Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies and similar technologies, such as browser local storage, are small pieces of data that a website keeps in a browser. The table on this page is generated from the code inventory of records used on the site.
Necessary records
Records needed to operate and secure the site and apply choices cannot be disabled. Cloudflare may set its own necessary cookies for proxy and bot protection; a conditional record may not be set when bot management or a challenge is not active.
Analytics consent
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) loads only after you grant analytics consent. Measures site usage only after analytics consent; measurement data is processed by Google on servers outside Türkiye, including in the United States. Refusing consent does not prevent the site's essential functions.
Changing your choice
You can change your decision at any time with the “Cookie preferences” button at the bottom of the page.
The preference record is kept for 180 days. When the policy version changes, the previous decision becomes stale and you are asked to choose again.
Service providers and transfers
Through the use of Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS SES, Cloudflare and Google Analytics 4 (GA4), personal data is transferred abroad to the countries and for the purposes listed in this section.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): Servers are in the AWS Istanbul Local Zone (Türkiye); part of the AWS infrastructure is in Frankfurt (Germany). Transfer purpose: Hosting and backups.
- AWS SES: Form notification e-mails pass through eu-central-1 (Frankfurt, Germany). Transfer purpose: Delivery of contact-form notification e-mails.
- Cloudflare: The proxy is enabled; traffic, IP addresses and request headers pass through its global network. Transfer purpose: Traffic delivery and security/bot protection.
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Measures site usage only after analytics consent; measurement data is processed by Google on servers outside Türkiye, including in the United States. Transfer purpose: Usage measurement.
Related retention periods
- Contact-form submissions are kept for 12 months.
- Submissions marked as spam are kept for 30 days.
- User- and event-level data in GA4 is kept for 2 months.
Governing language
This English text is a translation. The Turkish version prevails in the event of any inconsistency.
| Name | Category | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| efes_consent | Necessary | Cookie | 180 days | Stores your cookie choice (analytics permission and policy version). |
| _ga | Analytics | Cookie | 2 years | Distinguishes a visitor to measure site usage after analytics consent. |
| _ga_* | Analytics | Cookie | 2 years | Stores the GA4 measurement session state after analytics consent. |
| __cf_bm | Necessary | Cookie | 30 minutes | A necessary cookie that may be set by Cloudflare to manage bot traffic and protect the site from abuse. |
| cf_clearance | Necessary | Cookie | According to the Challenge Passage setting (30 minutes by default) | A necessary cookie that may be set by Cloudflare to remember a successful check when bot management or a challenge is active. |