Cookıe Polıcy

As “Prof. Dr. Lütfiye Zümre Arıcan Alicıkuş Clinic” (“CLINIC” or referred to as such), we use cookies and similar technologies (“cookies”) on our website (https://www.zumrearicanalicikus.com/en/cookie-policy/), its extensions, applications, and all other online or offline platforms (collectively referred to as the “Platform”) to enhance your experience during your use or visit.

The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation, primarily the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK” or “Law”).

The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to inform you about the personal data obtained through the use of cookies during your use of the Platforms. In this document, we will explain what types of cookies we use, for what purposes, and how you can manage them.

We reserve the right to change or update this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes made to the Cookie Policy will take effect once published on the site, application, or any other publicly accessible platform. The most recent update date can be found at the end of the document.

Detailed information about the purposes of processing your personal data by our CLINIC can be found in the “Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy” on the website.

Method of Collecting Personal Data and Legal Grounds

Your personal data is collected through cookies by our CLINIC based on our legitimate interest as you visit our website or use our applications. Promotional activities performed through targeting and profiling are conducted only if we have your explicit consent. The personal data collected may be processed for the purposes stated in this Cookie Policy in accordance with the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.

Who Can Your Personal Data Be Transferred To and For What Purposes?

Our CLINIC may share your personal data with authorized public institutions in accordance with the law, only for the purposes mentioned above and in compliance with the legal requirements.

Which Cookies Are Used for Which Purposes?

We use cookies for various purposes on our website and applications, and we process your personal data through these cookies. The main purposes are:

• To perform basic functions necessary for the operation of the site and applications. For example, ensuring that logged-in users do not need to re-enter their passwords while navigating between different pages on the site.
• To analyze and improve the performance of the site and applications. For example, integrating different servers where the site operates, determining the number of visitors, and adjusting the performance accordingly, or facilitating the search for what visitors are looking for.
• To enhance the functionality and user-friendliness of the site and applications. For example, remembering a user’s name or search queries during subsequent visits to the site.
• To personalize, target, and carry out advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements related to the interests of visitors based on the pages and products they have viewed.

Cookies Used on Our Website and Applications

• Below you can find the different types of cookies we use on our website and applications. Both first-party cookies (set by the website you visit) and third-party cookies (set by servers outside the website you visit) are used.
• Necessary Cookies
• Certain cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and applications. For example, authentication cookies that are activated when you log into the site, ensuring that your session continues while navigating between pages.

Preference Cookies

These cookies help us personalize the services offered on the site and application according to your preferences and choices. For example, they help us remember your language choice or the font size you selected while reading a text.

Social Media Cookies
These cookies enable the collection of information about your social media usage. For example, cookies can be used to create personalized ads or conduct market research using information from your Facebook/Twitter accounts.

Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to analyze the usage and performance of our website and applications, helping us improve the services we provide. For example, we can detect the most visited pages, check if our website is functioning properly, and identify any potential issues.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies
We use cookies for advertising purposes to promote products and services on our website or across other platforms. We may also collaborate with business partners to carry out advertising and promotion both within and outside our site. For example, cookies may be used to track whether you clicked on an ad displayed on our site and whether you used the service on the site the ad directed you to.

How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?

Visitor and user preferences regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are essential to us. However, it is necessary to use essential cookies for the proper functioning of the Platform. Additionally, we would like to remind you that disabling some cookies may result in certain features of the Platform working partially or completely inoperable.

You can manage your cookie preferences as follows:

Visitors have the option to customize their cookie preferences by changing their browser settings. If the browser being used offers this feature, cookie preferences can be adjusted through the browser settings. Depending on the browser, this can allow users to block cookies, receive notifications before a cookie is set, or disable or delete specific cookies.

Preferences related to cookies may vary depending on the browser used, and more general information can be found at About Cookies. Cookie preferences must be set separately for each device that the visitor uses to access the Platform.

To disable cookies managed by Google Analytics, click here.

To manage personalized advertising provided by Google, click here.

Preferences for cookies used in advertising by multiple companies can be managed via Your Online Choices.

For mobile devices, cookie settings can be managed via the mobile device’s settings menu.

What Are Your Rights as a Data Subject?

Under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), data subjects have the right to:

• Learn whether personal data is being processed.
• Request information if their personal data has been processed.
• Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used appropriately.
• Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred, domestically or abroad.
• Request correction of personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete and request that this correction be communicated to third parties to whom the data has been transferred.
• Request the deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons for its processing no longer exist, and have this communicated to third parties who have received the data.
• Object to the processing of personal data exclusively through automated systems leading to an adverse result for the individual.
• Request compensation for damages incurred due to the unlawful processing of personal data.

You can submit your requests related to the rights mentioned above by filling out the “Relevant Person Application Form,” which can be accessed via a link, and send it to our CLINIC. Your request will be processed within 30 days, and you will be notified of the response. In general, requests are handled free of charge, but if the action requires costs, a fee may be charged in accordance with the “Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for Application to the Data Controller.” If the response to the request is provided in writing, no fee will be charged for the first 10 pages, but 1 TL per page may be charged for additional pages. If the response is provided in a digital medium (e.g., CD, flash drive), the fee will not exceed the cost of the medium.