GEDİK Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., hereinafter referred to as “GEDİK”, has adopted the principle of protecting the privacy of those who visit its website. Therefore, this "Confidentiality Agreement" explains what kind of information about users is collected by GEDİK while using our website, how they are used and protected. In addition, within the framework of this Confidentiality Agreement, it is stated how you can control the accuracy of this information and how you can have this information deleted by applying to GEDİK when you want. GEDİK will take all necessary actions to process and use the said information in accordance with the current and valid data protection regulations.
GEDİK requests some of your personal information (name, e-mail, telephone, etc.) from you in order to provide better service to its customers. The use and processing of information belonging to a specific person is only possible if that person voluntarily enters data or gives express consent in this regard. Entering data or giving express consent on this matter is an indication that the person agrees on the following points.
When you visit our website, some information required by system management, statistics and "back up" applications will be automatically stored on our servers. This data includes the name of your Internet service provider, in some cases your IP address, the version of your web browser, the operating system of the computer with which the access is provided, the website that provides routing to us, other websites you visit while on our website, and the search words you use to find our website. This information collected on GEDİK servers is used only within GEDİK for periodic campaigns, designing special promotional activities for customer profiles, and customer "classification" studies aimed at not sending unsolicited e-mails. However, no personal information will be used in this context. Such personal data can only be used by anonymisation. GEDİK does not share such information with third parties without the customer's knowledge or otherwise, and does not use it for any reason other than operation or sell it for commercial purposes. In the event that GEDİK directs this data to an external service provider, necessary technical and organizational procedures are carried out to transfer the data within the framework of the current legal regulations regarding data security.
Apart from the e-mail addresses and personal information requested in customer forms, GEDİK analyzes and interprets the visitor movements and preferences that it monitors during the use of the website. These statistical data, which do not contain personal information, can be shared with group companies and business partners in order to provide a more special and effective experience to GEDİK customers.
GEDİK only discloses your personal information to third parties in the following legal situations and according to the legal procedures:
a) In case of a written request from the legal authorities in this regard,
b) In order to protect and defend the property rights of GEDİK,
c) Within the framework of the rules accepted in the Customer Agreement.
Only GEDİK can access all the information that the customer enters into the system and only GEDİK uses this information. It is not possible for anyone else to access and change this information.
This website is responsible for protecting the privacy of its users. However, this responsibility includes the highest level of confidentiality provided under the conditions required by the internet environment, and it is also necessary to know that complete security can never be provided in the internet environment. The website respects the privacy rights of its users and all information provided by the user through the website is kept confidential. The website cannot be held responsible for the damages that the legal or illegal behavior of third parties may cause to any person or institution. By accessing and using the website, you declare that you have read, understood and accepted GEDİK's Confidentiality Agreement. If you do not approve of the terms of the confidentiality agreement and the website conditions, you should not fill out any form on the website. As soon as you access and enter the website, you are deemed to have accepted this agreement.
Despite all the conditions, GEDİK cannot guarantee that personal information cannot be obtained from GEDİK systems illegally, and you accept all risks and responsibilities that may arise, including the risk of security vulnerability in our systems, in case of using GEDİK's online services. In addition, it should be noted that GEDİK does not guarantee the public and third-party communication networks that you send your personal information to GEDİK's website, and it has no control over these networks.
This website may contain links that carry users to other websites whose content is not controlled by GEDİK. These linked websites may contain conditions different from the privacy provisions set forth in this agreement. GEDİK is not responsible for the compilation, use or disclosure of personal information that these websites may collect. GEDİK does not accept any responsibility for the damages that may arise due to such compilation, use or disclosure. The fact that there are links to other websites on GEDİK's website does not mean that those websites are safe and it is the sole responsibility of the user.
Users accept that when you click on a link that leads to external websites, these websites are out of the scope of responsibility of GEDİK due to the fact that these websites are prepared and controlled by third parties, and that GEDİK has no responsibility from this point on. GEDİK is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages, losses and expenses that may arise as a result of any errors, interruptions, delays in information transfer, computer viruses, line and electricity failures that may occur during the use of the website. Similarly, when a link is given to GEDİK's website from other websites with or without the consent of GEDİK, GEDİK does not have any responsibility due to the structure resulting from the inability to control such links.
The copyrights on the information, materials and their arrangement on our website belong to GEDİK. All copyrights, registered trademarks, patents, intellectual and industrial and other property rights of the materials of our website belong to GEDİK and GEDİK's rights are reserved. A person and/or organization cannot use a certain part of our website on another website and cannot establish a link to another website, unless they have obtained prior permission from GEDİK.
When you visit our website, information may be placed on your computer. This information will be in information token/cookie format or similar file. For example, cookies will enable us to tailor websites and advertisements to your interests. There are options to prevent cookies from being written or to receive a warning message before they are saved. For more information regarding this issue, please refer to your browser's help files and usage information.
GEDİK reserves the right to change any information in this text. Any modifications and changes to be made in this "Confidentiality Agreement" are deemed to have been accepted by the user by using this website. All information sent to GEDİK through the website is subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement as amended.

Gedik Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ Confidentiality Agreement

Your privacy is important to us, and your privacy and security rights are our basic principle. In order to protect the privacy of our investors' personal information, Gedik Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. system and internet infrastructure are kept at the most reliable level and necessary precautions have been taken.
You can visit our website without giving any personal information, and you can meet your needs by getting information about our products and services. Cookies are used to collect information about the website usage during visits. Our aim here is to provide convenience to the user visiting our website and to study how we can improve the operation.
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies aim to make a website more user-friendly. It enables personalized web pages to be offered in order to provide a more convenient and faster visiting experience for your personal needs. Cookies cannot collect any information, including your personal data stored on your computer or files.
There are two types of cookies, Persistent Cookie and Temporary Cookie, according to their validity periods. Temporary cookies are created while visiting the website and are only valid until you close your browser. Persistent cookies are created when you visit the website and remain until you delete them or they expire. Persistent cookies are used to perform actions such as providing a personalized experience compatible with your settings.
Our website uses temporary and persistent cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website and to make arrangements according to your interests and preferences. In addition to cookies designed by Gedik Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., cookies can also be used within the scope of applications and services received from third parties.
Almost all internet browsers are defined to automatically accept cookies. However, you can control or delete cookies as you wish. Since managing cookies differs from browser to browser, you can change it from your browser's settings to get detailed information or check it from your browser's help menu.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that the website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make a website work or operate more efficiently or to provide information to website owners.
Cookie Types
Various cookies are used on our websites:
First Party Cookies: We use Cookies placed by us and under our control.
Third Party Cookies: Third party cookies are also used on our websites. We may not be aware of all the third parties that place cookies on our websites. We may also not be aware of all Cookies placed by third parties on our websites. Except for the analytical Cookies we use to evaluate our websites, the use of these third party cookies is not tracked.
Storage Period
Cookies are stored for different periods of time:
Session Cookies: Session Cookies are only stored during your visit to our website, so Cookies are used during your current visit to one of our websites or a browser session.
Persistent Cookies: Persistent Cookies are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device beyond your visits to our website or a browser session. The next time you visit our website, it is made possible for us to recognize you and facilitate your use of our website.
How do we use cookies?
Cookies installed on your computer or information obtained are used for statistical analysis or security measures. Any of your personal data is not collected through cookies.
Objectives
Cookies are used for the following objectives:
 
Realization of certain functions of websites: Cookies used enable our website and certain "comfortable" functions to function automatically by your browser.
Analysis and statistics: The use of cookies allows us to observe, among other things, how many visitors visit our website and how visitors move within our websites, therefore what functions they use. In addition, Cookies may collect information that is evaluated for statistical purposes.
Advertising / (Remarketing) marketing: In addition, (third party) Cookies for advertising or marketing purposes are also available on our website. These help us tailor the presentation of displayed content to your preference and show you advertisements on partner companies' websites.
Further information on cookies on our websites
The following sections will provide more information about Cookies on our websites.
Necessary Cookies
Our websites use Cookies that enable websites to function properly. The mentioned cookies are used for the following purposes:
Saving Cookies permission status in the context of the user's domain
Saving if the user has disabled JavaScript in the browser
Storing preferences such as language, location, search results to display
Reading your browser settings so that we can display our website in the most suitable way for your screen
Loading websites synchronously so that they remain accessible
Optimizing our websites in real time based on how you use the websites
Analysis Cookies
Our websites use Cookies that allow us to measure the use of our websites. Cookies are used for the following objectives:
Tracking the number of visitors on our website
Saving the exclusive digital ID used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses websites
Keeping track of the time each visitor spends on our website
Optimizing websites
Evaluating which parts of our websites need improvement
Social Media Cookies
We use Cookies on our websites to share the content of our website on social media so that users on selected social media directly share and like certain content on our website.
These social media channels may collect your personal data for their own objectives. For more information about your collected personal data and Cookies set by social media parties, please review the privacy and Cookie policies of the relevant responsible:
 
https://en-gb.facebook.com/about/privacy (Facebook)
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=gb (GooglePlus ve Youtube)
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy (LinkedIn)
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 (Instagram)
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy (Pinterest)
https://privacy.xing.com/en (XING)
https://twitter.com/en/privacy (Twitter)
https://foursquare.com/legal/privacy (FourSquare)
 How can you manage cookies in your Internet browser?
When you visit our websites, a header appears on our websites informing you about the use of Cookies. By clicking the Close (X) button, you agree to the use of Cookies on our websites.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by changing your browser settings and disabling the setting of Cookies and deleting previously set Cookies.
In the event that your consent to Third Party Cookies is requested to be withdrawn, please contact the respective Cookie provider. Further information may be available in the respective supplier's data protection policy or in the Cookie statement. For access, please use the links given above.
Most browsers automatically accept the use of Cookies. You can use your browser settings to manage the use of cookies. If you do not want cookies to be automatically stored on your device, you can change your browser settings accordingly and disable the Cookie setting. You can also choose when you want to be informed about this use when a website uses Cookies in your browser settings. For details on how to change your browser settings, please refer to your browser's instructions or help functions.
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Safari: https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471
Note that you can visit and use our website after disabling Cookies by changing your browser settings. However, under certain circumstances, disabling Cookies may mean that you can no longer fully use the functions of our website.
Disclaimer
We may make changes to this Cookie and Tracking Tool Policy from time to time. Changes can also be made to the terms of use of our websites regarding Cookies. We reserve the right to change the content of this policy at any time and without notice. New policies will be effective when they are published. If you do not accept our policies, you should always change your preferences in your browser settings. By continuing to access our Websites or use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by the amended Cookie and Tracking Tool Policy. You can check this website for the latest version.
If you share your device with other people, you must ensure that they are adequately informed and able to exercise their rights.
REVISION INFORMATION
Revision Number
Effective Date
Revision Definition
Prepared by
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20.01.2023
Created by
Information Security Manager

Cookie and Tracking Tool Policy

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