Cookie Usage Policy

As Halil Şahin (ID No.: 27893110258) (“Company”), we process the personal data of visitors to our website https://getdigitalguide.com/ (“Website”) to provide them with a better user experience, while also respecting their privacy and the protection of their personal data. This Cookie Usage Policy (“Policy”) explains to all visitors and users of our Website the types of cookies we use and under what conditions they are used. If you complete the membership process and become a member of the Website, you can find detailed information about the processing of your personal data in the Information Notice.

This Policy applies regardless of the technology, method, or manner in which you connect to the Website. Therefore, we recommend that you read this Policy carefully and keep a copy for future reference.

1. Minors

If you are under the age of 18, you must visit the Website under the supervision of your parents. You should not use this Website or share any personal data without the supervision of your parents.

2. What are Cookies and for What Purposes Are They Used?

Cookies are small data storage files stored on your computer, mobile phones, tablets, or other mobile devices by websites you access. This file contains information about your Website browsing. Thus, your devices will remember these data when you use the Website again. Therefore, cookies are necessary and important for the effective and easier use of the Website. Cookies are also used to provide you with more appropriate services, products, or offers on the Website and on third-party websites.

The primary purposes of using cookies are:

• To require certain technical data for the effective use of the Website.
• To collect information about your browsing and usage preferences and habits on the Website.
• To fulfill the legal and contractual obligations of the Company, primarily those arising from Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combatting Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publications, and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Regulation of Publications on the Internet.

3. What Types of Data Are Processed Through Cookies?

Cookies generally collect data about your browsing and usage preferences on the device you access the Website from, depending on their types. This data includes the pages you access, the products and services you view, and all information related to your navigation on the Website.

4. What Types of Cookies Do We Use and How Do We Use Them?

We use different types of cookies on the Website. These include cookies that are essential for the operation of the Website, functionality cookies, analysis/performance cookies, and targeting/advertising cookies.

TYPES OF COOKIES BY USAGE:

• Essential Cookies: These are essential cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the Website. These cookies are required for managing the system and preventing fraudulent transactions, and blocking them will result in the Website not working.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to provide you with a more advanced and easy-to-use experience. For example, they remember your previous preferences and allow you to access some content on the Website easily. You can block the use of these cookies as explained in detail below.
• Analysis/Performance Cookies: These cookies help us analyze and understand the functioning of the Website and interact with you to improve the Website. You can block the use of these cookies as explained in detail below.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to present content that may interest you, including advertising content. Blocking these cookies will not prevent the display of advertisements; instead, advertisements with general content will be shown rather than those that may interest you.

TYPES OF COOKIES BY STORAGE DURATION:

• Persistent Cookies: These cookies are stored on the person’s computer for a specified period or until deleted by the user. These cookies are mainly used to measure user movements and preferences on the site.
• Session Cookies: These cookies are used to separate the user’s visit into sessions and do not collect data from the user. The cookie is deleted when the user closes the web page they are visiting or remains inactive for a certain period.

The Website uses target and tracking cookies to help third parties, primarily advertising service providers, provide their services and increase their effectiveness. These cookies may remember the web pages and sites you visit and collect personal data, primarily your device’s IP address.

The Website uses both first-party and third-party cookies to collect information, remember your interests and demographic data, present targeted advertisements, improve advertisements, track the number of visitors and ad impressions, measure the usage of ad services, and determine the ratio between ad impressions and interactions with ad services.

The Website uses social plug-ins that provide links to social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn. When you visit the Website and use these plug-ins, the Website connects directly to the server of the selected social network. The content offered by the plug-in is then transmitted directly from the social networks to your web browser and added to the web page you are visiting. Thus, the relevant social network may access and process your data and combine it with data related to your account on the relevant social network.

Please note that we have no influence or control over the scope of the data processed by social networks through their plug-ins. For more information on the purposes, methods, and duration of the processing of your personal data by social networks, please carefully review the personal data processing policies published by the relevant social networks.

The Website uses the following cookies:

Cookie Name	Purpose of Usage	Usage Period
Google Analytics	Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how visitors use the Website. Information about your use of this Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Website, compile reports on Website activity for the Company, and provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage. However, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. For more information about the use of Google Analytics (including opt-out options), you can visit the following address: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html.	Kalıcı Çerezler Oturum Çerezleri
Google Ads	Google Ads uses cookies to remember your safe search preferences, show you more relevant ads, determine how many visitors come to a page, help you sign up for services, protect your data, or remember your ad settings. This helps the website remember information about your visit (such as your preferred language and other settings). Information about your use of this Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Website, compile reports on Website activity for the Company, and provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage. However, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. For more information about Google Ads cookie usage (including opt-out options), you can visit the following address: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=tr.	Persistent Cookies Session Cookies
RMC	RMC uses “cookies,” which are small text files containing a unique identifier, placed on your computer via your web browser or by a third-party analytics provider. These cookies are used to improve services and websites. RMC uses Google Analytics to monitor the performance of certain marketing campaigns and some of its products. This allows third-party service providers to create customized advertisements on behalf of RMC across different touchpoints. These service providers may collect your IP address and non-personally identifiable information, which do not include personal details like your contact information. Additionally, these cookies provide statistical information on how our website is used and its performance. For more information about RMC’s cookie usage (including opt-out options), you can visit the following address: https://www.relateddigital.com/en/rmc-product-privacy-policy.	Persistent Cookies Session Cookies
Facebook	Facebook uses cookies if you have a Facebook account, use Facebook products, including sites and apps, or visit sites or apps that use Facebook products (including the Like button and other Facebook technologies). Cookies enable Facebook to provide you with its products and understand the information it receives about you, whether or not you are registered or logged in, including your usage of other websites and apps. Facebook uses cookies for identity verification, security, site integrity, ads, recommendations, measurement, analysis, and reporting. Additionally, your email address may be shared with these platforms to deliver ads that may interest you on social media platforms and to create custom audiences. Your email address is transmitted through secure channels provided by these platforms. Social media platforms hash your email address, using it solely for matching purposes. Your email address is not shared with third parties or other advertisers, and it is deleted from the platforms’ systems as soon as the matching process is completed. For instance, Facebook ensures the privacy and security of your hashed email address and the collection of Facebook User IDs that make up your custom audience by implementing technical and physical security measures to protect your data’s integrity and prevent unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure while your personal data is stored on Facebook’s systems. Furthermore, unless required by law or with your consent, Facebook does not provide third parties or other advertisers with access to or information about your custom audience, does not add your custom audience information to user profiles, or use your custom audience for purposes other than delivering services to you. For Facebook’s Custom Audience terms, visit https://www.facebook.com/ads/manage/customaudiences/tos.php?=, and for Facebook’s Privacy Policy, visit https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.	Persistent Cookies Session Cookies

Information on cookies is provided in the table below:

Service Provider	Cookie Name	Cookie Purpose	Cookie Type	Cookie Duration
Google	_ga	Analytics provides device information.	Third Party Cookie	2 Year
Google	_gaexp	It holds information about AB testing for experience.	Third Party Cookie	90 Day
Google	_gid	Provides a unique ID for user identification.	Third Party Cookie	1 Day
Google	collect	This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior.	Third Party Cookie	180 Day
Yandex	_ym_isad	Used for Adblock plugin detection.	Third Party Cookie	2 Day
Yandex	_ym_uid	Provides a unique ID for user identification.	Third Party Cookie	1 Year

1. How to Disable Cookies?

While the use of cookies allows the website to provide better service, you can choose to block cookies if you wish. However, please note that in this case, the website may not function fully and you may not be able to take advantage of all its features. To block cookies, you will need to change your internet browser settings. These changes may vary depending on the device and internet browser you use. Below are the steps to block cookies on different internet browsers:

Internet Explorer

1. Open the desktop and tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
2. Tap or click the Tools button and then tap or click Internet options.
3. Tap or click the Privacy tab, move the slider under Settings to block all cookies, and then tap or click OK.

Microsoft Edge

1. Click the section with three dots in the upper right corner of your Microsoft Edge browser and go to Settings.
2. In the new window that appears, select Choose what to clear and then choose the sections you want to clear.
3. There are many sections here. You can start the clearing process by selecting what you want.

Google Chrome

1. Open Chrome on your computer.
2. Click More Settings at the top right.
3. Click Advanced at the bottom.
4. Under “Privacy and security,” click Content settings.
5. Click Cookies.
6. Under “All cookies and site data,” search for the website’s name.
7. To the right of the site, click Remove.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the Firefox Menu button and select Options.
2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.
3. Set Firefox to use custom settings for history.
4. Click Show Cookies. The Cookies window will appear.
5. In the Search: field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to delete. Cookies matching your search will be displayed.
6. Select the cookies you want to delete and click the Remove Selected button.
7. Click the Close button to close the Cookies window. Then close the aboutpage.

Safari

1. Select Safari > Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click Manage Website Data.
4. Select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

For more information on how to do this in other major web browsers, you can visit https://www.aboutcookies.org.

You can also delete all third-party software cookies left behind by the websites you visit.

2. Contact Us

For any questions or comments regarding this policy, you can contact us using one of the communication methods provided at the following address: https://getdigitalguide.com/