This Cookie Policy and Clarification Text (“Policy”); determines the principles regarding the use of cookies for the ‘’www.birkim.com.tr’’ internet site (“Website”) managed by and belonging to Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (“Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.”), and contains declarations and explanations regarding data processing purposes, data categories, data collection methods and legal grounds, to whom and for what purposes data may be transferred, the data processing period, and your rights concerning your data, due to our operation of the Website as the data controller as Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
1. What Data is Processed by Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.?
Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. has the authority to process general and special categories of data with the explicit consent of the data owner and in cases specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law where explicit consent is not required.
2. What Do Cookies Mean?
Cookies are small text files created by a website on the user's device containing data in name-value pairs. They store your usage habits and preferences in your browser during the time you visit 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 only be accessed remotely by websites presented under the domain name that created the cookie (e.g., site.com) and as long as you use the same browser.
Cookies are an important part of modern web technologies, and their basic functions include remembering the visitor's preferences and recognizing 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 called first-party cookies. If the content offered on the visited site is provided via different domain names (for example, viewing content from a video platform on a social media site), each domain name may create separate third-party cookies.
4. What are the Purposes of Processing Personal Data by Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.?
The main purposes of using cookies on our Website are as follows:
a) To increase the performance of the Website, to offer new features, and to personalize existing features according to user preferences;
b) To ensure the smooth operation of various features and functions of our website (e.g., keeping the session open, adding dynamic content, etc.);
c) To analyze how our website is used by our visitors; to analyze this data by collecting general information such as the most clicked links, the most visited pages, and error messages encountered, to correct faulty pages, to improve the site, or to remove or improve unpreferred pages;
d) To determine how you became aware of the Website;
e) To create traffic statistics;
f) To offer you special product and service opportunities such as internet advertising, targeting and retargeting, cross-selling, campaign, opportunity, and product/service advertisements, and to make suggestions based on your preferences.
Cookies are not used for 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?
| Cookie Type | Description |
| Session Cookies | These are cookies that are valid during the session and expire when the web browser is closed. |
| Persistent Cookies | These are cookies used to remember user preferences and remain on your device even if the browser is closed or the computer is restarted. |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These are cookies necessary for the website to function properly and for you to fully benefit from its features and offered services. |
| Functional and Analytical Cookies | These are cookies used for purposes such as remembering user preferences, effective use of the site, and optimizing it according to your requests. These cookies may contain your personal data. For example, cookies that save your site language preferences are functional cookies. |
| Tracking Cookies | Created as first-party and third-party cookies, these cookies track users' click and visit history and ensure the matching of these records across different domain names. Such cookies are used for recognizing users, creating profiles, targeting advertising and marketing activities, and customizing content. These cookies are not used to identify you or to make decisions specific to you. |
6. How is Cookie Management Handled?
Most browsers offer the possibility to view, manage, delete, and block cookies on websites. If you clear all cookies, all preferences you have set will be deleted. Additionally, there is an option not to keep 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 presented below:
Google Chrome Cookie Management
Mozilla Firefox Cookie Management
Apple Safari Cookie Management
Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Management
Additionally, most browsers allow you to do the following:
- View and delete saved cookies;
- Block all cookies;
- Block cookies from specific sites;
- Delete all cookies when the browser is closed;
- Block third-party cookies.
7. Measures Taken Regarding the Protection of Personal Data and Method of Data Storage
Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. takes all necessary technical and administrative measures to prevent the unlawful processing of and access to personal data and to prevent data leaks, in line with the conditions specified in the Law and this Policy, and ensures that necessary audits are carried out on time and completely.
Your personal data will not be used outside of the determined purposes and scope, will be processed by taking all necessary information security measures, and will be stored for the legal retention periods or, if such a period is not foreseen, for the period required by the processing purpose. At the end of this period, your personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or removed from the data flows of Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. through anonymization methods.
8. Parties to Whom Personal Data Will Be Transferred
Personal data processed by Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. limited to the purposes specified in this clarification text and in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the law may be transferred to;
- Türk Telekomünikasyon Anonim Şirketi and Türk Telekomünikasyon group companies;
- Companies and representatives authorized by us acting on behalf of our company;
- Regulatory and supervisory institutions and public institutions and organizations explicitly authorized by law to request personal data;
- Business partnerships, supplier and contractor companies, banks, credit risk and financial institutions, and other real or legal persons in line with the specified purposes;
- Tax and similar consultants, persons mandatory in legal proceedings, public institutions and organizations, and other persons to whom we provide consultancy services, including third parties from whom we receive consultancy, and within this scope, business partners, third parties from whom we receive services, authorized persons, and institutions.
Your personal data is strictly not transferred abroad by Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. In domestic transfer processes, if necessary, your explicit consent for the transfer will be obtained separately.
9. Retention Period of Personal Data
Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. stores personal data for the period required by the processing purposes specified in this clarification text and by taking into account the statute of limitations specified in the Law and relevant legislation. In the event these periods expire, personal data will be deleted or destroyed in accordance with the Law.
10. What Are Your Rights as a Data Owner?
You can always contact Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. to get information about the following subjects within the scope of the Law;
- To learn whether your personal data is processed or not;
- To learn the purpose of processing the data and whether it is used in accordance with this purpose;
- To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred;
- To request correction of incomplete or incorrectly processed data and, if the conditions are met, to request the deletion of the data; also to request notification of this transaction to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred;
- To object to the occurrence of a result against oneself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems;
- To demand compensation for damages in case of damage due to unlawful processing;
- To request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring processing cease to exist, despite having been processed in accordance with the law.
You can forward your requests regarding these rights via a notary public or by other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board, or send them to the e-mail address ‘’info@usunkopruosb.org.tr’’. Your requests will be responded to as soon as possible and within thirty (30) days at the latest in accordance with the law. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, Birkim Tekstil Boya Kimya San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. reserves the right to charge a fee based on the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board in accordance with the Law.
11. Do You Want More Information About Cookies and Our Cookie Policy?
Our visitors who want to get more detailed information about cookies are recommended to visit www.aboutcookies.org.
If you would like to get more information about our cookie policy, you can contact us via the “Contact Us” page or through the e-mail address specified above.