Cookie Policy

What Is a Cookie?

Websites you visit can save small pieces of information on your computer or phone and read that information when you return to the same site. Files that store these small pieces of information are called cookies. Cookies are generally used to improve the browsing experience and personalize websites. For example, if you select “remember me” when signing in to a website, that site may save a cookie containing your username or a special identification number in your browser. Only the site that created a cookie can read it, and the site also determines how long the cookie will be stored.

Use of Cookies

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We use cookies so that you can benefit from our website (oyuncukonseyi.com) as efficiently as possible and so that we can improve your user experience. When you enter our website, you may be asked whether you accept the use of cookies. Cookies become active after you select the acceptance option. If you later change your mind and do not want cookies to be used, you can delete or block them through your browser settings at any time. Please note that doing so may affect how you use our website. Unless you change your browser’s cookie settings, cookies may continue to be used on this site.

The purposes for which cookies are used and the periods for which they are stored are described below. By using services available on our website, you may directly or indirectly share certain information and data with us. This may include personal information you provide when registering, such as your name, email address, or telephone number, as well as information collected while you use the site, for example when using a contact form or posting a comment. Such data may include IP address, device, location and browser information, browsing and interaction data, dates, and connection duration.

We take the utmost care when storing information and data. According to the source policy, cookie data stored on our server is not shared with third parties. Cookie data stored by external services on the site, such as live-support plugins, Facebook plugins, YouTube videos, or X/Twitter content, is the responsibility of those external services. Please also see our Privacy Notice, KVKK, and Privacy Policy pages. (The source policy includes the note “customize this section to your needs.”)

Cookies Used on the Website

What Are Cookies and Why Are They Used?

Cookies are small text/data files stored on your device or network server through your browser by websites you visit. They may be used to:

  • Improve the services offered to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the website.
  • Improve the website, provide new features, and personalize those features according to your preferences.
  • Help ensure the legal and commercial security of the website, its users, and the business operating it.

Types of Cookies

Cookies, whose main purpose is to make websites easier to use, are grouped into four main categories in the source policy:

Session Cookies: Cookies that make it possible to transfer information between web pages and remember information entered by the user. They are required for certain website functions to operate correctly.

Performance Cookies: Cookies that collect information about page-visit frequency, possible error messages, the total time users spend on relevant pages, and how the site is used. They are used to improve website performance.

Functional Cookies: Cookies that remember previously selected options for the user’s convenience and aim to provide enhanced website functionality.

Advertising and Third-Party Cookies: Cookies belonging to third-party providers that enable certain website functions and advertising measurement or tracking, including the delivery of relevant advertising.

Purposes for Using Cookies

The purposes for which cookies may be used by oyuncukonseyi.com include:

Security: Cookies may be used to administer and secure systems, enable website functions, or identify irregular behavior.

Functionality: Cookies may be used to make systems easier to use and to remember user information and previous choices in order to provide user-specific features.

Performance: Cookies may be used to improve and measure system performance by evaluating and analyzing interactions and user behavior.

Advertising: Cookies may be used to deliver advertising and similar content based on users’ interests through the site’s own systems or third-party systems, and to measure ad effectiveness or analyze clicks.

Cookies may also be used to identify suspicious activity, provide appropriate security, improve website functionality and performance according to visitor preferences, develop and personalize services and products, make them easier to access, and fulfill the website’s legal obligations. The source policy also states that advertising cookies and information sharing with third parties may be used so that website visitors can be connected with a broader range of service providers.

What Personal Data May Be Processed Through Cookies?

Identity information, such as name, surname, nickname, and date of birth, and contact or technical information, such as residential address, email address, telephone number, IP address, browser information, computer information, and location information, may be obtained, recorded, stored, and updated through cookies on the website, by automated or non-automated methods or software, and in some cases through third parties such as advertising networks, analytics software, search and volume data providers, and related technologies. The source policy states that this processing takes place in accordance with applicable personal-data processing conditions and within the framework and duration of the relevant terms and services relationship.

Use of Cookies for Advertising

OyuncuKonseyi.com uses Google AdSense and DoubleClick advertising systems. The source policy states that these systems include the DoubleClick DART cookie used in advertisements shown on publisher websites that display AdSense advertising.

As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve ads on the site. These cookies may be used to show users ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the internet. The source policy refers users to Google’s advertising and content-network privacy materials for information about opting out of DART-cookie use.

The source policy also states that Google uses third-party advertising companies when serving advertising on the website. Those companies may use information about visits to this and other websites, excluding a visitor’s name, address, email address, or telephone number, to display advertising about products and services that may be of interest. It refers users to the NAI Self-Regulatory Principles for Publishers for additional information and opt-out choices.

Controlling and Deleting Cookies

You can change your preferences, block cookies, or delete cookies by changing your browser settings. Many browsers allow you to accept or reject cookies, accept only certain types, or receive a warning when a website requests permission to store a cookie on your device. Cookies already saved in your browser can also be deleted. The exact steps vary by browser.

The method for changing cookie preferences depends on the browser and can be obtained from the relevant service provider at any time.

How Can You Block Cookies?

Although cookies can help the website provide a better service, you may block them if you wish. Please remember that doing so can prevent parts of the site from functioning fully and may limit certain features. To block cookies, you must change the settings of the browser you use. These settings vary by device and browser. The source policy provides the following browser-specific instructions:

Internet Explorer

  • Open your computer desktop and click or tap the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
  • Click the Tools button and then Internet Options.
  • Open the Privacy tab, move the settings slider upward to block all cookies, and click OK.

Microsoft Edge

  • Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge and open Settings.
  • Choose the option to select items to clear, then select the cookies you want to remove.
  • Choose the relevant items and begin the clearing process.

Google Chrome

  • Open Google Chrome on your computer.
  • Click the settings/more menu in the upper-right corner.
  • Open the Advanced section.
  • Under Privacy and Security, open Content Settings.
  • Select Cookies.
  • Under the area listing all cookies and site data, search for the name of the website.
  • Click the Remove icon next to the site.

Mozilla Firefox

  • Click the Menu button in Firefox and open Options.
  • Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to History.
  • Change the Firefox setting to use custom settings for history.
  • Click Show Cookies to open the cookies window.
  • Enter the name of the website whose cookies you want to delete in the search field.
  • Select the cookie or cookies you want to remove and click Remove Selected.
  • Close the cookies window and then close the about:preferences page.

Safari

  • Open Safari and go to Preferences.
  • Click Privacy.
  • Click Website Data.
  • Select one or more websites and choose Remove or Remove All.

The source policy also notes that third-party software may be used to remove cookies left by websites you have visited.

This site uses Google Analytics visitor tracking. The source policy refers users to the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on as a way to opt out of Google Analytics tracking.

Types of Cookies by Retention Period

Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on a person’s computer until a specified date or until the user deletes them. They are commonly used to measure site activity and user preferences.

Session Cookies: Cookies used to divide a user’s visit into sessions. The source policy states that these cookies do not collect data from the user and are deleted when the user closes the web page or remains inactive for a certain period.

The website may also use targeting and tracking cookies to help third parties provide services, particularly advertising services, and to improve the effectiveness of those services. These cookies may remember the pages and websites you visit and may collect personal data, including the IP address of the user’s device. The website may use both first-party and third-party cookies to collect information, remember interests and demographic data, deliver targeted advertising, improve advertisements, measure visits and ad impressions, measure other uses of advertising services, and determine interaction rates associated with those impressions and services.

The website uses social plugins that connect to social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn. When you visit the website and use these plugins, the website may connect directly to the selected social network’s server. Content supplied by the plugin is then transmitted from the social network to your browser and included in the website you are visiting. In this way, the relevant social network may access and process data relating to you and combine it with data associated with your account on that network.

Please note that we do not control the scope of data processed by social networks through their plugins. For more information about the purposes, methods, and retention periods used by a social network when processing personal data, please review that network’s personal-data processing policies.

Cookies Listed in the Source Policy

Google Analytics

Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how visitors use the website. Information about your use of the website, including your IP address, may be transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The source policy states that Google may use this information to evaluate website use, compile website activity for the operator, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet use, while not associating the IP address with other data held by Google. For more information, including opt-out options, the source policy refers visitors to Google’s privacy materials. These cookies may include persistent and session cookies.

Google Ads

Google Ads may use cookies to remember SafeSearch preferences, show more relevant advertisements, determine how many visitors reach a page, assist registration for services, protect data, or remember advertising settings. This may help a website remember information about a visit, such as preferred language and other settings. Information about website use, including an IP address, may be transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The source policy states that Google may use this information to evaluate website use, compile activity reports, and provide related services, while not associating the IP address with other data stored by Google. For more information, including opt-out options, the source policy refers visitors to Google’s privacy materials. These cookies may include persistent and session cookies.

RMC

The source policy states that RMC uses cookies, small text files containing a unique identifier belonging to a computer or a third-party analytics provider, to improve services and websites. RMC uses Google Analytics to monitor the performance of certain marketing campaigns and products, allowing third-party service providers to create tailored advertising on RMC’s behalf across different touchpoints. Those providers may collect an IP address and non-personally identifiable information that does not include personal contact details. These cookies may also provide statistical information about how the website is used and how it performs. The source policy refers users to Related Digital’s privacy materials for more information and opt-out options. These cookies may include persistent and session cookies.

Facebook

The source policy states that Facebook cookies may be used if you have a Facebook account, use Facebook products including websites and applications, or visit sites or applications that use Facebook products such as the Like button and other Facebook technologies. Cookies allow Facebook to provide its products and understand information it receives about you, including your use of other websites and applications, regardless of whether you are registered or logged in. Facebook may use cookies for authentication, security and site integrity, advertising, recommendations, measurement, analytics, and reporting.

The source policy also states that, for the purpose of displaying advertising that may be relevant to you on social-media platforms and creating custom audiences, an email address may be shared with those platforms through secure channels and environments. The platforms hash the email address and use it only for matching. The email address is not shared with third parties or other advertisers and is removed from the social-media platforms’ systems as soon as possible after matching is complete. The source policy further describes Facebook as applying technical and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of hashed email addresses and Facebook User ID collections used to create custom audiences, and states that, without permission or a legal requirement, Facebook does not give third parties or other advertisers access to custom-audience information, add that information to user profiles for interest-based profiling, or use the custom audience outside providing services. The source policy refers readers to Facebook’s Custom Audiences terms and Facebook Privacy materials for further information. These cookies may include persistent and session cookies.

Except for strictly necessary cookies, the source policy states that the choice of which cookies are used on the website is left to website visitors. Cookie preferences can be managed when entering the website and may later be changed by deleting or blocking cookies in browser settings.

For additional information about performing these actions in other major browsers, the source policy refers visitors to AboutCookies.

The source policy also notes that third-party software may be used to remove cookies left behind by websites you have visited.

Contact Us

For questions or comments about this policy, please see our Contact page.

Data Retention and Destruction Policy

For information about the destruction of stored personal data, please refer to the relevant retention and destruction policy materials and our KVKK page.

Last updated in the source policy: 23 April 2024 (23.4.2024).