COOKIE POLICY UNDER THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW (KVKK)
Use of Cookies
COOKIE
We use cookies on our website (www.acarpatent.com) to ensure you can benefit from it in the most efficient way and to improve your user experience. When you enter our website, you will be asked whether you accept the use of cookies. Cookies will be activated once you select the “Accept” option. If you later change your mind and prefer not to use cookies, you can always delete or block cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of our website. Unless you change your cookie settings in your browser, cookies will continue to be used on this site. The purposes for which cookies are used and the duration of their storage are indicated below.
When using the services on our site, you share some information and data with us either directly or indirectly. This information may include personal information you provide when registering on the site (such as name, email address, phone number) or data collected during your use of the site (such as IP address, device, location and browser information, navigation and interaction content, date and connection duration). We take utmost care in storing your information and data. Cookies stored on our server are not shared with third parties.
1- Types of Cookies
Cookies can be classified according to their duration or the domain they belong to.
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According to duration, cookies are divided into session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted when the user closes the browser, whereas persistent cookies remain on the user’s device/computer for a predetermined period.
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According to domain, cookies are categorized as first-party cookies and third-party cookies. Cookies placed by the visited domain are called first-party cookies, while cookies placed by a different domain are referred to as third-party cookies. Third-party cookies occur when parties outside the visited domain place cookies on the user’s device through the visited domain.
2- Purposes of Using Cookies
The company may benefit from cookies used on its websites, platforms, applications, advertisements, and communications for the purposes outlined below:
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Operational Uses: We may use cookies necessary for the administration and security of the company’s website, platform, applications, and services. Examples include cookies enabling the use of functions on the website, application, or platform and cookies used to detect irregular behavior on these channels.
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Functionality Uses: Cookies may be used to facilitate the use of the company’s website, platform, applications, and services, and to customize these for users. Examples include technologies that help us remember user information and preferences.
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Performance Uses: Cookies can be used to increase and measure the performance of the company’s website, applications, platforms, and services. Examples include cookies that help us understand how users use the website, application, platform, and services, analyze user behavior, and technologies that allow us to understand whether users interact with the messages we send.
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Advertising Uses: We may use first-party and third-party cookies on company or third-party websites, platforms, and applications to deliver advertisements and similar content related to users’ interests. Examples include cookies that measure the effectiveness of ads, track whether an ad was clicked, or show how many times an ad was viewed.
3- Rejecting and Deleting Cookies
Although most browsers allow the use of cookies by default, users can change their browser settings at any time to reject or delete cookies. The method for changing settings varies depending on the browser used, and users should consult their browser provider to learn how to disable cookies.
If cookies are disabled, some features of the company’s website, applications, platforms, and services may not be accessible.
4- Authorized Service Providers
The company may receive assistance from authorized service providers to operate and promote its website, platforms, applications, and services. These service providers may place cookies and similar technologies (third-party cookies) on users’ devices/computers and collect information such as IP addresses, unique identifiers, and device identifiers to identify user devices.
5- Third-Party Sites, Products, and Services
The company’s websites, platforms, and applications may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services. These links are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties. It should be noted that third parties and their websites are independent from the company, and the company is not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. When visiting linked websites, we recommend reading their privacy policies.