Dear Visitor,
This text has been prepared by the Dr. Buğra İpek as the data controller within the scope of the Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures to be Complied with in Fulfilling the Obligation of Disclosure with Article 10 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”).
Dr. Buğra İpek undertakes to protect the confidentiality of the information it has obtained about visitors, respecting personal rights and within the framework of this “Clarification Text on Cookies”, by keeping the privacy and security of visitor information in the foreground.
- What is a cookie?
As Dr. Buğra İpek, we use cookies and some other similar technologies (collectively, “Cookie/Cookies”) in order to enable you to benefit from our website efficiently and to improve your user experience.
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your computer or other electronic device that are normally used to collect statistical information and to analyze usage trends or access to a web address. In another definition, cookies are text formats in low-size rich text format that allow certain information about users to be stored on users’ terminal devices when a web page is visited.
Cookies cannot be used to run programs or distribute viruses to your computer. Cookies are used to collect information such as IP addresses, operating system type, browser type, browser language, history of queries and users’ clicks on them.
- Types of Cookies and Purposes of Use
2.1. Session cookies: Session cookies, also called temporary cookies, are used to ensure the continuity of the session. Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are used during visitors’ visits to the website and expire after the browser is closed. The main purpose of using such cookies is to ensure that the website functions properly during your visit.
2.2. Permanent cookies: Persistent cookies are types of cookies used to increase the functionality of the website and to provide a faster and better service. Such cookies are used to remember visitors’ preferences and are stored on visitors’ devices through browsers and continue to exist until a certain date or deleted by the user.
2.3. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Mandatory Cookies): These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and for you to benefit from its features and services. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and authentication, they are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify your identity. These cookies are used as mandatory to fulfill an information society service you have requested (such as logging in, filling out forms, remembering privacy preferences). Disabling these cookies may cause all or some of the services and features to become unavailable.
2.4. First-party cookies: They are placed on visitors’ devices directly by the website visited. First-party cookies are defined by the website you are visiting and can only be read by this website.
2.5. Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are defined by other organizations used for different services.
- Which Cookies Do We Use and How Long Do We Keep them?
Name of the Cookie |
The Purpose of the Cookie |
The Type of the Cookie |
Storage Period |
Cookie1a |
These are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website and they are used in order to fulfill an information society service (log-in) that you have requested. They are actively placed when the page is entered. |
First Party Cookie |
They are stored for the duration of the session. |
Cookie1b |
These are cookies that are necessary for the operation of the website, and they are used in order to fulfill an information society service (form filling) that you have requested. They are actively placed when the page is entered. |
First Party Cookie |
They are stored for the duration of the session. |
Cookie1c |
These are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website and are used as mandatory to fulfill an information society service (remembering privacy preferences) that you have requested. They are actively placed when the page is entered. |
First Party Cookie |
It is stored for 180 days. |
Cookie-3 |
These cookies are cookies of our advertising partners placed through our website and are third party cookies. These cookies are used by our business partners to profile your interests and to show you relevant advertisements. |
Third Party Cookie |
It is stored for 365 days |
Cookie-4 |
These cookies are used to make our website more functional and personalize it (except for your privacy preferences, to ensure that your other preferences are remembered when you re-enter the site). |
First Party Cookie |
It is stored for 90 days |
- Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your personal data may be shared with relevant third-party institutions and organizations such as our business partners, performance assistants, suppliers, authorized public institutions and organizations within the scope of the above-mentioned purposes, with your express consent or 5/2 article of the Law, in other cases, within the framework of the personal data processing conditions and purposes set out in Articles 8 and 9 of the Law.
- International Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your personal data may be shared and/or transferred to our service providers where privacy and data protection laws are not sufficiently protective in your jurisdiction. This is only for cases where the provision and provision of the Services to you is mandatory. There are specific obligations under Section V of the GDPR (which we will comply with) to regulate such data transfers and to ensure that adequate security measures are in place to protect and maintain data integrity in case of transfer.
For more information, please contact us at kvkk@drbugraipek.com
- Change of Purpose
Your personal data will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected by us. However, if it needs to be used for another purpose and this purpose is suitable for the original purpose, we may also use your personal data for these new purposes. Please contact us at kvkk@drbugraipek.com if you would like an explanation of how the processing of the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal data for an off-topic purpose, we will inform you by explaining the legal basis that allows us to do so. We would like to point out that we may process your personal data in accordance with this Clarification Text, without your knowledge and consent, when required and allowed under the legislation.
- How to Disable Cookies and Change Cookie Preferences?
Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/enus/kb/278835/it
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=tr
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Eliminare%20i%20cookie
Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT201265
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences
You can submit your requests and complaints regarding your personal data with the information identifying your identity in accordance with Article 13 of the KVKK and Article 5 of the Communiqué on Application Procedures and Principles to the Data Controller, published in the Official Gazette No. 30356 and dated 10.03.2018. You can also send it to the Finance Office, which is the data controller, via kvkk@drbugraipek.com
You can also send your written applications to Altunizade Üsküdar 34662 İstanbul Türkiye address. As a personal data owner, if you submit your requests regarding your rights to the Dr. Buğra İpek using the methods set out above in this Clarification Text, Dr. Buğra İpek will conclude the request free of charge within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. However, if a fee is stipulated by the Personal Data Protection Board, a fee will be charged.
This Clarification Text was updated on 16/03/2023. In case of changes, the effective date and content will be updated.