FAIK SÖNMEZ TEKSTIL SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM ŞIRKETI

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy aims to oversee the development and regular revision of measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of the data within Faik Sönmez Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi ("Faik Sönmez" or “Company”).

Information is an asset that, like other important business assets, is essential to an organization's operations and, as a result, must be appropriately protected. The purpose of information security is to prevent unauthorized access to information (Confidentiality), to ensure that information and information assets are complete, accurate and not improperly modified (Integrity), and to ensure that authorized users can access the data they need when they need it (Accessibility). The Privacy Policy applies to Faik Sönmez and all service providers of Faik Sönmez.

All rights related to the website with the domain name www.faiksonmez.com ("Website") are held by Faik Sönmez Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi.

Faik Sönmez will consider the personal information and other information transmitted to it electronically by the users who visit the Website, members who log in and become members and business partners through the Website as "Confidential Information" and will not disclose it to third parties, except for the purposes and scope specified in this Privacy Policy and the exceptions specified below.

These circumstances may include but are not limited to:

a.      Compliance with the obligations under the legislation such as the Law, Decree Law, Regulation, etc., which are enacted and put in force by the competent legal authorities;

b.      Requests of information by authorized administrations or judicial authorities for the purpose of conducting an investigation or prosecution in accordance with the procedure.

Faik Sönmez covenants to consider the Confidential Information as a confidentiality obligation and take all necessary measures and exercise due diligence to ensure and maintain confidentiality, prevent all or any part of the confidential information from entering the public domain, unauthorized use or disclosure to a third party.

Faik Sonmez shall not be held liable in case Confidential Information is damaged or accessed by third persons as a result of attacks to the Website and system despite security measures taken by Faik Sonmez as required.

Faik Sonmez may obtain information about Users and their use of the Website by using a technical communication file (Cookie). The aforementioned technical communication files are small text files sent to the browser of users by the website for the purpose of storing in the cache. The technical communication file can be used to obtain statistical information about how many people use a website, for what purpose, how many times a person visits the website, and how long they remain on the site. Original design of browsers permits technical communication files; however, Users may configure browser settings to prevent the receipt of technical communication file or receive a warning about the receipt of technical communication file if they desire to do so.

Faik Sönmez may unilaterally amend the provisions of this "Privacy Policy" at any time by publishing it on the Website. The provisions of the "Privacy Policy" amended by Faik Sönmez shall take effect on the date of publication on the Website. 

FAİK SÖNMEZ TEKSTİL SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ

COOKIES POLICY

OBJECTIVE

This Cookie Policy has been prepared in order to make definitions regarding the processing of personal data obtained from the cookies retained during the use of the internet site at  “www.faiksonmez.com” ("Site") operated by Faik Sönmez Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi ("Faik Sönmez” or "Company") by the users/ members/ visitors (Data Subject). 

1.     SCOPE

It applies to all personal data at premises of the Company.

2.    DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Law: Law No. 6698 on "Protection of Personal Data"

Personal  Data: means all  kinds of information pertaining to an identified or identifiable real person,

Processing of Personal Data: All kinds of processes performed about personal data  obtaining, storing, archiving, recording, modifying, editing, disclosing, transferring, taking over personal data, making them accessible, classifying or preventing the use of personal health data through fully automatic or partially automatic or  non-automatic ways provided that they are a part of a data storage system,

Data Controller: The data controller is the legal or natural person that is obliged to take all necessary technical and administrative measures to ensure the appropriate level of security to prevent unlawful processing of personal data and unlawful access to data, as well as to ensure the retention of data,

Work Group for KVKK Compliance: real person or persons appointed by the data controller and administrative follow-up of the processes established under the Law,

Data Subject: Data Subject is the natural or legal persons who are responsible for personal data on physical (hard copies, contracts, etc.) and electronic (database, application level, etc.) media within the Company where personal data are processed, who are responsible for preventing unauthorized access by restricting access to the relevant data, and who help other employees comply with the procedures,

Explicit Consent: means consent based on information and expressed with free will in connection with a specific matter.

Board: Personal Data Protection Board,

Authority: Personal Data Protection Authority

3.    POLICY

Some technologies (cookies) such as cookies, pixels, gifs are used by the Company to improve the user experience during the visits of the Company's online channels by users. The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation, especially the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).

The Company may discontinue the use of cookies used on its website and mobile applications, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to the website and mobile applications. Therefore, the provisions of this document are subject to change at any time. All kinds of changes made on this information notice will become effective after being published on the internet site or in any public media.

The Company uses cookies for various purposes on our site and processes the personal data through these cookies. These purposes are as follows:

·         Performance of the basic functions necessary for the operation of the Internet Site. For example, logged in members do not need to enter passwords again while visiting different pages on the Internet Site.

·         Analysing the site and increasing the performance of the site. For example, the integration of different servers on which the site works, determining the number of visitors to the site and adjusting performance accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.

·         Increasing the functionality of the site and providing ease of use. For example, sharing to third-party social media channels through the Site, remembering the username information or search queries on the next visit of the visitor to the Site.

·         Performance of the personalization, targeting and advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements related to the interests of the visitors on the pages and products viewed by the visitors. Making device-based targeting in mobile applications. Conducting surveys participated by users with brand collaborations.

The Company processes the personal data automatically, based on the legal reasons listed below, in accordance with Article 5 of the KVKK.

 ·         with express consent of the data subject,

·         Compulsory data processing for the fulfilment of a legal obligation by the company;

·         Compulsory data procession necessary for vesting, using or protecting any right;

·         data processing being  compulsory for legal interests of data controller provided that fundamental rights and freedoms of data subject are not violated.

The Company may share your personal data within the scope of the clarification text with third parties, our subsidiaries, business partners and group companies, limited to the realization of the above-mentioned purposes and in accordance with the legislation. The parties to whom the data is transferred guarantee that your personal data are stored in cloud infrastructure systems, the security is ensured, and confidentiality agreements are made with the parties.

5.    COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS

The cookies used on the website and mobile applications are listed in this document. Both first party cookies (placed by the visited site) and third party cookies (placed by servers other than the visited site and mobile applications) are used on the website and mobile applications.

5.1.         Mandatory Cookies

These cookies are necessary to enable the user to navigate and use special parts of the site, such as accessing secure areas of a page. Important sections of the website cannot be used without these cookies.

5.2.        Functionality and Preference Cookies

These cookies collect information about user behaviour. All information is collected anonymously and functionality cookies cannot track the user's activities on other websites. This information is used to compile reports for the development of the website. Functionality cookies may also include those that provide the service requested by the user.

5.3.        Social Media Cookies

These cookies allow the collection of information about the use of the social media by visitors.  For example, cookies can be used to use the information of the social media accounts such as Facebook/Twitter to create personalized advertisements or to conduct market research.

5.4.       Performance and Analysis Cookies

These cookies enable the website to save user preferences such as language settings, providing an enhanced, more personalized experience to the user.

5.5.        Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to display advertisements tailored to the user and their interests. These cookies can also be used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign that the user interacts with while visiting certain web pages and to allow communication with potential advertisers.

6.    CONTROL OF THE USE OF COOKIES

Site visitors have the opportunity to customize their preferences regarding cookies by changing their browser settings. For more information, the links in the table below may be visited.

7.    RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

Pursuant to the applicable articles of the KVKK, data subjects have right to:

·         Get information as to whether personal data are processed or not;

·         Get information if your personal information is processed;

·         Get information on the purpose of processing personal data and as to whether they were used in accordance with the purpose;

·         Get information on local and foreign third parties who were transferred personal data;

·         Request correction in case your personal data are processed in an incomplete or inaccurate manner and request notification of such corrections to the third persons who received your personal data;

·         Request deletion or destruction of personal data in case reasons requiring processing thereof become invalid following the processing of the data in accordance with KVKK and provisions of other applicable legislation, and require notification of the same to the third persons who received your personal data;

·         File objection against unfavourable results obtained through analysis using automatic systems;

·         Claim compensation of losses and damages that may arise from illegal processing of personal data.

You may submit your requests on your rights by using methods described at  www.faiksonmez.com address and your applications shall be processed as soon as possible and, in any case, latest within 30 (thirty) days. Although it is essential that no fee is charged for the requests, if the process requires an additional cost, the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board may be requested. However, if the application is due to the Company's fault, the fee charged is returned to the data subject.

Data Subjects acknowledge that services guaranteed by Company may not be used fully in case of an inquiry is made to prevent the use of any personal data by Company and Data Subjects shall assume any and all responsibilities that may arise by this reason.