Cookie Policy
We would like to inform you about the types of cookies used on our website, their purposes, and how to manage, adjust, or delete them.
You can visit our website without providing any personal information and fulfill your needs by learning about our products and services. Some cookies are used to collect information regarding the use of the site during your visits. Our goal is to facilitate your experience and improve the functionality of our website.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device by your browser when you visit a site. Cookies enable a site to operate more efficiently and provide a personalized browsing experience tailored to your needs. They only contain information about your browsing history on the internet and do not collect any data from the files stored on your computer or mobile device.
Types of Cookies and Their Purposes
There are two types of cookies based on their validity period: Persistent Cookies and Session Cookies. Session cookies are temporary and only remain active until you close your browser. Persistent cookies are created when you visit the website and stay until you delete them or they expire. Persistent cookies are used to provide a personalized experience consistent with your settings.
The types of cookies and their purposes are described below:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the proper functioning of our website. For example, essential cookies are used for purposes such as authentication and preventing the loss of information regarding your current session. These cookies are used for security and verification purposes and are not employed for marketing purposes.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember the preferences of users who visit it. For instance, they remember a visitor’s language preference or font size choice. Disabling these cookies may prevent you from using certain features and remembering your preferences.
- Performance and Analysis Cookies: These cookies help improve our website. They collect information about how visitors use the site and are used to monitor whether the site is functioning properly and to detect any errors.
- Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to promote products and services on our website or other platforms, display relevant and personalized ads in collaboration with our partners, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
How Are Cookies Collected?
Data is collected through the devices you use to access browsers. The information collected is specific to these devices. Users can delete this data and block access to it whenever they want.
Our Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us, and your rights to privacy and security are our fundamental principles.
You can access our disclosure statement on the protection of personal data here.
How Can You Control Cookies?
You can delete the cookies currently stored on your computer and prevent the placement/storage of cookies on your web browser.
Internet browsers are pre-set to automatically accept cookies. Since managing cookies varies from browser to browser, you can consult the help menu of your browser or application for detailed information.
For example, you can manage cookies in Google Chrome through the following path: “Google Chrome -> Settings -> Advanced -> Privacy and Security -> Site Settings -> Cookies and Site Data -> Allow sites to save and read cookie data.”
In Internet Explorer, you can manage cookies via “Settings -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Advanced Settings.”
Most internet browsers allow you to:
- View saved cookies and delete the ones you wish to remove.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from specific sites.
- Block all cookies.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
If you choose to delete cookies, your preferences for the relevant website will also be deleted. Moreover, if you opt to block all cookies, many websites and digital platforms, including those owned by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bozkurt, may not function correctly.
To Control Cookies on Your Mobile Device:
On Apple Devices:
- You can clear your browsing history and cookies through “Settings -> Safari -> Clear History and Website Data.”
- To delete cookies while retaining your browsing history, follow “Settings -> Safari -> Advanced -> Website Data -> Remove All Website Data.”
- If you don’t want to store history while visiting sites, activate private browsing by following “Safari -> Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bozkurt icon -> Private -> Done.”
- You can block cookies through “Settings -> Safari -> Block All Cookies.” However, blocking cookies may cause some websites and features to malfunction.
On Android Devices:
- You can clear your cookies through the following path: “Chrome app -> Settings -> Privacy -> Clear browsing data -> Cookies, media licenses, and site data -> Clear Data.”
- You can allow or block cookies through “Chrome app -> Settings -> Site Settings -> Cookies.”