Privacy and Cookie Policy

İSTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS

By Anadolu Ajansı

PRIVACY and COOKIE POLICY

 

AIM

This Policy has been prepared to inform the site visitors about the cookies that can be used on our website.

 

WHAT IS COOKIE?

         A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit. Cookies record your actions and preferred settings during your browser session or for your next visit to our website. In this way, the next time you visit our website, this information is sent back to the server, automatically recognizing the device you have logged into our site and your settings are restored to provide you with ease of use. The information saved by our site using the cookie method is limited to what you provide. Information that you do not share on our site cannot be accessed. Also, cookies cannot reach other files on your computer.

 

WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Cookies are used to improve our website by recording your actions and preferences on the device you log in to our site, and to provide you with ease of use by automatically loading the saved settings if you log in again from the same device.

 

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF COOKIES?

·      Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly.

·      Performance/Analytical Cookies: These types of cookies are used to collect statistical information such as pages used to analyze the use of websites, click information, time spent on a page.

·      Functional Cookies: These are cookies used to remember personalization and preferences used on the website.

·      Advertising/Marketing Cookies: Continuous monitoring of people's behavior on the internet and profiling their activities by analyzing them allows matching the profiled person with the appropriate ads and showing the said ads to the person.

 

LEGAL BASIS AND METHOD

Among the cookies on our website, which are mandatory for the management of the website, one of the data processing conditions stipulated in the Personal Data Protection Law No:6698 (“PDPL”), “Processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, provided that this processing shall not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.” and  one of the data processing conditions stipulated in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) “Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child” ; We process other cookies within the scope of "Existence of explicit consent". You can show your consent by giving consent to cookies via the "Cookie Control Panel". All cookies are collected automatically through the website.

 

CHANGING COOKIE PREFERENCES

Mandatory cookies are used on our website https://istanbulphotoawards.com in order to provide you with a better service. These cookies cannot be disabled via the "Cookie Control Panel". You can view the cookies used on our site via the "Cookie Control Panel" and change your preferences.

 

COOKIE TABLE


COOKIE TYPE


COOKIE NAME


INTENDED USE OF THE COOKIE

Necessary Cookies

NSC_ESNS

This cookie is set by the provider Netscaler load balancing service from Citrix. This cookie is used for ensuring traffic and user data is routed to the correct location where a site is hosted on multiple servers, inorder to get a consistent experience for the end user.

Performance/Analytical Cookies

_ga

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

_ga_#

Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions

Advertising/Marketing Cookies

test_cookie

A session cookie used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.

lastExternalReferrerTime

Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.

IDE

Used to measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. Expires in 1.5 years.

_fbp

Facebook tracking pixel used to identify visitors for personalized advertising.

 

Data Controller

Anadolu Ajansı Turkish Inc.

Web Site             : www.aa.com.tr

Phone Number    : +90 312 999 20 00

E-Mail Address   : istanbulphoto@aa.com.tr

Address               : Eti Mahallesi GMK Bulvarı No:132 Çankaya ANKARA