Cookie Policy

Cookie Disclosure Statement

As Ekinata Nakliyat İnş. Taah. Turz. Petr. Ürün. Paz. Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (hereinafter referred to as “Ekin Ata” or “Company”), we use cookies, pixels, GIFs, and similar technologies (“cookies”) to enhance your experience while using or visiting our websites (“Site”), applications, and all other online or offline channels that we provide to you in digital media (all these channels will be collectively referred to as “Platform”).

The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation we are subject to, primarily the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“PDPL”).

Purpose of the Cookie Disclosure Statement

The purpose of this Cookie Disclosure Statement is to inform you about the processing of personal data obtained through the collection of personal data such as cookies and pixels used during the use of the Platforms. In this document, we want to explain to you the purposes for which we use cookies on our website and application, the types of cookies we use, and how you can control these cookies.

As Ekin Ata, we may cease using the cookies we use on our website and application, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our website and application. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Disclosure Statement at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Disclosure Statement will become effective by being published on the site, application, or any publicly accessible medium. You can find the date of the last update at the end of the text.

For detailed information on the purposes of processing your personal data by our Company, you can refer to the Ekin Ata Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy available at www.ekinata.com.tr.

Method and Legal Reason for Collecting Personal Data

Your personal data is collected electronically through cookies during your visit to our website or use of our application, based on the legal reason of our Company’s legitimate interest. The personal data collected can also be processed for the purposes stated in this Cookie Disclosure Statement 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 Can Be Transferred

As Ekin Ata, we may share your personal data within the scope of the Cookie Disclosure Statement with our group companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as with legally authorized public institutions and legally authorized private individuals, limited to the realization of the purposes stated above and in accordance with the legislation.

What Cookies Are Used for What Purposes?

As Ekin Ata, we use cookies for various purposes on our website and application and process your personal data through these cookies. These purposes mainly include:

  • Analyzing the Site and application, increasing the performance of the Site and application. For example, integrating different servers on which the Site runs, determining the number of visitors to the Site, and adjusting performance settings accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.

Cookies Used on Our Website and Application

Below you can find different types of cookies that we use on our website and application. We use both first-party cookies (placed by the site you visit) and third-party cookies (placed by servers other than the site you visit) on our website and application.

Performance and Analysis Cookies: With these cookies, we can improve our services by analyzing your use of our Site and application and making performance analyses. For example, with these cookies, we can determine which pages our visitors view the most, whether our site is working properly, and detect potential problems.

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 to us. However, the use of Cookies required for the operation of the Platform must be ensured. Additionally, we would like to remind you that certain functions of the Platform may not work partially or completely if some cookies are turned off.

Information on how you can manage your preferences for cookies used on the Platform is provided below:

  • Visitors have the opportunity to customize their preferences for cookies by changing the settings of the browser they view the Platform on. If the browser in use offers this capability, it is possible to change cookie preferences through the browser settings. Thus, depending on the capabilities offered by the browser, data subjects have the option to prevent the use of cookies, prefer to receive a warning before cookies are used, or simply disable or delete certain cookies.
  • Although preferences vary depending on the browser used, a general explanation can be found at https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Preferences for cookies must be set separately for each device from which the visitor accesses the Platform.
  • To disable cookies managed by Google Analytics, click here.
  • To manage personalized advertising experience provided by Google, click here.
  • Preferences for cookies used by many companies for advertising activities can be managed through Your Online Choices.
  • Cookies can be managed through the settings menu of the mobile device for managing cookies via mobile devices.
  • You have the opportunity to customize your preferences for cookies by changing your browser settings.

Rights of Data Subjects

Pursuant to Article 11 of the PDPL, data subjects have the right to:

  • Learn whether personal data is being processed,
  • Request information if personal data has been processed,
  • Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
  • Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
  • Request the correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed and request the notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
  • Request the deletion or destruction of personal data despite being processed in accordance with the PDPL and other relevant laws, in the event that the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist, and request the notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
  • Object to the occurrence of a result against the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
  • Demand compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of personal data.

For your applications regarding your above-mentioned rights, you can fill out the Data Subject Application Form available at www.ekinata.com.tr or send an email to kvkk@ekinata.com.tr. Depending on the nature of your request, your applications will be concluded free of charge as soon as possible and no later than thirty days; however, if the transaction requires an additional cost, a fee may be charged according to the tariff to be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.