Cookie Policy

As Hll Karakod Yazılım Geliştirme Eğitim ve Teknoloji Danışmanlığı Limited Şirketi (“Karakod” or the “Company”), operating within Ankara University Technopolis, we attach great importance to the privacy, security, and protection of your personal data. This cookie policy (the “Cookie Policy”) is intended to inform you about the cookies we use through our website (the “Website”) in order to provide you with a better service regarding the artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, and other software solutions we offer.

As Karakod, we may stop collecting cookies, change their form or function, or add new cookies. Likewise, we may make changes to this Cookie Policy. Any change made to the Cookie Policy shall take effect as of the moment it is published and updated.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are information markers sent to your browser through the Website, and small data files that we store via your device and browser while you access our services mentioned above, so that we can recognize you as our users. This allows us to understand which areas of our services users prefer to use. Cookies mostly do not contain any personal data; however, when you voluntarily disclose information about yourself to us, they may become identifiable as personal data.

Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data

Your personal data collected through the cookies we use on our Website are processed based on the data processing conditions set out in Article 5 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”). The legal grounds we rely on for each cookie type are detailed below:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are used to ensure that the Website functions correctly and to provide the information society services you request (logging in, filling out forms, remembering privacy preferences, etc.). Through these cookies, your personal data are processed on the legal grounds of Article 5/2-(c) of the KVKK, “processing of personal data belonging to the parties of a contract being necessary, provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract,” and Article 5/2-(f) of the KVKK, “processing being necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.”
• Analytics/Performance Cookies: These are used to measure the performance of the Website and to improve our platform infrastructure by analyzing visitor numbers, interactions, and traffic sources. Through these cookies, your personal data are processed based on the legal ground of explicit consent under Article 5/1 of the KVKK, only if you give your consent through the cookie panel.
• Functional Cookies: These are used to offer you a more advanced and personalized user experience by remembering the choices you have previously made on the Website (language selection, region, etc.). Through these cookies, your personal data are processed based on the legal ground of explicit consent under Article 5/1 of the KVKK, only if you give your consent through the cookie panel.
• Marketing Cookies: These are used to analyze your online behavior, create profiles suited to your interests, and present you with personalized advertisements, campaigns, and marketing content. Through these cookies, your personal data are processed based on the legal ground of explicit consent under Article 5/1 of the KVKK, only if you give your consent through the cookie panel.

Transfer of Personal Data Collected via Cookies (Domestic and International)

In addition to first-party cookies, cookies belonging to third-party service providers (e.g., infrastructures such as Google Analytics, Meta, etc.) may also be used on our Website in order to carry out analytics, performance, and marketing activities.

In this context, the transfer processes of your personal data are set out below:

• Domestic Transfer: Your personal data collected within the scope of strictly necessary cookies may be transferred, to the extent necessary, to authorized public institutions and organizations located in Turkey and to our suppliers from whom we receive services, for the purposes of fulfilling our legal obligations and ensuring system security, pursuant to Article 8/2(a) of the KVKK.
• International Transfer: The data centers and servers of the third-party cookie providers used for analytics/performance and marketing purposes are generally located abroad (particularly in the USA and European Union countries). Therefore, if you give your consent to the use of these cookies through the cookie management panel, your personal data regarding your device, browser information, IP address, and on-site browsing activity are transferred to servers located abroad pursuant to Article 9/1 of the KVKK, solely based on your “explicit consent.” If you do not consent to the relevant cookie categories, your personal data will not be transferred abroad.

Cookie Types

Cookies by Retention Period

Cookies by Source

Cookies We Use

How Can I Control Cookies?

The primary and easiest way to manage your preferences regarding the cookies used on our Website is to use the Cookie Management Panel provided on our site. Through the "Cookie Settings" link that appears when you first visit the Website or that you can always access at the bottom of the page (footer), you can activate ("On") or deactivate ("Off") all cookie categories other than "Strictly Necessary Cookies" (Analytics/Performance, Functional, Marketing) at any time. After changing your preferences, simply save your settings.

In addition, you can also manage cookie usage through the settings section of the internet browser you use on your device. By changing your cookie preferences in your browser settings, you can completely block cookies, delete them, or choose to receive a warning when a cookie is sent. However, we would like to emphasize that if you disable strictly necessary cookies through your browser, some basic functions of the Website may not work properly and you may not be able to benefit most efficiently from the artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and other software services we offer.

You can access detailed guidance on how to manage cookies in commonly used internet browsers through the links below:

• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Your Rights as a Data Subject (Article 11 of the KVKK)

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"), as a data subject you may apply to our Company and exercise the following rights regarding your personal data:

• To learn whether your personal data are being processed,
• If your personal data have been processed, to request information regarding this,
• To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are used in accordance with that purpose,
• To know the third parties to whom your personal data are transferred, whether domestically or abroad,
• To request the correction of your personal data if they have been processed incompletely or inaccurately, and to request that the correction be notified to the third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred,
• To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data if the reasons requiring their processing cease to exist, even though they were processed in compliance with the KVKK and other applicable laws, and to request that this action be notified to the third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred,
• To object to the occurrence of a result to your detriment arising from the analysis of your processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• To request compensation for damages in case you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

How to Exercise Your Rights (Application Procedure)

You may submit your requests regarding the rights listed above to Karakod (Hll Karakod Yazılım Geliştirme Eğitim ve Teknoloji Danışmanlığı Limited Şirketi) in accordance with the provisions of the Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures for Applications to the Data Controller, through one of the following methods:

• By applying in person or through a notary with a wet-signed petition, together with documents verifying your identity, to our physical address stated in the "Contact" section below,
• By sending a message to our e-mail address stated below (info@karakod.net), using the e-mail address already registered in our systems.

Your requests will be concluded free of charge as a rule, as soon as possible depending on their nature and at the latest within thirty (30) days from the date your request reaches us. However, if the process requires an additional cost, the fee set out in the tariff determined by the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.

This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the general personal data processing and privacy processes carried out by Karakod (Hll Karakod Yazılım Geliştirme Eğitim ve Teknoloji Danışmanlığı Limited Şirketi). For more comprehensive and detailed information on the collection, processing, storage, and protection of your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.

Contact

You may reach us regarding any questions about this Cookie Policy through the contact channels below.