COOKIE POLICY

Villaciniz Seyahat Turizm Emlak Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (“Villaciniz”), as the owner of the website at www.villaciniz.co.uk (the “Website”), processes personal data and uses internet cookies in order to provide its visitors with a better user experience, with due regard to visitors' privacy and their rights concerning the protection of personal data. This Cookie Policy explains to all Website visitors and users which types of cookies are used and under which conditions, and which types of personal data are processed, for which purposes and by which methods, within the scope of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“KVKK”) and other applicable legislation. Cookies other than strictly necessary cookies are used only on the basis of your explicit consent. You may change your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie preference panel on the Website.

Villaciniz may stop using the cookies used on its site, change their types or functions, or add new cookies to the site. We therefore reserve the right to amend the provisions of this Cookie Policy at any time. Any amendment made to the current Cookie Policy shall take effect upon its publication on the Website or in any publicly accessible medium.

What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small piece of information collected by Villaciniz in order to serve its users better and to reach them more quickly and easily. Villaciniz uses the information obtained from its users to understand their expectations and preferences and to provide each user with a personalised service.

How Are Cookies Collected, and on What Legal Basis?

Villaciniz processes the cookies specified below in the electronic environment, in the context of users' visits to the Website, on the basis of Villaciniz's legitimate interest. Cookie processing for targeting and marketing activities relating to user experience is carried out solely on the basis of the user's explicit consent. Personal data collected through the Website are processed in accordance with the personal data processing conditions set out in Article 5 of the KVKK and with this Cookie Policy.

Which Cookies Are Used, and for What Purposes?

Villaciniz, whose aim is for its users to benefit from short-term property and boat rental and transfer services in the most effective and efficient way, is aware that each user has different and individual expectations of these services. With this in mind, Villaciniz uses cookies to improve and personalise the customer experience. The cookies used remember user preferences and help provide a more effective service. Villaciniz's main purposes in using cookies are as follows:

• Performing the basic functions necessary for the Website to operate;
• Analysing the Website and improving its performance;
• Enhancing the functionality of the Website and providing ease of use;
• Carrying out personalisation, targeting and marketing activities directed at users (solely on the basis of your explicit consent).

Which Cookies Are Used on the Website?

Both first-party cookies (placed directly by the website visited) and third-party cookies (placed by suppliers other than the website, on behalf of Villaciniz) are used on the Website. Villaciniz may share the personal data within the scope of this Cookie Policy — limited to the achievement of the purposes stated above and in accordance with the legislation — with the service providers, business partners and suppliers listed below:

Google (Analytics, DoubleClick) — Purpose: measurement, advertising, on-site improvement. Cookie type: functional and analytical cookies; commercial cookies.

Meta (Facebook/Instagram) — Purpose: advertising. Cookie type: commercial cookies.

Hotjar — Purpose: measurement, on-site improvement. Cookie type: functional and analytical cookies; commercial cookies.

Third-party advertising companies (Criteo, RTB House) — Purpose: advertising. Cookie type: functional and analytical cookies; commercial cookies.

Functional and Analytical Cookies

These cookies contain data used to remember your preferences, to ensure the effective use of the website, to optimise the site so that it responds to user requests, and to understand how visitors use the site. By their nature, cookies of this type may contain personal information such as your username.

Third-Party Cookies

Villaciniz websites/mobile applications/mobile websites work with trusted, well-known third-party advertising providers. Third-party service providers place their own cookies in order to deliver advertisements tailored to you. Cookies placed by third parties collect and process visitors' browsing information on websites and analyse how they use them.

Commercial Cookies

These serve to present products/content of a similar nature to those you are interested in, in line with your interests and choices, and to enhance your user experience by offering a more advanced, personalised advertising portfolio. The session, persistent, functional and analytical, and commercial cookies referred to above are retained for approximately two (2) months; you may delete or block cookies at any time through your internet browser settings. How these settings are adjusted may vary depending on the browser used.

How Can I Delete Cookies?

Many internet browsers are set, from first installation, to accept and use cookies automatically. Using your browser's help or settings menus, you can block cookies or arrange to be warned when a cookie is sent to your device. To learn about the different ways of managing cookies and for detailed information on how to adjust the settings of the browser you use, please refer to your browser's instructions or help screens.

What Are Your Rights?

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights:

1. To learn whether any of your personal data are processed;

2. To request information regarding the processing activities relating to your personal data;

3. To learn the purposes for which your personal data are processed and whether they are used in accordance with those purposes;

4. To know the third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred, in Turkey or abroad;

5. To request the rectification of your personal data if they are incomplete or inaccurate, and to request that the rectification be notified to the third parties to whom the data have been transferred;

6. To request the erasure, destruction or anonymisation of your personal data if the reasons requiring their processing cease to exist — even though they were processed in compliance with the KVKK and other applicable laws — and to request that this be notified to the third parties to whom the data have been transferred;

7. To object to a result arising against you through the analysis of your personal data exclusively by automated systems;

8. To request compensation for damage if you suffer damage as a result of the unlawful processing of your personal data.

Applications

You may submit applications concerning the rights listed above via [Application Form link], by e-mail to [e-mail address], or in writing to [company address]. Applications are concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty (30) days at the latest, in accordance with the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller.

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