Cookie Policy
This text has been prepared by the Punto24 Independent Journalism Association (“P24”) as the data controller for data under article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 (“the Law”) and the Communique on Principles and Procedures to Be Followed in Fulfillment of the Obligation to Inform.
The aim of this Cookie Policy is to provide users with information, concerning the processing of personal data that are automatically acquired through the placement of cookies used on our website on your device, on which types of cookies we use, the legal grounds, and your rights. Users are asked to provide explicit consent for the use of all cookies on our website which are not mandatory, and they may provide or withdraw their consent at any time.
Some cookies may be used on websites managed by P24 to collect data on site use. Our aim is to develop the service or service provision to users through the use of information on their experiences in digital environments, to facilitate user activities and to improve site performance.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small-size text documents which are recorded on your computer or mobile device by your browser when you visit a site. Cookies can ensure that websites work more efficiently or that you are shown personalized pages in order to ensure a website visit that is more suitable to your personal needs and is quicker. Cookies only contain information on your past online visits and are not used to collect information on any files that are stored on your computer or mobile device.
Types and Purposes of Cookies
Types of cookies by duration of use: A session cookie is used to ensure the continuity of a session and these cookies are erased when the user exits the session. Permanent cookies are not erased when the user closes their browser but are automatically erased on a given date or after a certain amount of time has passed. We use session and permanent cookies, depending on the duration of use of our websites. Websites managed by P24 use permanent and temporary cookies.
First party and third party cookies: First party cookies are placed by the website the user visits, that is the address displayed in the address bar of the browser. Third party cookies are placed by a party that is from outside the address the user is visiting.
Types of cookies by purpose: Cookies may be categorized as mandatory, functional and advertising/marketing cookies in terms of their purpose.
The following cookies are used for the listed purposes on our website:
- ● Mandatory Cookies: These cookies are required for our website to work. Mandatory cookies may be used for purposes such as identity verification or to temporarily store data on your current visit. Such cookies are used for security and verification purposes and are not used for any marketing purposes. Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed under subparagraph C of paragraph 2 of article 5 of the Law, which states “Processing of personal data of the parties of a contract is necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract” or subparagraph F which states “Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”
- ● Functional Cookies: These cookies are used to make our website more functional and personal (to ensure that all your preferences other than confidentiality preferences are remembered when you re-visit the site). Your personal data collected through such cookies are processed after obtaining your explicit consent as per article 5 of the Law and are transferred to service providers located outside of Turkey.
- ● Cookies Necessary for Performance and Analysis: These cookies help us develop our website. Such cookies are used to collect information on users’ use of the website, to check that the website is working as required and for identifying errors. These cookies help in identifying which pages visitors view the most, whether our website is working correctly and to identify potential problems. Your personal data collected through performance and analysis cookies are processed after obtaining your explicit consent as per article 5 of the Law and are transferred to service providers located outside of Turkey.
- ● Third Party Identification Information: Some of our pages display content from external providers such as YouTube, Facebook, X, etc. To be able to view content provided by third party providers, you need to accept their terms and conditions of service. These terms and services may include cookie policies over which we have no control. However, third party cookies are not placed on your device unless you are viewing content by external providers.
How Cookies are Collected
Data are collected through the devices you use to access your browser. The data are unique for each device. The data can be deleted or access to the data may be blocked by users whenever they want.
How Cookies can be Controlled
You can delete existing cookies on your computer or prevent cookies from being placed using your browser.
Browsers are preconfigured to automatically accept cookies. Managing cookies changes from browser to browser and therefore we recommended that you see the help section of the browser or application for detailed information.
As an example, on Google Chrome, you may manage cookies through the
“Google Chrome -> Settings -> Advanced -> Privacy and Security -> Site Settings -> Cookies and Site Data -> Allow websites to save and read cookie data” option.
On Internet Explorer, you may use the “Internet Explorer -> Settings -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Advanced settings” . menu
Most internet browsers allow you to do the following:
- ● View and delete saved cookies,
- ● Block third party cookies,
- ● Block cookies from certain websites,
- ● Block all cookies,
- ● Delete all cookies when you turn off your browser.
If you choose to delete cookies, any preferences you may have marked on the relevant website will be deleted. Furthermore, if you choose to block cookies completely, websites managed by P24 may not work properly.
To manage cookies on mobile devices:
On Apple devices:
- ● You can delete your browsing history and cookies using the “Settings -> Safari -> Delete History and Website data” options.
- ● To delete cookies but retain your browsing history, follow “Settings -> Safari -> Advanced -> Website Data -> Delete All Website Data” options
- ● If you do not want to retain data on browsing history while visiting websites, follow these steps to activate private browsing:
- ● “Safari -> symbol -> Private -> Done”.
- ● You may block all cookies by following these steps “Settings -> Safari -> Block All Cookies”. However, some websites and features may not work properly when you block cookies.
On Android devices:
- ● You may delete cookies by following the steps “Chrome application -> Settings -> Privacy -> Clear browsing data -> Cookies, media licenses and website data -> Clear data”.
- ● You may allow or block cookies by following the steps “Chrome Application -> Settings -> Website Settings -> Cookies”.
Requests by Concerned Parties
Parties whose data have been processed through cookies used on our website may convey their requests as per article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 and the Communique On Principles And Procedures To Be Followed In Fullfillment Of The Obligation To Inform in writing to the postal address: Asmalımescit Mahallesi, Yemenici Abdüllatif Sokak, No:1 Kat: 3 Şişhane / Beyoğlu İSTANBUL or to the e-mail address info@platform24.org , provided that the e-mail address they use is registered on our system.
