COOKIE AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY POLICY
Cookie Policy and Cookie Information Notice
This Cookie Policy and Information Notice (“Policy”) outlines the principles for the use of cookies on the website managed by Özbasel and owned by Özbasel, accessible at https://checuplivebetter.com (“Website”) and, as the data controller, explains how Özbasel processes personal data in relation to the operation of the Website, including the purpose of data processing, data categories, methods, and legal basis for data collection, to whom and for what purposes data can be transferred, the duration of data processing, and what your rights regarding your data are.
What Data Does ÖZBASEL Process?
ÖZBASEL has the right to process general and special categories of personal data, with or without explicit consent, under the conditions specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law. In this context, ÖZBASEL may process the following types of “personal data” on the website in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the Information Notice:
What Are the Purposes of Processing Personal Data by ÖZBASEL?
The main purposes for using cookies on our Website are:
To improve the Website and offer new features tailored to your preferences;
To ensure that various features and functions of our Website work correctly (e.g., keeping your session active, embedding dynamic content, etc.);
To collect general, non-personal information about how visitors use our Website, such as the most clicked links, most visited pages, number of error messages displayed, etc., analyze this information, fix faulty pages, develop the Website, remove or improve unwanted pages;
To determine how you learned about the Website;
To create traffic statistics;
To provide personalized product and service opportunities such as internet advertising, targeting and re-targeting, cross-selling, campaigns, promotions, and product/service advertisements, considering your preferences.
Cookies are used only for the purposes stated in this policy, and all related operations are conducted in compliance with data protection legislation.
What Do Cookies Mean?
Cookies are small text files created by a website on your device that contain data in name-value format. They store your usage habits and preferences during your session with a website on your browser. Cookies are used to save time and provide a better internet experience. The cookies created by a website are stored by your web browser and can only be accessed by websites under the same domain that created the cookie (e.g., site.org.tr) if you use the same browser.
Cookies have become an essential part of web technologies today, with their primary functions being to remember visitors, their preferences, and to recognize devices. Almost every website uses cookies.
What Types of Cookies Are There?
Cookies created by the website you visit and readable only by that website are primary cookies. Content provided on the visited site might come from different domains (e.g., videos hosted on a video platform viewed through a social media site); in such cases, each domain can create its own third-party cookies.
What Are the Types of Cookies Based on Function?
Session Cookies: These cookies are valid during your use of the website and expire when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: These are used to remember your preferences on a website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer.
Necessary Cookies: These are mandatory for the website to function correctly and for you to benefit from the site’s features and services.
Functional and Analytical Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences, ensure effective use of the site, and optimize the site according to your requests, containing data about how you use the site. By their nature, these cookies might include personal data. For example, cookies that save your preferred language are functional cookies.
Tracking Cookies: These are primary and third-party cookies created during your visit to our website and other domains. They allow for tracking click and visit history across different domains. These cookies are used for user recognition and profiling, targeting advertising and marketing activities, and customizing content. These cookies will not be used to identify you or make personal decisions.
Some Cookies Used on Our Site and Their Descriptions
How to Manage Cookies?
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies from websites. If you clear all cookies, you will lose all preferences you’ve set. This includes the setting to not store cookies, as this setting requires a cookie to function.
Most browsers allow you to:
View and delete saved cookies as desired
Block all cookies
Block cookies from specific sites
Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Block third-party cookies
Here are some guides on how to control cookies in different browsers:
Deleting, enabling, and managing cookies in Chrome
Advanced Tracking Protection in Desktop Firefox
Managing cookies and website data in Safari on Mac
Deleting and managing cookies in Internet Explorer
Yandex Cookies
Viewing and deleting browser history in Microsoft Edge
Information Notice Regarding Protection of Personal Data
Özbasel commits to taking all necessary technical and administrative measures to ensure the protection of personal data, preventing unlawful processing, unauthorized access, and data breaches, as stipulated by the Law and this Policy.
Your personal data will be processed with all necessary security measures taken, only for the purposes and scope you have been informed about, and will be stored and processed for the legal retention period or, if no such period is specified, for the duration required by the processing purpose. Once this period ends, your personal data will be removed from Özbasel’s data streams through methods of deletion, destruction, or anonymization.
To Whom Are Personal Data Transferred?
Personal data processed by Özbasel for the purposes mentioned in this information notice, within the framework of Articles 5 and 6 of the Law, can be transferred to:
Companies and representatives authorized by us and acting on our behalf,
Regulatory and supervisory authorities, and public institutions or organizations explicitly authorized by law to request personal data,
Business partners, suppliers, and contractors, banks, credit risk, and financial institutions, and other real or legal persons within the scope of these purposes,
Tax and similar advisors, mandatory persons involved in legal follow-up processes, public institutions, and organizations, and third parties from whom we receive consultancy, including auditors, but not limited to these.
Your personal data is not transferred abroad by Özbasel; if necessary for domestic data transfer processes, your explicit consent will be obtained separately.
How Long Are Personal Data Retained?
Özbasel retains personal data for the duration required by the processing purposes stated in this notice and in accordance with the statute of limitations stipulated in the Law and other legislation. Upon expiration of these periods, the data is deleted or destroyed in compliance with the Law.
What Are Your Rights as a Data Subject?
Under the Law, you can always contact Özbasel to learn about:
Whether your personal data is processed,
The purpose of processing and whether it is used in line with that purpose,
The third parties to whom your personal data is transferred,
Requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete data and, if conditions are met, requesting the deletion of your personal data and informing third parties about these actions,
Objecting to outcomes that arise from the analysis of processed data by automated systems,
Demanding compensation for damages if you suffer due to unlawful data processing,
Requesting the deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons for processing no longer apply, even if the data was processed lawfully.
You can submit requests regarding these rights by filling out the data subject request form and sending it via notary or through other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Authority. Alternatively, you can send your request digitally signed to kvkk@checuplivebetter.com (mailto:kvkk@checuplivebetter.com).
Your request will be responded to within the shortest time possible, not exceeding thirty (30) days, in accordance with the law. However, if the process incurs additional costs, Özbasel reserves the right to charge a fee based on the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Authority.
Law on Protection of Personal Data
Under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Personal Data Protection Authority”), your personal data will be used, recorded, stored, updated, transferred, and/or classified by our Company acting as the Data Controller for business purposes, as outlined below. In this context, our Company takes all necessary technical and administrative measures to prevent unlawful processing of personal data, unauthorized access, and to ensure data security, aiming to protect privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms in line with the Law and Regulations.
This notice targets all real persons whose personal data is processed by our Company, excluding our employees or job applicants.
The personal data processed by us as the data controller includes, but is not limited to:
Name and surname,
Turkish Republic ID number,
Address,
Phone number,
Email address,
Signature,
Physical space/security video recordings,
Call center/service quality audio recordings,
Bank account number,
Cookie records.
Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
Your personal data you share with us will be processed for:
Benefiting you and/or the organizations you represent from our products and services,
Determining and implementing our Company’s commercial and business strategies, conducting marketing activities, business development, and planning activities, etc.,
Carrying out administrative operations related to communication by our Company,
Ensuring physical security and control of premises used by our Company,
Establishing relationships with business partners/customers/suppliers (authorized or employees),
Meeting contractual obligations and financial agreements with products and services provided in collaboration with our business partners, suppliers, or other third parties,
Implementing our Company’s human resources policies,
Calling our call center or using our website,
Participating in training, seminars, or events organized by our Company.
Method of Collecting and Storing Personal Data
Your personal data shared with our Company can be collected manually or automatically via offices, branches, call centers, websites, social media channels, mobile applications, etc., in verbal, written, or electronic form. Your personal data will be stored in electronic and/or physical environments. Our Company designs business processes and develops technical security infrastructure to prevent unauthorized access, manipulation, loss, or damage to personal data.
Transfer of Personal Data
Your personal data may be transferred to:
Özbasel,
Companies and representatives authorized by us and acting on our behalf,
Regulatory and supervisory authorities, public institutions or organizations explicitly authorized by law to request personal data,
Business partners, suppliers, contractors, banks, credit risk, and financial institutions, and other real or legal persons for the specified purposes,
Tax and similar advisors, mandatory persons involved in legal follow-up processes, institutions, and organizations, including auditors, but not limited to these, within or outside the country.
Under Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Authority, you have the right to:
Learn whether your personal data is processed,
Request information if it has been processed,
Learn the purpose of processing and whether it complies with its purpose,
Know the third parties to whom your data has been transferred,
Request correction if it is processed inaccurately or incompletely,
Under Article 7 of the Personal Data Protection Authority, you have the right to:
Request deletion or destruction,
Request notification of these actions to third parties,
Object to results arising from automated decision-making processes,
Request compensation for damages caused by unlawful processing.
According to Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Personal Data Protection Authority, you can submit your requests regarding these rights in writing or via other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Authority.
To exercise these rights, you can deliver your request letter with necessary identity verification information in person, through a notary, or via secure electronic signature to kvkk@checuplivebetter.com (mailto:kvkk@checuplivebetter.com).
