Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY
Arvatera İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (“Arvatera”) uses cookies, as many websites do, to ensure that visitors have a better experience on the website.

This Cookie Notice and Cookie Policy has been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”), the Communiqué on the Principles and Procedures to be Followed in Fulfillment of the Obligation to Inform (“Communiqué”), and the Guidelines on Cookie Practices (“Guidelines”), in order to inform you, as the data subject, about the cookies that will be processed through Arvatera’s website at https://www.Arvatera.com.tr (“website”) during your visit, in compliance with the Law, the Communiqué, the Guidelines, and other applicable legislation. This text also provides information regarding the purposes for which cookies are used on our site, the types of cookies employed, and how you can control them.

If you do not consent to the use of cookies, we kindly request that you refrain from continuing to use the website or change your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that if cookies are not allowed, certain features of the website may lose their functionality.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These files may contain data such as your IP address, session information, and the pages you access. Cookies do not contain data such as your name, surname, or address. Through cookies, your website preferences can be remembered, your session can be maintained, or content relevant to your interests may be presented to you.

For detailed information on cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org.

TYPES OF COOKIES

Cookies may differ based on criteria such as how long they are stored on mobile devices and by whom they are placed. Accordingly, the main distinctions are as follows:

• Session Cookies / Persistent Cookies: Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted from your device once you close your browser. Their primary function is to ensure that the website operates properly. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on the device until deleted by the visitor or until they expire, even after the browser is closed.
• First-Party / Third-Party Cookies:First-party cookies are placed on your device by the operator of the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are placed and controlled by persons other than the operator of the website being visited.

WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE?
Arvatera uses different types of cookies in accordance with the Policy on the Protection and Processing of Personal Data

Strictly Necessary Cookies:These are technical cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the website and allow you to use its features. They fall under the category of session cookies. Blocking these cookies may result in the website features becoming unusable. If these cookies are removed or blocked, the website may partially or completely lose certain functionalities. If you do not consent to the use of cookies, we kindly ask you not to continue using the website.

Analytical Cookies: Arvatera uses analytical cookies to improve your website experience. Analytical cookies help us understand how our visitors use the website (e.g., which pages they visit, how long they stay, etc.). This enables Arvatera to improve its content or redesign the website. For analytical purposes, the web analytics tool Google Analytics is used. You can find detailed information regarding web tracking in the Google Privacy Policy. Click here to opt out of Google Analytics.

Functionality Cookies:These cookies allow the website to remember your language preferences, region selection, etc., when you revisit the site.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies:Arvatera uses various first-party and third-party cookies on its website for targeting and advertising purposes. You may block these cookies by changing your browser settings.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGINS:Various social media plugins are integrated into the Arvatera website and mobile application. When you click on one of the integrated social media buttons, certain information may be shared with social media providers. If you are simultaneously logged into your social media account or if social media cookies are stored in your browser, the social media provider may recognize your visit to our website or mobile application and display such activities on your social media profile.

Even if you do not have an account on a social network (e.g., Facebook), have not logged into the plugin provider, or have not clicked the plugin, social media providers may still record information such as the URL of the visited website or your IP address.

To prevent social networks from linking your visit to the Arvatera website with your user accounts, you must log out of your social media account before visiting our website.

For more information about the social media plugins integrated into the Arvatera website and mobile application, we recommend that you read the privacy policies of the relevant social media platforms:

Facebook: https://tr-tr.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Twitter: https://twitter.com/en/privacy#update
Google/Youtube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=tr&gl=ZZ
Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/tr/privacy-policy
Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=tr_TR

HOW CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES?

You can customize or completely block cookies by changing the settings of the browser you use. For detailed information on the steps to follow for different browsers, please refer to the links below:

You can review the help or support page of the relevant browser to manage cookie preferences in other browsers.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
As a data subject, by applying to Arvatera, you have the right to:

• Learn whether your personal data is being processed,
• Request information if your personal data has been processed,
• Learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
• Know the third parties, at home or abroad, to whom your personal data has been transferred,
• Request correction if your personal data has been processed incompletely or inaccurately, and request notification of such correction to third parties to whom the data has been transferred,
• Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data if the reasons requiring its processing no longer exist, even though it has been processed in compliance with the provisions of the Law No. 6698 and other relevant laws, and request notification of such action to third parties to whom the data has been transferred,
• Object to the occurrence of any result against you through the exclusive analysis of your processed data by automated systems,
• Request compensation for damages if you suffer damage due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

If you submit your requests regarding the rights listed above to Arvatera in accordance with the application procedures stipulated in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, Arvatera will conclude your request free of charge as soon as possible and within no later than thirty (30) days, depending on the nature of the request. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, Arvatera may charge the fee set by the Personal Data Protection Board.

Arvatera reserves the right to amend this Cookie Notice and Cookie Policy.

For more detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data and ensuring data security by Arvatera, please refer to the Arvatera Policy on the Protection and Processing of Personal Data.