Cookie Policies
Boss Yönetişim Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi (“Company”), with Tax ID Number 1800379183 and located at “Esentepe Mahallesi Büyükdere Cad. Astoria Sit. No: 127 B/8 Şişli/İstanbul,” demonstrates utmost care to ensure the processing and protection of personal data belonging to visitors of its website www.cottgroup.com (“Site”) in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 and its secondary regulations (“Personal Data Protection Legislation”). As part of our legal obligation to inform under the Personal Data Protection Legislation, we aim to provide you with detailed information regarding the cookies used during the operation of our website and the processing of your personal data through this “Cookie Information Notice and Privacy Statement.”
Privacy and Information Security
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The information provided on www.cottgroup.com is offered “as is” and “as available.” The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of this information and explicitly disclaims any liability for errors or omissions contained therein. Furthermore, the Company provides no warranties, including but not limited to the absence of third-party rights infringements, suitability for a specific purpose, and the absence of computer viruses.
The Company takes all necessary technical and administrative measures to prevent unauthorized access to this information via its information systems. In the event of malicious or unauthorized access to personal data, or any technical or administrative breach, the Company will notify the relevant users and authorized administrative bodies as required by applicable laws.
Some of our electronic service platforms may occasionally provide links to other electronic platforms, such as third-party websites. The commitments and principles outlined in this text apply solely to the electronic service channels owned by the Company and do not cover third-party platforms. These third-party electronic platforms may have distinct privacy assurances and terms of use, which could offer a lower level of security than those provided by the Company. The Company cannot be held responsible for such instances.
The accuracy of the information provided on these platforms and the quality of other links shared through them have not been investigated or verified by the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot be held liable for the information usage, ethical principles, privacy policies, quality, or service standards of third-party electronic platforms accessed via advertisements, banners, content, or other purposes on www.cottgroup.com, nor for any material or moral damages and losses that may occur on such platforms.
The Company and/or its employees shall not be held liable for any damages, losses, or expenses, whether direct or indirect, that may arise during the use of the Site due to performance failures, errors, omissions, interruptions, operational delays, computer viruses, or line and/or system malfunctions, including but not limited to cases caused by force majeure or circumstances beyond the control of the Company.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to create or share any content in any part of the Site that is contrary to general morality and decency, violates laws, infringes on the rights of third parties, is misleading, offensive, obscene, pornographic, violates personality rights, breaches copyright laws, or promotes illegal activities. In the event of any damage resulting from such actions, you accept full liability. The Site administrators reserve the right to suspend or terminate such accounts and to initiate legal proceedings. Additionally, the Company reserves the right to share information about activities or user accounts with judicial authorities if requested.
In the event of any disputes arising from the use of the Site, the Company's books, records, and documents, along with digital records, shall be accepted as evidence under the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100, and you agree not to contest the validity of these records.
COOKIES WE USE
Some of the cookies we use are mandatory for the services we provide, while others are only used with your consent.
| Necessary Cookies | These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website and for providing services such as security and network management. They cannot be disabled in our systems. Essential cookies enable features that support your service requests, such as navigating the website, setting privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. Therefore, they must always remain active. Your personal data is processed by the data controller to the extent necessary for the establishment or performance of a contract directly related to the parties to the contract and for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, in accordance with Article 5(2)(c) of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). |
| Performance Cookies | The performance cookies used on our website are implemented to enhance the functionality of the website and improve user experience in compliance with the 6698 Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These cookies do not collect personal information that directly identifies visitors. Instead, they provide statistical data about how visitors interact with our website, such as whether they encounter error messages, and this data is utilized to optimize site performance. |
| Marketing/Targeting Cookies | These cookies are used to create a profile for you and deliver advertisements tailored to your interests. Additionally, they help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and limit the number of times an advertisement is displayed. They are typically placed by advertising networks with the website owner’s permission. When you visit the website, the information collected through these cookies may be shared with advertisers and other relevant organizations. The data controller processes your personal data through these cookies by obtaining your explicit consent in compliance with the 6698 Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you choose not to allow these cookies, no data processing activity will take place under KVKK and GDPR, and you will not experience targeted advertisements on other websites. |
| Functional Cookies | These cookies enable the website to remember the choices made by the user, such as username, language preferences, or region, and to provide enhanced, more personalized features. Additionally, they are used to remember customizations such as text size, font preferences, or other adjustable aspects of the website. The information collected by these cookies is typically anonymous and is not used to track your browsing activity on other websites. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these functions may not work properly. The data controller processes your personal data through functional cookies under Article 5(2)(c) of KVKK and Article 6(1)(b) of GDPR for the purpose of fulfilling services requested by the data subject and performing contractual obligations, and/or under Article 5(2)(f) of KVKK and Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR for the necessity of processing for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. |
The main types of cookies we use in this context are as follows:
| Cookie Name | Cookie Provider | Cookie Purpose | Cookie Duration | Cookie Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | .youtube.com | Register unique IDs and keep statistics on which videos users have viewed from YouTube. | Session | Functional |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com | This cookie is used to track and enrich the users privacy settings on Youtube. | 6 months | Marketing |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | This cookie allows YouTube to check bandwidth usage. | 6 months | Functional |
| UserMatchHistory | .linkedin.com/ | These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc. | Session | Marketing |
| tf_respondent_cc | .typeform.com | This cookie is used to make sure forms on the website work properly. | 6 months | Necessary |
| SSID | .google.com.tr | It identifies the accounts users have logged into and provides services based on user preferences. | 6 months | Marketing |
| SIDCC | .google.com.tr | It is used to enhance user security. | 1 years | Marketing |
| SID | .google.com.tr | This period shows the length of the period at which a service can store and/or read certain data from your computer by using a cookie, a pixel, an API, cookieless tracking, or other resources. | 2 years | Marketing |
| SAPISID | .google.com.tr | It identifies the accounts that users have logged into and provides services according to user preferences. | 6 months | Marketing |
| OGPC | .google.com.tr | This cookie is used to improve the performance and user experience of the services provided by Google. In particular, it is used to track and manage interaction with Google maps and other Google services. | 1 months | Functional |
| NID | .google.com.tr | These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalization. | 6 months | Marketing |
| LOGIN_INFO | .youtube.com | This cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences, such as language and region settings, and to authenticate the user when they log in to their YouTube account. | 1 years | Functional |
| lidc | .linkedin.com/ | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 days | Marketing |
| li_sugr | .linkedin.com/ | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries. | 90 days | Marketing |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com/ | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. | 2 years | Necessary |
| IDE | .doubleclick.net | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite. | 2 years | Marketing |
| HSID | .google.com.tr | This period shows the length of the period at which a service can store and/or read certain data from your computer by using a cookie, a pixel, an API, cookieless tracking, or other resources. | 2 years | Marketing |
| e89d251dc703e69690ac18b2be02a325 | www.cottgroup.com | Joomla defines the accounts that users log into and provides services according to user preferences. | Session | Necessary |
| CookieSealConsent | www.cottgroup.com | It allows visitors' explicit consent preferences to be saved. | 1 years | Necessary |
| bscookie | .linkedin.com | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | 1 years | Marketing |
| bcookie | .linkedin.com | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | 1 years | Marketing |
| AWSALBTGCORS | form.typeform.com | This cookie is being required for load balancing service and ensures that a single user is assigned to a single site host. | 7 days | Necessary |
| AWSALBTG | form.typeform.com | This cookie is used to enhance the performance and reliability of AWS (Amazon Web Services) load balancing services. | 7 days | Necessary |
| attribution_user_id | .typeform.com | This cookie helps us in attributing the conversion to the correct channel. | 1 years | Performance |
| APISID | .google.com.tr | Used to play Youtube videos embedded on the website. | 2 years | Marketing |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | .linkedin.com | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries. | 30 days | Performance |
| _mcid | boss.us2.list-manage.com | This is a cookie used by MailChimp for marketing and analytics purposes. This cookie helps to optimize user experience and marketing strategies by tracking users' interactions and behaviors on the website. | 1 years | Marketing |
| _mc_anon_id | boss.us2.list-manage.com | This is a cookie used by MailChimp to anonymously track website users. | 1 years | Marketing |
| _gcl_au | .cottgroup.com | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | Marketing |
| _ga_R192NL73XV | .informasoft.com | ID used to identify users | 2 years | Performance |
| _ga_LBJTD2JL5C | .cottgroup.com | ID used to identify users | 2 years | Performance |
| _ga | .cottgroup.com | ID used to identify users | 2 years | Performance |
| _ga | .informasoft.com | ID used to identify users | 2 years | Performance |
| _fbp | .cottgroup.com/ | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 4 months | Marketing |
| _abck | .list-manage.com | This is a cookie used by Akamai for security identification. | 1 years | Necessary |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | .youtube.com | Google-owned YouTube uses these types of security cookies to enhance security and user experience. These cookies are used to ensure the security of user accounts and to protect users' authentication processes. | 2 years | Necessary |
| __Secure-3PSID | .google.com.tr | This cookie is used to enhance the security of Google's user accounts. It secures users' authentication processes and login information. Additionally, it functions to protect user preferences and ensure the security of services. | 2 years | Marketing |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | .google.com.tr | This cookie is used to enhance the security of Google services. It secures users' login and authentication processes. Additionally, it aims to protect data such as user preferences and session information. | 2 years | Marketing |
| __Secure-1PSID | .google.com.tr | This cookie is used by Google to ensure the security of user accounts. It secures the user's login processes and authentication. Additionally, it aims to protect data such as user preferences and session information. | 2 years | Marketing |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | .google.com.tr | This cookie is used by Google to ensure the security of user accounts. It secures the user's login processes and authentication. | 2 years | Marketing |
| guest_id | .twitter.com | This cookie is set by X to identify and track the website visitor. Registers if a users is signed in the X platform and collects information about ad preferences. | 2 years | Marketing |
| guest_id_ads | .twitter.com | This cookie is for advertising when logged out. | 2 years | Marketing |
| guest_id_marketing | .twitter.com | This cookie is for advertising when logged out. | 2 years | Marketing |
| personalization_id | .twitter.com | Unique value with which users can be identified by X. Collected information is used to be personalize X services, including X trends, stories, ads and suggestions. | 2 years | Marketing |
| muc_ads | .t.co | These cookies are placed when you come to our website via X. A cookie from X is also placed on our website, with which we can later show a relevant offer on X. | 2 years | Marketing |
We use both our own cookies and third-party cookies on our website. The types of cookies we use are explained as follows:
| First-Party Cookies | : | These are cookies placed directly by our own website and used for purposes related to our own products and services. |
| Third-Party Cookies | : | These are cookies placed by parties other than our website, and their purposes and usage methods are dependent on those third parties. |
3. COOKIE REMOVAL PROCEDURE
Cookies are placed in our system through the browsers you use. Users can delete, block, or reauthorize any cookies stored and processed by our website, depending on the methods specific to their browsers.
You can carry out these operations via the links below according to the browser you use to visit our site:
If you use a browser other than those listed above, please visit the developer page of your browser.
To disable Google Analytics cookies across all browsers, you can use the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Security of Your Personal Data
Cookies are not used for any purposes other than those stated in this Cookie Information Notice, and all related processes are carried out in compliance with personal data protection legislation. Personal data obtained through cookies are processed, stored, and secured by our Company in accordance with the personal data protection legislation. Separate privacy notices dedicated to specific personal data processing activities will be provided to you for review where appropriate. In any case, you can access our distinct privacy notices for each transaction and process conducted through the website in the relevant transaction areas or under the "KVKK" section on our website.
Your Right to Information
You may submit your requests under Article 11 of the Law, which regulates "the rights of the data subject," to the Company in accordance with the "Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures for the Request to Data Controller." You can review the KVKK Application Form available on our website for this purpose.
This "Cookie Information and Privacy Notice Within the Scope of Website Usage" will be updated from time to time due to changes in laws, regulations, or operational requirements.