Cookie Policy
Doc. No.: PO.YN.27 | Published: 01.08.2022 | Revised: 23.12.2024 | Rev. No.: 3
This policy is applied as a whole across all departments of the companies within Runibex Technology Group (“RTG”), as specified in the PR.YN.2 Scope Procedure.
When you access RTG’s website at
www.runibex.com (“Site”) and other sites and mobile applications developed by RTG (collectively, the “Platform”), or when you access electronic communications or advertisements sent by RTG, data files may be placed on your computer or other devices to enable the recording and collection of certain data. Additionally, SDKs (Software Development Kits) with functions similar to cookies used on the Site may be used within mobile applications.
These data files placed on computers and other devices may be cookies, flash objects, pixel tags, or other data storage technologies.
In this Policy, the term “cookie” is used to refer to all cookies and similar technologies that may be used by RTG.
Personal data may be collected through cookies. Data obtained in this manner will only be evaluated within the scope of this Policy and the applicable law where such data constitutes personal data.
The purpose of this Policy is to inform you about which types of cookies we use and for what purposes, and how you can manage these cookies in relation to the processing of personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies and SDKs on your device via our website and application. For cookies other than strictly necessary cookies used on our website, users’ explicit consent is obtained, and the option to change their consent at any time is provided.
Users can view the types of cookies used on our website through the cookie management panel and set their preferences to “on” or “off” for all cookies except Strictly Necessary Cookies. Users can also change their preferences at any time through this panel.
1. What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files created on your device by a website, containing data in a name–value format. Cookies allow a website you visit to store information on your device and use that information during subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the web browser you use to access the site and do not contain personal data such as name, gender, or address. The information contained in cookies can only be accessed if you use the same web browser and only by the domain of the website that created the cookie (e.g.
http://www.example.com). Cookies are sent via communication between your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.) and website servers during your browsing.
2. Types of Cookies
2.1. By ownership
- First-Party Cookies — Placed on the device directly by the website visited or by the Company.
- Third-Party Cookies — Placed on the device by a third party collaborating with the Company, such as an advertiser or analytics system.
2.2. By duration
- Session Cookies — Provide data that can be stored until the user closes the browser or the session ends. These are short-term cookies.
- Persistent Cookies — Remain on the drive until deleted by the user or until a specific expiry date is reached. Persistent cookies have a variable-duration, written expiry date in their code.
2.3. By purpose of use
- Technical / Strictly Necessary Cookies — Required for browsing the website and using features such as accessing secure areas of the site.
- Functional Cookies — Allow the website to remember past selections (such as username, password, preferred language, etc.). Preference cookies that enable automatic login to the website are also referred to as functional cookies.
- Performance / Analytics Cookies — Also known as statistics cookies, these provide anonymous, statistical data relating to website usage. Statistics cookies can store information about how a user uses the website, pages visited, and links clicked. Anonymised statistics cookies are not used to identify the website user. The purpose of these cookies is to make the website more functional.
- Marketing / Targeting Cookies — Cookies that may be used by companies to build a profile of your interests and display relevant advertisements on other sites.
3. Reasons for Using Cookies
RTG uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Administration and security of communications and services;
- Facilitating the use of the website and other electronic services and adapting them for users;
- Improving the functionality and performance of the website;
- Delivering advertisements and similar communications to users;
- Informing you of the nearest branch location; and
- Ensuring the legal security of our website and you.
4. Rejecting and Deleting Cookies
Most browsers allow the use of cookies. Users can, depending on their browser, adjust their settings to reject and delete cookies if they wish.
If cookies are deleted or rejected (rendered inactive), some features of our website and services may become unavailable.
By using our website without deleting or rejecting some or all cookies, you accept that we may place those undeleted or unrejected cookies on your device. By clicking the “Accept” button, you accept our use of cookies.
5. Information About Cookies Used on Our Site
Strictly Necessary / Technical Cookies
These are cookies required for the use and operation of the website. If technical cookies are disabled, access to part or all of the site may not be possible.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
| _ga, __utmc, __utmz, _gid, __utmb, __utma |
Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analytics reports. |
Marketing and Targeting Cookies
Cookies used to serve advertisements and campaigns based on users’ interests and to measure the effectiveness of marketing activities. If disabled, personalised campaigns and advertisement recommendation integration may not be available.
6. Transfer of Personal Data Processed Through Cookies
Within the scope of our activities carried out through cookies, your personal data is transferred to our Suppliers, Business Partners, and Third-Party Service Providers for the purposes of customising and developing RTG services for you, conducting marketing activities, carrying out and auditing business activities, and managing goods/services procurement processes.
Additionally, if you consent to performance/analytics cookies, your personal data will be processed on overseas servers through the third-party infrastructure provider Google Analytics for the limited purpose of carrying out storage and archiving activities. In this context, your personal data will be transferred, based on your explicit consent and with the necessary technical and administrative measures in place, to service providers whose servers are located abroad.
If you consent to Targeting Cookies through the cookie management tool on our website, your relevant personal data will be transferred to our Corporate Customers, based on your explicit consent, for the purposes of managing goods/services sales processes, conducting marketing and analysis activities, and carrying out strategic planning activities.
7. Managing Cookies
Browsers generally accept cookies automatically. Using cookies is not mandatory to use our website, but if you set your browser to not accept cookies, the quality of your user experience may decrease and various functions of our sites may be impaired. In particular, technical cookies enable the Site to fulfil its basic functions. If you disable them, some functions on the Site may not work properly.
You can set the buttons in the cookie management panel to on or off according to your preference and click “Save settings”. Refresh the page to activate your settings.
You can configure your browser to block cookies for all sites or specific sites, to give a warning when a cookie is created, to block third-party cookies, or to treat all cookies as session cookies. Additionally, you can delete cookies through your browser or view the list and values of cookies stored in your browser.
For more detailed information about cookies, you can visit
https://www.aboutcookies.org/ or
https://youronlinechoices.eu, or you can use the “Privacy Badger” application (
https://privacybadger.org).
8. Data Subject Requests
For your rights under Article 11 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 and for detailed information, you may review our Clarification Notice. RTG reserves the right to amend the terms of use relating to cookies and this Cookie Policy.
