Cookie and Privacy Policy

1. General Information and Scope

This Cookie and Privacy Policy explains the scope, purposes and legal bases of the cookies and similar tracking technologies used on the iskanunu.com website operated by iskanunu.com (hereinafter referred to as “iskanunu” or the “Company”), and how users may manage their preferences in relation to those technologies.

2. What Is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies enable the website to recognise you on a subsequent visit, remember your preferences and personalise your experience.

In addition to cookies, the following similar technologies may be used:

• Local storage: Data stored in your browser that persist independently of the browser session.
• Commenting-system integration: Cookies placed by a third-party commenting service to enable you to post comments.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

The cookies used on the website fall into three principal categories. Consent is obtained separately for each category. With the exception of strictly necessary cookies, cookies are activated only with your explicit consent.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. Their legal bases are Article 5(2)(c) of Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “KVKK”) (necessity for the performance of a contract) and Article 5(2)(ç) of the KVKK (necessity for compliance with a legal obligation). They do not require explicit consent.

Examples of their functions include:

• Protecting against bot attacks and security threats
• Preventing cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
• Enabling the authentication required for you to post comments

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how the website is used, including which pages are visited, how long users spend on the website, and whether technical issues occur. Although these data are generally processed in aggregated and anonymised form, they may qualify as personal data under Article 3(1)(a) of the KVKK and are therefore processed on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to Article 5(1) of the KVKK.

3.3 Personalisation Cookies

These cookies may be used to remember settings such as your language and content preferences. Although they are not technically necessary, they are based directly on your preferences and are therefore subject to your explicit consent under Article 5(1) of the KVKK.

4. Cookie Inventory

The table below identifies the principal cookies used on the website, together with their providers, categories, retention periods, purposes and legal bases.

5. Consent Management and Exercising Your Preferences

5.1 Cookie Management Panel

When you first visit the website, a cookie notice is displayed. Through this notice, you may:

• Accept all cookies;
• Permit only strictly necessary cookies and reject all others; or
• Set detailed preferences by cookie category.

No cookie other than a strictly necessary cookie will be placed or activated without your consent.

You may change your preferences at any time by selecting the Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of the page.

5.2 Withdrawal of Consent

In accordance with Article 3(1)(ı) of the KVKK and the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board’s Guidelines on Cookies (2022), you may withdraw your consent as easily as you gave it. When you withdraw consent, the relevant cookies will be disabled immediately; however, the withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before that date.

5.3 Browser Settings

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. However, as this method may also disable strictly necessary cookies, certain website functions—such as commenting—may not operate correctly.

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Block Cookies and Website Data

To opt out of Google Analytics, visit Google Ads Settings.

6. International Transfers of Personal Data

Personal data collected through cookies may be transferred to data processors located outside Türkiye in connection with analytics, commenting-system and content delivery network (CDN) services. Such transfers are made pursuant to Article 9 of the KVKK and are based on the safeguards set out below.

7. Categories of Personal Data Processed Through Cookies

The following categories of personal data may be processed through cookies and similar technologies:

• Identification/Identifier Data: Cookie ID and Disqus user ID
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system and screen resolution
• Behavioural Data: Pages visited, items clicked and time spent on the website
• Location Data: Approximate location (country/city based on IP address); precise location data are not collected
• Comment Data: Username/identity information associated with comments

8. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You may submit requests concerning your personal data processed by us under Article 11 of the KVKK to the email address below.

Email: iskanunu@iskanunu.com