Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy (“Policy”), has been prepared by LEXIST Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi (“LEXIST”), which is the Data Controller pursuant to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Data Protection Law“), in order to inform and provide clarification to our Website visitors, with regard to the collection of cookies and in particular the use of cookies, the purposes and legal reasons for the Processing of Personal Data, the principles related to the transfer of Personal Data and the Data Owner’s rights.

LEXIST, may update and change this Policy terms any time by means of publicizing. The updates and changes made by LEXIST will be effective from the date of issue.

1. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

For the purposes of this Policy the following definitions shall apply:

Cookies: small text files stored by visited websites on user’s device or network server via browsers,

Personal Data: all the information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person,

Processing of Personal Data: any operation performed upon personal data such as the collection, recording, storage, retention, alteration, re-organization, disclosure, transferring, taking over, making retrievable, classification or preventing the use thereof, fully or partially through automatic means or provided that the process is a part of any data registry system, through non-automatic means,

Data Subject: the natural person, whose personal data is processed,

Data Protection Law (KVKK): Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on April 7, 2016. Also referred to as the KVKK,

Website: www.lexist.com.tr websites,

Data Controller: the natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data and is responsible for the establishment and management of the data registry system.

2. PURPOSE OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA IN THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT

When the website is visited, Cookies are stored for the purpose of improving the services offered to users, ensuring the legal and commercial security of the Website, keeping log records of internet access (recorded in accordance with Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed by means of such Publication and relevant legislation and shared with judicial and/or administrative authorities/institutions/organizations upon request.) by detecting how visitors use the Website, increasing Website security, improving the web services provided to users, increasing the functionality and performance of the Website.

3. THE METHOD AND LEGAL REASON FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL DATA

A User’s Personal Data, within the scope of visiting the Website, is processed by collecting cookies electronically on the basis of the following legal reasons; i)  Processing of Personal Data is mandatory for the legitimate interests of the Data Controller ii) it is mandatory for the Data Controller to fulfil its legal obligations and iii) based on explicit consent, provided that it does not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Data Subject, in accordance with the basic principles stipulated by the Data Protection Law.

4. TO WHOM PERSONAL DATA OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED IN THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT IS TRANSFERRED

The authorities have access to the records filed and maintained in the digital environment. The information filed and stored in the digital environment are shared with the judicial bodies, legally authorized public institutions and organizations and domestic third-party service providers, in accordance with the procedures and principles specified in the laws.

5. MAINTAINING DATA SECURITY AND RETENTION PERIOD

LEXIST, for the purpose of preventing the illegal Processing of Personal Data, preventing unlawful access to Personal Data and ensuring the preservation of Personal Data, undertakes to take the necessary technical and administrative measures and to carry out the necessary inspections in order to ensure the appropriate security level, in accordance with Article 12 of Data Protection Law.

6. CATEGORISATION OF COOKIES AND THE PROCESSED COOKIES

6.1. COOKIES IN TERMS OF STORAGE PERIOD:

PERSISTENT COOKIES: Types of Cookies used to increase the functionality of the Website and to provide a faster and better service to the Website’s visitors. Such Cookies are used to remember user’s preferences and are stored on their device via browsers. Some types of Persistent Cookies; can be used to provide users with customized suggestions, taking into account issues such as the purpose of use of the Website.

SESSION COOKIES: These Cookies are used for the session identification of a user’s visit and do not collect data from the user. These cookies are subsequently deleted when the user closes the web page they visited or remained inactive for a certain period of time. The main purpose of Session Cookies is to ensure that the Website functions properly during a user’s visit.

6.2. COOKIES IN TERMS OF USE:

As LEXIST, in line with the personal data collection methods listed in Article 3 on the website, your data are processed as mandatory cookies, performance cookies, functionality cookies and targeting / advertising cookies, depending on the explicit consent requirement in Article 5/1 of the KVKK and are not shared with third parties.

7. PREVENTION OF COOKIE USE

In the event of visiting the Website and/or using our mobile application users can prevent the use of Cookies in various categories through the Cookie band consent pop-up that will appear. At the same time, relevant persons have the right to customize their Cookie usage preferences by changing their browser settings. Depending on the browser used; users can change their preferences for Cookies through their browser settings.

Within the options offered by the browser, Data Owners have the opportunity to prevent the use of Cookies, choose to receive a warning before the use of Cookies, disable or delete Cookies.

Users have the opportunity to customize their preferences regarding Cookies by changing the settings of their browser via the links below.

Cookie Policy changes may need to be conducted separately for each accessing device, since the changing and personalization of Cookie settings may vary depending on the device used.

To prevent the use of Cookies, users will need to disable the “cookie use feature” in their browser and delete the saved cookies associated with this website.

8. SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

LEXIST gives great importance to the security of visitors and third parties whose data is processed, and works with the most advanced technology tools to ensure this. In order to ensure the security of our Website, all kinds of physical, electronic and administrative measures have been taken in secure environments. All information is stored and backed up on secure servers located in Türkiye.

Privacy and information security e-training is provided to increase awareness related to Personal Data and data protection laws. The responsible people who are liable for information security have made a written commitment to no breach the Personal Data Law and regulations. If non-compliances with policies and procedures are detected, disciplinary processes are implemented. There are infrastructure systems to detect data leaks. The security of the data at the application and service level is ensured by the use of encrypted protocols, firewalls and access control mechanisms. Data is classified by labelling. Physical security measures have been taken to protect against external and environmental threats. Changes made in information systems are recorded. Personal Data is backed up within the scope of the data backup policy against data loss. Information systems are regularly subjected to security vulnerability scans and detected vulnerabilities are eliminated.

LEXIST takes all necessary measures to ensure that its employees and all contracted institutions and organizations have the necessary sensitivity and sufficient awareness regarding information security.

9. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OR THE RELEVANT PEOPLE

Relevant persons within the scope of KVKK and related legislations have the right;

• To learn whether Personal Data is processed or not:

• If Personal Data is processed, to request certain information;

• To learn the purpose of the processing of the Personal Data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose;

• To know the domestic and international third parties to whom the Personal Data is transferred;

• If Personal Data is incompletely/inaccurately processed, to request it to be corrected and for the third parties to whom the data has been transferred to be notified of the Personal Data processed in this regard.

• Even if the personal data has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the KVKK and other relevant laws, to request the deletion and eradication of Personal Data and request the third parties to whom the Personal Data has been transferred bt notified of the transactions made in this context if case the reasons necessitating their processing cease to exist;

• To object to the occurrence of an adverse consequence stemming from the analysis of the data exclusively by the automatic systems;

• In case users suffer a loss due to the illegal processing, to demand compensation for their loss.

Pursuant to article 13.1 of the Law on Protection of Personal Data, users can send their request regarding exercising their above-mentioned rights to LEXIST in writing or by other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board. As LEXIST, we undertake that users can exercise these rights at any time and in the most proper way, without prejudice to our obligations arising from the current legislation.

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