In accordance with the Code on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 ("DATA PROTECTION CODE") any information that makes your identity specific or identifiable constitutes your “personal data.” Moreover, the DATA PROTECTION CODE defines “sensitive personal data” as any data related to race; ethnic origin; political opinion; philosophical belief; religion, sect, or other beliefs; attire; membership in associations, foundations, or trade unions; health; sexual life; and criminal convictions and security measures, as well as biometric and genetic data. 

NSN Law Firm (“NSN”) provides this Informing Text of Cookie Policy (“Informing Text”) to explain the cookies used during the use of the Website and your rights in accordance with the Data Protection Code and to inform you about the processing of this data. In this text, we would like to inform you which type of cookies we use and for what purposes and how you can control these cookies. 

As NSN, we can renounce using the cookies we use on our Website, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to our Website. There, we would like to inform you that this Informing Text is subject to modification as required in accordance with current legislation and data processing process. 

1. Your Personal Data Subject to Processing

Within the scope of the following data categories, your personal data will be processed by NSN via cookies in accordance with the Data Protection Code: 

- Your IP address
- Date and time record of your visit to Our Website
- Pages you visit on the Website
- Documents you have downloaded from the Website
- The type of browser that you use during your visit to our Website

We do not process your data as Sensitive Personal Data during your visit to Our Website. “Sensitive Personal Data” defined as any data related to race; ethnic origin; political opinion; philosophical belief; religion, sect, or other beliefs; attire; membership in associations, foundations, or trade unions; health; sexual life; and criminal convictions and security measures, as well as biometric and genetic data. 

2. The Purpose of Processing Your Personal Data

Your above-mentioned personal data subject to the processing will be processed by NSN in accordance with the Article 5 and 6 of Data Protection Code for the purposes of:

- to perform the basic functions that are necessary for the operation of the Website
- to analyze the Website
- to increase the performance of the Website
- to increase the functionality of the Website
- to provide ease of use for the visitors

3. Collection Methods and Legal Grounds for the Processing of Personal Data

Your abovementioned personal data will be collected and processed in through electronic or physical means through cookies when you access our Website.

Your personal data collected through the website will be processed electronically or physically in accordance with the personal data processing conditions specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the The Data Protection Code within the framework of the legal reasons and legitimate interests of the data controller, NSN, upon the execution of the contract and with your express consent. 

4. Transfer of Your Personal Data

In accordance with DATA PROTECTION CODE and for the purposes mentioned above, we may transfer your personal data, which is subject to processing, to our third-party suppliers for the purpose of providing database server services. 

Any access to your personal data by third-party suppliers shall be limited to those individuals who require access to this data in order to fulfil their job responsibilities.

We also point out that NSN may be required to disclose your personal data to official authorities, courts, enforcement offices, external consultants, and similar state-affiliated third-parties as required or permitted by applicable law.

5. Retention Period of Your Personal Data

According to Article 7/1 of the Data Protection Code, your personal data will be processed for the purposes specified in this Informing Text and will be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with the relevant legislation when the said purposes expire and/or when requested by you. 

6. Cookies Used on Our Website and Intented Purposes

As NSN, we use cookies for various purposes on our Website and inform you that we are processing your personal data through the main purposes stated below:

- To perform the basic functions that are necessary for the operation of the Website. For example, the logged-in members do not need to enter their passwords again while visiting different pages on the Website.

- To analyze the Website, to increase the performance of the Website. For example, the integration of different servers on which the Website works, detecting the number of visitors and adjusting performance accordingly or facilitate the Website for visitors to find what they are looking for. 

- To increase the functionality of the Website and to provide ease of use. For example, remembering the username information or search queries for the next visit of the visitor to the Website. 

7. The Cookies Used on Our Website

Herebelow, you can find necessary information regarding the cookies we use on our Website. Our Website uses first-party cookies (placed by the website you visit).