THE COOKIE POLICY

… (“Expatopen” or “Company”) as data controller uses "cookies" to enable you to make the most of the expatopen.com website and improve your visitor experience. This cookie policy aims to provide detailed information of the cookies we use on our website as part of our obligation to inform you under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("Law" or "KVKK") and the relevant legislation.

What is a cookie?
Cookies are pieces of text sent to your browser by the website you visit on your computer or mobile device. Cookies which help remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language or the pages which you have visited are also used to provide you with a more personalized experience, improve the services offered through the website and thus improve your overall experience.
The visitor's browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) saves only the cookies obtained during the current session onto the hard drive cover the minimum memory space it can use and without jeopardizing the visitor's computer. Therefore, cookies enable a website to provide a more useful and personalized experience.
Also, cookies cannot collect any information stored on your computer or files. 

 

Cookie Types
The types of cookies used on the website are as follows; mandatory/technical cookies, analytical/performance cookies, functional cookies, targeting/advertising cookies.
Cookies do not contain any specific personal information, and most cookies are deleted from the hard drive at the end of the browser session. These cookies, which are called session cookies, collect data while the user is browsing.

Cookies According to the Purpose of Usage by the Visitor
Mandatory/Technical Cookies: Mandatory/technical cookies are used to enable a visitor to browse and use special parts of the site, such as access to secure areas of a page. These cookies aim to ensure that the site works properly. For example, it is possible to provide the transition between the pages on the website's menu with the use of these cookies.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information such as the preferred language of the visitor when using the website, the frequency which the website is used and how the website is used. At the same time, these cookies collect information on how visitors access the website. The purpose of Analytical/Performance cookies is to ensure the website is more useful and convenient, and to identify the general tendency of visitors. However, these cookies do not contain data which can be used to identify the visitors. For example, these cookies may collect information about how long visitors remain on specific pages of the website outside the homepage.
Functional Cookies: These cookies, which collect anonymous information concerning visitor behavior, cannot track visitors' activities on other websites. The purpose of using these cookies is to report with the aim of improving the website. Functional Cookies may also include those providing the service which is intended to be used by the visitor. For example, these may provide convenience such as allowing the visitor's username or email address to be available on the member login page the next time they access the website.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are cookies used to present personalized advertisements to the visitor, via the information collected about their browser habits. If the website has been visited before, it remembers and shares this information with other institutions and organizations. In this way, it ensures that advertisements that are of interest reach the visitor. Although these cookies can track visits to other websites, they generally cannot identify who the visitor really is, as there is no connection between the collected data and the visitor.

Cookies by Lifetime
Session Cookie: A session cookie consists of a random sequence of numbers which is subject to change. Session cookies, which aim to ensure the continuity and security of your visit, are created as soon as you access the page during your visit to the website. They are used throughout the duration of your visit and are active until the relevant page is closed. For example, they allow online forms which consist of multiple pages to be filled in.

Persistent Cookie: Persistent cookies help websites remember your information and settings when you visit them in the future. This result in faster and more convenient access because, for example, your login information will be remembered. Besides authentication, other website features made possible by persistent cookies include: language selection, theme selection, menu preferences, internal site bookmarks or favorites, among many others. 

Cookies created by the Owner of the Cookie or the Party That Placed the Cookie
First Party Cookies: The cookies which are defined by the website being visited and can only be read by this site.
Third Party Cookies: Cookies which are defined by organizations other than the website. As the visitor enters the website, the information about this visit will be reported to the website which provides the relevant service.

 

Cookies Used on the Portal
The cookies we use on the portal are (i) Mandatory / Technical, (ii) Analytical / Performance, (iii)Functional and (iv) Targeting / Advertising and cookies. These do not contain personal data about you such as your name, gender or address, and cannot identify you personally. Information regarding the cookies we use is provided in the table below. 

        

Purposes of Using Cookies on the Portal
The cookies we use are aimed at achieving the following;

• To improve service performance by enabling us to better understand visitors.

• To help us understand how the portal is used by visitors and thus help us gather statistical data and understand general trends, and to develop content in line with such data.

• To ensure that the site you visit works and provides the necessary services.

• To increase performance by effecting improvements to the way the site works.

• To provide ease of use for those visiting the website by recording the preferences made by the visitor within the site.

The cookies we use do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Under no circumstances do they collect, store or process data which we can use to identify you.

How Are Cookie Preferences Managed?
To change your preferences for the use of cookies or to block or delete some cookies, simply change your browser settings. In order to control cookies, many browsers provide the option of accepting or declining cookies, accepting only certain types of cookies, or to be warned by the browser when a website requests the storage of cookies on your device. At the same time, it is also possible to delete cookies previously recorded in your browser. However, if you disable or decline cookies, you may need to set some preferences manually. Some features and services on the Portal may not work properly because we would not be able to recognize and associate your account (s). You may change your browser settings by clicking on the relevant link in the table below.

Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647 

 

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 

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

 

Safari
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph19214? 

 

Microsoft Edge
https://support.microsoft.com/tr-tr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorerdelete-manage-cookies 
To learn more about cookies, including how cookies are placed, how they are viewed, and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org  or www.aboutcookies.org  You can use the 'Contact Us' section to send us all your questions and comments about the policy.