data Information Request.”
We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy.
