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COOKIE POLICY
Last Update Date: August 20, 2025
Effective Date: August 20, 2025
As GÜLSEREN ÖNGÜN Law Office, we thank you for visiting our website www.gulserenongun.com To provide you with a higher quality, secure, and user-friendly digital experience, our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies.
This Cookie Policy explains which cookies are used on our website, how and for what purposes they are used, with whom the data may be shared, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. Our policy has been prepared within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other relevant legislation.
1. What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit a website. These files are used to ensure the proper functioning of our website, to remember user preferences, to analyze site usage habits, and to improve our services.Cookies do not contain viruses or malicious software and do not harm your device. However, since some cookies contain personal data, they are processed with special care within the scope of data protection legislation such as KVKK and GDPR.
2. Types of Cookies We Use and Their Purposes
The following categories of cookies are used on our website:a) Essential Cookies (Performance Cookies)
- Purpose: To ensure the proper functioning of our website’s core features (session management, secure login, form submission, menu usage).
- Examples: Session cookies, security cookies, language preference cookies.
- Retention Period: At the end of the session (temporary) or short-term (persistent).
- Consent Required? No. These cookies are essential for the website’s operation. Disabling them may cause some services to become unavailable.
b) Performance and Analytical Cookies
- Purpose: To analyze site traffic, evaluate user behavior, measure page performance, and improve our service quality (e.g., maintaining website functionality, enhancing user experience).
- Tools Used: Google Analytics, Yandex.Metrica (with anonymized data).
- Data Collected: Pages visited, duration of stay, click behavior, device type, browser information, IP address (anonymized).
- Retention Period: 6 months to 2 years (varies depending on the service provider).
- Consent Required? Yes. User consent is required.
c) Functional Cookies
- Purpose: To personalize the user experience (e.g., language preference, font size, remembering previously entered information).
- Retention Period: 1 year.
- Consent Required? Yes. User consent is required.
d) Advertising and Marketing Cookies
- Purpose: To display targeted advertisements based on user behavior or to measure advertising performance on third-party platforms.
- Note: As GÜLSEREN ÖNGÜN Law Office, we do not directly use advertising cookies. However, limited data sharing may occur through third-party analytical tools. These data do not constitute directly identifiable personal data.
- Consent Required? Yes. Explicit consent is required. They are not used without user consent.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may allow limited cookie usage by the following third-party service providers:- Google Analytics: For site traffic and user behavior analysis. IP addresses are anonymized.
- Yandex.Metrica: For performance measurement.
- Social Media Integrations: (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook) Limited data transfer may occur through sharing buttons.
4. Personal Data Protection and Legal Basis
Data collected through cookies are processed in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and GDPR provisions. The collected data:- Are processed only for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes,
- Are kept to the minimum necessary,
- Are securely protected,
- Are retained for specific periods and deleted thereafter.
For detailed information on the processing of your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy .
5. How Can You Manage Your Cookie Preferences?
You can manage your cookie preferences through the following methods:a) Through Our Website
- By clicking the "Cookie Preferences" button at the bottom of our website, you can choose
which cookie categories you wish to allow. You can update your preferences at any time.
You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
b) Through Your Browser Settings
- Most browsers provide options to manage cookies. Below are examples of how to manage
cookie settings in popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Settings > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Manage cookies and site data
6. User Rights Within the Scope of KVKK and GDPR
Within the scope of the KVKK and GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data processed through cookies:- Requesting information regarding cookie usage,
- Withdrawing the consent given for cookies requiring explicit consent,
- Requesting access to your personal data,
- Requesting the correction or deletion of your data,
- Objecting to data processing operations,
- Exercising your rights related to automated processing (pursuant to KVKK Article 11 and GDPR Articles 15-22).
7. Policy Updates
This Cookie Policy may be periodically reviewed and updated in line with legal regulations, technological developments, or changes in our services. The updated policy will be published on this page, and users will be notified of significant changes through appropriate methods. We recommend that you regularly review this policy to ensure the quality and security of the services we provide.8. Contact
If you have any questions, requests, or complaints regarding our Cookie Policy, data processing practices, or your rights under KVKK, you can reach us via the following contact information:GÜLSEREN ÖNGÜN Law Office
Address: Kazım Özalp Mah. Nenehatun Cad. 101/4 Çankaya 06680 Ankara/Turkey
Email: privacy@gulserenongun.com
Data Controller: Gülseren Öngün
Data Controller Representative: Gülseren Öngün
As GÜLSEREN ÖNGÜN Law Office, we attach great importance to your privacy and data security. All data processing activities on our website are conducted in a lawful, transparent, and secure manner.
GÜLSEREN ÖNGÜN Law Office
Attorney Gülseren Öngün
August 20, 2025