Cookie Policy
As Op. Dr. Oğuzhan Aydoğdu, we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website (www.oguzhanaydogdu.com.tr), digital platforms, and online services to improve your experience, provide our services more effectively, ensure the security of our website, and analyze website performance.
1. What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices when you visit a website. These files help recognize your device during future visits and may remember certain settings such as your language preference, session information, and usage preferences.
Data obtained through cookies may constitute personal data depending on its nature and purpose. In such cases, the relevant data is processed in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK") and other applicable legislation.
In summary: Cookies are small data files that help our website function properly, improve the visitor experience, and analyze website performance.
2. Types of Cookies We Use and Their Purposes
Our website may use different categories of cookies depending on their purpose. These include essential cookies, performance and analytics cookies, functional cookies, and marketing and advertising cookies.
These cookies are necessary for the secure and proper functioning of the website. They enable navigation between pages, access to secure areas, and basic website functionality. Without these cookies, certain core features of our website may not function properly.
These cookies help us understand how our website is used. Information such as visitor numbers, time spent on the website, viewed pages, and overall website performance allows us to improve the user experience. Third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics may be used for this purpose.
These cookies remember your preferences to make our website more convenient to use. Language selection, regional preferences, and previously selected settings may be stored using these cookies.
These cookies may be used to provide content and advertisements more relevant to your interests, measure advertising performance, and manage digital marketing activities. Cookies provided by third-party platforms such as Google and Meta may be used for these purposes.
Note: Cookies other than essential cookies may only be used based on your preferences and explicit consent. You may change your cookie preferences at any time.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
Cookies used on our website may be processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring that the website operates securely, efficiently, and correctly,
- Providing navigation between pages and enabling essential website functions,
- Improving the visitor experience and remembering user preferences,
- Analyzing website performance and making technical improvements,
- Understanding which pages are visited most frequently,
- Measuring the effectiveness of digital advertising and promotional activities,
- Providing content and information tailored to users' interests.
4. Your Cookie Preferences Are Under Your Control
You are in control of your cookie preferences. Except for essential cookies, you may accept, reject, or change your cookie preferences at any time.
When you first visit our website, you may use the cookie consent banner to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can also update your preferences later through the same tool.
You may delete existing cookies or prevent future cookies from being stored through your internet browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of some features on our website.
5. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
You can manage your cookie settings directly through your web browser. The following links provide guidance for commonly used browsers:
- Google Chrome Cookie Settings
- Mozilla Firefox Cookie Settings
- Microsoft Edge Cookie Settings
- Safari Cookie Settings
Reminder: If you completely disable cookies, certain website functions, forms, preference settings, and user experience features may not work properly.
6. Third-Party Services and Cookies
Our website may use third-party tools and cookies for analytics, advertising, security, performance measurement, or social media integration. These service providers may include Google, Meta, and similar digital platforms.
Third-party service providers may use their own cookies and privacy policies. Their data processing activities are governed by their own privacy practices and policies.
Recommendation: We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third-party platforms for more detailed information about their data processing activities.
7. Retention Period of Data Collected Through Cookies
Data collected through cookies is retained for reasonable periods depending on the type of cookie, its purpose, and applicable legal requirements. Some cookies remain on your device only during your browsing session, while others may be stored for longer periods to remember your preferences or support analytical processes.
Retention periods vary depending on the type of cookie, service provider settings, and your cookie preferences.
8. Protection of Personal Data and Your Rights
If the data collected through cookies qualifies as personal data, it is processed in accordance with the KVKK. Your rights include learning whether your personal data is processed, requesting information about the processing, learning the purpose of processing, requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, and requesting deletion or destruction of your personal data where legally applicable.
For more detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.
9. Contact
If you have any questions, requests, or applications regarding this Cookie Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us.
Email: info@oguzhanaydogdu.com.tr
Address: Yenimahalle Mah. Atatürk 3. Kısım Blvd. No:43/13, Atakum, Samsun, Türkiye
You may also contact us through our Contact Page.
10. Policy Updates
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time in accordance with legal regulations, technological developments, changes to our website infrastructure, or updates to our services.
Any changes to this policy become effective as of the date they are published on this page. We recommend reviewing our current Cookie Policy periodically.