This Cookie Policy and Information Notice ("Policy") is managed by Novus Denetim ve SMMM ("Novus Denetim ve SMMM") and sets forth the principles regarding the use of cookies on the website ''www.novusdenetim.com.tr'' owned by Novus Denetim ve SMMM ("Website"). As Novus Denetim ve SMMM, due to our operation of the Website as a data controller, it includes statements and explanations regarding data processing purposes, data categories, data collection methods and legal bases, to whom and for what purposes data may be transferred, data processing duration, and your rights regarding your data.
1. What Data is Processed by Novus Denetim ve SMMM?
Novus Denetim ve SMMM is authorized to process general and special categories of data that do not require explicit consent, with the explicit consent of the data subject and in the cases specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files created by a website on a user's device, containing data in the form of name-value pairs. During your visit to the website, they store your usage habits and preferences in your browser. Cookies are used to improve user experience and save time. Cookies created by a website are stored through the web browser used to access the site, and the information contained in the cookies can only be accessed remotely by websites served under the domain name that created the cookie (e.g., site.com) and as long as you use the same browser.
Cookies are an important part of modern web technologies, with basic functions including remembering visitor preferences and recognizing the device. Almost all websites use cookies.
3. What are the Types of Cookies?
Cookies created by the visited website and readable only by that website are called first-party cookies. If the content on the visited site is provided through different domain names (e.g., viewing content from a video platform on a social media site), each domain name may create separate third-party cookies.
4. What are the Purposes of Processing Personal Data by Novus Denetim ve SMMM?
The main purposes of using cookies on our Website are as follows:
a) To improve the performance of the Website, offer new features, and personalize existing features according to user preferences;
b) To ensure the smooth operation of various features and functions of our website (e.g., keeping the session active, adding dynamic content, etc.);
c) To analyze how our website is used by our visitors; to collect and analyze general information such as most clicked links, most visited pages, error messages encountered, to correct erroneous pages, improve the site, or remove or enhance unpopular pages;
d) To determine how you learned about the Website;
e) To generate traffic statistics;
f) To offer you personalized product and service opportunities such as internet advertising, targeting and retargeting, cross-selling, campaigns, offers, and product/service advertisements, and to make recommendations based on your preferences.
Cookies are not used for purposes other than those specified in this Policy, and all operations are carried out in accordance with data protection legislation.
5. What are the Types of Cookies?
| Cookie Type | Description |
| Session Cookies | Cookies that are valid during the session and expire when the web browser is closed. |
| Persistent Cookies | Cookies used to remember user preferences and remain on your device even if the browser is closed or the computer is restarted. |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | Cookies necessary for the website to function properly and for you to fully benefit from its features and services. |
| Functional and Analytical Cookies | Cookies used for purposes such as remembering user preferences, effective use of the site, and optimization according to your requests. These cookies may contain your personal data. For example, cookies that save your site language preferences are functional cookies. |
| Tracking Cookies | These cookies, created as first-party and third-party cookies, track users' click and visit history and enable the mapping of these records across different domain names. This type of cookie is used for recognizing users, creating profiles, targeting advertising and marketing activities, and customizing content. These cookies are not used to identify you or make decisions specific to you. |
6. How to Manage Cookies?
Most browsers offer the ability to view, manage, delete, and block cookies on websites. If you clear all cookies, all preferences you have set will be deleted. Additionally, there is an option to not store any cookies, but when this feature is enabled, cookies must be present on your device.
Guides on how to control cookies in browsers are provided below:
Google Chrome Cookie Management
Mozilla Firefox Cookie Management
Apple Safari Cookie Management
Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Management
Additionally, most browsers allow you to do the following:
- View and delete saved cookies;
- Block all cookies;
- Block cookies from specific sites;
- Delete all cookies when the browser is closed;
- Block third-party cookies.
7. Measures Taken for the Protection of Personal Data and Storage Method of Data
Novus Denetim ve SMMM, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Law and this Policy, takes all necessary technical and administrative measures to protect personal data, prevent unlawful processing and access, and prevent data breaches, and conducts necessary audits in a timely and complete manner.
Your personal data will not be used outside the specified purposes and scope, will be processed by taking all necessary information security measures, and will be stored for the legal retention periods or, if such a period is not foreseen, for the period required by the processing purpose. At the end of this period, your personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or removed from Novus Denetim ve SMMM's data flows through anonymization methods.
8. Parties to Whom Personal Data May Be Transferred
Personal data processed by Novus Denetim ve SMMM limited to the purposes stated in this information notice and in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the law may be transferred to:
- Turk Telekomunikasyon Anonim Sirketi and Turk Telekomunikasyon group companies;
- Companies and our representatives authorized to operate on behalf of our company;
- Regulatory and supervisory authorities, and public institutions and organizations explicitly authorized by law to request personal data;
- Business partners, supplier and contractor companies, banks, credit risk and financial institutions, and other real or legal persons, in line with the stated purposes;
- Tax and similar advisors, persons required in legal proceedings, public institutions and organizations, and other persons to whom we provide consultancy services, including third parties we consult, and in this context, business partners, third parties from whom we receive services, authorized persons and organizations.
Your personal data is not transferred abroad by Novus Denetim ve SMMM under any circumstances. In domestic transfer processes, your explicit consent for the transfer will be obtained separately when necessary.
9. Retention Period of Personal Data
Novus Denetim ve SMMM retains personal data for the period required by the processing purposes stated in this information notice, taking into account the statute of limitations periods specified in the Law and relevant legislation. Upon the expiration of these periods, personal data will be deleted or destroyed in accordance with the Law.
10. What Are Your Rights as a Data Subject?
You can contact Novus Denetim ve SMMM at any time to obtain information on the following matters under the Law:
- To learn whether your personal data is being processed;
- To learn the purpose of data processing and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose;
- To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred;
- To request correction of incomplete or incorrectly processed data and, if conditions are met, to request deletion of data; also to request that this process be notified to third parties to whom personal data is transferred;
- To object to a result arising against them due to the analysis of processed data exclusively through automated systems;
- To claim damages in case of loss due to unlawful processing;
- To request the deletion or destruction of personal data if the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist, even if it was processed in accordance with the law.
You can submit your requests regarding these rights via a notary or through other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board, or send them to the e-mail address ''info@novusdenetim.com.tr''. Your requests will be responded to as soon as possible and in accordance with the law, within a maximum of thirty (30) days. However, if the transaction requires additional costs, Novus Denetim ve SMMM reserves the right to charge a fee in accordance with the Law, based on the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.
11. Do You Want More Information About Cookies and Our Cookie Policy?
Visitors who wish to obtain more detailed information about cookies are recommended to visit www.aboutcookies.org (in English).
If you would like more information about our cookie policy, you can contact us via the "Contact Us" page or through the e-mail address specified above.