Özyeğin University Cookie Policy

Özyeğin University, which is located at Nişantepe District, Orman Street, 34794, Çekmeköy, İstanbul/Türkiye, (hereinafter “University” or “OzU”) pays the utmost attention to processing and protecting the personal data of all visitors that visited https://www.ozyegin.edu.tr/ or all links directed from this domain name in accordance with Law No:6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“PPDL”) and secondary legislation (“PPD Legislation”).

Within the scope of our University’s obligation to provide clarification as per PPD Legislation, this Cookie Information Text (“Cookie Information Text”) is intended to inform all our website visitors about the cookies our University uses and your personal data that is processed by means of these cookies. 

Purpose of Cookies 

Cookies help us analyze how you use our website and how our website performs in order to improve the services we offer to you.  

We use cookies for the following purposes:

To ensure the safety and security of you, our website, and our University.  

To optimize our website, offer new features on our website, and customize the offered features based on your preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use  

Cookies are small text files created by a website on your device that contain data in the name-value format. Therefore, the cookies we use during your visit to our website make it possible for your device to store information about your visit to the site, and to use that information during your subsequent visits.  

Cookies that are created and readable only by our website are primary cookies. 

The types of cookies we use on our website and their purposes are as follows:   

Storage and Access of Cookies 

Cookies created by our website are stored on your computers by the internet browser you use to access the Internet. Data in these cookies are accessible remotely only by our website, the creator of these cookies, registered under the domain name ozyegin.com.tr so long as you use the same browser. 

Cookie Management 

Our website www.ozyegin.edu.tr uses strictly necessary cookies which are essential for the proper and efficient functioning of our website. The strictly necessary cookies are important as they enable our website to function properly. Therefore, they cannot be disabled. On the other hand, all other cookie groups, excluding strictly necessary cookies, are disabled by default. Our users may activate these cookies or later re-disable the cookies that they have activated on the Cookie Preferences Panel. Disabling some of the functional cookies, however, may have a negative impact on the usability of the ozyegin.edu.tr website even if the user can still continue to use the website.

Your internet browsers usually automatically accept the cookies used on the websites you visit. You are not required to accept our cookies in order to use our website, but if you set your browser to block all cookies, this may reduce the quality of your user experience, and prevent you from accessing our website or taking full advantage of our website features. 

You can configure your browser to block cookies for all or specific sites, alert when cookies are set, block third-party cookies, or treat all cookies as session cookies. 

Additionally, you can delete the cookies saved on your device through your browser settings, or view and monitor the list of cookies and their values.  

For more about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org  and www.youronlinechoices.eu. 

Collection and Disclosure of Personal Data 

Your personal data is collected electronically through cookies and other technologies for the aforementioned intended purposes. 

Your personal data can be disclosed to authorized public bodies and real persons for the fulfillment of legal obligations. 

Some cookies used on the platform are provided by third-party service providers and not by the University. Subject to your explicit consent, your transaction information obtained by means of cookies may be transferred to service providers whose servers are located abroad. 

Data Owner’s Rights 

You may submit a request regarding your rights as the data owner (data subject) pertaining to your data processed by means of the cookies used on our website. You may file your request using one of the methods explained below. Özyeğin University will process and conclude your request within 30 days depending on the nature of the request. No fees will be assessed for the response. 

On this note, you are entitled to the following regarding your personal data: 

• To learn whether or not your personal data has been processed, and if processed, to request information about such processing, 
• To inquire about the reason why your personal data is processed and whether or not your data has been used for the intended purposes,  
• To know the third persons to whom your personal data has been transferred at home or abroad, 
• To have your personal data rectified if it is incomplete or inaccurate, or if the data has already been transferred to third parties, to have such rectifications notified to the respective third party that received the personal data,  
• To request the erasure or destruction of your personal data in a case in which the reasons for processing such data are no longer valid, even if such data has been processed in accordance with the provisions of Law No:6698 and other relevant laws, or if the data has already been transferred, to have such erasure/destruction notified to the respective third party that received the personal data,  
• To object to any negative consequences that might arise out of or in connection with an analysis performed on the processed personal data, using exclusively automated systems, 
• To demand compensation as per effective laws for any loss incurred due to the unlawful processing of their personal data. 

You may submit your request to exercise your aforementioned rights to the University, the data controller, in writing in Turkish together with your identity documents either as hardcopy by mail to Özyeğin University’s address “Nişantepe Mahallesi Orman Sokak No:28-30B/ Çekmeköy İstanbul”, or as softcopy via registered email to ozyeginuniversitesi@hs01.kep.tr, or via email to privacy@ozyegin.edu.tr from your email account allocated by the University, or by any other methods specified by the Personal Data Protection Authority. 

The data subject application form is available here. Please note that University reserves the right to verify your identity before responding to your request. 

Your application must include the following information: 

1. Your name, surname, and if your application is a hard copy, your signature, 
2. TR Identification Number for Turkish citizens, or nationality, passport number, or, if available, the foreign identification number for foreign nationals, 
3. Your current residence or work address for notifications, 
4. Your email address, telephone number, or fax number, if any, for notifications, and 
5. The subject of your request. 

You may also add any other relevant information or documents to your application.