As Menatek Savunma Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (“the Company” or “Menatek”), we attach great importance, as the data controller, to the confidentiality of the personal data we collect and process within the scope of our official websites- https://menatek.com.tr/tr (“Site”), in respect of which we own all intellectual property rights under Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works.
Through this Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”) for visitors to the Site, and in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”), we provide you with information regarding the processing of personal data collected and/or processed during the operation of the Site and as a result of cookies being placed by Site users/visitors; As the data controller under the KVKK, we wish to fulfil our obligation to provide information, in accordance with the KVKK and secondary regulations, regarding the types of cookies we use on the Website and the purposes for which we use them, as well as how you can control these cookies.
We use certain technologies such as cookies, pixels and GIFs (“Cookies”) to enhance your experience whilst visiting our Website. The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation to which we are subject, primarily the KVKK.
Cookies are not used for any purposes other than those specified in this Cookie Policy, and all relevant processing is carried out in accordance with the KVKK. Your personal data obtained via cookies is processed, stored and secured by our Company in accordance with the KVKK. For more detailed information regarding your personal data processed by our website, please read the Website Information Notice.
- Data Controller
In accordance with the KVKK, as Menatek, acting in our capacity as the data controller, we may process, record, store, classify, update and, where permitted by legislation and/or limited to the purpose for which they were processed, disclose or transfer your personal data to third parties.
The term “Personal Data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
The term “processing” refers to any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether fully or partly by automated means or by non-automated means provided that it forms part of a data filing system, including but not limited to the collection, recording, storage, retention, alteration, reorganisation, disclosure, transfer, acquisition, making available, classifying or restricting the use of such data. Your personal data may be processed by authorised staff within the Company.
- Methods of Collecting Your Personal Data and Legal Grounds
- Within the scope of essential cookies, your personal data is processed in accordance with Article 5/2(c) of the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK): “Where it is necessary to protect the life or physical integrity of the data subject or another person, in cases where the data subject is unable to express their consent due to actual impossibility or where their consent is not legally valid”, Article 5/2 (ç) “Where it is necessary for the data controller to fulfil its legal obligations” and Article 5/2 (f) “Where the processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that this does not infringe upon the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject”,
- Your personal data falling within the scope of advertising and marketing cookies is processed on the basis of your explicit consent
- Your personal data falling within the scope of functional cookies is collected on the basis of your explicit consent
are collected via other channels, automatically or non-automatically, verbally, in writing or electronically.
- What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files used to store small amounts of information. When the Site is loaded into your browser, cookies are stored on your device. These cookies enable us to ensure the Site functions properly, make the Site more secure, provide a better user experience, and analyse how the Site performs, what works well and where improvements are needed.
- How do we use cookies?
The third-party cookies used on our website are primarily used to monitor how the website performs, how you interact with our website, to keep our services secure, to serve you relevant adverts, and, above all, to provide you with a better service. They help to enhance your user experience and speed up your future interactions with our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your device or network server via your browser by the websites you visit.
The main purposes of using cookies on our website are listed below:
- To improve the services we offer you by enhancing the website’s functionality and performance,
- To improve the Site, introduce new features via the Site, and personalise the features offered according to your preferences;
- To ensure the legal and commercial security of the website, you and our Company.
We use cookies to enable you to make the most of our website and to enhance your user experience. If you do not wish to accept cookies, you can delete or block them via your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of our website. Unless you change your cookie settings in your browser, we will assume that you consent to the use of cookies on our website.
- What types of cookies do we use?
Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for a range of purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable information.
The types of cookies we use on our website, as listed at , and our purposes for using these cookies, as set out at , are as follows:
Cookies by Duration
| Type | Description | Retention Period |
| Session Cookies: | Session cookies are temporary cookies used whilst our visitors are on the Site and are deleted once the browser is closed.
The primary purpose of using this type of cookie is to ensure that the Site functions properly whilst you are visiting it. For example, they enable you to complete online forms consisting of multiple pages. |
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| Persistent Cookies: | Persistent cookies are a type of cookie used to enhance the functionality of the Site and to provide our visitors with a faster and better service.
These cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device via your browser. Certain types of persistent cookies may be used to provide you with personalised recommendations, taking into account factors such as your purpose for using the Site. Thanks to persistent cookies, when you revisit our Site using the same device, the system checks whether a cookie created by our Site is present on your device; if so, it recognises that you have visited the Site before, and the content to be displayed to you is determined accordingly, thereby enabling us to provide you with a better service. |
Cookies by Purpose
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These cookies are essential for the website to function. They are used to fulfil an information society service requested by the user (such as logging in, filling in forms or remembering privacy preferences). |
| Functional | These are cookies that assist with certain non-essential functions on our website. These functions include embedding content such as videos or sharing website content on social media platforms. These cookies help us to save your settings and determine your browsing preferences, such as language preferences, so that you can enjoy a better and more efficient experience on the website during future visits. |
| Performance/Analytics Cookies | Analytics cookies are used to generate analytical results, such as the number of visitors to the website, the identification of pages viewed on the website, the times of visits to the website, and scrolling behaviour on website pages. These cookies also store information such as the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. This data helps us analyse how well the website is performing and identify areas for improvement. |
| Advertising/Marketing Cookies | Our site displays adverts. These cookies are used to personalise the adverts we show you so that they are relevant to you. These cookies also help us track the effectiveness of these advertising campaigns. The information stored in these cookies may also be used by third-party advertising providers to show you adverts on other websites you visit via your browser. |
Other
| Technical Cookies: | Technical cookies ensure the website functions properly and identify any pages or sections of the website that are not working. |
| Authentication Cookies | When visitors log in to the website using their passwords, these cookies verify that the visitor is a registered user on every page they visit, thereby preventing them from having to re-enter their password on each page. |
| Flash Cookies | These are the types of cookies used to enable image or audio content on the website. |
| Personalisation Cookies | These are cookies used to remember users’ preferences when they visit different pages on the website. For example, remembering your chosen language preference. |
We aim to provide you with a more efficient and functional online experience through the third-party cookies we use on our website. A Data Protection Protocol has been concluded between our Company and these third-party service providers in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), and the security of your personal data collected by these parties on behalf of our Company is guaranteed.
Storage and Access to Cookies: Cookies created by our website are stored on your computer by the web browser you use to access our website. The information contained in these cookies can only be accessed by our website, which operates under the domain name that created the cookie (https://menatek.com.tr/tr), and remotely if you use the same browser.
It Is Up to You Whether to Accept Cookies: Your web browsers generally accept cookies used on the websites you visit automatically. The use of cookies is not mandatory to use our website; however, if you configure your browser to block all cookies, your user experience on may be compromised, and you may be unable to access our website or utilise its various features. You can configure your browser to block cookies for all websites or specific websites, to alert you when a cookie is created, to block third-party cookies, or to treat all cookies as session cookies.
In addition, different browsers offer different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can change your browser settings to block or delete cookies. For more information on how to manage and delete cookies, please visit wikipedia.org www.allaboutcookies.org .
- Purposes for Which Your Personal Data Is Processed
Your personal data, comprising log data, external IP address and, where possible, MAC address, is processed by for the following purposes: (i) for technical reasons, the information sent to our web server each time your web browser accesses our Website (such as the date and time of access, the URL of the referring website, the files accessed, the volume of data transferred, browser type and version, operating system and IP address); (ii) to ensure the functionality of the Website; and (iii) to rectify errors and investigate security incidents. The processing carried out for the purpose of setting cookies during your visit to the Website; to develop the Website and provide important updates regarding changes to the Website and its terms and conditions; to protect your rights, security, property and operations, or those of third parties; and, where necessary, to enable our Company to exercise its right of defence or to respond to requests from public authorities or in relation to communications. Your Personal Data is collected electronically for the aforementioned purposes for a period appropriate to those purposes and is stored securely in an electronic environment.
- Transfer of Your Personal Data to Third Parties
Your Personal Data, including log data, external IP addresses and, where possible, MAC addresses ( ), which is collected for the fulfilment of the Purposes of Processing, may be transferred to [●] in accordance with the relevant legislation.
- The Rights of the Data Subject as Set Out in Article 11 of the KVKK
Subject to the cases provided for in Article 28 of the KVKK, entitled ‘Exceptions’, in accordance with Article 11 of the KVKK,
- To find out whether personal data has been processed,
- To request information regarding the processing of personal data, if such data has been processed,
- To find out the purpose of the processing of personal data and whether it is being used in accordance with that purpose,
- To know the third parties to whom personal data has been transferred, whether within or outside the country,
- To request the rectification of personal data where it has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, and to request that the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred be notified of such rectification,
- To request the erasure or destruction of personal data where the grounds justifying its processing no longer apply, even if it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act (KVKK) and other relevant legislation, and to request that the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred be notified of the action taken in this regard,
- To object to a decision being made solely through the automated processing of data that adversely affects the individual,
- To claim compensation for any damage suffered as a result of the unlawful processing of personal data.
You have these rights.
In accordance with this article, as data subjects, you may submit your requests regarding your rights in writing, accompanied by documents verifying your identity, a written application setting out the rights you wish to exercise, to the Company’s address at Esenşehir Mahallesi, Haseki Sk. No: 22/1, Ümraniye/Istanbul, prepared in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Applications to the Data Controller, either in person, through a notary, or by registered post. In any event, you may change your cookie settings at any time as you wish.
The Company will process the request free of charge as soon as possible and within 30 (thirty) days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. Should any additional costs arise in connection with the processing of requests, fees in accordance with the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.
