Clarification Text on Personal Data Processing with Cookies

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Last Updated: 03 November 2022

https://globalit.com.tr/ use technologies such as cookies, advertising IDs and web identifiers (all of these technologies will be referred to as “Cookies“) within the scope of your visit to the website. We have prepared this clarification text (Cookie Lighting) about the processing of personal data with cookies in order to enlighten you about the use of cookies by Global IT Bilişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Global IT, globalit.com.tr).

What is a Cookie

Cookies are very small text files, usually made up of letters and numbers, that are stored on your computer (or other device such as a smartphone or tablet) via browsers by websites you visit. Cookies allow the user and their device to be recognized, and to store some information about the user’s preferences and past transactions. Cookies are created by servers that manage the website you are visiting. That way, the server can tell when the visitor visits the same site. Cookies can be likened to ID cards that show website owners that the same visitor has visited the site again.

For more detailed information about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org addresses.

Obtaining personal data through cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a screen about your cookie preferences. In accordance with the cookies you have given your consent to use on this screen, the corresponding cookies are stored on your browser/device. Each of the cookies usually contains the following elements:

• The server to which the cookie was sent,
• The predetermined lifetime of the cookie,
• Usually a randomly generated unique identifying value/number (the website server that sent the cookie uses this value to recognize you when you navigate between pages).

Through cookies, data is collected by fully automated methods. Cookies can be classified in terms of their owner, lifespan and purpose of use:

• According to the owner, cookies use first-party cookies placed on your device by the website you are visiting and third-party cookies served by third parties. The first cookies are served by Global IT, while the third party cookies are served by different companies that are service or business partners.
• According to the lifespan, session cookies and persistent cookies are used. Session cookies are deleted upon the visitor’s departure from the website, while persistent cookies are stored on visitors’ devices for a predetermined lifetime and are used to remember the visitor and their preferences on their next visit.
• According to the purposes of use, strictly necessary cookies, analytical tools, functionality cookies and targeting/advertising cookies are used on the site.

Data Collected by Cookies, Purposes of Use and Legal Reasons

Through cookies, data are collected and processed about user transaction records, including the browser and operating system you use, IP address, user ID, date and time of your visit, access status and whether there is a technical problem, the use of features on the website, the search phrases you enter, how often you visit our website, your language preferences, the actions you perform on the pages.

Cookies are used for the purposes of ensuring that your visit to our website and your experience here are carried out in a stable way and that your information is remembered the next time you use it, to improve the operation and content of the site, to evaluate the site usage statistically, to present the content on the site in the most effective way for you and your device, and to provide customized services and advertisements to users in line with their preferences and usage habits Used. Cookies are divided into several categories according to their purpose and function. Below are the providers of cookies related to the cookies used on our website according to their categories, the foreign countries to which personal data can be transferred with cookies, and the purposes and legal reasons for use for each cookie:

1. Mandatory (Technical) Cookies

Cookies that are necessary for the use, security and operability of the website. If mandatory cookies are disabled, it may not be possible to access part or all of the site.

Personal data processed through mandatory cookies are processed for the purpose of providing products and services and carrying out activities in accordance with the legislation, because data processing is mandatory for the establishment, use or protection of a right stipulated in Article 5/2e of the KVKK.

The mandatory cookies used on our website, their providers and purposes of use are as follows:

Cookie Name	Provider	Country	Retention Period	Purpose
PHPSESSID	Party 1Global IT	Turkey	During the Session	Preserves the visitor’s session state between page requests.
cookie_cons	Party 1Global IT	Turkey	30 Days	It is used to remember the consent given by users on the website and their cookie preferences.
CONSENT	3rd Party Google, Youtube	US	2 Years	It is used to determine whether the visitor accepts the marketing category in the cookie header. This cookie is necessary for the website’s compliance with privacy regulations. Information will only be sent if you have given your permission.

2. Choice/Functionality Cookies

Preference cookies are used to remember users’ preferences on the website. For example, it saves usage preferences such as language, currency preference, “remember me” preference, which is used to avoid being asked for login information again when logged in from the same browser during user login, and allows it to be remembered on subsequent visits.

The personal data processed through preference cookies are processed for the purposes of remembering preferences and improving the customer experience, based on your explicit consent stipulated in Article 5/1 of the KVKK. Cookies originating abroad are processed based on your explicit consent stipulated in Article 9/1 of the KVKK and shared with cookie providers abroad.

The preferences/functionality cookies used on our website, their providers and their purpose of use are as follows:

Cookie Name	Provider	Country	Retention Period	Purpose
pll_language	Party 1Global IT	Turkey	?	This cookie is used to determine the visitor’s preferred language and, if possible, adjusts it accordingly on the website.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	3rd PartyYoutube	US	179 days	It tries to estimate the bandwidth of users on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY; yt-remote-cast-available; yt-remote-cast-installed; yt-remote-connected-devices; yt-remote-device-id; yt-remote-fast-check-period; yt-remote-session-app; yt-remote-session-name	3rd PartyYoutube	US	During the Session	It stores the user’s video player preferences using the embedded YouTube video.
rc::a	3rd PartyGoogle	US	Continuous	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is useful for the website to prepare valid reports on the use of the websites.
rc::c	3rd PartyGoogle	US	During the Session	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

3. Analytical/Performance Cookies

Analytical cookies collect information about how users use the website. These types of cookies are cookies used to enhance/enhance user experiences. These cookies collect information such as the pages viewed by users, the number of times they clicked, the movements they scrolled through the pages, and the time they entered and exited these pages.

The personal data processed by means of analytical cookies are processed and shared with cookie providers abroad for the purposes of conducting marketing analysis studies and creating and tracking visitor records, based on your explicit consent stipulated in Article 5/1 and Art.9/1 of KVKK.

The analytical cookies used on our website, their providers and their purpose of use are as follows:

Cookie Name	Provider	Country	Retention Period	Purpose
_Ga	3rd PartyGoogle	U.S.	2 years	It serves to record a unique ID, which is used to create statistical data about how the user uses the website.
_Ga_ #	3rd PartyGoogle	U.S.	2 years	It is used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user visits the website, as well as the dates of the first and most recent visit.
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	3rd Party Hotjar	United Kingdom	1 day	This cookie is used to count the number of times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning an ID to the visitor so that the visitor does not register twice.
_hjFirstSeen	3rd Party Hotjar	United Kingdom	1 day	This cookie is used to determine whether the visitor has visited the website before or if there is a new visitor on the website.
_hjRecordingLastActivity; hjViewportId	3rd Party Hotjar	United Kingdom	During the session	Specifies a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes.
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample	3rd Party Hotjar	United Kingdom	1 day	It is used to determine whether user navigation and interactions are included in the data analysis of the website.
_hjSession_#; _hjSessionUser_ #	3rd Party Hotjar	United Kingdom	1 day;1 year	It collects statistics about the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, the average time spent on the website and which pages are read.
YSC;yt.innertube::nextId;yt.innertube::requests;	3rd PartyYoutube	US	During the Session	It records a unique ID to keep statistics of the YouTube videos that the user sees.

4. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

These are cookies used to serve advertisements / campaigns according to the interests of users and to measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts.

The personal data processed through marketing cookies are processed and shared with cookie providers abroad for the purposes of carrying out the marketing processes of products / services, conducting marketing analysis studies and carrying out advertising / campaign / promotion processes, based on your explicit consent stipulated in Article 5/1 and Art.9/1 of the KVKK.

The marketing cookies used on our website, their providers and their purpose of use are as follows:

Cookie Name	Provider	Country	Retention Period	Purpose
_hjRecordingEnabled	3rd PartyHotjar	United Kingdom	During the session	This cookie is used to identify the visitor and optimize advertising relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites – the exchange of this visitor data is normally provided by a third-party data center or ad exchange.
ads/ga-audiences	3rd PartyGoogle	U.S.	?	It is used by Google AdWords to re-engage the user who is likely to convert into a customer based on the user’s online behavior on the website.

Information of Third-Party Cookie Providers

• Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., and Google Ads services are used. For comprehensive information about the processing of your personal data within the scope of services offered by Google Inc (including Youtube): www.google.com/intl/tr/policies/privacy/infocollect
• For comprehensive information about how Facebook processes your personal data: www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
• For comprehensive information on how Hotjar processes your personal data: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

Some of the companies that receive services for third-party cookies are located abroad and some of your personal data may be transferred abroad in case of the use of these cookies. For this reason, in the cookie preferences section of the website, your consent is asked for the use of the relevant cookies and the transfer of your data abroad in this context. If you do not want these cookies to be used and your personal data to be transferred abroad accordingly, please do not consent to the processing of personal data with the specified cookies. We would like to point out that you can always withdraw your consent from the Cookie Preferences screen.

You can also enable or disable cookies by changing the settings of your browser. However, in this case, it may not be possible to benefit from some or all functions of the website. It is not possible to block some cookies (such as technical cookies) that are mandatory for the functionality of the site. You can find information about how to disable cookies by clicking on the link specific to your browser below:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Opera

You can also use the Cookie Preferences screen to change your cookie preferences.

Application to the Data Controller Regarding the Personal Data Processed by Cookies

Your application regarding your personal data processed through cookies on our website;

• Fulya Mah. Ortaklar Cad. Bahceler Sok. Onsekiz İş Merkezi No:18/4 Şişli / Istanbul / TURKEY in writing to the address;
• globalit@hs01.kep.tr using your registered electronic mail address to the registered electronic mail address;
• You can do this by sending an e-mail to the kvk@globalit.com.tr address using your e-mail address registered in our system.

More detailed information about the procedures and principles to be followed when applying can be found in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller of the Personal Data Protection Authority.