# COOKIE POLICY
**semaozpekmezci.com**
## 1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) through your browser when you visit a website. Cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of the website, improve user experience, analyze website traffic and usage statistics, and (where applicable) carry out promotional and marketing activities.
This Cookie Policy explains which cookies are used on **[www.semaozpekmezci.com](https://semaozpekmezci.com)** (the “Website”), for what purposes they are used, and how you can manage them. This Policy forms an integral part of our Privacy Policy and has been prepared in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”).
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## 2. WHO MANAGES THE COOKIES?
**Data Controller:** Sema Özpekmezci / [Company Name]
**Address:** [Registered Address]
**Email:** [info@semaozpekmezci.com](mailto:info@semaozpekmezci.com)
**Website:** [www.semaozpekmezci.com](https://semaozpekmezci.com)
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## 3. TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE
### 3.1 Essential (Technical) Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of the Website, such as page navigation, user login, form submission, shopping cart/order processing, and security verification.
Without these cookies, some or all parts of the Website may not function properly.
Your explicit consent is not required for these cookies, and disabling them is not recommended, as doing so may prevent the Website from operating correctly.
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### 3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies personalize your browsing experience by remembering your language preferences, login details, and previous selections (such as display preferences).
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### 3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies collect statistical information such as:
* Number of visitors
* Pages visited
* Time spent on the Website
* Traffic sources
The collected data is processed anonymously or using pseudonymization wherever possible to improve the Website’s performance and content.
Services such as **Google Analytics** may be used for these purposes.
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### 3.4 Marketing and Targeting Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to display content and advertisements relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns on platforms such as **Meta (Facebook & Instagram)** and **Google Ads**.
These cookies are activated only after you have given your explicit consent. Without your consent, they will neither be placed on your device nor become active.
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## 4. COOKIES BY DURATION
### Session Cookies
Session cookies remain active only during your visit and are automatically deleted once you close your browser.
### Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain stored on your device for a predefined period or until you delete them manually.
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## 5. SAMPLE COOKIE TABLE
The table below is provided for illustrative purposes only. The cookies actually used on the Website may change from time to time. The most up-to-date and complete list of cookies can always be viewed through the Website’s cookie consent/preference tool.
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
| ——————— | ——— | —————— | ————————————————————— |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | Essential | Session | Maintains user login status |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Essential | Session | Tracks shopping cart/order contents |
| _ga / _gid | Analytics | 2 years / 24 hours | Google Analytics visitor statistics |
| _fbp | Marketing | 3 months | Meta (Facebook/Instagram) advertising measurement and targeting |
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## 6. OBTAINING YOUR CONSENT AND MANAGING YOUR PREFERENCES
When you first visit the Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner through which you may:
* Accept cookies,
* Reject non-essential cookies, or
* Customize your preferences by cookie category (functional, analytics, and marketing).
You may change your preferences at any time by:
* Using the cookie preference/settings tool available on the Website (usually accessible through the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer),
* Deleting existing cookies or blocking new cookies via your browser settings,
* Contacting us at **[info@semaozpekmezci.com](mailto:info@semaozpekmezci.com)**.
Most browsers—including **Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge**—allow you to manage cookies through their **Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies** section.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the proper functioning of certain features of the Website.
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## 7. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Our Website may also use cookies placed by third-party service providers, including but not limited to:
* Google Analytics
* Meta/Facebook Pixel
* YouTube or Vimeo embedded videos
* Payment service providers
* Zoom or similar video conferencing platforms
The use of these cookies is governed by the respective third party’s own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.
The Seller is not responsible for the data processing practices of third-party platforms.
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## 8. PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED THROUGH COOKIES AND LEGAL BASIS
Cookies may process certain personal data, including:
* IP address
* Browser and device information
* Website navigation behavior
Such data is processed:
* For essential cookies, based on the legal grounds of the **Data Controller’s legitimate interest** and **necessity for the performance of a contract** under Article 5 of the KVKK;
* For functional, analytics, and marketing cookies, based on your **explicit consent**.
For more detailed information regarding the processing of your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
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## 9. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE KVKK
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), you have the right to:
* Learn whether your personal data is being processed;
* Request information regarding such processing;
* Learn the purpose of processing and whether your data is used accordingly;
* Know the third parties to whom your data has been transferred domestically or internationally;
* Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data;
* Request deletion or destruction of your personal data where legally applicable;
* Request notification of such actions to third parties to whom your data has been disclosed;
* Object to decisions based solely on automated processing;
* Claim compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.
To exercise these rights, you may submit a written request together with documents verifying your identity by emailing **[info@semaozpekmezci.com](mailto:info@semaozpekmezci.com)**.
Your request will be processed free of charge within **30 days**, unless a fee is required by applicable legislation.
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## 10. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time in response to changes in applicable legislation, the cookies used, or our business practices.
The latest version will always be available at:
**[www.semaozpekmezci.com](https://semaozpekmezci.com)**
**Last Updated:** [29/07/2026]
