COOKIE POLICY

As Sertrans International Transport and Trade Joint Stock Company (“Sertrans”), Information about the types of cookies used on our website, why cookies are used and the management of these cookies in order to comply with the obligations under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (PDPL).

In this Cookie Policy, the cookies used in order to provide a better service to the visitors of the website and to provide a functional online environment are explained to the visitors. In addition, in this cookie policy, the processing of personal data obtained in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“PDPL” or “PDP Law”) and the legal rights and authorities of the user are stated.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a text file that is stored on the hard drive or browser folder when a website is visited. It is aimed to make the service offered to website visitors faster and more functional through cookies. Providing a personalized online environment according to the website visitor is provided by cookies. Our visitors can determine and change their preferences regarding the use of cookies. Likewise, the visitor has the right to request the deletion of cookies.

Types of Cookies

Cookies can be classified as cookies according to the purpose they serve, the period of time the data is kept, and the sources they are created.

Cookies by Purpose

In this classification made according to the purpose of using the cookie, there are strictly necessary cookies, preference cookies, statistical cookies and marketing cookies.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are cookies that are necessary to navigate the website and use features such as accessing secure areas of the site. While shopping online in e-commerce stores, the items preferred by the user must be kept for the next step in order to terminate the trading process. Cookies that allow items to be kept in the shopping cart on e-commerce sites are examples of strictly necessary cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are generally first-party session cookies. Although approval is not required for these cookies, the reason for using the cookie and the necessity of the cookie should be explained to the user.

Preference Cookies

It allows the website to remember the past choices (username information, password information, which language is preferred, etc.). Preference cookies that provide automatic access to the website are also called functional cookies.

Statistics Cookies

Statistics cookies, also known as performance cookies, are cookies that provide anonymous, statistical data about the use of the website. With statistical cookies, how the user uses the website, the pages he visits, the links he clicks 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 Cookies

Marketing cookies are cookies that allow advertisers to serve ads based on user interest. Statistical data of advertisements encountered by the website user, data obtained through marketing cookies, may be shared with other organizations or advertisers. These are cookies that can be stored permanently.

Cookies by Storage Period

Cookies are divided into session cookies and persistent cookies according to the retention period of the data. Session cookies differ from permanent cookies in that they provide temporary, instant data information.

Session Cookies

Session cookies provide data that can be stored until the user closes the browser or the session expires. They are short-term cookies.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies are cookies that remain on the drive until the cookie is deleted by the user or until the specific expiration date for the cookie. Persistent cookies have a written expiration date of variable duration in their code. According to the E-Privacy Directive persistent cookies must not last longer than 12 months.

Cookies by Source

It is the classification made according to which side/source the cookie is placed on the device.

First Party Cookies

As the name suggests, first-party cookies are placed directly on the device by the website visited.

Third Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are cookies that are placed on the device not by the website visited, but by a third party, such as an advertiser or analytical system.

Cookies Used on the Website https://www.sertrans.com.tr/

Privacy and Cookie Management

We process the data regarding the sections that users visit when they enter the website, taking into account the legal rights of our users within the scope of PDPL, for purposes such as increasing the quality of use for our users who use the website, increasing the benefit from the use by facilitating the use of the site, and preventing the possibility of security vulnerabilities by improving our website. Users accept and declare that they have been informed that the data mentioned so far has been processed, starting from the moment they log into the site and ending with their use of the contact form, and that they have consented to the data processing process to be carried out by Sertrans in this context. Users can prevent websites from processing/storing their personal data through cookies. They can also delete cookies in the internet browser previously.

Users may not prevent the use of cookies in various ways. As a user, if you want to prevent the use of cookies;

User's Right to Access Data and Requests

Users can request the following about themselves by applying to Lefital, within the framework of the rights and authorities granted to them under Article 11 of the PDPL:

• Learning whether personal data is processed or not,
• If personal data has been processed, requesting information about it,
• Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with its purpose,
• Knowing the third parties to whom personal data is transferred at home or abroad,
• Requesting correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed,
• Requesting the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in the relevant legislation,
• Requesting notification of the correction, deletion and destruction of personal data to third parties in accordance with the relevant legislation,
• Objecting to the emergence of a result against the person himself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,

They have the right to demand the compensation of the damage in case of loss due to the illegal processing of personal data.

You can hand-deliver your requests regarding your rights listed above, including the minimum conditions in the Communiqué on Application Procedures and Principles to the Data Controller, to the address below with wet signature, or send them via a notary public: Ömerli Mah Hadimkoy Cad No:260 Arnavutkoy/Istanbul. Or you can forward your requests with electronic signature to the KEP (Registered E mail) address of sertrans@hs02.kep.tr or send them to info@sertrans.com.tr via your e-mail address registered in the Company systems.