Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy has been prepared to explain the types of cookies used by the Website, their purposes, retention periods, and how they may be managed by users.

Strictly necessary cookies used on the Website are required to ensure that the Website operates securely and correctly. Non-essential analytical, performance, marketing and targeting cookies are used in accordance with user preferences and the cookie consent mechanism.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device through your browser when you visit a website. Cookies may be used for purposes such as enabling the website to function properly, remembering user preferences, measuring website performance and improving the user experience.

2. Types of Cookies Used and Their Purposes

The Website may use cookies within the following categories according to their purposes:

• Strictly Necessary and Technical Cookies: These cookies are required for the Website to perform its core functions. Security verification, session management, form security, remembering your cookie preferences and ensuring technical performance may fall within this category. If these cookies are disabled, certain parts of the Website may not function properly.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies may be used to remember user preferences and make the Website more convenient to use. Language selection, display preferences and similar user settings may fall within this category.
• Analytical and Performance Cookies: These cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the Website, identify which pages are visited most frequently and determine how Website performance can be improved. These cookies are activated in accordance with user preferences.
• Marketing and Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be used for advertising, remarketing, conversion tracking or delivering content based on users’ interests. Such cookies are used only with the user's consent.
• Third-Party Cookies: Third-party service providers may place cookies through the Website due to maps, videos, social media links, security tools, analytics tools or embedded content. These cookies are subject to the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant service providers.

3. Technologies That May Be Used on the Website

Depending on the technical infrastructure and the technologies used for security, analytics, performance measurement, advertising, mapping and embedded content, various cookies may be used on the Website.

• Cookie Preference Management: May be used to record users’ cookie preferences and remember previously selected choices.
• Website Security: May be used to protect the Website against spam, misuse, unauthorised access attempts, malicious traffic and security threats.
• Form Security: May be used to ensure the secure operation of contact and enquiry forms and to prevent spam submissions and automated bot activity.
• Analytics and Performance Measurement: May be used to measure website traffic, understand visitor behaviour and improve Website performance.
• Advertising and Conversion Tracking: May be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, conduct remarketing activities or provide content tailored to users’ interests.
• Maps and Embedded Content: May be used to display maps, play videos, provide social media integrations or display third-party content.

Not all of the technologies listed above may be active on every Website. The cookies and technologies used may vary depending on the technical requirements of the Website, the services utilised and users’ cookie preferences.

4. Management and Control of Cookies

Users may manage their cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner displayed when they first visit the Website. As strictly necessary cookies are essential for the operation of the Website, they may not be disabled. Analytical, performance, marketing and targeting cookies may be accepted, rejected or customised according to user preferences.

Users may also block, delete or modify their cookie preferences through their browser settings. However, if cookies are completely disabled through browser settings, certain Website features may not function properly.

5. Cookie Retention Periods

The retention periods of cookies may vary depending on the type of cookie and its intended purpose. Some cookies are stored only for the duration of a browsing session, while others may remain on your device for longer periods in order to remember preferences, maintain security or support analytical processes.

If you change your cookie preferences or delete cookies through your browser settings, the relevant cookies may be removed. The retention periods of cookies used by third-party service providers are determined according to their own policies.

6. Third-Party Cookies and External Services

Certain third-party services used on the Website may set their own cookies for purposes such as displaying maps, playing videos, providing security services, analytics, advertising or performance measurement. The use and management of such cookies are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third-party service providers.

The Website is not directly responsible for data processing activities carried out by third-party service providers on their own platforms. Users are encouraged to review the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant service providers separately.

7. Changing Cookie Preferences

Users may change their previously selected cookie preferences through the cookie preference panel made available on the Website. In addition, users may delete cookies or block their use through browser settings.

If a cookie preference panel is active on the Website, users may update their preferences relating to non-essential cookie categories at any time through this panel.

8. Policy Changes

The Website reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy in line with technological requirements, changes to the services used or legal regulations. Any changes made shall become effective from the date they are published on this page.

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