Cookie Clarification Text
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.elahotels.com/ (hereinafter referred to as the “website “) makes use of cookies and other similar technologies (hereinafter referred to as “cookies”). Cookies may also come from third parties with whom we interact.
This Cookie Clarification Text aims to provide detailed information regarding the processing of personal data obtained automatically through the cookies used in our website by embedding them on your device, the purposes for which we use the cookies, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage cookies under the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (LPPD) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small, simple file transmitted with the pages of this website and stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive or another device. The information stored therein may be transmitted to our servers or the servers of relevant third parties when you visit us next time.
The explicit consent of the users is taken for the cookies we use on our website, except for the mandatory ones, and they are provided with the opportunity to change their consent at any time. Users can view the types of cookies used on our website through the cookie management panel and can set their preferences for all cookies other than Mandatory Cookies with the options “on” or “off”. Also, users can change their preferences at any time through this panel.
3. Explicit Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will display you a window with a description of cookies. When you click on the “Cookie Clarification Text” button, you can review the categories of cookies and plug-ins you have selected in the pop-up window, as described herein. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but the mandatory cookies required for the operation of our website shall nevertheless remain in effect. If you do not want this either, you should stop visiting the website.
Your collected data through cookies are transferred abroad since some third-party cookie servers are located abroad. If you do not want this, you may refuse to explicitly consent to the relevant cookies.
4. Cookie Types
4.1. Cookie types by the duration of use:
Our website utilises session cookies and persistent cookies according to the duration of use. Session cookies are utilised to maintain the session continuity and these cookies are also deleted when the user closes his/her browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are not automatically deleted when the internet browser is closed but are deleted automatically on a certain date or after a certain period of time.
4.1. First-party and third-party cookies:
A first-party or third-party cookie varies depending on the cookie embedded by the website or domain. First-party cookies are embedded directly by the website that the user visits, i.e., the address shown in the address bar of the browser (ornek.com.tr). Third-party cookies are embedded in a domain different from the one that the user visits. Cookie types by their intended use: The following cookies are used on our website according to their intended use:
4.1.1. Mandatory Cookies:
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These are first-party cookies that process personal data during the session (except for cookies regarding your privacy preferences, as these cookies last longer than the session duration) and are automatically deleted when the session ends. These cookies are used compulsorily in order to provide an information society service you have asked for (logging in, filling in forms and remembering privacy preferences). Also, the cookie for performance and analytical purposes allows for counting visitors and measuring traffic on our website and is first-party. This allows us to measure and improve the performance of our website. These cookies help us to understand the most popular pages and least popular pages on our website. Mandatory cookies are used to provide an information society service you have asked for (logging in, filling in forms and remembering privacy preferences, counting visitors on our website and measuring traffic). Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed as per subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of Article 5 of the Law “ It is necessary to process personal data belonging to the parties to the contract, provided that they are directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract” or subparagraph (f) “It is mandatory to process data for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it would not prejudice the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”
Advertising/Marketing/Targeting Cookies These are cookies embedded by our advertising partners through our website and are third-party cookies. These cookies are used by our business partners to profile you based on your interests and to display relevant advertisements for you. Advertising and Marketing cookies are used by our business partners to profile you based on your interests and to display relevant advertisements to you. Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by getting your explicit consent under paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the Law. Functional cookies are used to make our website more functional and customise it (to ensure that your other preferences, except for your privacy preferences, are remembered when you visit the website again). Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed by getting your explicit consent under paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the Law.
Functional cookies These types of cookies are used to make our website more functional and customise it (to ensure that your other preferences, except for your privacy preferences, are remembered when you visit the website again). The Purposes of Processing Personal Data and Legal Causes Mandatory cookies are used to provide an information society service you have asked for (logging in, filling in forms and remembering privacy preferences, counting visitors on our website and measuring traffic). Your personal data collected through these cookies are processed as per subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of Article 5 of the Law “ It is necessary to process personal data belonging to the parties to the contract, provided that they are directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract” or subparagraph (f) “It is mandatory to process data for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it would not prejudice the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”.
The information about the cookies on our website and the purposes and durations of cookies are available in the cookie selection module. You can disable or enable the use of cookies based on your preference.
5. Cookie Settings through Browser Settings
You can change your preferences for cookies at any time by clicking on the icon on our website. Switch the buttons on the cookie management panel on or off based on your preference and click on the “Save settings” button. Refresh the page to activate your settings. Besides, it is also possible to partially manage the cookies through browser settings. You can access information on cookie management in frequently used browsers via the links below:
Adobe Analytics
https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html
Google Adwords
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=tr
Google Analytics
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=tr
Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/tr-tr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Safari
https://support.apple.com/tr-tr/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
6. Your Rights
To the extent that your data is processed by the data controller, you have the following rights in respect of your personal data:
6.1. To learn whether your personal data are processed or not;
6.2. To request information if your personal data are processed;
6.3. To learn the purpose of your data processing and whether this data is used for intended purposes;
6.4. To know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred at home or abroad;
6.5. To request the rectification of the incomplete or inaccurate data, if any;
6.6. To request the erasure or destruction of personal data once the causes that necessitate the processing of personal data no longer exist or the Platform has no legitimate interest or legal basis for the processing of such data;
6.7. To request the Platform to make sure that third parties who have been authorised to process personal data by the Platform respect your rights herein;
6.8. To object to the processing, exclusively by automatic means, of your personal data, which leads to an unfavourable consequence for the data subject;
6.9. To request compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.
7. Application to the Data Controller - You may submit your requests within the scope of Article 11 of the Law regulating the rights of the data subject to the data controller in writing or by registered electronic mail (KEP) address, secure electronic signature, mobile signature or by using the electronic mail address previously provided to the data controller by the data subject and registered in the system of the data controller.
8. Information to Data Controller
Company Title: Aktay Otel İşletmeleri A.Ş.
Address: Kazlıçeşme Mahallesi Kennedy Cad. No: 52 C/4 Zeytinburnu/İstanbul
Website: https://www.elahotels.com/
E-mail: kvkk@aktay.com.tr
Registered Electronic Mail Address: aktayotelas@hs01.kep.tr
