This cookie policy has been prepared by HOWTEK A.Ş. (“Company”) to inform you, our valued visitors, about the principles governing our use of cookies on our website, https://www.howtek.com, with the aim of providing you with higher quality and personalized services.
A cookie is information stored on your computer by a web page you visit. Cookies are not malicious software or applications that harm your computer. On the contrary, cookies are used to remember the preferences you selected during previous visits to a web page; this enables the provision of higher-quality service through correct configuration and accurate information during subsequent visits.
Cookies are generally classified in the ways detailed below:
First-party cookies are used for purposes such as tracking a user's page views and calculating metrics like the number of sessions and the number of users on the webpage. By using first-party cookies, the webpage accesses data to generate general analyses and reports regarding the site.
Third-party cookies refer to cookies placed by elements or services other than the website being visited. Third-party cookies may be used through applications such as social media plug-ins, advertisements, or website integrations to monitor and analyse behavioural activities. For example, when a YouTube link is embedded in a website, a YouTube cookie may be added to the browser each time that link is clicked.
Session cookies are used to monitor users who connect to and sign in to a website. They are particularly used to track shopping activities, remember products added to a shopping cart, and perform similar functions. These cookies are deleted when the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies remain stored even after the browser used to access the internet has been closed. They are commonly used for functions involving usernames and passwords.
Secure cookies are used only by websites operating over HTTPS and protected by an SSL certificate. They are used to manage processes involving encrypted data.
As the Company, we have categorised the cookies that may be used on our website as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies enable you to navigate our website and use essential features such as secure areas.
| Name | Provider | Description | Data Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|
_uetvid | Doubleclick.net | This is a tracking cookie used by Microsoft Bing Ads. It allows us to communicate with users who have previously visited our website. | 14 days |
PHPSESSID | howtek.com | Used to ensure that the user session operates smoothly. | Until the session ends |
ONDSESSIONID | howtek.com | The unique ID of a user who connects to live support. It is used to recognise the same user. | 20 years |
ONDSESSIONIDCOUNT | howtek.com | Used to record how many times a user connecting to live support has previously visited the website. | 20 years |
DSID | Doubleclick.net | Used to assign an identification number to the user. | 14 days |
Performance and functionality cookies are used to help us provide our services more effectively, improve service quality, and offer a more functional user experience. We first obtain your explicit consent for these cookies and begin processing only after you have granted permission. If you do not provide consent, no data processing will take place other than through strictly necessary cookies.
| Name | Provider | Description | Data Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|
AID | Used to match users’ activities across different devices. | 14 months | |
datr | Used to identify the browser. | 2 years | |
dpr, fr, sb, wd | Used to ensure that Facebook services function properly. | 2 years | |
C_user | Contains the user ID of the user currently signed in to Facebook. | 1 year | |
xs | Used to store session information in encrypted form. | 1 year | |
Spin | Facebook advertising cookies are used to generate reports on social campaigns, improve campaign configuration, and create aggregated audience pools for targeting based on behavioural trends both on and outside campaign websites. | 1 day | |
APISID, SAPISID, SID, SSID | Used to enable YouTube videos to play. | 2 years | |
NID | Used to enable YouTube videos to play. | 6 months | |
_Secure-* | Used for security purposes. | 2 years | |
OTZ | Used to remember user preferences. | 1 month | |
_gat_UA-* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates. | 90 days |
| Google Analytics | Registers an identifier used to generate statistical data about how visitors use the website. | 2 years | |
| Google Analytics | Registers an identifier used to generate statistical data about how visitors use the website. | 24 hours |
Marketing cookies enable us to track your visit to our website—including the pages you view and the links you follow—as well as your activity across other websites, applications, and online services. This allows us to display targeted advertisements to you on our website. In addition to the other cookies we use, the third parties listed below may also place and use the relevant cookies on your computer with your permission.
| Name | Provider | Description | Data Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Used by Facebook to display various advertising products, such as real-time bids from third-party advertisers. | 6 months | |
1P_JAR | Used to store information about visitors’ use of the website. | 1 month | |
ANID | Used for advertising purposes. | 2 years | |
SIDCC | Used to store information about visitors’ use of the website. | 1 year | |
HSID | Doubleclick.net | Used to create an online visitor profile and display relevant advertisements on other websites. | 1 year |
id | Doubleclick.net | Used to create an online visitor profile and display relevant advertisements on other websites. | Until the session ends |
Further information about the cookie policies of third-party companies is available at the following links:
You may withdraw your permission for the use of cookies at any time. If the cookies in use are deleted, our website will not process cookies until your permission is requested again. When you reload the page, you will once again be asked to provide your explicit consent to the use of cookies. Cookies may be processed if you provide your explicit consent; otherwise, they will not be processed.
To help you delete or manage cookies, instructions for four browsers are provided below:
In addition to the options above, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu to learn more about cookies and cookie management.
You may submit requests concerning your rights under Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 by completing the Data Subject Application Form in accordance with the procedures and principles specified therein. You may send the completed form to info@howtek.com in a communication bearing a mobile signature or electronic signature. Alternatively, you may submit a wet-signed written application in person, together with the relevant form, to the following address:
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You may also submit your request through a notary public.
We will process and conclude your application free of charge as soon as possible and no later than thirty days, depending on the nature of the request. However, if the process requires an additional cost, the fee specified in the tariff determined by the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board will be charged by the Company.