Privacy and Cookies Policy

Privacy & Cookie Policy

At Garpim, we care about the protection of your personal data and the privacy of your life. The purpose of this Privacy and Cookie Policy is to inform you about the personal data collected during your visit to our website, www.garpim.com, and the cookies used on our site.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files composed of letters and numbers stored on your browser or device by the website you visit. As Garpim Furniture Inc. (the Company), we use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to enhance your experience during your visit to our website and when submitting contact forms through the site. We use cookies in compliance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (the Law), and the regulations, notifications, and decisions published by the Personal Data Protection Authority.

The Company reserves the right to change, update, or add to this Privacy and Cookie Policy at any time. You can always access the Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy and the Personal Data Protection Clarification Text published by our company on the website www.garpim.com.

1. Purpose of Using Cookies

We use the data collected through cookies for the following purposes:

• Enhancing the functionality of the website to improve the services provided to you,

• Improving the current website and offering new features, and personalizing them according to your preferences,

• Ensuring the legal and commercial security of the website for you and the Company,

• Integrating and analyzing the servers the website works with, improving website performance, determining the number of visitors, and making adjustments for better performance and ease of finding what visitors are looking for,

• Improving functionality and providing ease of use, sharing on third-party social media platforms,

• Personalizing, targeting, and advertising by showing ads related to the visitor's interests based on the pages they viewed.

1. Method of Collecting Personal Data and Legal Basis

Your personal data is collected by our Company when you contact us via electronic channels such as our website, mobile applications, social media accounts, email, or through physical channels like cargo/post, fax, or face-to-face meetings. The data is collected based on legal grounds such as the establishment or performance of a contract, legal obligation, the establishment, use, and protection of a right, or our legitimate interest in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the Law.

1. Sharing Personal Data

Within the scope of this Cookie and Privacy Policy, we may share your personal data with our business partners, suppliers, group companies, authorized public institutions, and other private persons, both domestically and abroad, in compliance with the relevant legislation for the purposes stated above.

1. Cookies Used on Our Site

Cookies are used for the essential functions of the website, to analyze and improve its performance, enhance functionality, and provide ease of use, as well as for personalization, targeting, and advertising activities.

Mandatory Cookies: These are necessary cookies that are essential for the basic functions of the website and are used for security purposes. They are not subject to visitors' consent.

Performance and Analysis Cookies: These cookies are used to perform a performance analysis of the website and improve our services.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to remember visitors' preferences, such as font size and language options.

Advertising Cookies: Advertising cookies are used for promoting services and tracking clicks on ads and user interactions with external websites.

Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used for integrating social media accounts for logins, sharing, and other communication forms.

1. Using and Controlling Cookies

You have the right to customize your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings. Depending on the browser you use, you may be able to block cookies, receive warnings before cookies are set, or delete or disable certain cookies. For more information on managing cookies, please visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/.

1. Your Rights as a Data Subject

As a personal data owner, you have the following rights under Article 11 of the Law:

• Learn whether your personal data is processed,

• Request information about the processing of your personal data,

• Learn the purpose of processing your personal data and whether they are being used appropriately,

• Learn the third parties to whom your personal data is transferred,

• Request the correction of incomplete or incorrect data and inform third parties about the correction,

• Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data when the reasons for processing no longer apply, and inform third parties about this,

• Object to the result of automated decision-making that may affect you negatively,

• Request compensation for damages caused by unlawful processing of your personal data.

For requests related to your rights, you can fill out the Data Subject Application Form on our website and send it to us. Depending on the nature of your request, it will be processed free of charge within thirty days. However, if the process requires an additional cost, a fee may be charged according to the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board.