Cookie Policy

Operating at Başak Mah. Yunus Emre Cad. Başak Pazar No:17 Başakşehir/İstanbul, Maison De Maa Kozmetik Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret Limited Şirketi (Maa Althahab) operates and manages the Platform. Other than these, to the Visitors; (both User/s together) Maa Althahab uses cookies (Cookie/Cookies) during the Users' visits to the Platform in any way within the scope of the Services offered through the Platform. This Cookie use is carried out in accordance with the legislation to which Maa Althahab is subject, primarily the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (KVKK). Maa Althahab cannot disclose the personal data it obtains about the Relevant Person to anyone else in violation of the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Text and the provisions of the KVKK, and cannot use it for purposes other than processing.

This Cookie Policy is an annex to the User Agreement and the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Text, and constitutes an integral part of these texts. The terms used in this Cookie Policy with capital letters and not defined separately shall have the meanings in the User Agreement and/or Privacy Policy and Personal Data Text.

1. What is a Cookie?

A cookie (“Cookie” or “Cookie Information”) is a small piece of data (text file) that a website you visit asks your browser or device to store in order to remember information about you, such as language preference or login information. Cookies enable the website you visit to store information on your device and use this information during your subsequent visits. Cookies created by a website are stored by the internet browser you use to access the site, and cookies do not contain personal data such as the name, gender or address of visitors. The information contained in cookies can only be accessed if you use the same internet browser and only by the website domain name that created the relevant cookie (e.g. www.maa-althahab.com).

Cookies have become an important part of internet technologies today, and their basic functions are to remember the preferences of the online visitor and to recognize the device during the connection, and cookies are widely used on websites.

2. Types of Cookies

a. Cookies in Terms of Validity Periods

• Temporary Cookies: Session Cookies are temporary cookies used during the visit of visitors to the website and deleted after the browser is closed. The main purpose of using such cookies is to ensure that the website works properly during your visit. For example; It is possible to fill out online forms consisting of multiple pages thanks to these cookies.
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• Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies are types of cookies used to increase the functionality of the website and to provide a faster and better service. These types of cookies are used to remember visitors' preferences and are stored on visitors' devices through browsers. Some types of persistent cookies can be used to offer special suggestions to visitors, taking into account issues such as the purpose of using the website. Persistent cookies check whether there is a cookie created by the website on the visitors' devices when the website is visited again with the same device, and if there is, it is understood that the website has been visited before and the content to be sent to the visitors is determined accordingly. Cookie-like Technologies are also included in this scope.

b. Cookies by Source

• First-party cookies: They are placed directly on the visitors' devices by the website. First-party cookies are defined by the website you are visiting and can only be read by this site.
• Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are defined by other organizations used for different services. For example, external data analysis services that we use and the suppliers that provide this service define cookies on our behalf to report what is popular and what is not.

c. Cookies by Purpose of Use

• Mandatory cookies: Mandatory cookies are cookies that are required for you to browse our website and use its features such as accessing secure areas of the site. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and authentication, are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify you. An example of this is remembering previous actions when returning to a page within the same session. Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you have made in the past (your username, the region you are in or the language you use) for a more personalized online experience. The information these cookies collect may include your username or profile
• may contain confidential data that can identify you, such as your picture. Not allowing the use of such cookies may result in a feature that is specific to you not being used and prevents it 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 on. These cookies do not identify you. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously.

Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content that is relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to deliver targeted advertisements or limit the number of times an advertisement is displayed to you. Many types of these cookies can track consumers and collect personally identifiable information.

3. Legal Reasons for the Use of Cookies by Maa Althahab and the Purposes of Use of Cookies

MAA ALTHAHAB has included the names and purposes of each cookie in the table on the screen that you will access via the "Cookie Settings" button at the bottom of the homepage of the www.maa-althahab.com website. MAA ALTHAHAB processes your personal data for the purposes set forth in the table in question and based on the legal compliance reasons specified in Article 5 of the Law and listed below. Your personal data collected through cookies;

• Provided that it is directly related to the establishment or execution of the contract, based on the legal reason that processing your personal data is necessary; In order to enable you to benefit from the services offered by our website, for the purpose of performing basic functions with mandatory identification cookies,
• Based on the legal reason that data processing is mandatory for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right; Personal data processed through all types of cookies used on our website, for the purpose of carrying out legal and litigation works in case of a legal dispute or a request for information by public institutions,
• Based on the legal reason that data processing is mandatory for the legitimate interests of our company, provided that it does not harm fundamental rights and freedoms; In order to carry out activities aimed at developing and improving the performance and functionality of our website and ensuring the ease of use of our website,
• Based on the legal reason that you have your explicit consent; Performance Identification Cookies, Targeting Identification Cookies and Functional Identification Cookies are processed to improve your shopping experience, provide our services and make special promotions for you, present promotions and marketing offers, improve the content of the website for you and/or determine your preferences, and carry out activities to increase your satisfaction.

4. Managing and Setting Cookies

When you visit our website, when you click on the "Configure Cookie Settings" link on the cookie wall that appears, you can manage your cookie preferences by turning the buttons in the cookie settings panel on or off according to your preference from the "Manage Approval Preferences" section you encounter. It is recommended that you refresh the page to activate your settings.

Since the use of mandatory cookies is essential for the operation of our site, you do not have the opportunity to deactivate this type of cookie.

You can also manage your cookie preferences using the following methods:

Google Chrome: You can allow or block cookies from the "cookies" tab by clicking on the "lock sign" in the address section of your browser.

Internet Explorer: You can manage cookies by clicking on the security tab in the "Tools" section at the top right of your browser and selecting "allow" or "don't allow".

Mozilla Firefox: Click on the "Open menu" tab in the top right corner of your browser. You can manage cookies by clicking on the "Options" image and using the "Privacy and Security" button.

Opera: You can manage cookies by selecting "Advanced" in the "Preferences" section of your browser and selecting the "cookies" section.

Safari: In the Safari application, select Safari > Settings, then click Privacy. Click Manage Website Data.