We, AKÇANSA ÇİMENTO SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş. (‘’Akçansa’’), under the capacity of data controller, make use of certain technologies such as cookies, pixels during your visits to our website (“Website”) (https://www.akcansa.com.tr/) in order to provide you the best experience possible on it. Such technologies are used in accordance with the legislation governing us, particularly including the Law no. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data (LPPD).
The purpose of this cookie policy is to give you information pursuant to article 10 of LPPD about processing of your personal data obtained by automatic means by placement of cookies used on our website in your device (what kind of cookies we use for what purposes and how we can manage such cookies, etc.).
Identity of Data Controller
Data controller : Akçansa Çimento San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Data controller phone : (0216) 571 30 00
Data Controller Kep Address : akcansa.hukuk@akcansa.hs03.kep.tr
Data Controller Website : www.akcansa.com.tr
Data Controller Address : Palladium Tower Barbaros Mah. Kardelen Sok. No:2
D:124-125 K:37-38 Ataşehir/Istanbul
What is a cookie?
Cookies and similar technologies (“cookies”) are descriptive information placed in smart devices, including computers, smart phones or tablets, and stored on your device when you visit a website for the purposes of proper functioning, development and optimization of the website, making necessary improvements in user experience, execution of more effective marketing activities and measuring density on the website Cookies record the actions taken by you and your preferences during your visit and send this information back to the server during your next visit, allowing the server to recognize the visitor. Cookies ensure automatic loading of your preferences by recognizing your device and facilitate your online experience and may also contain some personal data identifying the visitor.
Why Are Cookies Used?
Some cookies enable that your preferences in the previous visits are remembered by the website and ensure that your subsequent visits will offer you a more user-friendly and customized experience. Cookies are used to ensure proper and efficient operation of the website, enable users to browse the site and benefit from all its features, and to develop and improve it. Data collected through cookies used on the website are not used for the purpose of identifying the visitors.
Controlling and Deleting Cookies
Your express consent is obtained for cookies we use on the website, other than mandatory cookies and performance cookies, and you’re allowed to withdraw your consent any time. It is sufficient to change the settings of your browser in order to adjust your preferences for the use of cookies or otherwise ban or delete the cookies. Accordingly, you may examine the types of cookies used on our website through cookie management panel and establish your preferences with “open” or “closed” options for all cookies, except mandatory cookies and change such preferences any time. Many browsers offer you to accept or reject the cookies, accept only a certain type of cookies or be warned by the browser when a website requests storing cookies in your device in order for you to control the cookies. It is also possible to delete any cookies which have been previously recorded in your browser. The procedures for controlling and deleting cookies can change by the browser you are using.
Cookie Types, Intended Use of Cookies and Legal Reason
Cookies are used for various purposes on our website. Purposes of data processing and data processing requirement under the Law governing us while using the respective cookie may vary by the type of respective cookie used. You may personalize your preferences regarding cookies by changing the settings of your browser.
Types of Cookies by Period of Use: Session cookies are used for ensuring continuity of the session and are deleted upon closure of the browser by the user. However, permanent cookies are not deleted upon closure of the web browser and are automatically deleted on a certain date or after a certain period of time.
Types of Cookies by Party: First party cookies are placed by the website directly visited by the user i.e. the address shown on the address bar of the browser. Third party cookies are placed by a domain other than the address visited by the user.
Types of Cookies by Intended Use:
1-Mandatory Cookies: Mandatory cookies are cookies that activate basic functions of the website and ensure that the website becomes useable. These cookies enable you to browse the website and use properties corresponding to your requests such as establishing your cookie preferences, logging in or completing the forms. Through use of such cookies, the visitors are allowed to have uninterrupted experience on the website. If you disable such cookies using your browser, functionality of the website is affected negatively. Through use of such cookies, the visitors are allowed to have uninterrupted experience on the website.
Mandatory cookies are used for the purpose of providing information society service you have requested (e.g. logging in, completing forms and remembering privacy preferences, counting the number of visitors on our website and measuring traffic).
Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed under article 5, paragraph (2), subparagraph (c) of the LPPD “processing of personal data belonging to the parties of a contract, is necessary provided that it is directly related to the conclusion or fulfilment of that contract” or subparagraph (f) “it is mandatory for the legitimate of the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”.
2-Performance Cookies: These are cookies that collect anonymous information about visitors’ website usage and preferences, thus enabling the performance of the website to be improved. They help us to obtain detailed information about the activities of the visitors on the website and establish the pages that receive the most and the least traffic. If you don’t allow such identification information, we cannot know the time of your visit of our website.
Statistical measurements are made through anonymous data collected based on your online behavior through performance cookies, and based on such measurements, improvements are made to our site. Cookie details may be shared with cookie-provider third parties at home and abroad for such purposes.
Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed under article 5, paragraph (2), subparagraph (f) the Law “it is mandatory for the legitimate of the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”.
3-Functional Cookies: These are cookies that allow users to be recognized and remembered on future visits based on their past use of the website, thus allowing websites to offer users a personalized service such as language, region, etc. and that aim to make the website more functional. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you can customize to text size, fonts or other parts of the website. Information collected by these cookies can be kept confidential and they cannot monitor your browsing activity on other websites. If you disable such cookies using your browser, all or part of such functions may not operate properly.
Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed upon obtaining your express consent as per article 5, paragraph (1) of the Law.
4-Advertising / Targeting Cookies: These are cookies belonging to third parties, which are used to monitor the behaviors of visitors on websites. The purpose of these cookies is to help to show adverts appealing to the visitors for their needs and any responsibility for such cookies belongs to third parties who own the cookies. They do not directly store information however they’re based on identifying your browser and your internet device. Advertising / Targeting cookies are used to develop your profile according to your areas of interest and show you relevant adverts.
Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed upon obtaining your express consent as per article 5, paragraph (1) of the Law.
How Can You Change Your Cookie Preferences?
Visitors have the right to refuse all or part of the cookies used on the website. You can manage your cookie preferences by going to the settings of your current web browser and block cookies you do not want, if any. If you choose to refuse or delete mandatory cookies, certain properties and services on our website may not function properly.
Cookies recorded in the past may also be deleted through the respective browser. If you have any difficulty in accessing the relevant settings section of your browser, you can reach cookie settings menu using the following links or the “Help” menu on your browser.
You can reach information on how to change such settings on the most commonly used browsers by clicking the following links. You can reach information on management of cookies on the most commonly used browsers through the following links:
Click here to manage cookie settings in Chrome.
Click here to manage cookie settings in Firefox.
Click here to manage cookie settings in Internet Explorer.
Click here to manage cookie settings in Opera.
Click here to manage cookie settings in Safari.
Security
Necessary security measures made possible by current technology are taken to ensure that visitors can access the website in the safest way, to protect their personal data and make sure that the data approved to be used by the visitors are used without contamination only for the period required by their purpose of use. However, visitors must take precautions against risks inherent in the devices or software they use and activities conducted over the internet, such as social engineering risks.
Method of Collection of Personal Data
Your personal data are electronically collected by the Company through cookies in order to achieve the targets detailed above.
Transfer of Personal Data
We may transfer your personal data to prosecutors’ offices, courts, Information Technologies and Communication Agency and institutions and organizations authorized by law only for the purpose of achieving the purposes above upon request in line with the legislation and only upon such request.
Requests of Data Subjects
You may submit your requests in writing covered by article 11 of the LPPD that regulates the rights of the data subject as per the Communique on the Procedures and Principles for Application to the Data Controller via the address PALLADIUM TOWER BARBAROS MAH. KARDELEN SK. NO:2 D:124-125 ATAŞEHİR / İSTANBUL or our website http://www.akcansa.com.tr/ or our address akcansa.hukuk@akcansa.hs03.kep.tr or info@akcansa.com.tr.