PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

WEBSITE COOKIE POLICY

Your personal data; as the data controller, is one of the leading principles of our organization, AYIK BAND, which operates the website (www.ayik-band.com) to protect the privacy of the visitors. This Cookie Usage Policy (“Policy”) explains to all website visitors and users what types of cookies are used under which conditions.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server by the websites you visit through your computer or mobile device.

They are typically used to provide a personalized experience, improve the services offered, and enhance your experience while using the website, contributing to ease of use during navigation. If you prefer not to use cookies, you can delete or block cookies from your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of our website. If you do not change the cookie settings in your browser, we will assume that you accept the use of cookies on this site.

1. WHAT TYPES OF DATA ARE PROCESSED IN COOKIES?

In the cookies on websites, depending on their type, data related to your browsing and usage preferences on the device you visited the site with are collected. These data include information about the pages you accessed, the services and products you viewed, the language preference you selected, and other preferences.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THEIR PURPOSES?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server by the websites you visit via browsers. These small text files, which contain preferences such as the language you chose and other settings, help remember your preferences during your next visit and assist us in making improvements to our services to enhance your experience. This way, you can have a better and more personalized user experience during your next visit.

The main purposes of using cookies on our website are listed below:

• To improve the services offered to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the website,
• To improve the website and offer new features through the website, and to personalize the offered features according to your preferences;
• To ensure the legal and commercial security of the website and the institution, to prevent fraudulent transactions on the site;
• To fulfill the legal and contractual obligations arising from the Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for the Regulation of Publications on the Internet, primarily.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE

3.1. Session Cookies

Session cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of the website during your visit. They are used for purposes such as ensuring the security and continuity of our site and your visit. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser and return to our site. They are not permanent.

3.2. Persistent Cookies

These types of cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device via browsers. Persistent cookies remain stored even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They are kept in the subfolders of your browser until they are deleted from your browser’s settings.

Some types of persistent cookies can be used to provide personalized suggestions based on factors such as the purpose of your use of the website.

With persistent cookies, when you visit our website again with the same device, it is checked whether a cookie has been created by our website on your device. If so, it is understood that you have visited the site before, and the content delivered to you is determined accordingly, providing you with better service.

3.3. Mandatory/Technical Cookies

These are mandatory cookies for the proper functioning of the website you are visiting. The purpose of these cookies is to provide the necessary services by ensuring the operation of the site. For example, they allow access to secure areas of the website, use its features, and navigate within it.

3.4. Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect information about the usage of the website, frequency and number of visits, and show how visitors came to the site. The purpose of using these types of cookies is to improve the functionality of the site by analyzing its performance and determining general trends. They do not contain data that can identify the visitor. For example, they show the number of error messages displayed or the most visited pages.

3.5. Functional Cookies

These cookies remember the choices made by the visitor on the site and recall them during the next visit. The purpose of these cookies is to provide ease of use to the visitors. For example, they prevent the user from entering their password repeatedly on each page visited.

3.6. Targeting/Advertising Cookies

They measure the effectiveness of the advertisements shown to visitors and calculate how many times an ad is displayed. The purpose of these cookies is to show customized ads based on the visitors’ interests.

Similarly, they ensure that the interests of visitors are detected based on their browsing activities, and relevant content is displayed. For example, they prevent the advertisement shown to the visitor from being displayed again within a short time.

4. HOW TO MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES?

To change your preferences regarding the use of cookies or to block or delete cookies, you can modify your browser settings.

Many browsers offer you the option to accept or reject cookies, accept only specific types of cookies, or be notified by the browser when a website requests to store cookies on your device.

You can also delete previously saved cookies from your browser.

If you disable or reject cookies, some preferences may need to be set manually, and some features and services on the website may not function properly as we may not be able to recognize or associate your account. You can change your browser settings by clicking on the relevant link in the table below.

5. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

The Website Privacy Policy is dated 28/05/2024. If the entire Policy or specific articles are updated, the effective date of the Policy will be revised. The Privacy Policy is published on the institution’s website (www.ayik-band.com) and is made available to relevant individuals upon request.

AYIK BAND

Address: IMES Industrial Site, C Block, 302nd Street No: 16, Yukarı Dudullu – 34775 / ISTANBUL
Phone: +90 216 590 00 90
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ayik-band.com