Cookie Policy
This is a translation provided for information. In case of discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files saved in your browser when you visit a website. Technologies that do a similar job, such as local storage and pixels, are also treated as "cookies" in this policy. This policy has been prepared taking into account the Personal Data Protection Authority's Guidelines on Cookie Practices.
What types of cookies does our website use?
Strictly necessary
Needed for the website to work, for the form to be sent securely and to remember your preferences. No consent is asked for these and they cannot be switched off; without them the website would not work properly.
Analytics
Help us understand how the website is used, for example which pages are read and which devices visitors use. They run only if you allow them.
Marketing
Used to measure the results of our advertising and to show adverts to people who have visited the website. They run only if you allow them.
External media
Show content from other websites, such as YouTube videos, the Instagram feed and Google reviews. When this content loads, the provider concerned may use its own cookies. It loads only if you allow it; if you do not, you will see an information box in its place.
The Google Maps map on the contact page loads regardless of your cookie choice so that we can show where the practice is. When the map loads, Google may use its own cookies; see Google's privacy policy for details.
How does your consent work?
The cookie panel opens the first time you visit the website. "Accept all" and "Reject" are offered with equal ease, and you can also choose categories one by one under "Preferences". Until you make a choice, no cookies other than strictly necessary ones are used.
Google tools start in a "denied" state by default under Google Consent Mode (Consent Mode v2). Analytics, marketing and external media tools are loaded only when you allow the relevant category. Even when allowed, YouTube videos are shown in youtube-nocookie mode, which reduces the use of cookies.
Your choice is remembered for 12 months. At the end of that period, or when the tools used on the website change, you will be asked again.
Cookies we use
The list below is based on the tools that may be active on the website. Tools marked "if active" may not always be in use. The names and lifetimes of third-party cookies are set by the providers concerned and may change over time; the durations given here are typical values.
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sk_consent | drsenadkalkan.com | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie preferences so that you do not see the panel on every visit. | 12 months |
| CSRF security cookie (e.g. csrf_cookie_name) | drsenadkalkan.com | Strictly necessary | Protects the contact form against forged submissions. Used only on pages with a form. | Session |
| Admin panel session cookie | drsenadkalkan.com | Strictly necessary | Keeps site administrators logged in to the panel. Not set for visitors. | Session |
| _ga | Google (Google Analytics 4) | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors from one another to produce statistics. | 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Google (Google Analytics 4) | Analytics | Stores the state of the visit session. | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity (if active) | Analytics | Links visits made from the same browser. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity (if active) | Analytics | Combines the pages viewed during a visit into a single session. | 1 day |
| _gcl_au | Google (Google Ads) | Marketing | Measures advert clicks and conversions. | 90 days |
| _gcl_aw | Google (Google Ads, conversion linker) | Marketing | Stores the ID of the advert click that brought you to the website. | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta (Meta Pixel) | Marketing | Recognises the browser for advertising measurement and to show adverts to visitors. | 90 days |
| _fbc | Meta (Meta Pixel) | Marketing | Stores click information when you arrive at the website from a Meta advert. | 90 days |
| _ttp | TikTok (TikTok Pixel, if active) | Marketing | Measures advertising performance and helps show adverts. | 13 months |
| YSC | Google (YouTube) | External media | Keeps track of the video playback session and viewing statistics. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Google (YouTube) | External media | Estimates your connection speed to adjust the video player. | About 6 months |
| NID and similar Google cookies | Google (YouTube, Google Maps, Google reviews) | External media | Remember your preferences and personalise the content of Google services. | About 6 months |
| Elfsight cookies | Elfsight (Instagram feed) | External media | May be used by the provider to display the Instagram feed. | Set by the provider |
How can you change your preferences?
- You can change or withdraw your permissions at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link at the bottom of the website.
- You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, the contact form may not work.
- You can also manage Google ad personalisation in the ad settings of your Google account, and Meta adverts in the ad preferences of your Meta account.
When you withdraw your consent, the tools concerned stop working from the next page load. You can delete third-party cookies already placed in your browser through your browser settings.
Your data and transfers abroad
The servers of analytics, marketing and external media providers may be located abroad. The legal basis on which data collected by these cookies is processed and how it is transferred abroad are explained in the KVKK Privacy Notice and the Explicit Consent Form. If you are visiting from the European Union, please see the Privacy Policy for your rights.
Contact
Please send any questions about cookies to info@drsenadkalkan.com.
