Privacy and Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

As SMARTES TEKNOLOJİ YAZILIM DANIŞMANLIK SAN. TIC. LTD. ŞTİ. (“COMPANY” or referred to as “COMPANY”), we use cookies, some technologies (“cookies”) to improve your experience during your use or visit to www. smartes.com.tr website (“Site”), extensions of the site, our applications or all similar online or offline media that we offer to your use in the digital environment (all mentioned media will be referred to as “Platform” together).
The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation we are subject to, in particular the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK” or “Law”).
The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to inform you about the personal data obtained due to the processing of personal data using cookies used during the use of the Platforms. In this text, we would like to explain to you what types of cookies we use on our site and in our applications for what purposes and how you can control these cookies.

As a company, we may stop using the cookies we use on our site and applications if necessary, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our site and applications. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Policy will become effective upon publication on the site, application or any public medium. You can find the last update date at the end of the text.
Detailed information about the purposes of processing your personal data by our company; You can access the Company’s Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy.

Method and Legal Grounds for Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data are collected based on the legal reason of the legitimate interest of our Company through cookies in electronic environment within the scope of your visit to our website or due to your use of our applications. Promotional activities carried out through targeting and profiling are carried out only with your explicit consent. Your collected personal data may also be processed for the purposes specified in this Cookie Policy within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.
To whom and for what purpose personal data may be transferred As the Company, we may share your personal data within the scope of the Cookie Policy with legally authorised public institutions, limited to the realisation of the above-mentioned purposes and in accordance with the legislation.

Which Cookies are Used for Which Purposes?

As the COMPANY, we use cookies for various purposes on our website and applications and process your personal data through these cookies.
These purposes are mainly as follows:
– To perform the basic functions necessary for the operation of the site and applications. For example, logged-in members do not need to re-enter passwords when visiting different pages on the Site.
– To analyse the Site and applications and to improve the performance of the Site and applications. For example, integration of different servers on which the Site runs, determining the number of visitors to the Site and making performance adjustments accordingly or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.
– Increasing the functionality of the Site and applications and providing ease of use. For example, remembering the username information or search queries of the visitor who visits the Site on the next visit.
– To perform personalisation, targeting and advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements related to the interests of visitors on the pages and products viewed by visitors.

Cookies Used on Our Site and Applications

Below you can find the different types of cookies we use on our website and applications. Both first party cookies (placed by the site you visit) and third party cookies (placed by servers other than the site you visit) are used on our site and applications.

Mandatory Cookies

The use of certain cookies is mandatory for the correct functioning of our website and applications. For example, authentication cookies, which are activated when you log in to our site, ensure that your active session continues when you switch from one page to another on our site.

Preference Cookies

These cookies ensure that the services offered on our site are personalised for you by remembering your preferences and choices on the site and application. For example, it allows us to remember your language selection on our site or the font size you have selected while reading a text.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies enable the collection of information about your use of social media. For example, cookies can be used to use information from your Facebook/Twitter accounts to create personalised ads or to conduct market research.

Performance and Analysis Cookies

Thanks to these cookies, we can improve the services we provide to you by analysing your use and performance of our website and applications. For example, thanks to these cookies, we can determine which pages our visitors view the most, whether our site is working properly and possible problems.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

We use cookies to promote products and services to you on our site or in media other than our site. In addition, we may cooperate with some of our business partners to advertise and promote you on or off our site. For example, cookies can be used to track whether you click on an advertisement you see on our site, and if you are interested in the advertisement, whether you benefit from the service on the site to which that advertisement directs you.

How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?

The preferences of our visitors and users regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are essential for us. However, Cookies that are mandatory for the operation of the Platform must be used. In addition, we would like to remind you that if some cookies are turned off, some functions of the Platform may not work partially or completely.

Information on how you can manage your preferences regarding the cookies used on the Platform is as follows: 
– Visitors have the opportunity to personalise their preferences regarding cookies by changing the browser settings through which they view the Platform. If the browser being used offers this option, it is possible to change the preferences for cookies through the browser settings. Thus, although it may vary according to the possibilities offered by the browser, data subjects have the opportunity to prevent the use of cookies, to receive a warning before the cookie is used, or to disable or delete only some cookies.
– Although the preferences in this regard vary depending on the browser used, it is possible to access the general explanation at https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Preferences regarding cookies may need to be made separately for each device that the visitor accesses the Platform.
– Click here to switch off cookies managed by Google Analytics.
– Click here to manage the personalised advertising experience provided by Google.
– In terms of cookies used by many companies for advertising activities, preferences can be managed through Your Online Choices.
– To manage cookies on mobile devices, the settings menu of the mobile device can be used.
– You have the opportunity to personalise your preferences regarding cookies by changing your browser settings.

Adobe Analytics http://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html
AOL https://help.aol.com/articles/restore-security-settings-and-enable-cookie-settings-on-browser
Google Adwords https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
Google Analytics https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google Chrome http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
Opera http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/
Safari https://support.apple.com/kb/ph19214?locale=tr_TR

What are your rights as a data subject?

Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVK Law, data owners,
– To learn whether personal data is being processed,
– Request information if personal data has been processed,
– To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
– To know the third parties to whom personal data are transferred domestically,
– To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
– Although it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the KVK Law and other relevant laws, to request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring its processing disappear and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
– To object to the emergence of a result to the detriment of the person himself/herself by analysing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
– In case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data, to demand compensation for the damage
rights.

You can submit your applications regarding your rights listed above to our Company using the Company’s Relevant Person Application Form. Your request will be finalised and a reply will be sent within 30 days. As a rule, requests are met free of charge, however, if fulfilling the requirements of the request requires costs, you may apply to our Company in accordance with Article 7 of the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller”. Communiqué” article 7; “If the application of the data subject is to be answered in writing, no fee is charged up to 10 pages. 1 TL transaction fee may be charged for each page over 10 pages. If the response to the application is given in a recording medium such as CD, flash memory, the fee that may be requested by the data controller cannot exceed the cost of the recording medium.” In accordance with the provision, a fee may be requested by the COMPANY.

What is a Cookie?

Cookie is the name given to small-sized data files that websites leave on the computers or mobile devices of their visitors. By reading these data files created by users when they first connect, websites have the opportunity to work more efficiently and quickly load user settings such as site language.

Contact Details

You can send us your questions or requests regarding the issues covered by this Privacy and Cookie Policy or how Personal Data is processed by SMARTES TEKNOLOJİ YAZILIM DANIŞMANLIK SAN. TIC. LTD. ŞTİ. in writing to us at the e-mail address or you can get information from the central phone.

Internet Address
https://www.smartes.com.tr/

Telephone Number
+90 (216) 706 5262

Address
Sanayi Mahallesi Teknopark Bulvarı No: 1/2C 2201 34906 / Pendik / ISTANBUL / TURKEY

Application Address
info@smartes.com.tr