Cookie Policy
METCO DENTAL A.Ş. COOKIE POLICY
As “METCO DENTAL A.Ş.” (hereinafter referred to as the “COMPANY” ), we use cookies and certain technologies (“cookies”) to improve your experience during your use or visit of the https://metcodental.com/ website (“Site”), its extensions, our applications, or all similar online or offline media that we offer to your use in the digital environment (all mentioned media will be referred to together as the “Platform”).
The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation we are subject to, especially the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK” or the “Law”).
The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to inform you regarding the personal data obtained due to the processing of personal data using cookies used during the use of the Platforms. In this text, we would like to explain to you which types of cookies we use on our site and applications for what purposes and how you can control these cookies.
As the Company, we may opt out of using the cookies we use on our site and applications when necessary, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our site and applications. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Policy will become effective upon being published on the site, in the application, or in any public media. You can find the last update date at the end of the text.
You can access detailed information regarding the purposes of processing your personal data by our Company from the Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy.
Method and Legal Reason for Personal Data Collection
Your personal data is collected electronically via cookies within the scope of your visit to our website or due to your use of our applications, based on the legal reason of the legitimate interest of our Company. Marketing activities carried out through targeting and profiling are only carried out if you have your explicit consent. Your collected personal data may also be processed for the purposes specified in this Cookie Policy within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.
To Whom and For What Purpose Personal Data May Be Transferred
As the Company, we may share your personal data within the scope of the Cookie Policy with legally authorized public institutions, limited to the realization of the purposes specified above and in accordance with the legislation.
Which Cookies Are Used for Which Purposes?
As the COMPANY, we use cookies for various purposes on our site and applications and process your personal data through these cookies. These purposes are mainly as follows:
- To perform the basic functions necessary for the operation of the Site and applications. For example, ensuring that logged-in members do not need to re-enter passwords when visiting different pages on the Site.
- To analyze the Site and applications, to increase the performance of the Site and applications. For example, the integration of different servers on which the Site runs, determining the number of visitors to the Site and adjusting performance settings accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.
- To increase the functionality of the Site and applications and to provide ease of use. For example, remembering the user name information or search queries of the visitor visiting the Site on their next visit.
- To perform personalization, targeting, and advertising activities. For example, showing advertisements related to the interests of visitors based on the pages and products they view.
Cookies Used on Our Site and Applications
Below you can find the different types of cookies we use on our site and applications. Both first-party cookies (placed by the site you visit) and third-party cookies (placed by servers other than the site you visit) are used on our site and applications.
Mandatory Cookies
The use of certain cookies is mandatory for our site and applications to function correctly. For example, authentication cookies that are activated when you log in to our site ensure that your active session continues when you switch from one page to another on our site.
| Cookie Service Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
| WordPress | Session Cookie | These are session cookies created by the site and can only be read by Metco Dental. Information about whether users have successfully logged in is kept so that users who are members of our site can benefit from all the features of our website and their navigation on our site becomes secure thanks to user login controls. This cookie does not contain identity information; it aggregates the received data in an encrypted form. | First Party Cookies |
Maximum 1 month |
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices on the site and application, ensuring that the services offered on our site are personalized for you. For example, it allows us to remember your language selection on our site or the font size you have chosen while reading a text.
| Cookie Service Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
Social Media Cookies
These cookies allow information to be collected about your social media usage. For example, cookies may be used to use information from your Facebook/Twitter accounts to create personalized advertisements or conduct market research.
| Cookie Service Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
| Facebook Pixel | Cookies are used to show ads and make recommendations for businesses and other organizations to people who may be interested in their products, services, or related causes. Cookies are also used to measure the performance of ad campaigns for businesses that use Facebook Products. Cookies help Facebook show ads and measure their results across different browsers and devices used by the same person. Cookies also provide insights about the people who use Facebook Products, as well as the people who interact with the ads, websites, and apps of Facebook advertisers and businesses that use Facebook Products. Facebook also uses cookies, such as the “oo” cookie, which lasts for 5 years, to help you opt out of seeing Facebook ads based on your activity on third-party websites. | Third Party Cookie | Maximum 2 years |
Performance and Analytics Cookies
Thanks to these cookies, we can improve the services we provide to you by analyzing your use and performance of our site and applications. For example, thanks to these cookies, we can detect which pages our visitors view the most, whether our site is working properly, and possible problems.
| Cookie Service Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics is Google’s free analytics tool that helps website and app owners understand what visitors are doing on their websites and apps. It may use a set of cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics to Google without personally identifying visitors. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘_ga’ cookie. In addition to reporting website usage statistics, Google Analytics can also be used, together with some of the advertising cookies described above, to help show more relevant ads on Google properties (like Google Search) and across the web and to measure interactions with the ads we show. | Third Party Cookie | Maximum 2 years |
Targeting or advertising cookies
We use cookies to promote products and services to you on our site or on media other than our site. In addition, we may cooperate with some of our business partners to advertise and promote to you within or outside our site. For example, cookies may be used to track whether you click on an ad you see on our site, and if you benefit from the service on the site to which that ad directs you after the ad has attracted your interest.
| Cookie Service Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose of the Cookie | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
| Google Ads | Google uses cookies like NID and SID to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search. One or more cookies are also used for ads served by Google across the web. One of the main advertising cookies used on non-Google sites is called “IDE” and is stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net. Another cookie called ANID is stored under the domain google.com. Other cookies with names such as DSID, FLC, AID, TAID, and exchange_uid are also used by Google. Sometimes advertising cookies may be set on the domain of the site you're visiting. In the case of ads served across the web, cookies named “__gads” or “__gac” may be set on the domain of the site visited. Google also uses conversion cookies, which help advertisers determine how many people who click on their ads end up purchasing their products. Apart from these, cookies named “AID”, “DSID”, and “TAID” are also used. These are used to link activity across devices if you’ve previously signed in to your Google account on another device. | Third Party Cookie | Maximum 2 years |
How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?
The preferences of our visitors and users regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are essential for us. However, Cookies that are mandatory for the operation of the Platform must be used. Additionally, we would like to remind you that if some cookies are turned off, some functions of the Platform may not work partially or completely.
Information on how you can manage your preferences regarding cookies used on the Platform is as follows:
- Visitors have the opportunity to customize their preferences regarding cookies by changing the browser settings in which they view the Platform. If the browser being used offers this opportunity, it is possible to change the preferences regarding cookies via the browser settings. Thus, although it may vary depending on the opportunities offered by the browser, data owners have the opportunity to prevent the use of cookies, choose to receive a warning before a cookie is used, or disable or delete only some cookies.
- Although preferences on this subject vary depending on the browser used, general explanations can be found at https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Preferences regarding cookies may need to be made separately for each device through which the visitor accesses the Platform.
- Click here to turn off cookies managed by Google Analytics.
- Click here to manage the personalized advertising experience provided by Google.
- Preferences regarding cookies used by many companies for advertising activities can be managed via Your Online Choices.
- To manage cookies on mobile devices, the settings menu of the mobile device can be used.
- You have the opportunity to customize your preferences regarding cookies by changing your browser settings.
What Are Your Rights as a Data Owner?
Pursuant to Article 11 of the KVKK (Law on Protection of Personal Data), data owners have the right to:
- Learn whether personal data is processed,
- Request information if personal data has been processed,
- Learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
- Know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred domestically or abroad,
- Request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
- Request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist despite having been processed in accordance with the KVKK and other relevant law provisions, and request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
- Object to the occurrence of a result against the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
- Request compensation for the damage in case of damage due to the unlawful processing of personal data.
You can submit your applications regarding your rights listed above to our Company by filling out the Company Relevant Person Application Form, which you can access via the link to be provided on the application form. Your request will be concluded within 30 days and the answer will be transmitted. Requests are met free of charge as a rule, however, if fulfilling the requirement of the request requires a cost, strictly adhering to the provision stipulated in Article 7 of the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller”; “If the application of the relevant person is to be answered in writing, no fee is charged up to 10 pages. A transaction fee of 1 TL may be charged for each page exceeding 10 pages. If the response to the application is given in a recording medium such as a CD or flash memory, the fee that may be requested by the data controller cannot exceed the cost of the recording medium.”, a fee may be requested by the COMPANY.
Last Update Date: 01.03.2021
