Website and Cookie Disclosure Text

In accordance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, this Website Cookie Disclosure Text has been prepared by MİNDEX CONSULTING GROUP CONSULTANCY ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND TRADE LIMITED COMPANY (“MindEx” and “Company”) in its capacity as data controller, in order for us to provide you with better service and for the company’s activities to be carried out more effectively.

We are informing you about the procedures and principles regarding the processing, recording, and transfer of your personal data by the “Company,” which is the data controller of personal data processed or shared with our company during the use of the content on https://mindexgroup.com/ (the Website), which is the official website of the Company, by customers, suppliers, managers and employees of service providers, company partners, employees, job applicants, interns, visitors, employees of public institutions and organizations and private law legal entities, and relevant third parties (Relevant Person), and for the purpose of processing personal data obtained through the use of cookies on the website.

The Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention No. 108), opened for signature in Strasbourg on January 28, 1981, and entered into force on October 1, 1985, was signed by Turkey on January 28, 1981. This convention was incorporated into our domestic law by being published in the Official Gazette dated March 17, 2016, and numbered 29656. Accordingly, the Law on the Protection of Personal Data was published in the Official Gazette dated April 7, 2016, and entered into force. The European Union (EU)’s legislation on personal data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), regulates the right of website visitors to receive up-to-date information on where, when, for what purpose, and why data is stored in which countries. In our country, cookies are evaluated within the scope of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data and related legislation, as they contain regulations “related to personal data.” This Disclosure Text is an information and disclosure text stating that your personal data is processed and stored for all devices that provide access to our company’s website, such as computers, smartphones, and tablets, and how and under what conditions it is used and how it works.

When you visit our company’s website, you have the right and freedom to choose to reject or accept the use of cookies. However, if you reject cookies, you may not be able to use the website effectively. Within the scope of this Disclosure Text, your personal data is processed in accordance with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data. You can submit your requests to our company as the data controller by reviewing the Disclosure Text and Personal Data Storage and Disposal Policy, which are linked below and determined in connection with this Website Cookie Disclosure Text.

Privacy Terms

Some personal information (Identity Information, Contact Information, Address and Location Information, etc.) is processed to provide better service to individuals (Users) who use or visit the website https://mindexgroup.com/ (Website) operated by MindEx (the Company) as a data controller, and to ensure communication with individuals associated with the company. This data collected via the Website is used and stored by our company in accordance with the principle of privacy of personal data and private life.
The Company does not share the information reported and filled out through job application forms on the website with third parties without the knowledge or consent of the users, except in cases specified in the created policies and disclosure texts. It does not use it for any purpose other than the Company’s activities. The Company undertakes not to sell this information to third parties.
On the Company’s Website, first-party cookies and third-party cookies are used together by third-party providers (internet search engines) to prevent harmful publications and unwanted advertisements.
Processed and stored personal data will be notified to relevant public institutions and official authorities, with the explicit consent of the person where required, or when requested by relevant public institutions and official authorities and in accordance with the provisions of the current mandatory legislation.
The user, as the personal data owner, by approving these privacy terms/clauses within the scope of this disclosure text and in accordance with the policy announced by our company, confirms that the information provided belongs to them, was filled out by them, and consents to this information being shared with the company’s affiliates and group companies for the purpose of carrying out company job application processes, ensuring communication, and conducting sales and marketing activities.
If the website user agrees to use the company’s website, they will be deemed to have read all the terms written in this Disclosure Text, to have been informed about the processing of their personal data, to have accepted the processing of their personal data within the determined scope and purposes, and to have explicitly given their consent thereto.
The Company reserves the right to change the provisions of the “Website Cookie Disclosure Text” without prior notice, in accordance with changes in legislation, company organization, decisions made by the Personal Data Protection Board, and new conditions that may arise. You can submit your requests to the company by filling out the “Application Form” we have prepared regarding your personal data.
When using the website, it is possible to connect to other sites and social media sites via link connections. Please remember that when you click on links that take you to the Company’s website or third-party sites, those sites have personal data privacy policies. Please review the privacy policies of those sites when using them. Our company is not responsible for the content and policies of third-party sites redirected from the Company’s site. Our company has no control over or responsibility for these sites.
The fact that “it is not possible to protect personal data 100% securely” over the internet is a known and declared reality by IT experts and national and international authorities on this matter. Our company has taken all necessary administrative and technical measures to protect your personal data.
Our company has determined the necessary policy regarding the processing, protection, storage, and destruction processes of your personal data in accordance with the legislation. The Company declares that personal data will not be disclosed, will adhere to the principle of confidentiality, and will not share personal data with third parties except in cases specified in the policy. It has been determined and all relevant employees have been informed that the confidentiality obligation regarding personal data will continue even after the termination of the employment contract between the company and its employees, and that the employment contract will be terminated for just cause if legal obligations are not complied with, and that necessary sanctions will be applied.

General Information

1- Your Processed Personal Data

As detailed below in this Disclosure Text, the personal data automatically processed based on users’ access to the MindEx (Company) operated website and their online transactions on the website are as follows:

Internet Protocol Address (IP Number)
Website Online Browsing/Transaction Information, etc.
Your browser type and language settings,
Your operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, etc.),
Your Internet service provider (ISP)
Website date/time stamp, etc. information
URL address of the application website,
Domain name of your internet access provider.

If job application forms, contact forms, and other forms published on the Website are filled out:

Your Identity Information,
Your Contact Information,
Request information,
Your Communication/Request/Complaint Management Information is processed.

2- Purposes of Processing Personal Data

This text is for informational and disclosure purposes, and the purpose of the Disclosure Text is to provide you with information and enlighten you regarding the processing of personal data obtained through the use of cookies by visitors (Relevant Person) of the website operated by the Company as written above.

Accordingly, this text, which includes performing the basic functions necessary for the website to operate, analyzing the site, increasing its performance, determining the number of visitors to the site, providing ease of use, and sharing on third-party social media pages via the site, explains below for what purposes we use which cookies on the website and how you can control these cookies. We may cease using the cookies we use, change their types, functions, or add new cookies to the web page. We reserve the right to change the provisions of this disclosure text at any time. Updates will be announced via the site or by methods determined by the institution.

3- Method and Legal Reason for Personal Data Collection

During the visit of website users to the web page, your personal data is collected based on the legitimate interests of our company, which is the data controller, through cookies in the electronic environment due to your use of our site, within the scope and purpose of your visit, and based on the legal reason for the establishment and performance of contracts made or to be made with relevant persons.

Your personal data is processed for the purposes specified in this text within the scope of the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce, Electronic Signature Law, Electronic Communication Law, Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed Through These Publications, Regulation on Consumer Rights in the Electronic Communication Sector, Regulation on the Processing of Personal Data and Protection of Privacy in the Electronic Communication Sector, Regulation on Service Providers and Intermediary Service Providers in Electronic Commerce, Regulation on Commercial Communication and Commercial Electronic Messages, Communiqué on the Electronic General Assembly System to be Applied in General Assemblies of Joint Stock Companies, Communiqué on Processes and Technical Criteria Related to the Registered Electronic Mail System, Regulation on Websites to be Opened by Capital Companies and related legal regulations, and the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 6698.

4- To Whom and For What Purpose Personal Data May Be Transferred

Within the scope of this text, we may share your personal data with our group companies, suppliers, authorized public institutions and organizations, and private law legal entities, limited to the realization of the purposes mentioned above and in accordance with the legislation. We would like to state that we may store your personal data on domestic and international servers, and transfer your personal data abroad in accordance with the legislation, by taking the necessary administrative and technical measures, limited to company activities. If personal data is transferred, sent, and processed in countries other than European Union (EU) countries, your personal data is transferred abroad in accordance with Articles 5, 6, and 9 of Law No. 6698. We undertake not to sell or share your personal data with third parties without informing you or, where necessary, without obtaining your explicit consent.

5- Your Rights as a Personal Data Owner

You can submit your requests within the scope of Article 11 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, titled “Rights of the Relevant Person,” in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller, to the secretariat of our address at Yukarı Dikmen Mh. 670 Sk. No: 9/1 06550 Çankaya/Ankara, by filling out the application form attached by the Personal Data Owner and personally delivering a signed copy of the form to the Company address with documents identifying your identity. In addition, you can submit your application personally by sending an e-mail to our company’s address [email protected] with a secure electronic signature or mobile signature, or through a Notary, or by methods determined by the KVK Authority.

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law; every data owner, by applying to the data controller, has the right to:

Learn whether personal data is processed,
Request information if personal data has been processed,
Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
Request correction of personal data if it is incomplete or incorrectly processed,
Request the deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of the KVKK,
Request that these operations be notified to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred, in case of correction, deletion, or destruction of personal data,
Object to the emergence of a result against the person by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
Request compensation for damages if personal data is processed unlawfully.

Pursuant to Article 13/1 of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, you must submit your applications to our company in writing or by the methods written above determined by the KVK Authority, in order to exercise your rights mentioned above. Our company will conclude your requests in the application, depending on the nature of the request, as soon as possible and within a maximum of 30 (thirty) days – limited only to this request related to personal data – free of charge. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, the fee specified in the tariff determined by the Board in accordance with the legislation will be charged. If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Website Cookie Disclosure Text, you can contact our company.

INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

1- What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files, known in the literature as cookies or ‘kurabiye’ (Turkish for cookie), which are created by a website on your device and contain data in a name-value format, allowing us to be remembered. Cookies enable the website you visit to store information on your device and use this information during your subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the internet browser you use to access the site. The information contained in these cookies can only be accessed remotely by websites provided under the domain that created the cookie and if you use the same browser. Cookies have become an important part of internet technologies today, and their basic functions are to remember the preferences of the online visitor and to recognize the device, and cookie usage is common on almost all websites.

2- Purposes of Using Cookies

Cookies are used to perform the basic functions necessary for the website to operate properly, to eliminate the need for logged-in visitors to re-enter passwords or information when visiting different pages, to ensure that the necessary forms for carrying out business processes are filled out correctly, to analyze the website and improve its performance (for example, ensuring the integration of different servers on which the website runs, determining statistical data on the number of users visiting the site), to remember the username information or search queries of the visitor in subsequent online connections, to ensure the legitimate interests of the company and to make performance adjustments accordingly, to facilitate the online use and functionality of the website for visitors, and to connect to the company’s or third-party social media tools.

3- Who Sends Cookies and How?

Cookies are sent during your internet browsing through communication established between internet servers and browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera on your device. For detailed information about cookies – especially from a technical perspective – you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.

4- Mandatory Cookies

These cookies are mandatory for the website to function properly and for you to benefit from the features and services offered by the site. No personal data is processed through these cookies. Personal information is deleted after the browser is closed. Authentication cookies, which are activated when you log in, ensure the continuity of your online access when you navigate from one page to another.

5- Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to identify visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of the website. They help us determine the number of visitors to the pages within the website and see which pages our visitors spend time on. All information collected by these cookies, when evaluated together, does not contain personal information and is anonymous. Through these cookies, an effort is made to ensure more efficient use of the website.

6- Functionality Cookies

These cookies are used to provide advanced functionality and personalization options for our visitors on the website, such as remembering language or region selection. If you do not allow the use of these cookies, your personalized settings on our website will not be saved.

7- Marketing/Targeting Cookies

These cookies are first-party and third-party cookies created during your visit to the website and third-party domains. These cookies enable the tracking of your click and visit history within the domains where they were created and the matching of these records across different domains. Such cookies are used for user recognition and profiling, targeting advertising and marketing activities, and content customization.

Session Cookies: The primary function of these cookies is to ensure the website operates correctly. They are temporary cookies and are deleted from your device after you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after you close your browser until they are deleted by the user or expire.
First-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed on your device by the operator of the website you are visiting.
Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies placed and controlled on your device by parties other than the operator of the website you are visiting.

8- How Can Cookie Usage Be Controlled?

Depending on your internet browser type, you can exercise your right to allow or reject cookies as described below.

Google Chrome: You can allow or block cookies by clicking the “lock icon” or “i” letter in your browser’s “address bar” and then selecting the “Cookie” tab.
Internet Explorer: You can control cookie usage by clicking the “Security” tab from the “Tool” or “Tools” section in the upper right corner of your browser, then selecting “allow” or “do not allow.”
Mozilla Firefox: Click the “open menu” tab in the upper right corner of your browser. You can control cookies using the “Privacy & Security” button from the “Options” section.
Opera, Microsoft Edge: For other browsers like these, you can control cookie usage by reviewing the relevant browser’s help or support pages.
Safari: You can control all your cookie management from the “Privacy & Security” section by selecting the “Safari” tab in your device’s “Settings.”

You can always change your cookie preferences by clicking the icon on our website, in addition to the cookie settings you can make in your browser and search engine (and tools) settings. Set the buttons in the cookie management panel to on or off according to your preference and click the “Save settings” button. Refresh the page for your settings to take effect. Furthermore, as is known, control over cookies can also be provided through browser settings and search engines (and tools). You can access information regarding cookie management in frequently used browsers and search engines (and tools) via the links below.

Adobe Analytics
http://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html

Google Adwords
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en

Google Analytics
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=9564

Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorerdelete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies

Opera
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Safari
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph19214?locale=tr_TR

If you choose to delete cookies, your preferences on the website will be erased, and if you choose to block cookies entirely, many websites, including the company’s website, may not function properly.

9- Web Beacons and Pixels

Web beacons, also known as pixel tags, are used on the company’s website. A web beacon is typically a transparent graphic image, no larger than 1 pixel by 1 pixel, embedded in a website or email, which collects information about the usage habits of individuals browsing the website online or sending the email. Web beacons are used by third-party technologies to monitor user activity. They provide the ability to track when and from which country/city users connect to a website.

10- Tracking and Analysis

It provides the ability to collect information about the time spent by relevant users on the website, their geographical location, and their usage. This information is collected via pixel tags or cookies used. This information is anonymous and not linked to collected personal data. Our company does not share this personal data with third parties.

11- Social Media Links

Our website includes links to social networks to provide access to news, company activities, and events related to our company. When one of the buttons with the relevant social media symbol is clicked, a browser window opens and redirects the user to the respective service provider’s website. For more information about the purpose and scope of data processing, the use of your personal data by provider websites, and your rights and necessary settings to protect your personal data, you can access the data protection information of the relevant social media service provider via the links below.

Facebook     http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Twitter        https://twitter.com/privacy
Instagram   https://help.instagram.com/15583370790038
YouTube      https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
LinkedIn      https://www.linkedin.com/legal/impressum

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