Cookies Policy
The Policy of Cookie Usage
Trabzon Homes ® is a registered brand of the leading overseas real estate company, TEKCE Overseas Gayrimenkul AŞ. The website trabzonhomes.com is also owned by TEKCE Overseas Gayrimenkul AŞ.
The website of trabzonhomes.com uses cookies to improve the website experience and present better service to our users. Our website visitors can block the Cookie Usage by denying them through the browser settings and deleting the data from the last session.
The visitors who do not block the Cookie Usage of trabzonhomes.com are deemed to have accepted the Cookies.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are little text files with a small amount of data. These files are installed on your device (or your web host) while browsing a website or mobile page via your browser or application by the related website.
There are 6 Different Types of Cookies We Use for a Better Service
1. Session Cookies
Session Cookies are temporary cookies. They exist only in the temporary memory of the browser or device. These cookies are activated when the visitor navigates the website, mobile page, or application.
The main purpose of the Session Cookies is to ensure the related functions of the website, mobile page, and application are working perfectly with remembering the preferences of the visitors.
When you add properties to the comparison list, the data is saved by these Session Cookies. In this way, the properties that are added to your comparison list are not removed when you browse the other pages.
2. Persistent Cookies
Persistent Cookies are the cookies that are retained and saved for remembering the preferences of the visitors until they are removed by the user. They ensure the personalization of the user’s next experience by remembering the actions of the users on the website.
Once you choose the preferred currency from the list, you will not need to choose this again. This convenience is provided by Persistent Cookies.
3. Performance Cookies
Performance Cookies monitor the performance of the website, mobile page, or application. These cookies do not collect any personal data from the user. It only collects error messages. It is used for making the website, mobile page, and application faultless.
4. Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies are used for remembering the user preferences of the mobile/ website or application. Thanks to Functionality Cookies, the chosen preference by the visitor is applied without checking it again.
5. Google Analytics and Marketing Cookies
We use Google Analytics as defined in “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.” You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics on websites by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. We also use IP address masking, a technique used to shorten IP addresses collected by Google Analytics and store them in an abbreviated form to prevent them from being traced back to individual users. Parts of our website may also use Google Analytics for Display Advertisers including DoubleClick or Dynamic Remarketing. These features provide interest-based ads based on your visit to this or other websites. You can use Ads Settings to manage the Google ads you see and opt out of interest-based ads. We also use Adobe Marketing Cloud. You may opt out of the use of these features as described below.
6. Social Media Cookies
Our sites include social media features, such as LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, and Twitter "share" buttons. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Your interactions with these features are governed by the Privacy Policy of the company providing them.
How Does the Cookie Usage Help?
As trabzonhomes.com, our purpose to use cookies is to improve the experience on our website and mobile page by making our website more personalized. Cookie Usage gives us enough information to keep track of our visitors' preferences. These data are used to maintain functionality, offer visitors a personalized selection of portfolios and hot deals, and assess how simple and appropriate it is to use our website. Also, the cookies are used to make you see related advertorials on the websites.
The Security of the Data of Our Visitors
At trabzonhomes.com, we save and keep the data of our visitors extremely safe within the guidelines of legal regulations and permissions of the users. We only connect our visitors for sharing the properties and news that we believe absolutely useful for them. The contact information such as telephone numbers and e-mails of our visitors is not and will not be shared with any other third-party companies. The security and privacy of our visitors are in the assurance of our terms of usage.
The Management of the Cookie Usage
The visitors can limit information sharing through browser settings. In this case, the website or mobile page may not work at its full capacity. The visitors who limit the Cookie Usage are deemed as accepted the performance issues tied to the cookies.
Cookies Used on the Platform | |
| Session Cookies | Session Cookies are temporary cookies that exist only in the temporary memory of the device or browser. These cookies are activated when the visitor navigates the website, mobile page, or application. The main objective of the Session Cookies is ensuring the related functions of the website, mobile page, and the application are working perfectly while remembering the preferences of the visitors. When you add a property to your “My Favourite Properties” list, the data is saved by these Session Cookies. In this way, the properties that are added to your list are not removed when you browse the other pages. |
| Persistent Cookies | Persistent Cookies are the cookies that are kept and saved for remembering the preferences of the visitors until they are removed by the user. They ensure the privatization of the user’s next experience by remembering the movements of the users on the website and mobile page. Once you check the “Remember me” option while logging in to your registered account to trabzonhomes.com, you will not need to enter your e-mail and password again. This convenience is provided by the Persistent Cookies. |
Categories of Cookies Used on the Platform | |
| Technical Cookies | The technical Cookies we use on our site are strictly linked to the performance of the site itself. These cookies detect the pages and fields of the platform that are not working. |
| Flash Cookies | A Flash cookie, also known as a Local Shared Object or LSO, is a text file that is sent by a Web server to a client when the browser requests content supported by Adobe Flash, a popular browser plug-in. Flash cookies are commonly used in website advertisements and videos. |
| Customization Cookies | These cookies allow the user to specify or customize some features of the general options of the website. For example, set the language, locale, or browser type. |
| Analytical Cookies | Analytical cookies allow us to recognize and to count the number of visitors to our website, to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it, and to record which content viewers view and are interested in. This helps us to determine how frequently particular pages and advertisements are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our website. |
Description and Duration of Cookies Used on the Platform | |
| Analytical Cookies | |
| Advertisement | It is used to show behavioral and target-oriented ads to visitors. The duration is 540 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Market Analysis | It is used to conduct a market analysis. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Campaign / Promotional | It is used to calculate the customer recycles and the effectiveness of campaigns. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| These kinds of cookies provide monitoring of Facebook members (or non-members) for the purpose of market analysis and product development. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. | |
| Google Analytics | These cookies enable the presentation and use of the platform to be improved by collecting all statistical data. By collecting demographics statistics, Google analyzes user's information, and it helps us better understand users. Trabzon Homes uses Google Analytics cookies on the platform. These cookies and the collected data is transferred to Google servers in the US and maintained in accordance with Google's Data Protection principles. You can click here to learn more about Google's principles of analytical data processing activities and the protection of personal data. The duration is 2 years from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. |
| Source Website | The source website is used to better understand the preferences of users and to provide relevant content. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Last visit and movement | These cookies are used to make updates related to what has changed since the last visit to the platform and to better understand the preferences of the users. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Technical Cookies | |
| Session | Session cookies are used to provide continuity of the session. The duration is 90 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Load Balancing | Load balancing cookies are used to reduce the server load by distributing the load. The duration is 30 minutes from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
| Authentication Cookies | |
| User ID | Authentication cookies are used only for users to see their own information. The duration is 360 days from the initial setup of the cookies or the last update. It is possible to accept or decline via browser settings. |
Can the Use of Cookies be Blocked by Data Owners? | |
| You can personalize your cookie preferences by changing your browser's settings. | |
| Adobe Analytics | http://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html |
| AOL | https://help.aol.com/articles/restore-security-settings-and-enable-cookie-settings-on-browser |
| Google Adwords | https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en |
| Google Analytics | https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout |
| Google Chrome | http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647 |
| Internet Explorer | https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies |
| Mozilla Firefox | http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies |
| Opera | http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/ |
| Safari | https://support.apple.com/kb/ph19214?locale=tr_TR |
* This document has been updated on April 28, 2021.
