VA-KO VAGON KONTEYNER MAKİNA MÜHENDİSLİK PROJE SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ (“VA-KO”) uses cookies, pixels, GIFs, etc. to improve your experience when you use or visit our applications or similar websites that we make available to you in a digital environment (“Website”). We use these technologies to improve your experience when you use or visit our websites.
The use of these technologies is carried out in accordance with the legislation to which we are subject, primarily the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and the KVKK Cookies Application Guide.
The purpose of the Cookie Policy we have provided for your information is to inform you about what types of cookies we use on the Website, how and for what purposes we use them, what types of data we process with cookies, and how you can control cookies.
www.vako.com.tr We may discontinue the use of Cookies on our Website and application, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to the Website and application. We reserve the right to change the provisions of the Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Policy will take effect upon publication on the Website, in the app, or in any public forum. You can find the last update date at the end of the text.
For detailed information about the purposes for which your personal data is processed by our Company, please refer to the CUSTOMER INFORMATION TEXT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW.
1. What are cookies and what are they used for?
Cookies are small data storage files that are stored on your computer, phone, tablet, or other mobile devices by the websites you access. These files store information about your browsing activity on the website. This way, when you visit the same website again, your data will be remembered in order to personalize the websites and improve your browsing experience. Ultimately, cookies are important for you to be able to use the website effectively and more easily. In addition, cookies are also used on our website and third-party websites to provide you with better service.
The main purposes of using cookies:
Improving the functionality and performance of the Website,
Collecting information about your browsing and usage preferences and habits on the Website,
Improving the Website, offering new features on the Website, and personalizing the features offered according to your preferences,
The need for certain statistical data in order to use the Website more effectively,
In order to fulfill the company's legal and contractual obligations, primarily those arising from Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and the Fight Against Crimes Committed Through These Publications, and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet, the need to access your personal data, such as your IP address, in order to fulfill legal and contractual obligations.
Analyzing the Website and the application, improving the performance of the Website and the application. For example, integrating different servers on which the Website operates, determining the number of visitors to the Website and adjusting performance settings accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.
To increase the functionality of the Website and the application and to ensure ease of use.
For example, sharing on third-party social media platforms via the Website, remembering the visitor's username or search queries on their next visit to the Website.
Personalization, targeting, and advertising activities.
For example, displaying advertisements related to visitors' interests based on the pages and products they view.
To perform the basic functions necessary for the operation of the Website and the application. For example, members who log in do not need to re-enter their passwords when visiting different pages on the Website.
2. What Kind of Data Is Processed by Cookies?
Cookies generally collect data related to your browsing and usage preferences on the device you use to access the Website, depending on their type. This data includes the pages you visit, the products you view, and all information related to your browsing on the Website.
3. What Types of Cookies Are Used and How?
We use different types of cookies on our website. These include essential cookies, functional cookies, analytics/performance cookies, and targeting/advertising cookies, which are used to ensure the proper functioning of the website.
Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. These cookies are required for system management and to prevent fraudulent transactions. The processing of the mandatory identification information we collect during the use of these cookies is based on the data processing condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Personal Data Protection Law, which states that “the processing of personal data belonging to the parties to a contract is necessary provided that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of the contract.”
Functional and Analytical Cookies: These are cookies that are used for purposes such as remembering your preferences, enabling effective use of the Website, and optimizing the site to respond to your requests, and contain data about how you use the site.
Due to their nature, these types of cookies may contain your personal data. For example, cookies that record your preferred language for viewing the site are functional cookies. During the use of these cookies, we rely on your “explicit consent” as a condition for data processing under Article 5 of the KVKK for the processing of functional identification information.
Analytical Cookies are cookies that enable the production of analytical results such as the number of visitors to the website, the identification of pages viewed on the website, the times of visits to the website, and the scrolling movements on the website pages. During the use of these cookies, we process performance-related information based on the data processing condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Personal Data Protection Law, which states that “data processing is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.”
Tracking Cookies: Tracking Cookies are first-party and third-party cookies created when you visit our website and third-party domains. These cookies enable the tracking of your click and visit history on the domains where they are created and the synchronization of these records between different domains. These types of cookies are used to recognize and profile users, target advertising and marketing activities, and customize content. These cookies will not be used to identify you or make decisions specific to you.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies are stored in your browser and remain valid until you delete them or until their expiration date.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to identify and present content that may be of interest to you, including advertising content. You can disable the use of these cookies as described in detail below. However, disabling these cookies will not completely block advertising content; instead of ads that may be of interest to you, you will be presented with general content ads. The processing of identification information for targeting, profiling, marketing, and direct advertising purposes during the use of these cookies is based on your “explicit consent” as a data processing condition under Article 5 of the KVKK.
Session Cookies: These cookies are used to divide the user's visit into sessions and do not collect data from the user. The cookie is deleted when the user closes the internet page they are visiting or when they remain inactive for a certain period of time. Target and tracking cookies are used to assist third parties in providing services on the Website, primarily advertising services, and to increase the effectiveness of these services. These cookies can remember the Internet pages and sites you visit and collect personal data, primarily the IP address of the user's device. The website uses both first-party and third-party cookies to collect information, remember your interests and demographic data, and provide you with targeted advertisements, improve advertisements, determine the number of visits and ad impressions, other uses of advertising services, and the ratio of interactions between these ad impressions and advertising services. The Website uses social plugins that connect to social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn. When you visit the Website and use these plugins, the Website connects directly to the server of the selected social network. The content provided by the plugin is then transmitted directly from the social networks to your web browser and added to the Website you are visiting. As a result, the relevant social network can access and process your data and combine it with data from your account on that social network.
Please note that we have no influence or control over the scope of data processed by social networks through plugins. For more information about how social networks process your personal data, for what purposes, using what methods, and for how long, please carefully review the personal data processing policies published by the relevant social networks.
Social Media Cookies: These cookies enable the collection of information about your social media usage. For example, cookies may be used to create personalized advertisements or conduct market research using information from your Facebook/Twitter accounts.
4. How can you prevent the use of cookies?
Although the preferences of our visitors and users regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies are fundamental to us, you can prevent the use of cookies if you wish. However, we would like to remind you that in this case, the website may not be able to display certain functions or may not work at all. To prevent the use of cookies, you need to change the settings of the internet browser you are using. These changes vary depending on the device and internet browser you are using. Below is information on the steps you need to take to prevent the use of cookies on different internet browsers:
Internet Explorer
1. Open the desktop and tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
2. Tap or click the Tools button and Internet Options.
3. Tap or click the Privacy tab, then move the slider under Settings to the top to block all cookies, and tap or click the OK button.
Microsoft Edge
1. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of your Microsoft Edge browser and go to Settings.
2. In the new window that appears, select Select items to clear, then select the sections you want to clear in the window that appears.
3. There are many sections here. Select the ones you want and start the clearing process.
Google Chrome
1. Open Chrome on your computer.
2. Click More Settings in the top right corner.
3. Click Advanced at the bottom.
4. Under Privacy and Security, click Content Settings.
5. Click Cookies.
6. Under “All Cookies and Site Data,” search for the name of the Website.
7. Click the Remove icon to the right of the site.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click on the Firefox Menu button and select Options.
2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.
3. Change the Firefox setting to use custom settings for history.
4. Click on the Show Cookies... button. The Cookies window will appear.
5. In the Search: field, enter the name of the site whose cookies you want to delete. Cookies matching your search will be displayed.
6. Select the cookie(s) you want to delete and click the Delete Selected button.
7. Click the Close button to close the Cookies window. Then close the about:preferences page.
Safari
1. Select Safari > Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click Website Data.
4. Select one or more websites and then click Delete or Delete All. For more information on how to do this in other major web browsers, visit https://www.esb.org.tr/cerez-bellek or https://www.aboutcookies.org.
You can also delete all cookies left behind by the websites you visit through third-party software.
5. Method and Legal Basis for Collecting Personal Data
Your personal data is collected electronically via cookies when you visit our website or use our app, based on the legal basis of our company's legitimate interests. Marketing and advertising activities carried out through targeting and profiling based on your purchases made through online channels, such as our website, and offline channels, such as our store, are only carried out with your explicit consent. The personal data collected may be processed in accordance with the conditions and purposes of personal data processing specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the Law, as well as for the purposes specified in this Cookie Policy.
6. To Whom and for What Purpose Your Personal Data May Be Transferred
The sharing of our customers' personal data with third parties takes place with the consent of our customers, and as a rule, personal data is not transferred to third parties without the consent of our customers.
However, due to our legal obligations, personal data is shared with courts and other public institutions, but not limited to these. In addition, personal data may be transferred to contracted third parties in order to provide the services we have committed to and to perform quality control on the services provided. Necessary technical and legal measures are taken to prevent rights violations during the transfer of data to third parties. However, the Company is not responsible for violations arising from the data protection policies of the third party receiving the personal data or from the risk area under the responsibility of the third party.
You can find detailed information about the purposes for which your personal data is processed by our Company, your rights as a data subject under the KVKK, and the Application Form prepared in accordance with the conditions specified in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles for Applying to the Data Controller , which is prepared in accordance with the conditions specified in the Communication on the Procedures and Principles for Applying to the Data Controller.