Cookie Information Text

This text has been prepared by Bengi KAYA MERT, a data controller residing at Teşvikiye Mah. Şakayık Sok. Ihlamur Palas No:42/7 Şişli, Istanbul, in accordance with Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law (Law) and the Notification on Procedures and Principles of Fulfillment of the Obligation to Inform. This Cookie Information Text has been prepared to provide information about the use of cookies on the website and the processing of automatically collected personal data, the types of cookies used, their purposes, legal bases, and the rights of data subjects.

Types of Cookies Used on the Site

Below you can find information about the different types of cookies we use on our website. We use both first-party cookies (placed by the site you visit) and third-party cookies (placed by servers outside of the site you visit).

Necessary Cookies

The use of certain cookies is necessary for our site to function properly. For example, authentication cookies that come into effect when you log in to our site ensure the continuation of your session, which is effective when you move from one page to another on our site.

Functionality and Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices on the website, enabling us to personalize the services we provide for you. For example, they allow us to remember your language selection on our site or the font size you chose while reading a text.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies collect information about your social media usage. For example, cookies can be used to access information from your Facebook/Instagram accounts to create personalized advertisements or market research.

Performance and Analysis Cookies

These cookies enable us to analyze your use of our website and its performance, allowing us to improve the services we offer you. For example, through these cookies, we can determine which pages our visitors view the most, whether our website is working correctly, and identify any potential issues.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

We use cookies to promote our products and services on our website and external platforms. Additionally, we may collaborate with some of our business partners to advertise and promote our products and services on our site or other external platforms. For example, cookies can be used to track whether you clicked on an advertisement you saw on our website and if you later used the service promoted in that advertisement. Your personal information, such as your IP behavior, may be processed.

Purpose of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data obtained through your visit to the website is being processed by Ortodontist in compliance with Articles 5 and 6 of the KVKK for the following purposes:

  • To perform the necessary work for the provision of health services carried out by Ortodontist and to carry out related business processes,
  • To perform the necessary work for the benefit of relevant individuals to benefit from the services provided by Ortodontist and to carry out related business processes,
  • To personalize and recommend the services provided by Ortodontist according to the preferences, usage habits, and needs of the relevant individuals and to promote them.

Purpose of Using Cookies

Some of the cookies are necessary to perform the functions and security features of the website. However, other cookies used on the website may be intended for purposes such as marketing, advertising, analytics, statistics, or to improve the performance of the website, which cannot be considered mandatory in this context.

We use cookies for various purposes through these cookies and process your personal data through these cookies. The main purposes of this are as follows:

  • To perform the basic functions necessary for the operation of the Site.
  • To analyze the Site and improve its performance.
  • To collect some technical data to make the Website more effective to use.
  • To collect information about your browsing and usage preferences and habits on the Website for the Company.
  • The Company needs your personal data, such as your IP address, to fulfill its legal and contractual obligations, particularly those arising from the Law No. 5651 on Regulating Broadcasting in the Internet Environment and Combating Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts, and the Regulation on Regulating Broadcasts in the Internet Environment.

Your personal data can be processed for the above-mentioned purposes without your consent if there is another valid data processing condition, otherwise, it will be processed in accordance with your consent, which is required for the cases covered by the Personal Data Protection Law. As Ortodontist, we may share your personal data within the scope of the disclosure statement, to the extent necessary for the realization of the above-mentioned purposes, and in compliance with the legislation, with our suppliers who provide services to our clinics, our affiliated companies, business partners, and group companies. We would like to note that the parties to whom the data is transferred may store your personal data on servers located in different countries.

The processing of personal data through these cookies is based on the processing condition of the second paragraph of Article 5/f of the Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, which states that “it is mandatory to process the data for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”.

You can submit your requests within the scope of Article 11 of the Law No. 6698, which regulates the rights of data subjects, to the Personal Data Protection Board, in accordance with the Regulation on Procedures and Principles of Data Controller’s Application.

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

At any time, by applying to the Orthodontist, you have the right to:

  • Know whether your personal data is being processed or not
  • Request information if your personal data has been processed
  • Learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether it is being used appropriately
  • Know the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred, whether domestically or abroad
  • Request the correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurate
  • Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data within the framework of the conditions specified in Article 7 of the Law
  • Request the notification of the transactions performed under Articles 11 (d) and (e) of the Law to the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred
  • Object to the occurrence of a result against yourself by objecting to the analysis of your processed data solely by automatic systems.
  • If you suffer damages due to the unlawful processing of your personal data, you have the right to demand the remedy of such damages and to request the exercise of your rights.

You can submit your requests related to your rights and the application of the Law by filling out the application form that you can obtain from us or from https://www.bengikayamert.com/. You can send the form with your wet signature to Teşvikiye Mah. Şakayık Sok. Ihlamur Palas No:42/7 Şişli, Istanbul address via a notary public, registered mail with return receipt, or in person, or by signing the completed application form with your mobile signature or secure electronic signature and using your KEP address to send it to bengikayamert@hs01.kep.tr. If the clinic is required to respond to such requests in writing, it will respond free of charge for up to ten pages, and will charge 1 Turkish Lira for each page over ten pages. If the response is given in a recording medium such as a CD or flash drive, the fee that the Clinic may request shall not exceed the cost of the recording medium.

As the personal data subject, in your application which includes your explanations regarding the right you want to exercise and your requests, it is required that the subject matter of your request is clear and understandable, related to you personally, or if you act on behalf of someone else, you should submit a special power of attorney notarized for this purpose. In your applications, it is mandatory to include your name and surname, signature, Turkish ID number, residential or business address, e-mail address, telephone and fax number, and the subject matter of your request, as per the “Communiqué on Application Procedures and Principles to the Data Controller”. Applications that do not contain these elements will be rejected by the Clinic.

Orthodontist Bengi Kaya Mert reserves the right to make changes to this information notice at any time due to reasons arising from the KVKK, secondary regulations and decisions of the Board. Any changes made to the information notice will be effective immediately as of the date on which they are communicated to you.