Last Updated: June 2, 2022

What is a Cookie?

Websites you visit can save small pieces of information on your computer or phone and read when you visit the same website later. The files in which this small information is saved are called cookies. Cookies are often used to improve your browsing experience and personalize sites. For example, if you select the “remember me” option when logging into a site, that site will save a cookie containing your username (or a special identification number) in your browser. Only the site that created the cookie can read it. The site also determines how long the cookie is stored.

Cookie Usage Policy

Cookies are used so that you can make the most efficient use of our website (www.doxagon.com) and improve your user experience. When you log in to our website, you are asked a question about whether you accept the use of cookies. After selecting the ‘Accept’ option, cookies will be active. If you change your mind later and do not prefer the use of cookies, you can always delete or block cookies in your browser settings. However, we would like to remind you that this may affect your use of our website. Cookies will continue to be used on this website unless you change your cookie settings in your browser. The purpose for which cookies are used and how long they are stored are stated below. You share some information and data with us directly or indirectly for the use of the services on our site. This information is the personal information you provide while registering on the site (such as name, e-mail address, telephone) or the information we collect during your use of the site (when using the contact form, commenting, etc.) (data such as IP, device, location and browser information, navigation and interaction content, date and connection time). We take the utmost care in storing your information and data. Our website does not share your cookie data stored on our server with 3rd parties. Your Cookie data stored by external services (Live Support plugin, Facebook plugin, YouTube video, Twitter content, etc.) on the site is the responsibility of external services. For this; Please see our Clarification and Consent Text Regarding the Processing of Personal Data, Privacy Protocol for the Processing of Personal Data within the Scope of Commercial Business Relationship, Membership Agreement and Distance Sales Agreement pages.

Cookies Used on the Website

What are Cookies and Why Are They Used?

Cookies are small text (data) files stored on your device or network server via browsers by the websites you visit.

– To improve the services offered to you by increasing the functionality and performance of the Website,

– To improve the Website, to offer new features through the Website and to personalize the features offered according to your preferences,

– To ensure the legal and commercial security of the Website, you and our company (or our business, site, etc.).

Types of Cookies

Cookies, whose main purpose is to provide convenience to users, are basically categorized into four main groups:

Session Cookies: These are cookies that allow the use of various features such as the transfer of information between web pages and the systematic recall of information entered by the user and are necessary for the proper functioning of the functions of the website.

Performance Cookies: These are cookies that collect information about the frequency of visiting pages, possible error messages, the total time users spend on the relevant page and the way they use the site and are used to increase the performance of the website.

Functional Cookies: These are cookies that remind the user of the previously selected options in order to provide convenience to the user and aim to provide advanced internet features to users within the scope of the website.

Advertising and Third Party Cookies: These are cookies belonging to third party suppliers and enable the use of some functions on the website and tracking of advertisements (displaying appropriate advertisements).

Purposes of Use of Cookies

The purposes of use of the cookies used by www.doxagon.com are as follows:

Uses for security purposes:  In order to ensure the administration and security of its systems, www.doxagon.com may use cookies that enable the use of functions on this site or detect irregular behavior.

Uses for functionality:  In order to facilitate the use of its systems and to provide user-specific usage features, www.doxagon.com may use cookies that remind users of their information and past choices.

Uses for performance:  www.doxagon.com may use cookies that evaluate and analyze user behavior and interaction with sent messages in order to improve and measure the performance of its systems.

Uses for advertising purposes:  www.doxagon.com may use cookies that measure the effectiveness of these advertisements or analyze the click-through status in order to transmit advertisements and similar content within the scope of users’ interests through its own or third parties’ systems.

It uses cookies to detect suspicious actions against the website and ensure the necessary security, to increase the functionality and performance of the website in line with the preferences of the visitors, to facilitate access to these services and products by developing and personalizing the services and products offered on the website, and to fulfill the legal responsibilities of the website.

What is the Personal Data Processed through Cookies?

Identity (name, surname, nickname, date of birth, etc.) and contact (residence address, e-mail address, telephone number, IP address, browser information, computer information, location information, etc.) information of the person. ) information by us, through cookies available on the website, by automatic or non-automatic methods or software, and sometimes by third parties such as; advertising networks, analytical software, search and volume information providers, related software or technologies, by obtaining, recording, storing and updating, within the framework and duration of the terms and services agreement between us, depending on the personal data processing conditions, will be processed in accordance with the law.

Use of Cookies for Advertising Purposes

www.doxagon.com uses the Google Adsense advertising system. This system includes the DoubleClick DART cookie, which is used by Google to provide content for ads served on publisher websites where AdSense ads are displayed.

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. It uses these cookies to serve ads to your users based on their visits to your site and other sites on the internet. You can prevent the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

Google uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when visitors visit our website. These companies may use information (other than your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number) obtained from your visits to these and other websites to advertise products and services of interest to you. For more information about this practice and what your options are to prevent this information from being used by these companies, see Appendix A of the NAI Self-Regulatory principles for publishers (PDF).

Controlling and Deleting Cookies

To change your preferences regarding the use of cookies or to block or delete cookies, simply change your browser settings. Many browsers give you the option to accept or reject cookies, to accept only certain types of cookies, or to be warned by the browser when a website requests to store cookies on your device so that you can control cookies. It is also possible to delete cookies that have already been saved in your browser. The procedures for controlling or deleting cookies may vary depending on the browser you are using. Instructions for allowing cookies or blocking or deleting cookies for some popular browsers are shown below.

The method for changing the cookie usage selection varies depending on the browser type and can be obtained from the relevant service provider at any time.

How Can You Prevent the Use of Cookies?

Although the use of cookies provides better service of the Website, you can prevent the use of cookies if you wish. However, please note that in this case, the site may not function fully and you may not be able to benefit from all its features. In order to prevent the use of cookies, you need to change the settings of your internet browser. These changes vary depending on the device and internet browser you use. Below is information on which steps should be followed to prevent the use of cookies through different internet browsers:

Microsoft Edge

1. In the upper right corner of your “Microsoft Edge” browser, click on the three dots and go to “Settings”.

2. In the new window that appears, select “Select Items to Clear” and then select the cookies you want to clear from the window that appears.

3. There are many sections here. You can start the cleaning process by selecting the cookies you want.

Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome on your computer.

2. Click on “More Settings” at the top right.

3. Click on “Advanced” at the bottom.

4. Under “Privacy and Security”, click on “Content Settings”.

5. Then click on “Cookies”.

6. Under “All cookies and Site Data”, look for the name of the website you are logged in to.

7. Click the “Remove” icon to the right of the site.

Mozilla Firefox

1. From your “Firefox” browser, click on the “Menu” button and go to “Options”.

2. Select the “Privacy and Security” panel and go to the “History” section.

3. Change the Firefox setting to “use custom settings for history”.

4. Click on the “Show Cookies” button. The cookies window will appear.

5. In the search field, type the name of the website whose cookies you want to delete. Cookies that match your search with the website will be displayed.

6. Select the cookie(s) you want to delete and click on the “Delete Selected” button.

7. Close the cookies window by clicking on the “Close” button. Then close the “about:preferences” page.

Safari

1. Enter the “Safari” browser and go to “Preferences”.

2. Click on “Privacy”.

3. Click “Website Data”.

4. Select one or more websites and then click “Delete or Delete All”.

You can also delete all cookies left behind by websites you visit through third-party software.

This site uses Google Analytics Visitor Tracking System (In the Cookie Policy, visitors should be given the option to ‘Opt Out of Google Analytics’).

Google Analytics Tracking Blocking Plugin – Google Analytics Opt Out

Cookies Used on the Site: In the Cookie Policy, the cookies used on the site should be listed one by one and what each of them does should be written one by one with explanations. In addition, which cookie is stored for how long, what feature it has, etc. these should be listed one by one.

Types of Cookies in Terms of Duration Stored

Persistent Cookies: Cookies that persist on a person’s computer until a certain date or until they are deleted by the user. These cookies are mostly used to measure users’ site movements and preferences.

Session Cookies: These cookies are used to divide the user’s visit into sessions and do not collect data from the user. The cookie is deleted when the user closes the web page visited or remains inactive for a certain period of time. Target and tracking cookies are used on the Website to help third parties provide services, especially advertising services, and to increase the effectiveness of these services. These cookies can remember the web pages and sites you visit and collect personal data, especially the IP address of the user device. The Website uses both first-party and third-party cookies to collect information, remember your interests and demographic data, and provide you with targeted ads, improve ads, determine the number of visits and ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and the ratio between these ad impressions and interactions with ad services. The Website utilizes social plug-ins that provide links to social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn. When you visit the Website and use these plugins, the Website connects directly to the server of the selected social network. Then, the content offered by the plugin is transmitted directly from the social networks to your web browser and added to the website you are visiting. In this way, the respective social network can access and process your data and combine it with the data of your account on the respective social network.

Please note that we have no influence and control over the scope of the data that social networks process through plug-ins. Please carefully review the personal data processing policies published by the relevant social networks for more information on the purpose, methods and duration for which social networks will process your personal data.

The following cookies are used on the Website:

Google Analytics

Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how visitors use the Website. Information about your use of this Website (including your IP address) is transferred to Google and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the Website, compile Website activity for the Company and provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage, but will not match your IP address with any other data stored by Google. For more information about the use of Google Analytics (including opt-out options), you can visit Google Privacy.

Term of Use: Persistent Cookies Session Cookies

Google Ads

Google Ads uses cookies to remember your secure search preferences, show you more relevant ads, determine how many visitors come to a page, help you register for our services, protect your data or remember your ad settings. This helps the website remember information about your visit (for example, your preferred language and other settings). Information about your use of this Website (including your IP address) is transferred to Google and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the Website, to compile Website activity for the Company and to provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage, but will not match your IP address with any other data stored by Google. For more information about Google Ads cookie usage (including opt-out options), you can visit Google Privacy.

Duration of Use: Persistent Cookies Session Cookies

RMC uses “cookies”, which are small text files that contain a unique identifier that belongs to your computer through the web browser or a third-party analytics provider. It uses this to improve the services and websites. RMC uses Google Analytics to track the performance of certain marketing campaigns and some of its products. This is to allow third-party service providers to create tailored advertisements on behalf of RMC at different touch points. These service providers may collect your IP address and non-personally identifiable information, which may not include your personal information, contact information, etc. These cookies also provide statistical information on how our website is used and its performance. For more information about RMC cookie usage (including opt-out options), you can visit Related Digital Privacy.

Duration of Use: Persistent Cookies Session Cookies

Facebook

Facebook uses cookies if you have a Facebook account, use Facebook products, including sites and applications, or visit sites or applications that use Facebook products (including the Like button and other Facebook Technologies). Cookies enable Facebook to provide Facebook products to you and to understand the information it receives about you, including your use of other websites and applications, regardless of whether you are registered or logged in. Facebook uses cookies for identity control, security and site integrity, advertising, recommendations, measurement, analysis and reporting.

In addition, your e-mail address from your personal data is shared with these platforms in order to present advertisements that may be of interest to you on social media platforms and to create a special target audience. Your e-mail address is transferred through secure channels and environments offered by these platforms. Social media platforms hash your e-mail address and use it only for the matching process. Your e-mail address is not shared with third parties or other advertisers and is deleted from the systems of the social media platforms as soon as possible after the matching process is completed. For example, Facebook will ensure the confidentiality and security of your hash-encrypted email address and the collection of Facebook User IDs that make up your custom audience (“your custom audience”), including technical and physical security measures developed to (a) protect the security and integrity of your personal data while it resides on Facebook systems and (b) protect against accidental or unauthorized access to, and accidental or unauthorized use, modification or disclosure of, your personal data on Facebook systems. In addition, without your consent or unless required by law, Facebook will not give third parties or other advertisers access to or information about your custom audience, add your custom audience information to information about our users or create interest-based profiles, or use your custom audience for any purpose other than to provide services to you. You can visit Facebook Custom Audiences for Facebook custom audiences terms and Facebook Privacy for Facebook Privacy Principles.

Period of Use Persistent Cookies Session Cookies

In the light of all these explanations and the information provided to you, the issue of which cookies will be used on the website, except for mandatory cookies, is left entirely to the free will of the website visitors. You can manage your cookie preferences as soon as you log in to the website by deleting or blocking them from your browser settings or you can change these settings at any time.

You can find more information on how to do this in other major web browsers at ESB or AboutCookies.

You can also delete all cookies left behind by the websites you visit through third-party software.

Contact Us

You can contact us via info@doxagon.com to send us all your questions and opinions about the policy.