GDPR

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

WEBSITE COOKIE POLICY

Your personal data is protected by SP Architects as the data controller. Protecting the privacy of visitors to our website (www.spdo.com.tr) is one of our institution’s leading principles. This Cookie Usage Policy (“Policy”) explains to all our website visitors and users which types of cookies are used and under what conditions.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server by the websites you visit through your computer or mobile device.

They are generally used to provide you with a personalized experience during your visit, to improve the services offered, and to enhance your browsing experience. They can also contribute to ease of use while navigating a website. If you prefer not to allow the use of cookies, you can delete or block cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of our website. Unless you change your cookie settings from your browser, we will assume that you accept the use of cookies on this site.

1. WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS PROCESSED IN COOKIES?

Depending on their type, cookies on websites collect data about your browsing and usage preferences on the device you use to visit the site. This data includes information about the pages you access, the services and products you view, your preferred language option, and other preferences.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THEIR PURPOSES OF USE?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server by the websites you visit through browsers. These small text files contain your language and other settings preferences on the site and help us remember your preferences and improve our services to enhance your experience for your next visit. This allows you to have a better and more personalized experience during your next visit.

The main purposes of using cookies on our Website are listed below:

• To improve the services provided to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the website,
• To enhance the Website, offer new features through it, and personalize the offered features according to your preferences;
• To ensure the legal and commercial security of both you and the Institution, and to prevent fraudulent transactions on the Site;
• To fulfill our legal and contractual obligations, especially those arising from Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Regulation of Publications on the Internet.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE

3.1. Session Cookies

Session cookies ensure the proper functioning of the website during your visit. They are used for purposes such as ensuring the security and continuity of our sites and your visit. Session cookies are temporary; they are deleted when you close your browser and are not persistent.

3.2. Persistent Cookies

These types of cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device through browsers. Persistent cookies remain stored even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They are kept in the subfolders of your browser until deleted through browser settings.

Some types of persistent cookies may be used to offer you specific recommendations based on factors such as your purpose of using the Website.

Thanks to persistent cookies, when you revisit our Website using the same device, it is checked whether a cookie created by our Website exists on your device. If it does, it is understood that you have previously visited the site, and the content provided to you is determined accordingly, thus allowing us to offer you better service.

3.3. Mandatory/Technical Cookies

These are essential cookies required for the proper functioning of the website you visit. The purpose of these cookies is to ensure the site operates correctly and provides the necessary services. For example, they allow you to access secure areas of the website, use its features, and navigate through it.

3.4. Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect information about how the website is used, the frequency and number of visits, and how visitors navigate to the site. The purpose of using these types of cookies is to improve the functioning of the site, enhance its performance, and identify general trends. They do not contain data that can identify visitors. For example, they can show the number of error messages displayed or the most visited pages.

3.5. Functional Cookies

These cookies remember the choices made by visitors within the site and recall them during their next visit. The purpose of these cookies is to provide convenience to visitors. For example, they prevent users from having to re-enter their passwords on each page they visit.

3.6. Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies measure the effectiveness of the advertisements presented to visitors and calculate how many times ads are displayed. The purpose of these cookies is to provide advertisements tailored to visitors’ interests.

Similarly, they help identify visitors’ interests based on their browsing behavior and deliver suitable content accordingly. For example, they prevent the same advertisement from being shown to a visitor again within a short time.

4. HOW TO MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES?

To change your cookie preferences, block, or delete cookies, you only need to change your browser settings.

Most browsers provide options to control cookies, such as accepting or rejecting them, accepting only certain types, or being notified when a website requests to store cookies on your device.

It is also possible to delete cookies previously saved on your browser.

If you disable or reject cookies, you may need to adjust some preferences manually, and certain features and services on the website may not function properly, as we may not be able to recognize or associate your account. You can change your browser settings by clicking the relevant link in the table below.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

The Website Privacy Policy is dated …./…./….. If the entire Policy or specific articles are updated, the effective date of the Policy will also be updated. The Privacy Policy is published on the Institution’s website (www.spdo.com.tr) and made available to data subjects upon request.

SP Architects
Address: Ayazağa Mahallesi, Azerbaycan Caddesi, Vadistanbul 2B Ofis, No:3K, Kat:6, 34485 Sarıyer/Istanbul
Phone: +90 212 252 90 05
E-Mail: info@spdo.com.tr
Website: www.spdo.com.tr