During your interaction with the Emphair Platform, we use various technologies to improve the platform, make it useful, effective and secure. One of the technologies we use to make the most efficient use of the services provided is different types of cookies.
The purpose of this text is to inform users about the cookie policy of the “www.empclinics.com” internet/mobile site (here in after referred to as Empclinics Platform or Platform) belonging to EMP Sağlık Turizm Anonim Şirketi and to explain how you can manage cookies if you wish.
What Are Cookies and Why Are They Used?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, mobile phones, tablets or other mobile devices via browsers by the websites you visit and that keep in the browser history of the device what users are searching for on the websites. When your movements and information on the website are written to these text files through browsers, it allows you to be recognized without having to type your information when you enter the same sites. The cookies used by the Empclinics Platform do not cause any harm to your computer and do not contain viruses. The main purposes of using cookies on the Empclinics Platform are as follows:
- To save you time by making your browsing experience faster and easier when you visit the Empclinics Platform.
- To make your browsing experience more efficient by remembering your preferences or registration details for your visits to the Empclinics Platform.
- To personalize the platform according to your preferences with the cookies that the Empclinics Platform will obtain and to provide content appropriate to your interests.
- To publish content with advertising nature belonging to Empclinics Platform, to analyze and improve your approach and reactions to the content;
- To ensure the legal and commercial security of Empclinics Platform for you and EMP Sağlık Turizm Anonim Şirketi .
What are the Types of Cookies?
Cookies by Duration of Use:
- Temporary Cookies: They are only stored temporarily during the session and expire when you close your browser. The main purpose of the use of such cookies is to ensure the proper functioning of the Emphair Platform during your visit.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your computer/mobile device after closing the browser or application. If you visit the Emphair Platform again with the same device, it is checked whether there is a cookie created by the platform on your device and, if there is, it is understood that you have visited the platform before and the content to be transmitted to you is determined accordingly Persistent cookies remain until you delete them or they expire.
Cookies by Purpose of Use:
- Mandatory Cookies: These are the necessary and most important cookies. It allows you to create a user account, log in and navigate the Empclinics Platform. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or mobile device after you close the browser or application and are used to recognize you when you return to the Empclinics Platform. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and verification and are not used for any marketing purposes.
- Performance and analysis cookies: To improve the overall operation of the Empclinics Platform, they are used to collect information about how visitors use the platform (pages viewed, average duration of the visit, etc.), to check whether the site is working properly and to detect errors received.
- Functionality cookies: These are cookies used to facilitate visiting the Emphair Platform and to improve your browsing experience. It allows you to remember certain settings, such as your preferred language, layout or color scheme.
- Tracking cookies: Used to track visitors’ internet browsing behavior and to collect data and information on their browsing behavior from the various websites they visit.
Types of cookies according to the party placing the cookie:
- Advertising cookies: The first-party cookies placed by the Empclinics Platform are used to customize the advertisements presented to visitors, to prevent the re-display of advertisements that have already been displayed.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Advertising cookies that are installed and managed by our third-party business partners (Google, Facebook, etc.) with whom we cooperate when you visit a website are used to transmit certain information about your visit to the Emphair Platform.
Who Uses the Information Stored in Cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of the Emphair Platform is used only by us, except for those described as “Target/Advertising Cookies” in the “What Types of Cookies?” section, which are used and managed by external organizations to provide services aimed at improving our services and the experience of the user browsing our Platform.
In order to obtain more detailed information on the processing of your personal information and those subject to international data transfer in our cooperation with third parties, we recommend that you read our Privacy Policy, which you can access on our Platform, and the privacy policies/privacy configurations of our third-party business partners accessible through their platforms.
How Can You Manage Cookies?
If you do not prefer the use of cookies, you can delete, block or manage cookies as you wish in your browser settings. However, we would like to remind you that deleting or blocking cookies may affect your efficient use of the Empclinics Platform. Unless you change your cookie settings from your browser, it will be assumed that you accept the cookie policy of the Empclinics Platform. Information collected through the use of cookies that does not directly enable your identification, such as how you use the Empclinics Platform may also be considered personal data if it is based on an identity allocated to the user and has therefore been individualized and collected, stored and evaluated. For more information about the personal data obtained through our Cookie Policy, you can review our Policy and Clarification Text
To change your preferences regarding the use of cookies, or to block or delete cookies, simply change your browser settings. Many browsers give you the option to accept or reject cookies, to accept only certain types of cookies, or to be alerted by the browser when you request to store cookies on a website or your device. It is also possible to delete cookies that were previously saved in your browser. If you would like to manage the use of cookies according to your preferences, you can adjust your allow or deny settings by following these steps, depending on the type of internet browser you use:
- Google Chrome: You can allow or reject cookies in the “Cookie” tab by clicking on the “Lock Sign” or “i” in the “Address Section” of your browser. More information about Google Chrome cookie management can be found here.
- MozillaFirefox: You can manage your cookies by clicking on the “Options” image from the “Open Menu” tab in the upper right corner of your browser and using the “Privacy and Security” button. More information about MozillaFirefox cookie management can be found here.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: You can manage your cookie in the form of “Allow” or “Disallow” by clicking on the “Security” tab in the “Tool” or “Tools” Section in the upper right corner of your browser. More information about Internet Explorer cookie settings can be found here.
- Apple Safari: You can select the “Safari” tab from the “Settings” section of your phone and provide all your cookie management from the “Privacy and Security” Section. Learn more about Apple Safari cookie settings here.
- For other browsers, you can also review the help or support pages for those browsers.