Cookie Policy

Explanation Text for Website/Mobile Application Cookies

('Cookie Explanation Text')

As sunstarbeach.com, we use certain technologies such as cookies, pixels, GIFs, etc. (“cookies”) to improve your experience during your use or visit of our websites (“site”),  ; applications that we offer for your use in the digital environment or all other similar online or offline environments (all media will hereinafter be referred to as “Platforms”).

The purpose of this Cookie Information Text is to inform you about the cookies used during the use of the Platforms and the processing of personal data. In this Information Text, we would like to explain which cookies we use on the Platforms, for what purposes we use cookies, and how you can control these cookies.

As sunstarbeach.com, we may opt out of using cookies on our Platforms, change the types or functions of the same cookies, or add new cookies to our Platforms. Therefore, we reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of this Cookie Information Text at any time. Any changes made to the current Cookie Information Text will enter into force upon publication on the site, application, or any publicly available medium. You can find the last update date at the end of the text.

Methods and Legal Reasons for Collecting Your Personal Data

Your personal data is collected electronically through cookies within the scope of your visit to our website or due to your use of our application, based on legal grounds related to the legal interests of our Company. Marketing and advertising activities through targeting and profiling are only carried out with your explicit consent.

Which Cookies Are Used For Which Purposes?

As sunstarbeach.com, we use cookies for various purposes on our site and application and process your personal data through these cookies. These purposes are mainly as follows:

Perform the basic functions required for the operation of the site and application. For example, to ensure that logged-in members do not have to re-enter their passwords when visiting different pages.

Analyze the site and application and improve the performance of the site and application. For example, integrating the different servers on which the site operates, determining the number of visitors to the site and making performance adjustments accordingly, or making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for.

Increase the functionality of the site and application and provide ease of use. For example, sharing content with third-party social media channels through the site, remembering the username information or search queries of a previous visitor on subsequent visits.

Perform customization, targeting and advertising activities. For example, displaying advertisements that are relevant to visitors’ interests through the pages and products that visitors view.

Cookies Used on Our Site and App

Below you can find the different types of cookies we use on our site and app. Our site and app use both first-party cookies (placed by the site you are visiting) and third-party cookies (placed by servers outside the site you are visiting).

Mandatory Cookies

The use of certain cookies is essential for our site and app to function properly. For example, authentication cookies, which are activated when you log in to our site, ensure that your current session is maintained as you move from one page to another on our site.

Functionality and Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices on the site and app to ensure that the services offered on our site are customised for you. For example, cookies allow us to remember your language selection or font size when reading text on our site.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies allow us to collect information about your social media usage. For example, cookies may be used to create personalized ads or use information about your Facebook/Twitter accounts to conduct market research.

Performance and Analysis Cookies

With these cookies, we can improve the services we offer you by analyzing your use of our site and application and by performing performance analysis. For example, with these cookies, we can identify the pages our visitors view most frequently, whether our site is working as it should, and possible problems.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

We use cookies to promote products and services on our site or in media outside of our site. We may also cooperate with some of our business partners to run advertisements and promotions for you on or outside our site. For example, cookies may be used to track whether you clicked on an advertisement you saw on our site and whether you used the service on the site you were directed to by an advertisement that caught your attention.

How Can I Control the Use of Cookies?

The preferences of our visitors and users form the basis for the use of cookies and similar technologies. On the other hand, cookies, which are indispensable for the operation of the Platform, must be used. We would also like to remind you that if certain cookies are disabled, some functions of the Platform may be partially or completely disabled.

Information on how you can manage your preferences for cookies used on the Platform is provided below:

Visitors have the opportunity to personalize their preferences for cookies by changing the settings of the browser they use to view the Platform. Provided that the browser used provides this opportunity, it is possible to change preferences for cookies via the browser settings. Accordingly, data owners have the opportunity to prevent the use of cookies, prefer to receive warnings before the use of cookies, or only disable or delete certain cookies, although this may vary depending on the possibilities offered by the browsers.

Although the preferences in this regard vary depending on the browser used, the general explanation can be found at aboutcookies.org. Cookie preferences may need to be set separately for each device from which the visitor accesses the Platform.

To opt out of cookies managed by Google Analytics, click.

To manage the customized advertising experience provided by Google, click.

You can use the settings menu on your mobile device to manage cookies.

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Update: November 2024

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