COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy has been prepared in order to inform the relevant persons pursuant to the obligation to provide information arising from Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to be Followed in Fulfilling the Obligation to Inform.
With this Cookie Policy, the Data Controller Vademecum Yayıncılık A.Ş. (“Vademecum”) aims to inform the relevant persons regarding the processing of personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies used on the website with the domain name www.vademecumgroup.com (“Vademecum Group”) on your device, including for what purposes and which types of cookies are used, and how these cookies can be managed.
As Vademecum, for cookies other than mandatory cookies, we obtain users’ explicit consent and provide them with the opportunity to change their consent at any time. Through the cookie management panel, users can see the types of cookies used on our website and can set their preferences as “on” or “off” for all cookies other than Mandatory Cookies. Users may also change their preferences at any time through this panel.
TYPES OF COOKIES USED
It is possible to classify cookie types into three categories: cookies by party placing them, cookies by duration of use, and cookies by purpose of use:
A) COOKIES BY PARTY PLACING THEM
1) First-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed directly by the website visited by the user, namely by the internet address shown in the browser’s address bar (www.vademecumgroup.com).
2) Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed by a third party other than the website visited by the user.
B) COOKIES BY DURATION OF USE
1) Session Cookies: These cookies are used to ensure the continuity of the session and are deleted when the user closes the browser.
2) Persistent Cookies: These are cookies that are not deleted when the internet browser is closed and are automatically deleted on a specific date or after a certain period of time.
C) COOKIES BY PURPOSE OF USE
1) Mandatory Cookies: These are cookies necessary for the operation of Vademecum Group. Such cookies are used mandatorily in order to provide an information society service you have requested (such as logging in, filling out forms, and remembering privacy preferences).
2) Functional Cookies: These are cookies used by Vademecum Group for personalization and remembering preferences, and to provide functionalities other than those offered by mandatory cookies.
3) Performance-Analytics Cookies: These are cookies used by Vademecum Group to count visitors and measure visitor traffic, allowing the understanding of how users navigate the site, thereby helping determine which pages on Vademecum Group are popular and which are not, and enabling the measurement and improvement of Vademecum Group’s performance.
4) Advertising/Marketing Cookies: These are cookies used by Vademecum Group to determine users’ personal interests and to display advertisements tailored to those interests.
ON WHICH LEGAL GROUNDS ARE COOKIES COLLECTED AND PROCESSED?
Your data collected through Mandatory Cookies are processed by Vademecum under Article 5 of the KVKK based on the legal grounds of “it is necessary to process personal data belonging to the parties to a contract, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract” and “data processing is mandatory for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right.”
Functional Cookies, Performance-Analytics Cookies, and Advertising/Marketing Cookies are processed under Article 5 of the KVKK based on the legal grounds of “it is necessary to process personal data belonging to the parties to a contract, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract,” “data processing is mandatory for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the relevant person,” and “explicit consent.”
WHICH COOKIES ARE COLLECTED AND WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF COOKIE USE?
Through cookies, personal data relating to user transaction records are collected and processed, including users’ browser and operating system information, IP address, user ID, date and time of visit, interaction status (for example, whether the site could be accessed or whether an error warning was received), use of features on the site, subject headings searched on the site, visit frequency, language preferences, page scrolling actions, and information regarding the tabs accessed.
The table below includes the name and purpose of use of each cookie. Vademecum processes your personal data for the purposes stated in the table below in compliance with the KVKK and all other applicable legislation.
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE OF THE COOKIE | COOKIE TYPE | COOKIE RETENTION PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| mdcc_popup_shown | These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and are used mandatorily in order to provide an information society service you have requested (remembering privacy preferences). |
First-Party Cookie | 30 days |
| _ga | This is an analytical cookie used by the Google Analytics platform to maintain user statistics in order to understand how our website is used. |
Third-Party Cookie | 30 days |
| _ga_01V7CJT79H | This is an analytical cookie used by the Google Analytics platform to maintain user statistics in order to understand how our website is used. |
Third-Party Cookie | 30 days |
TO WHOM, ON WHICH LEGAL GROUNDS, AND FOR WHICH PURPOSES ARE PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED THROUGH COOKIES TRANSFERRED?
Vademecum processes the personal data it collects through cookies in compliance with the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 and all applicable legislation for the following purposes:
- Maintaining its commercial activities, improving its relationships with customers, increasing service quality, customizing Vademecum services for the customer, customizing promotions and recommendations communicated through Vademecum services for the customer, and fulfilling completely and accurately the obligations arising from the legislation to which Vademecum is subject and required by authorized institutions and authorities,
- Performance of Vademecum’s contractual rights and obligations,
- Creating anonymous statistics and user profiles,
- Ensuring that Vademecum Group is properly accessible and improved on every device, operating system, browser, and environment
for these purposes (“Purposes”).
Your personal data may be transferred, where required by the above-mentioned Purposes, to our third-party business partners, suppliers, affiliates located domestically and abroad, including lawyers and financial advisors, as well as to legally authorized public institutions and private persons, within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK, and to our service providers abroad based on the legal ground of the “existence of a standard contract” under subparagraph (c) of paragraph (4) of Article 9 of the KVKK.
Vademecum Group uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how users use the website, mobile application, and/or mobile site, to monitor visitor traffic, and to provide statistical information and reports.
HOW CAN COOKIE USE BE CONTROLLED?
You may change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings section on Vademecum Group. By switching the buttons on the cookie management panel to on or off according to your preference, click the “Save settings” button. Refresh the page to activate your settings.
In addition, partial control may also be provided through browser settings. You can access information on the management of cookies in commonly used browsers through the links below:
-Google Chrome https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=tr
-Mozilla Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/tr/kb/masaustu-firefox-surumunde-gelismis-izlenme-koruma
-Safari
https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/9.0/#/sfri40732
-Opera
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences
REQUESTS OF RELEVANT PERSONS
Relevant persons whose personal data are processed by Vademecum through cookies may submit their requests within the scope of Article 11 of the KVKK, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, by applying to Vademecum’s above-mentioned address via notary public or registered mail, or by sending an e-mail to info@vademecumonline.com.tr together with documents identifying your identity. Your applications will be responded to within the legal period depending on their nature.
ABOUT THE INFORMATION NOTICE
Vademecum reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time within the framework of changes that may occur in the applicable legislation.
