Website Privacy and Cookie Policy

Those who visit https://www.bengikayamert.com/ website operated by Bengi KAYA MERT, an orthodontic specialist (“Orthodontist”), have their personal data processed and their privacy protected in accordance with the Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”) to provide a better user experience, while considering the privacy and data protection rights of our visitors, by processing their personal data and using internet cookies during the execution of our visitors’ activities. This Website Privacy and Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains the types of cookies used and the conditions under which they are used to all website visitors, users, patients and their relatives, and our employees. For detailed information on the protection of your personal data, you can refer to our “Enlightenment Text Regarding Cookies” on our website.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that store small pieces of information. Cookies are stored on your device or on the server of the websites you visit through your browser. When a website is loaded in your browser, cookies are stored on your device. Cookies help the website to function properly, make it more secure, and provide a better user experience. Therefore, cookies are necessary and important for you to effectively and easily use the website. Cookies are also used to provide you with more suitable services, products or offers on our website and third-party websites.

In order to make the most efficient use of our website, we use cookies. Cookies can be deleted or blocked from the browser settings if not preferred. However, this may have a negative effect on the performance of our website. Unless the visitor changes their cookie settings in the browser, they are assumed to accept the use of cookies on this site.

Purpose of Processing Personal Data

Your personal data obtained by visiting our website is processed by the Orthodontist in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the Law on Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”) for the following purposes:

  • Performing the necessary work for the provision of health services by the Orthodontist and carrying out related business processes,
  • Performing the necessary work for the provision of services offered by the Orthodontist and carrying out related business processes,
  • Customizing the services offered by the Orthodontist according to the preferences, usage habits and needs of the relevant individuals and recommending and promoting them to the relevant individuals.

Purpose of Using Cookies

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

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

  • Performing the necessary basic functions for the operation of the website,
  • Analyzing the website and improving its performance,
  • The need for certain technical data to be used for more effective use of the website,
  • Collecting information about your browsing and usage preferences and habits on the website.
  • The company needs your personal data, such as your IP address, to fulfill its legal and contractual obligations, especially those arising from the Law on Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and the Fight against Crimes Committed through these Publications and the Regulation on the Principles and Procedures for Regulating Publications Made on the Internet.

Your personal data can be processed for the above purposes with your consent, which is required in cases that are necessary within the scope of the Law on Protection of Personal Data, or otherwise, without obtaining your consent, provided that another data processing condition is valid. As the Orthodontist, we may share your personal data within the scope of the information text, in a limited and lawful manner and in accordance with the regulations, with our suppliers who receive services from our clinics, our affiliated companies, our business partners, and our group companies for the realization of the above-mentioned purposes. We would like to note that the parties to whom data is transferred may store your personal data on servers located in different countries.

Cookies Used on Our Website

Below you can find information on 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 the site you visit).

Required Cookies

The use of certain cookies is essential for our site to function correctly. For example, authentication cookies that are activated when you log into our site ensure that your session continues to be active as you move from one page to another.

Functionality and Preference Cookies

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

Social Media Cookies

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

Performance and Analysis Cookies

These cookies allow us to analyze how our site is used and how we can improve the services we provide. For example, they allow us to see which pages are viewed most frequently, whether our site is functioning properly, and to identify any potential problems.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

We use cookies to promote our products and services on our site or on other platforms. We may also partner with other businesses to advertise and promote our products and services. For example, cookies may be used to track whether you click on an ad on our site and whether you use the service advertised after clicking on it. This may involve the processing of personal information such as your IP behavior.

Managing Cookie Preferences

Different browsers provide different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies. However, if you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can change your internet browser settings to terminate the use of cookies other than those that are necessary. We believe that the following links may be helpful in learning how to end cookies in your internet browser.

For Google Chrome:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=tr&oco=0

For Internet Explorer:

https://support.microsoft.com/tr-tr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

For Safari:

https://support.apple.com/tr-tr/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

https://support.apple.com/tr-tr/HT201265

Adobe Analytics

http://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html

Google Adwords

https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en

Google Analytics

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Mozilla Firefox

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies

Effective Date of the Policy

This Policy comes into effect on the date it is published. If the entire Policy or certain provisions are revised, the effective date of the Policy will be updated.