Cookie Policy

At Dr. Melih Güven’s Practice, we use cookies and certain other similar technologies and products (collectively referred to as “Cookies”) to help you make the most of our website and enhance your user experience.

This document contains information regarding the Cookies that will be used when you visit the www.melihguven.com.tr website (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”). If you prefer not to use Cookies, you can delete or block them through your browser settings. However, please note that this may affect your use of the Site.

You can access the privacy notice regarding the personal data we process in our capacity as “Data Controller” under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“Law”) via the Privacy Notice link on the Site.

1 – What Are Cookies and Other Similar Technologies?

A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device via your browser when you visit a website. Cookies enable a website to operate more efficiently and allow for the presentation of personalized pages to provide a visit experience that is better tailored to your personal needs and faster. Cookies contain only information related to your browsing history on the internet and do not collect any information about files stored on your computer or mobile device.

In addition, there are certain technologies used for purposes similar to cookies (“Cookie-Like Technologies”), as listed below.

• Pixel tags (transparent graphic images placed on a website that indicate when a page has been viewed),
• Mobile device identifiers (storage of information regarding the use of a mobile device in third-party environments via IDFA, advertising ID, etc.),
• Segmentation/Reporting Products (programs or products that operate through pre-built code added to websites or mobile devices via various methods and, through this code, report on, interpret, or store users’ activities on the website or mobile device)

The term “cookie” as used in this text shall be understood to include Cookie-Like Technologies as well.

2 – Types of Cookies and Their Purposes

2.1 – Cookies by Expiration Period:

Session Cookies: Session cookies are temporary cookies used while visitors are on the website and are deleted once the browser is closed. The primary purpose of using these cookies is to ensure the website functions properly during your visit. For example, these cookies make it possible for you to fill out online forms consisting of multiple pages.

Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies are used to enhance the website’s functionality and provide a faster and better service. These cookies are used to remember visitors’ preferences and are stored on visitors’ devices via their browsers. Certain types of persistent cookies may be used to provide personalized recommendations to visitors, taking into account factors such as the purpose of their website usage. Thanks to persistent cookies, when a website is revisited using the same device, the system checks whether a cookie created by the website exists on the visitor’s device; if so, it is determined that the website has been visited before, and the content to be presented to visitors is determined accordingly. Cookie-like technologies also fall under this category.

2.2 – Cookies by Source:

First-party cookies: These are placed directly on visitors’ devices by the website. First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and can only be read by that site.

Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are set by other organizations that provide various services. For example, the external data analytics services we use and the providers offering these services set cookies on our behalf to report what is popular and what is not.

2.3 – Cookies by Purpose:

• Essential Cookies: Essential cookies are necessary for you to browse our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas (logging in, filling out forms, and remembering privacy preferences). These cookies are used for purposes such as security and authentication; they are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify you. An example of this is remembering your previous actions when you return to a page within the same session.
• Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you’ve made in the past (such as your username, region, or language) to provide a more personalized online experience. The information collected by these cookies may include sensitive data that could identify you, such as your username or profile picture. Not allowing the use of these types of cookies may prevent you from using a specific feature and prevent the website from remembering your preferences.
• Performance cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as how you use our website, which pages you visit, and which links you click. These cookies are used to improve the site. Website owners use them to estimate the number of unique visitors, identify the most important search engine keywords leading to a web page, or track navigation patterns on the website. These cookies do not identify you personally. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously.
• Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to present content that is relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to deliver targeted ads or to limit the number of times an ad is shown to you. Many types of these cookies can collect personally identifiable information by tracking consumers.

3 – What happens if I do not accept cookies?

If you decide not to accept cookies, certain features of this website may not be displayed or may not function properly. This will limit what you can do on our website and may affect the design and user experience.

Features that may be affected include:

• Using the “My Favorites (My Content)” feature
• Inability to experience the website in a personalized way
• Watching videos
• Liking or sharing this page on social media
• Viewing embedded content

4 – How Can You Block the Use of Cookies?

While the use of cookies helps the website or mobile app provide better service, you can block cookies if you wish. However, please note that in this case, the website or mobile app may not function fully, and you may not be able to take advantage of all its features. To block cookies, you must change the settings in the web browser you are using. These changes vary depending on the device and web browser you are using. Below is information on the steps you need to follow to block cookies in different web browsers:

Internet Explorer

• Open the desktop and tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
• Tap or click the Tools button, then tap or click Internet Options.
• Tap or click the Privacy tab, then move the slider under Settings all the way up to block all cookies, and tap or click the OK button.

• Open Chrome on your computer.
• Click More Settings in the top-right corner.
• Click Advanced at the bottom.
• Under “Privacy and security,” click Content settings.
• Click Cookies.
• Under “All cookies and site data,” search for the website’s name.
• Click the Remove icon to the right of the site.

• Click the Firefox Menu button and select Options.
• Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.
• Change the Firefox setting to “Use custom settings for history.”
• Click the “Show Cookies” button. The Cookies window will appear.
• In the Search: field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to delete. Cookies matching your search will be displayed.
• Select the cookie(s) you want to delete and click the “Delete Selected” button.
• Click the “Close” button to close the Cookies window. Then close the about:preferences page.

• Select Safari > Preferences.
• Click the Privacy tab.
• Click Website Data.
• Select one or more websites, then click Delete or Delete All.

• Click the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of your Microsoft Edge browser and go to Settings.
• In the new window that appears, click “Select items to clear,” then select the categories you want to clear from the window that appears.
• There are many categories here. You can start the clearing process by selecting the ones you want.

5 – Cookies Used and Their Purposes