Cookie Policy

1. General information and data controller

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on digi4age.com, operated by DIGI4AGE (dijital.age – European Digital Innovation Hub). As the data controller, we process your personal data in accordance with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable ePrivacy rules.

For detailed information on how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice and Privacy Policy. This policy forms an integral part of those documents.

2. What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser by the websites you visit. They are used to make the site work properly, to remember your preferences and — where you have consented — to compile usage statistics. In this policy, the term “cookie” also covers pixel tags, local storage and similar tracking technologies.

Cookies may be session cookies (deleted when the browser closes) or persistent cookies (stored for a defined period); they are also classified as “first-party” (set by us) or “third-party” (set by our partners).

3. Legal basis

Cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to function are used on the basis of our legitimate interest and the necessity to provide the service, without requiring consent. Functional cookies that carry out your own choice — such as remembering your language preference — are used to fulfil that preference under the applicable ePrivacy exemption and can be managed via the cookie settings below or your browser. Analytics and marketing cookies, by contrast, are used only on the basis of your explicit consent (KVKK Art. 5/1 explicit consent; GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) and applicable ePrivacy rules, and are not loaded before you consent.

You may withdraw your consent at any time, without giving reasons, with effect for the future. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

4. Cookie categories

• Strictly necessary: Required for core functionality, session management and security. The site cannot work properly without them; they cannot be switched off and are not subject to consent.
• Functional: Provide a better experience by remembering preferences such as language. Disabling them may mean some features are not personalised.
• Analytics: Help us understand how visitors use the site, in an aggregated and anonymised way. Loaded only with your explicit consent.
• Marketing: Used to deliver and measure content and campaigns based on your interests. Loaded only with your explicit consent.

5. Cookies we use

6. Third-party cookies and international transfers

We currently use no third-party analytics or marketing cookies on our site. If such technologies are added in the future, they will be recorded in the table above together with their providers, purposes and retention periods, and enabled only with your consent.

If any cookie data is transferred abroad, such transfer will be carried out subject to the appropriate safeguards required by KVKK and GDPR (adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, etc.) and disclosed in the relevant notices.

7. Managing your preferences

Through the cookie banner shown on your first visit, you can accept, reject, or make category-level choices for non-essential cookies. You can reopen and change your preferences at any time using the button below; you can also delete or block cookies via your browser settings.

8. Your rights

Under KVKK Art. 11 and GDPR Arts. 15–22, you have the right to access, rectify, erase/anonymise your personal data, to request restriction of processing and data portability, and to object to processing. To exercise these rights and submit requests, please use the channels set out in our Privacy Notice or the contact address below.

9. Retention and changes to this policy

Your cookie preferences and consent records are retained in accordance with our retention policy, in order to meet our legal obligations and to be able to demonstrate consent. This Cookie Policy may be updated in line with changes in legislation or our services; the up-to-date policy is published on this page and, for material changes, your consent is requested again.