Cookie Clarification Text

As Dr. Merdan Çelik Clinic, we use certain technologies (cookies), such as cookies, pixels, and GIFs, to enhance your experience during your visits to our website. The use of these technologies is carried out in compliance with the applicable legislation, particularly the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).

The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to provide you with information regarding the processing of personal data obtained through the use of cookies during the operation of the website operated by us. In this document, we aim to explain the purposes for which we use cookies on our site, the types of cookies we use, and how you can control these cookies. Your personal data may be processed without your consent when an exception outlined in Articles 5 and 8 of KVKK or other relevant legislation exists, and with your consent in other cases, for the purposes mentioned above.

Cookies

We use cookies on our site for various purposes and process your personal data through these cookies. These purposes include:

• Enabling the essential functions required for the operation of the website.
• Analyzing the site and improving its performance. For example, determining the number of visitors to the site and adjusting performance settings accordingly.
• Enhancing the functionality and ease of use of the site. For example, enabling sharing to third-party social media platforms through the site.

Your personal data may be shared with third parties, our business partners, and companies with which we have a commercial relationship, within the scope of the purposes outlined above and in accordance with the relevant legislation.

Cookies Used on Our Website:

• Functionality and Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the site to remember your preferences and selections, personalizing the services offered on the site for you. For instance, they help us remember your language preferences or font size adjustments while reading text on our site.
• Social Media Cookies: These cookies collect information about your social media usage. For instance, cookies may be used to create personalized advertisements or conduct market research using information from your Facebook/Twitter accounts.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: Through these cookies, we analyze how you use our site and improve our site’s performance, enabling us to enhance the services we provide. For example, these cookies help us determine the most viewed pages, verify if the site is functioning correctly, and identify potential problems.

We also use cookies to promote products and services both on our website and on external platforms. Additionally, we may collaborate with some of our business partners to conduct advertising and promotion activities on or outside our website. You have the option to personalize your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings.

You can submit your requests regarding your rights under Article 11 of the Law, which regulates the rights of data subjects, in writing to the address of our clinic at …………………………. or via the ‘KVKK Application Form’ section available on our website. We reserve the right to stop using, modify, or add new cookies to our website. The clinic shall not be held responsible for any failure by the Data Subject to provide up-to-date information.

The Data Subject acknowledges that if they submit a request that results in the inability of the clinic to use any personal data, they may not fully benefit from the functionality of the site, and any responsibility arising from this will rest solely with them.

For more detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data by the clinic, we recommend reviewing the “Personal Data Protection and Privacy” section at …………………………….