Cookie Policy

This text has been prepared by AMERKEZ YAZILIM TEKNOLOJİ VE DANIŞMANLIK EĞİTİM HİZ. LTD. ŞTİ. (“Kara Kutu Shop”) as the data controller within the scope of Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“Law”) and the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles to be Followed in Fulfilling the Disclosure Obligation.

As Kara Kutu Shop, we use cookies in some areas within our website at https://www.karakutu.shop (“Site”) and our mobile application (all together referred to as “Platform”). In addition, SDKs (Software Development Kit) with similar functions to the cookies used on the Site are also used in our mobile application. This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) applies to the Platform managed by Kara Kutu Shop and cookies and SDKs will be used as described in the Policy.

The purpose of this Policy is to inform you about the types of cookies we use for what purposes and how you can manage these cookies regarding the processing of personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies used on our website and SDKs used in the Application on your device. For the cookies we use on our website, except for the mandatory cookies, the explicit consent of the users is obtained and they are provided with the opportunity to change their consent at any time.

Users can see the types of cookies used on our website through the cookie management panel and can set their preferences with “on” or “off” options for all cookies other than Mandatory Cookies. Again, users can change their preferences at any time through this panel.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files created by a website on your device and contain data in name-value format. Cookies make it possible for the website you visit to store information on your device and use this information during your subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the internet browser you use to access the site and cookies do not contain personal data such as name, gender or address of visitors. The information contained in cookies can only be accessed if you use the same internet browser and only by the domain name of the website that created the relevant cookie (e.g. https://www.karakutu.shop).

Nowadays, cookies have become an important part of internet technologies and their main functions are to remember the preferences of the online visitor and to recognize the device during connection and almost every website uses cookies.

Who Sends Cookies and How?

Cookies are sent through the communication established between your internet browser (such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.) and the website servers of Kara Kutu Shop during your browsing.

Cookie Types:

1. According to their ownership:
   • First Party Cookies
     Placed directly on the device by the website visited or Kara Kutu Shop.
   • Third Party Cookies
     Cookies placed on the device by a third party such as an advertiser or analytics system in cooperation with Kara Kutu Shop.
2. According to the time it is active:
   • Session Cookies
     Provides data that can be stored until the user closes the browser or the session ends. They are short-term cookies.
   • Persistent Cookies
     These are cookies that remain on the drive until the date the cookie is deleted by the user or until a specific expiration date for the cookie. Persistent cookies have a variable, written expiration date in their code.
3. By purpose of use:
   • Technical/Mandatory Cookies
     Cookies that are necessary to use features such as navigating the website and accessing secure areas of the site.
   • Functional Cookies
     Allows the website to remember the choices made in the past (username information, password information, which language is preferred, etc.). Preference cookies that provide automatic access to the website are also called functional cookies.
   • Performance/Analysis Cookies
     Performance cookies, also known as statistics cookies, are cookies that provide anonymous, statistical data about the use of the website. With statistics cookies, how the user uses the website, the pages visited, the links clicked can be stored. Anonymized statistical cookies are not used to identify the website user. The purpose of these cookies is to make the website more functional.
   • Marketing/Targeting Cookies
     These are cookies that can be used by companies operating in order to create a profile of your interests and show relevant advertisements on other sites.

Purposes of Processing Personal Data and Legal Reasons

Technical/Compulsory cookies are used to fulfill an information society service (log-in, form filling and remembering privacy preferences) that you have requested. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed within the scope of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of Article 5 of the Law “Provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract, it is necessary to process personal data belonging to the parties to the contract” or subparagraph (f) “Provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, data processing is mandatory for the legitimate interests of the data controller”.

Functional cookies are used to make our website more functional and to personalize it (to ensure that your other preferences, except your privacy preferences, are remembered when you re-enter the site). Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the Law

Performance/Analysis Cookies are cookies that allow statistical measurement in order to analyze the behavior of users on websites. These cookies are frequently used to improve the site, including the measurement of the impact of advertisements on the relevant people. They are used by website owners to estimate the number of unique visitors, to identify the most important search engine keywords that lead to a web page, or to track website navigation. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the Law.

Marketing/Targeting cookies are used by our business partners to profile you according to your interests and show you relevant advertisements. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by obtaining your explicit consent within the scope of paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the Law.

Cookies;

• Performing the basic functions necessary for the operation of the Platform. For example, Kara Kutu Shop members should not lose the products in their product basket during their visit. To prevent logged-in members from having to re-enter their password when visiting different pages on the Platform.
• Analyzing the Platform and improving the performance of the Platform. For example, integrating the different servers on which the Platform runs, determining the number of visitors to the Platform and adjusting performance accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.
• Increase the functionality of the Platform and provide ease of use. For example, sharing to third party social media channels through the Platform, remembering the username information or search queries of the visitor who visits the Platform on the next visit.
• Performing personalization, targeting and advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements related to the interests of visitors on the pages and products viewed by visitors.

Purposes.

Transfer of Personal Data Processed Through Cookies

Within the scope of our activities carried out with cookies, your personal data; Kara Kutu Shop is transferred to our domestic Suppliers for the purposes of developing services by customizing them to you, carrying out marketing activities, conducting and auditing business activities, and carrying out goods / service procurement processes.

In addition, if you consent to performance / analytical cookies, your personal data will be processed on servers abroad through Google Analytics, a third-party infrastructure provider located abroad, limited to the purpose of carrying out storage and archive activities. In this context, your personal data will be transferred to service providers whose servers are located abroad by taking necessary technical and administrative measures based on your explicit consent.

In the event that you consent to Targeting Cookies through the cookie management tool on our website; your personal data will be transferred to our Corporate Customers based on your explicit consent for the purpose of conducting goods / service sales processes, conducting marketing and analysis studies and conducting strategic planning activities. In this context; your personal data will be transferred to service providers whose servers are located abroad, based on your explicit consent, by taking the necessary technical and administrative measures.

Since the cookie management offered to you on our website is carried out through our programs provided by our suppliers in the field of technology, if you give your explicit consent to the use of cookies, your personal data processed through all cookies will be transferred to our technological infrastructure suppliers located abroad. If you do not want to give explicit consent to the transfer of your personal data abroad, you can manage your consent with the cookie management tool.

Cookie Management

Browsers generally accept cookies automatically. The use of cookies is mandatory to use our website. If you turn off cookies, you will not be able to use our website.

Requests of Relevant Persons

For your rights and detailed information under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, you can review Disclosure Text. Kara Kutu Shop reserves the right to change the terms of use and Cookie Policy regarding cookies.