As City Line İnş.Emlak Tur.Tic.ve San.Ltd.Şti (Serenity Queen Hotel), we work to protect the privacy of individuals using our website to ensure that our users can enjoy our services safely and completely. In this regard, our company has established this Cookie Policy to ensure your rights and privacy.
This Cookie Policy applies to the websites operated by our company, mobile applications, third-party programs, or platforms accessed and used through websites.
By using our company's website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, we kindly ask you not to continue using the website or to change your cookie preferences as indicated in this policy. Please note that not allowing cookies may cause some features of the website to lose functionality.
This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the "Personal Data Protection Policy." For more detailed information on the processing of your personal data by our company, we recommend reviewing our "Personal Data Protection Policy."
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small data file placed on a visitor's computer or mobile device by websites. Cookies are widely used in the virtual world and help remember information such as the language, settings, etc., of your device during your visit due to their automatic acceptance by web browsers. When users connect to a website for the first time, the site creates these data files, which are then read during subsequent visits, allowing the website to work more efficiently and quickly load user settings such as site language.
What Are the Types of Cookies?
Cookies are classified into different types based on criteria such as how long they are stored on mobile devices and who places them. The primary distinction is as follows:
COOKIE TYPE |
EXPLANATION |
Session Cookies: |
Session cookies are cookies that are valid during your use of the website and remain active until the web browser is closed. |
Persistent Cookies: |
These are cookies that are stored in your browser and remain valid until deleted by you or until their expiration date. |
Necessary Cookies: |
These are cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of the website and are required for you to use its features and access the services offered. |
Functional and Analytical Cookies: |
These cookies are used to remember your preferences, ensure the website is used effectively, and optimize the site to respond to your needs. They contain data about how you use the website. Due to their nature, these cookies may include personal data. For example, cookies that store your preferred language for viewing the site are considered functional cookies. |
Tracking Cookies |
Tracking cookies are primary and third-party cookies created during your visit to our website and third-party domains. These cookies enable the tracking of your click and visit history on the domains where they were created and allow the matching of this data across different domains. These types of cookies are used for user recognition and profiling, targeting advertising and marketing activities, and personalizing content. These cookies will not be used to identify you or make decisions specific to your individual identity. |
First-party Cookies |
First-party Cookies are cookies placed on your device by the operator of the website you are visiting. |
Third-party Cookies |
Third-party Cookies are cookies placed on your device by entities other than the operator of the website you are visiting and are controlled by those external parties..
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What is the Purpose of Using Cookies?
Cookies are used for various purposes. The main purposes are as follows:
* To improve the services offered to you in order to enhance the functionality and performance of the website,
* To improve the website and offer new features through it,
* To provide visitors with a more personalized and engaging experience,
* To ensure the legal and commercial security of the website, users, and our company,
* To carry out promotional activities for products and services relevant to your interests,
* To fulfill legal and contractual obligations, especially those arising from the Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and the Fight Against Crimes Committed Through These Publications, and the related regulations.
Can Sensitive Information Be Stored Through Cookies?
Our company does not store users' sensitive information through cookies. Cookies only contain information related to your visit history and do not access files stored on your computer or mobile device. Our company reserves the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy without notifying users or website visitors.
How Can You Control Cookies?
• You can control or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete the cookies already present on your device and adjust your web browser to block cookies. Preferences regarding cookies must be set separately for each device through which the visitor accesses the platform.
However, we would like to warn you that if you configure your browser to block cookies, some services on our website may not function properly.
To disable cookies:
• For Chrome: Use the option "Settings/Privacy/Content Settings/Turn off Cookies" in your browser settings.
• For Internet Explorer users: Use the options "Options/Internet Settings/Privacy/Settings."
• For Firefox users: Use the options "Tools/Options/Privacy/Cookie Acceptance Method/Until Firefox is closed."
• For Safari users: Use the option "Preferences/Privacy/Website Data/Select one or more websites/Clear All."
• For Opera users: Use the option "Preferences/Advanced/Cookies.".
Clarification Text Regarding Personal Data Processed Through Cookies
As City Line İnş.Emlak Tur.Tic.ve San.Ltd.Şti ("Serenity Queen Hotel"), the privacy and security of your personal data are among our top priorities. In this regard, we would like to inform you about your personal data in order to fulfill our obligation to inform you under Article 10 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK"). Personal data refers to any information that identifies or can identify you.
The website www.serenityhotels.com, which belongs to our hotel, uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file, usually consisting of a combination of letters and numbers, which is stored on the terminal devices used and allows the identification of the device.
The purpose of this Cookie Disclosure Text is to provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal data obtained automatically through the placement of cookies on your terminal devices on the website www.serenityhotels.com. It explains which types of cookies we use, for what purposes, and how you can manage these cookies.
Types of Cookies Based on Duration We use session cookies and persistent cookies based on their duration on our website. Session cookies are used to maintain the continuity of the session and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are not deleted when you close your browser, and they are automatically deleted after the predetermined storage duration expires.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies Whether a cookie is a first-party or third-party cookie depends on who places the cookie. First-party cookies are placed directly by our site, i.e., the URL address you see in your browser's address bar, www.serenityhotels.com. Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are placed by a URL address outside of www.serenityhotels.com, which you see in your address bar.
Cookie Types Based on Usage Purposes
The following cookies are used on our website based on their purposes:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. These first-party cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of our website and to process your personal data for this purpose. These cookies are necessary to perform the services you requested (such as logging in, filling out forms, and remembering privacy preferences).
Performance - Analytical Cookies
These cookies are used to determine the number of unique visitors, measure the user traffic on our website, identify the effectiveness of the keywords we use in search engines, track the navigation status of users visiting our site, measure and improve our website’s performance. These cookies also help us understand the popularity of the pages on our site and measure the impact of advertisements on our visitors.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
These cookies are placed by our partners through our website and are third-party cookies. These cookies are used by our partners to identify your interests and display advertisements relevant to you.
Information Regarding the Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data through Cookies
Necessary Cookies
Personal data collected through necessary cookies are processed under Article 5(2)(f) of the Law, which states that "the processing of data 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
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