Cookie Notice

Privacy Notice on Personal Data Processed through Cookies

At ÇAKMAKÇI KIYMETLİ MADENLER SAN. TİC. A.Ş., the confidentiality and security of your personal data is among our highest priorities. In this context, we would like to inform you about your personal data in order to fulfil our obligation to inform arising from Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “KVKK”). Personal data means any information that makes your identity determined or determinable.

The website with the extension www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com, which belongs to the Company, is a site that uses cookies. A cookie is a small, low-capacity text file, mostly consisting of combinations of letters and numbers, that is stored on the terminal devices in use and thereby enables the identification of the device in question.

The purpose of this Cookie Privacy Notice is to inform you, in relation to the processing of your personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies on your terminal devices by www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com, about the types of cookies we use for which purposes and about how you can manage these cookies.

Types of Cookies Used on Our Site

Types of Cookies by Duration of Use

Our site uses session cookies and persistent cookies according to their duration of use. Session cookies are used to ensure the continuity of the session and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are not deleted when you close your browser and are deleted automatically once the period foreseen for their storage expires.

First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Whether a cookie is a first-party or a third-party cookie varies according to who places it. First-party cookies are placed directly by our Site, that is, by the URL address www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com that you see in the address bar of your browser. Third-party cookies are placed by a URL address other than the domain www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com that you see in the address bar.

Types of Cookies by Purpose of Use

The following cookies are used on our Site according to their purpose of use:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are cookies that are absolutely necessary for our Site to function. Such cookies are first-party cookies and your personal data is used for the purpose of enabling our Site to operate correctly. These cookies are used as a matter of necessity in order to deliver the service you have requested (logging in, completing forms and remembering privacy preferences).

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies are used to determine the number of our unique visitors, to measure the user traffic of our Site, to determine the effectiveness of the keywords we use in search engines, to monitor the browsing behaviour of users visiting our Site, and to measure and improve the performance of our Site. These cookies also help us understand the popularity of the pages on our Site and measure the impact of advertisements on our visitors.

Functional Cookies

Cookies of this type are used to make our Site more functional and to personalise it (to ensure that your preferences other than your privacy preferences are remembered when you re-enter the site).

Information on the Purposes and Legal Grounds of Processing and on the Cookies Used

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Personal data collected through strictly necessary cookies is processed pursuant to Article 5(2)(f) of the Law, within the scope of “processing of data being necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”. Information on the strictly necessary cookies on our website is set out in the table below:

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
ASP.NET_SessionId	www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com	Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.	Session	HTTP Cookie
CookieConsent	www.cakmakcikiymetlimadenler.com	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.	1 year	HTTP Cookie

Functional Cookies

The personal data set out in the table below and collected through functional cookies is processed pursuant to Article 5(2)(f) of the Law, within the scope of “processing of data being necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

The personal data collected through these cookies, the details of which are set out below, is processed on the legal ground of explicit consent within the scope of Article 5(1) of the Law, and the personal data for which the transfer abroad column has been completed is transferred to the specified country solely on the legal ground of explicit consent within the scope of Article 5(1) of the Law.

To Whom and for Which Purposes the Processed Personal Data May Be Transferred

As ÇAKMAKÇI KIYMETLİ MADENLER SAN. TİC. A.Ş., we may transfer the personal data we process to third parties in accordance with national legislation, in particular Articles 8 and 9 of the Law. We may transfer your personal data to our suppliers and to public institutions authorised by law, limited to the achievement of the purposes stated above and in accordance with the legislation. Some of the cookies used on the Site are provided by Google, a third-party service provider based abroad and outside the Company. These third-party cookies are used for the purpose of collecting statistical data and thereby improving the presentation and use of the Site. If you give your explicit consent, your personal data is shared with Google Inc., which is based abroad, on the basis of your explicit consent, for the purpose of improving the presentation and use of the Site.

How Are Cookies Controlled / How Are They Disabled?

The preferences of our visitors and users regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are essential to us. However, the Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Site must be used. In addition, we would like to remind you that, if certain cookies are disabled through the browser, some functions of the Site may partially or entirely fail to work. Information on how you can manage your preferences regarding the cookies used on the Site is set out below:

• Visitors have the possibility to personalise their cookie preferences by changing the settings of the browser through which they view the site. If the browser in use offers this possibility, it is possible to change cookie preferences via the browser settings. Accordingly, although this may vary depending on the possibilities offered by the browser, data subjects have the possibility to prevent the use of cookies, to choose to receive a warning before a cookie is used, or to disable or delete only certain cookies.
• Although preferences in this respect vary according to the browser used, a general explanation is available at https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Cookie preferences may need to be set separately for each device from which the visitor accesses the Platform.
• To disable the cookies managed by Google Analytics, click here.
• To manage the personalised advertising experience provided by Google, click here.
• For the 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.

Google Chrome	:	By clicking the “padlock icon” in the address bar of your browser, you can allow or block cookies from the “cookies” tab.
Internet Explorer	:	By clicking the security tab under the “Tools” section in the upper right part of your browser, you can manage cookies as “allow” or “do not allow”.
Mozilla Firefox	:	Click the “open menu” tab in the upper right corner of your browser. By clicking the “Options” icon, you can manage cookies using the “Privacy and Security” button.
Opera	:	By selecting “Advanced” in the “Preferences” section of your browser, you can manage cookies from the “cookies” section.
Safari	:	From the “Settings” section of your phone, select the “Safari” tab and manage all your cookies from the “Privacy and Security” section.

Requests of Data Subjects

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

• To learn whether their personal data is being processed,
• To request information if their personal data has been processed,
• To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose,
• To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
• To request the correction of personal data where it has been processed incompletely or inaccurately, and to request that the operation carried out in this context be notified to the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
• To request the deletion or destruction of personal data where the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist, even though it has been processed in accordance with the PDP Law and other relevant statutory provisions, and to request that the operation carried out in this context be notified to the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
• To object to a result arising to the person's own detriment as a consequence of the analysis of the processed data exclusively by automated systems,
• To claim compensation for damages incurred as a result of the unlawful processing of personal data.

You may submit your applications regarding the rights listed above to our Company by completing the Data Subject Application Form available on our organisation's website, or by the other methods foreseen in the legislation. Depending on the nature of your request, your applications will be concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest; however, if the operation entails an additional cost, a fee may be charged to you in accordance with the tariff to be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.