COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy ("Policy") has been prepared to inform visitors of the website www.fmv.edu.tr, owned and operated by FEYZİYE MEKTEPLERİ FOUNDATION ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, about the processing of personal data collected through cookies during their use of the website.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, other mobile devices, and/or network server through your web browser when you visit a website. When you visit our website, certain information may be stored on your device in the form of cookies. These cookies enable communication between your browser and our server.

For more detailed information about cookies, please visit:

• https://www.aboutcookies.org/
• http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Please note that cookies cannot be used to run programs on your computer or transmit viruses to your device. The use of cookies is carried out in compliance with the applicable legislation, primarily the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 ("KVKK").

2. PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY
The purpose of this Policy is to provide information regarding the processing of personal data collected through cookies when visitors use the website www.fmv.edu.tr ("FMV").
Within this scope, we would like to inform you about the types of cookies we use, the purposes for which they are used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

3. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES?

Types of Cookies Based on Their Duration
FMV uses session cookies on its website and mobile website. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain stored on your device for a specified period or until they are manually deleted.

Types of Cookies Based on Their Source
FMV uses both first-party cookies, which are placed directly by FMV, and third-party cookies, which are placed and managed by our business partners, such as Google, Canva, and similar service providers.
Our cookies are used for the following purposes:

• To remember users' preferences and optimize website content accordingly.
• To enhance the functionality and usability of the website.
• To remember your preferences and other information, such as website usage statistics, and to monitor conversion rates. (Such information is transferred to us in anonymized form.)
• To carry out personalization and targeting activities.
• To perform analytical and statistical analyses.

Within the scope of our cookie practices, your personal data is processed automatically based on the following legal grounds set forth in Article 5 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (KVKK):

• Your explicit consent;
• Processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that such processing does not violate the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject;
• Processing is necessary for the establishment or performance of a contract.

4. WHAT COOKIES ARE USED ON OUR WEBSITE?
The types of cookies used on our website are listed below:

Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They enable core website functions, such as navigating the website, setting your privacy preferences, logging in, and completing forms.

Functional Cookies
These cookies help improve the performance and functionality of the website. They do not collect information that directly identifies visitors. Instead, they collect information about how visitors use the website, such as whether they receive error messages while browsing.

Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to build your user profile and display advertisements relevant to your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement. These cookies are generally placed by advertising networks with the website owner's permission (for example, social media platforms). Information regarding your visit to our website may be shared with advertisers and other organizations. If you choose not to allow these cookies, you may not receive targeted advertisements across different websites.

Analytical Cookies
These cookies measure and report how visitors use the website. For example, they collect information about the pages most frequently visited, the amount of time spent on the website, and traffic sources. This information helps us improve the performance and functionality of our website.

Information regarding the cookies used on the FMV website is provided in the table below.

Cookie Type	Cookie Name	Category
First-Party Cookie	ANONYMOUS	Essential
First-Party Cookie	ASP.NET_SessionId	Essential
First-Party Cookie	EU_COOKIE_LAW_CONSENT	Essential
First-Party Cookie	.ARMADAASPXANONYMOUS	Essential
First-Party Cookie	adminCulture	Functional
First-Party Cookie	popupCookie	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-animations	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-contrast	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-cursor	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-dyslexia-font	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-font-size	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-highlight-hover	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-highlight-links	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-images	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-line-height	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-muted	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-read-area	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-saturation	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-text-align	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-text-spacing	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-tooltip	Functional
First-Party Cookie	oorly-accessibility-voice-over	Functional
First-Party Cookie	_ga	Analytics
First-Party Cookie	_ga_DCDVG4L44H	Analytics
First-Party Cookie	_gat_UA-45577861-2	Analytics
First-Party Cookie	_gcl_au	Marketing / Advertising

5. CHANGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
With the exception of strictly necessary cookies, we obtain users' explicit consent before placing cookies on their devices and provide them with the ability to modify or withdraw their consent at any time. This is managed through our Consent Management Platform, which is accessible via the cookie banner displayed on the homepage of our website.

Through this banner, users can view the types of cookies used on the website and mobile site, the cookie providers, the purposes for which the cookies are used, their characteristics, and their retention periods. Users may also choose to enable or disable all cookies other than strictly necessary cookies. Cookie preferences selected through this banner can be updated at any time.
You may modify your cookie preferences at any time by selecting the "Manage Preferences" option.

6. YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 ("KVKK"), you have the right to:

• Learn whether your personal data is being processed;
• Request information if your personal data has been processed;
• Learn the purpose of the processing of your personal data and whether it is used in accordance with that purpose;
• Know the third parties to whom your personal data has been transferred, whether domestically or abroad;
• Request the correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data and request that such correction be communicated to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred;
• Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data where the reasons requiring its processing no longer exist, even though it has been processed in accordance with the KVKK and other applicable legislation, and request that such action be communicated to third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred;
• Object to any outcome that is to your detriment arising exclusively from the automated processing of your personal data;
• Request compensation for any damages incurred due to the unlawful processing of your personal data.

Pursuant to Article 13/1 of the KVKK, you may exercise the above rights by completing the application form available at www.fmv.edu.tr together with documents verifying your identity and submitting your request by one of the following methods:

• In person or through a notary public to the following address:
Teşvikiye Cad. No: 6, Nişantaşı, İstanbul, Türkiye

• By using a secure electronic signature via the Foundation's registered electronic mail (KEP) address:
fmvisik.vakif@fmvisik.hs03.kep.tr

• By using a mobile signature or by sending your request from the email address previously notified to and registered in FMV's systems to:
gozbek@fmv.edu.tr

Your request will be evaluated and concluded within 30 (thirty) days in accordance with the applicable legislation.