https://www.emlakkonut.com.tr/ website (“Website”), located at “Barbaros Mah. Mor Sümbül Sok. No:7/2 B (West Ataşehir) Ataşehir - Istanbul ”, is managed by “Emlak Konut Real Estate Investment Company Inc.” (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Emlak Konut”) and is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data and for establishing and managing the data recording system as the data controller.
With this Clarification Text, we aim to inform you about the personal data we obtain through cookies during your visit to the Site in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”), explain the types of cookies we use on the Site and their purposes, and fulfill our obligation to inform under KVKK regarding how you can control these cookies.
- Purpose of Processing Personal Data:
Personal data, according to Article 3 of the Law titled “Definitions,” means “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.” This data may include your name, address, email address, or phone number. In addition, data collected through cookies that do not directly identify you (e.g., information on how you use the Website or the sections of the site you visit), if personalized, stored, and evaluated on an identifiable basis, may also be considered personal data.
We process the personal data of internet users and visitors using the Website;
- To facilitate the use of the Website through cookies,
- To facilitate and speed up secure online access and member login,
- To conduct customer satisfaction activities,
- To carry out communication activities,
- To conduct performance evaluation processes,
- To customize the Website according to the interests and needs of users and visitors,
- To offer commercial proposals based on your preferences and past purchases,
- To improve our offers,
we process them for these purposes.
- Types of Cookies and Legal Grounds for Processing:
2.a. According to Purpose of Use;
Necessary Cookies: These cookies are placed on your device during your visit to our website and are necessary for the proper functioning of the online services offered. The data processing activities we conduct while using these cookies are based on the legal ground of “being necessary for compliance with the legal obligations of the data controller” and “the legitimate interest of the data controller without harming the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects.”
Functional Cookies: These cookies are used for personalization and remembering preferences on our website. The data processing activities we conduct during the use of these cookies are based on your “explicit consent.”
Performance and Analytical Cookies: These help improve the website. They collect information on how and for how long the site is used to enhance user experience. They allow us to monitor and analyze website traffic and the number of visitors. Through these cookies, we can obtain information on which areas of the site are visited most or least frequently and optimize the site traffic. The data processing activities we conduct during the use of these cookies are based on your “explicit consent.”
Marketing and Advertising Cookies: These are used to offer content and advertisements suitable to users’ interests (“targeted advertising/promotion” or “behavioral advertising”). The information obtained through cookies can be matched with other data of the same person to provide more suitable content, personalized campaigns, and products and avoid offering content or opportunities previously not wanted. The data processing activities we conduct during the use of these cookies related to targeting and profiling for marketing and advertising are based on your “explicit consent.”
2.b. According to Retention Periods;
Persistent Cookies: These cookies are stored on the device for a long period. They are used to remember user preferences on the site. These cookies persist on the user’s device until they are deleted by the user or for an indefinite period. The data processing activities we conduct during the use of these cookies are based on the data processing condition “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.”
Session Cookies: These cookies are used until the end of the session and are not stored on the device afterward. Cookies are deleted when the user closes the visited webpage or remains inactive for a certain period. The website uses target and tracking cookies to assist third parties, primarily for advertising services, and increase the effectiveness of these services. These cookies may remember the web pages and sites visited and collect personal data, primarily the user's IP address. The website uses both first-party and third-party cookies to gather information, remember your interests and demographic data, and provide targeted advertisements, improve ads, count the number of visits and ad displays, and determine the ratio of interactions with these ads and related services. The data processing activities conducted during the use of these cookies are based on your “explicit consent” under Article 5 of the Law.
2.c. According to Their Sources:
First-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed by the visited website.
Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are created by third parties such as other sites, business partners, or service providers. These cookies usually come into play when the visited website includes images, advertisements, or social media plugins from other sites.
Our program partners may also choose to share information obtained from cookies placed on their own websites and applications with the Company. Information shared by program partners and affiliates or collected by the Company from program partner websites and applications may be combined with other information you share with the Company and that the Company receives about you. These cookies serve the same purposes as cookies placed on the Company's website, such as personalizing content (including ads), measuring ads, conducting analytics, and providing a more secure experience.
Additionally, if you have given consent for commercial electronic communication, your personal data will be processed to offer and promote the products and services of program partners with special advantages for program members.
- Parties to Whom Personal Data May Be Transferred and Purpose:
Your personal data, within the scope of the purposes mentioned above, may be shared with (i) third parties we receive support from in areas such as storage, archiving, hosting (server, hosting, software, cloud computing), (ii) business partners we work with for business-specific activities, (iii) companies providing analytical services, and (iv) legal authorities upon request, in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of KVKK and while taking necessary technical measures.
- Rights of the Data Subject
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law titled “Rights of the Data Subject”; as a data subject, you may contact Emlak Konut in writing or through other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board[1] to exercise your rights to know whether your personal data has been processed, request information if processed, learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose, know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred domestically or abroad, request correction if your personal data has been processed incompletely or inaccurately and to request that the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred be informed of this, request deletion or destruction of your personal data even if it has been processed in accordance with the law and relevant legal provisions if the reasons for processing no longer exist and request that the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred be informed of this, object to the emergence of a result against you due to the analysis of processed data exclusively through automated systems, and request compensation if you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.
Your requests in your application will be finalized by Emlak Konut free of charge within the shortest time possible and no later than thirty days, depending on the nature of your request. However, if the process incurs an additional cost for Emlak Konut, a fee may be charged according to the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.[2]
- Exercise of Rights, Application, and Contact
Within the scope of the Law, you can submit your requests regarding your rights mentioned above by completely filling out and signing the Data Controller Application Form with a wet signature and delivering it by hand to “Barbaros Mah. Mor Sümbül Sok. No:7/2 B (West Ataşehir) Ataşehir - Istanbul” or by sending it through a notary or by using other methods specified in the Law.
- Links to Other Websites
The Website contains links to other websites. We have no influence on whether the operators of these sites comply with data protection provisions. Emlak Konut is not responsible for the content of the sites it links to (and the content of sites linked by those sites) and does not have the authority to intervene in the content of the linked sites.
- Changes
The Website undergoes changes and development based on technological and legal advancements; therefore, this Cookie Policy will be updated accordingly. The updated version of the Cookie Policy will always be available at https://www.emlakkonut.com.tr/ for your access.