Çetinkaya+Yücesan Attorneys at Law (hereinafter referred to as “C+Y”) operating under the name of Attorney Orcan Çetinkaya and Attorney Yasin Yücesan, uses cookies and other online identification technologies (e.g., pixels, web beacons, gifs) (collectively referred to as “Cookies”). Cookies are small text files with rich text formatting that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, wearable device, smart TV, and/or other terminal devices and stored by your browser. Cookies are considered personal data if they can identify an individual when combined with other information, even if they are pseudonymous or do not directly identify an individual.

C+Y respects your privacy and your rights regarding the protection of your personal data. In this context, C+Y processes your personal data, including Cookies, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation on the protection of personal data, primarily the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “Law”), and takes all necessary security measures to ensure the security of your data. With this Cookie Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”), we would like to inform you in detail about the scope of processing of your personal data collected automatically through the placement of cookies used on our website at www.cetinkayayucesan.av.tr on your device, and the purposes and types of cookies used.

1. Data Controller

Your personal data is processed by Çetinkaya+Yücesan Attorneys at Law, located at Maslak Mahallesi, AOS 55. Sokak, 42 Maslak, A Blok, No:2, İç Kapı No:406 (A-2410), Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey, in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

2. Methods of Collecting Your Personal Data

Your personal data is collected by Çetinkaya+Yücesan Attorneys at Law, wholly or partly by automated means, from electronic environments, primarily through our website www.cetinkayayucesan.av.tr, your browsers, other channels that may be added in the future, and through Cookies.

3. Purposes for Which Personal Data Will Be Processed and Legal Grounds for Processing

3.1. Essential Cookies

Essential Cookies are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our online platforms and to fulfill the information society services you have requested (e.g., form filling and remembering privacy preferences). Your personal data collected through Essential Cookies is processed in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 2, Item (c) of the Law, provided that it is necessary for the establishment or performance of a contract and that the processing of personal data belonging to the parties to the contract is required, (c) it is necessary for the data controller to fulfill its legal obligations, and (f) it is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Detailed information, including the purposes of use of the mandatory Cookies used on our online platforms, is provided in the table below:

Cookie Name	Cookie Duration	Cookie Purpose
Turnstile	During the session	This cookie is used to protect our website from spam and other malicious software.
reCAPTCHA	During the session	This cookie is used to protect our website from spam and other malicious software.

4. Transfer of Your Personal Data to Third Parties Located in Turkey and/or Abroad

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties located in Turkey and/or abroad unless the conditions for transfer set out in Articles 8 and/or 9 of the Law are met.

However, your personal data processed within the scope of each personal data category mentioned above may be transferred to the following recipient groups if the personal data processing conditions (legal grounds) specified above for the relevant data category are also met for the purposes of transfer, in accordance with Articles 8 and/or 9 of the Law:

· authorized public institutions and organizations located within the country for the purposes specified above for each type of Cookie, primarily for the purposes of fulfilling our legal obligations and following up on legal matters

5. Your Rights Under the Law

As the owner of personal data, we inform you that you have the following rights in accordance with Article 11 of the Law:

To learn whether your personal data has been processed,
To request information about your personal data if it has been processed,
To learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether it is being used for its intended purpose,
To know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred within or outside the country,
To request the correction of your personal data if it has been processed incompletely or incorrectly, and to request that the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred be notified of this action,
To request the deletion or destruction of your personal data if the reasons for processing it no longer exist, even if it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Law and other relevant laws, and to request that the actions taken in this regard and in the event that your personal data has been processed incompletely or incorrectly be communicated to third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred,
Object to the analysis of your processed data exclusively through automated systems resulting in a negative outcome for the individual, and
Request compensation for damages incurred due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

You may submit your requests regarding the above-mentioned rights to the Data Controller in accordance with the provisions of the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Submitting Requests to the Data Controller (in writing or via registered electronic mail (KEP) address, secure electronic signature, mobile signature, or via the e-mail address you have previously provided to our law firm and registered in our systems -mail address) in accordance with the procedures and principles set forth in the relevant legislation, together with information/documents* verifying your identity (e.g., Turkish ID number or passport number for citizens of other countries, address of residence/workplace for notification purposes, mobile phone/telephone/fax number, e -mail address) in accordance with the procedures and principles set out in the relevant legislation to our e-mail address info@cetinkayayucesan.av.tr or to the address Maslak Mahallesi, AOS 55. Sokak, 42 Maslak, A Blok, No:2, İç Kapı No:406 (A-2410) Sarıyer, İstanbul. Depending on the nature of your request, your application will be processed free of charge as soon as possible and within 30 (thirty) days at the latest; however, if the process incurs additional costs, you may be charged according to the rates determined by the Personal Data Protection Authority.

* We would like to remind you that no sensitive personal data (e.g., religious information or blood type information) should be included in the aforementioned documents.