Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy and Notification Text (“Policy”) establishes the principles regarding the use of cookies on the “www.anayelken.com.tr” website (“Website”) owned and managed by Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi (“Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi”). As the data controller operating the Website, it contains declarations and explanations regarding the purposes of data processing, data categories, methods of data collection and legal bases, the parties to whom and for what purposes the data may be transferred, the duration of data processing, and your rights regarding your data.

1. What Data is Processed by Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi?

Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi is authorized to process both general and sensitive data that do not require explicit consent, with the explicit consent of the data subject and in cases specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing data in the form of name-value pairs that are created on a user's device by a website. They store your usage habits and preferences in your browser for the duration of your visit to the website. Cookies are used to improve the user experience and save time. Cookies created by a website are stored via the web browser used to access the site, and the information contained in the cookies can be remotely accessed only by websites served under the domain that created the cookie (e.g., site.com), as long as you use the same browser.

Cookies are an important part of modern web technologies, with their primary functions being to remember the visitor's preferences and recognize the device. Almost all websites use cookies.

3. What are the Types of Cookies?

Cookies created by the visited website and readable only by that website are referred to as first-party cookies. If the content provided on the visited site is served through different domains (for example, content on a video platform being viewed via a social media site), each domain may create separate third-party cookies.

4. What are the Purposes of Processing Personal Data by Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi?

The main purposes for using cookies on our Website are as follows:

a) To enhance the performance of the Website, offer new features, and personalize existing features according to user preferences;

b) To ensure the smooth functioning of various features and functionalities of our website (for example, keeping the session active, adding dynamic content, etc.);

c) To analyze how our website is used by our visitors; by collecting general information such as the most clicked links, most visited pages, encountered error messages, and analyzing this data to correct faulty pages, improve the site, or remove or enhance undesired pages;

d) To determine how you became aware of the Website;

e) To generate traffic statistics;

f) To offer you personalized product and service opportunities and make suggestions based on your preferences, such as online advertising, targeting and retargeting, cross-selling, campaigns, opportunities, and product/service advertisements.

Cookies are not used for any purposes other than those specified in this Policy, and all operations are carried out in accordance with data protection legislation.

5. What are the Types of Cookies?

6. How to Manage Cookies?

Most browsers provide the ability to view, manage, delete, and block cookies on websites. If you clear all cookies, all your saved preferences will be deleted. Additionally, there is an option to not store any cookies at all, but when this feature is enabled, cookies must be present on your device.

Guides on how to control cookies in browsers are provided below:

Google Chrome Cookie Management

Mozilla Firefox Cookie Management

Apple Safari Cookie Management

Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Management

Adobe Cookie Management

Additionally, most browsers allow you to perform the following actions:

1. View and delete stored cookies;
2. Block all cookies;
3. Block cookies from specific sites;
4. Delete all cookies when the browser is closed;
5. Block third-party cookies.

7. Measures Taken to Protect Personal Data and the Method of Storing Data

Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi takes all necessary technical and administrative measures, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Law and this Policy, to protect personal data, prevent unauthorized processing and access, and prevent data breaches, and conducts the necessary audits in a timely and complete manner.

Your personal data will not be used for purposes or in a scope other than those specified, will be processed with all necessary information security measures, and will be stored for the duration of the legal retention periods or, if no such period is specified, for the duration required by the purpose of processing. At the end of this period, your personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or removed from the data flows of Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi using anonymization methods.

8. Parties to Which Personal Data Will Be Transferred

Your personal data processed by Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi, limited to the purposes specified in this notification and in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the Law, may be transferred to:

1. Türk Telekomünikasyon Anonim Şirketi and Türk Telekomünikasyon group companies;
2. Firms and representatives authorized to act on behalf of our company;
3. Regulatory and supervisory bodies, and public institutions and organizations that have the explicit authority to request personal data under the laws;
4. Other natural or legal persons such as business partners, supplier and contractor companies, banks, credit risk and financial institutions, in accordance with the specified purposes;
5. Tax and similar consultants, individuals required in legal follow-up processes, public institutions and organizations, and other persons to whom we provide consulting services, including third parties from whom we receive consulting services, as well as business partners, third parties from whom we receive services, and authorized individuals and organizations.

Your personal data is not transferred abroad in any way by Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi. In domestic transfer processes, if necessary, your explicit consent will be obtained separately for the transfer.

9. Retention Period of Personal Data
Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi retains personal data for the duration required by the processing purposes specified in this notification and in accordance with the limitation periods indicated in the Law and relevant regulations. Upon the expiration of these periods, the personal data will be deleted or destroyed in accordance with the Law.

10. What are Your Rights as a Data Subject?

You can always contact Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi for information on the following matters under the Law:

1. To find out whether your personal data is being processed;
2. To learn the purpose of the data processing and whether it is in line with that purpose;
3. To know the identities of third parties to whom personal data has been transferred;
4. To request the correction of data that has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, and if the conditions are met, to request the deletion of the data; and to request that this action be communicated to the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred;
5. To object to the emergence of an adverse result solely based on automated analysis of the processed data;
6. To claim compensation in the event of suffering damages due to unlawful processing;
7. Even if the personal data has been processed in accordance with the law, to request the deletion or destruction of the personal data if the reasons necessitating its processing have ceased.

You may submit your requests regarding these rights through a notary or other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board, or you may send them to the email address “iletisim@anayelken.com.tr”. Your requests will be responded to as soon as possible and in accordance with the Law, within a maximum of thirty (30) days. However, if the process requires additional costs, Ana Yelken - Çocuk Yelken Eğitimi reserves the right to charge a fee in accordance with the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board under the Law.

11. Would You Like More Information About Cookies and Our Cookie Policy?

Visitors who wish to obtain more detailed information about cookies are advised to visit www.aboutcookies.org (in English).

If you would like to obtain more information about our cookie policy, you can contact us via the “Contact Us” page or through the email address mentioned above.