This Cookie Policy has been prepared to inform visitors about cookies and similar technologies used on the serdarborabayraktaroglu.com website.

1. What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on a user’s device when a website is visited.

Cookies may be used for the following purposes:

• Operating the website
• Ensuring security
• Remembering user preferences
• Measuring use of the website
• Displaying video and map content

2. Categories of cookies used

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for essential website functions, security, network management and storage of the user’s cookie preferences. Because they are necessary to provide a service requested by the user, they may be used without obtaining separate explicit consent.

Functional cookies

These cookies may be used to provide additional functions such as remembering language preferences or displaying YouTube videos and Google Maps content. They are not activated without the user’s choice.

Analytics cookies

These cookies are used to measure the number of visitors, pages viewed, duration of visits and use of the website. Google Analytics 4 is included in this category. Analytics cookies are activated only when the user makes an explicit choice.

Advertising and marketing cookies

The website does not use Google Ads, Meta Pixel or a similar advertising tracking system. However, standard YouTube content may use advertising or personalisation cookies under the service provider’s own policies. Therefore, YouTube content should not be loaded without the appropriate permission.

3. Services used

Google Search Console is used to manage the website’s search performance; it is not used as an analytics tag that runs in the visitor’s browser.

4. Current cookie list

A CookieYes Cookie Audit Table should be placed immediately below this section. When the CookieYes scan has been completed, the table should automatically display the following information:

• Name of the cookie
• Domain or provider that places the cookie
• Purpose of the cookie
• Whether it is a first-party or third-party cookie
• Cookie category
• Retention period

Note: The dynamic cookie table provided by CookieYes must be placed on the WordPress page. The table in this Word document does not replace a website scan.

5. Legal basis for cookies

Cookies that are strictly necessary to enable communication or provide a service expressly requested by the user may be used without explicit consent. Analytics, performance, functional third-party content and advertising cookies are activated only through the user’s active choice.

Continuing to use the website, scrolling the page or closing the cookie notice does not by itself constitute explicit consent. A clear acceptance or category selection is required for non-essential cookies.

6. Managing cookie preferences

A cookie preference panel is displayed when you first visit the website. Through this panel, you may:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Choose between cookie categories
• Save your preferences

You may change or withdraw consent previously given by using the “Cookie Preferences” link at the bottom of the page. Strictly necessary cookies may not be disabled because they are required for essential website functions.

7. Browser settings

You may delete or block cookies through your browser settings. If all cookies are blocked, certain website features, video content or maps may not operate correctly.

8. Third-party cookies

Cookies placed by Google, YouTube and Google Maps are subject to the relevant service providers’ own privacy and cookie policies. Third-party cookies and the scripts connected with them are blocked through CookieYes until the user permits the relevant category.

9. Amendments to the policy

This policy may be updated if the cookies used, the services or the applicable legal rules change. The current policy becomes effective on the date it is published on the website.

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