Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) applies to websites managed by the Turkish Education Foundation (“TEV”) (“TEV websites”) and cookies will be used as described in this Policy during your visit to our website.

1. What is Cookie?

Cookies are small text files created on your device by a website and containing data in a name-value format. Cookies enable the website you visit to store information on your device and use this information during subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the web browser you use to access the website; remote access to the information contained in these cookies is only possible by websites offered under the domain name that created the cookie and if you use the same browser. Cookies have become an important part of web technologies today and their basic functions are to remember the visitor and their preferences and to recognize their device; almost every website uses cookies.

2. Third Party Cookies

Cookies created by the domain name in the access address of the website you are visiting are primary cookies. The content presented on the visited website may be provided through domain names other than the domain name in the access address (e.g. viewing content hosted on a video platform via a social media website); in this case, each domain name may create its own unique third-party cookies.

3. For What Purposes Are Cookies Used?

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To remember your navigation and usage preferences during your visit to TEV websites (e.g. display language, location-specific website display, etc.), to facilitate the use of TEV websites and to customize TEV websites according to your preferences,
• To ensure that various features and functions of TEV websites work properly (e.g., keeping you logged in, embedding dynamic content, etc.),
• To collect non-personal general information about how TEV websites are used by visitors, such as the most clicked links, the most visited pages, the number of error messages displayed, and to analyze this information to make faulty pages work, improve our website, remove or improve unpreferred pages;

The data we collect through cookies is not used for the purpose of identifying you, profiling you, or tracking your activities on websites other than the Website.

Cookies are not used for purposes other than those specified in this Policy, and all relevant transactions are carried out in accordance with data protection legislation. For more detailed information about the processing of your personal data by us, please read the TEV Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy available at https://www.tev.org.tr/kvkk/tr/2.

4. What are the Types of Cookies?

• Session Cookies

• Permanent Cookies

These cookies are stored in your browser and remain valid until you delete them or until their expiration date.

• Mandatory Cookies

These are cookies that are mandatory for the website to function properly and for you to benefit from the website's features and services offered.

• Functional and Analytical Cookies

These cookies are used for purposes such as remembering your preferences, using the website effectively, optimizing the website to respond to your requests, and contain data about how you use the website. Due to their nature, these types of cookies may contain your personal data. For example, cookies that record your website's display language preference are 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 tracking of your click and visit history on the domains where they are created and matching of these records between different domains. These types of cookies are used to identify and profile users, target advertising and marketing activities, and customize content. These cookies will not be used to identify you or make decisions specific to you.

5. Management of Cookies

Web browsers generally accept cookies automatically. Cookies are not required to use our website, but if you set your browser not to accept cookies, the quality of your user experience may be reduced and various functions of our website may be impaired.

You can configure your browser to block cookies for all websites or specific websites, to alert you 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 detailed information about your browser's cookie management functions, please click on the relevant link below to obtain information from your browser's website.

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Opera
• Internet Explorer

6. More Information About Cookies

Visitors who wish to obtain clear and more detailed information about cookies are advised to visit www.aboutcookies.org (in English).

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