Cookie Policy

At San Metal A.Ş. ("San Metal", the "Company"), we have prepared this Cookie Policy to inform you about the cookies used when you visit our website. The Policy has been prepared in line with the principles of Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK") and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Policy explains which cookies are used on our website and for what purposes, what choices users have, and how cookie preferences can be managed.

A cookie is a small text file that websites place on a visitor's device (computer, tablet, phone, etc.). Cookies are used to make a website work properly, to remember user preferences and to obtain statistics on how the site is used.

Some information obtained through cookies may qualify as personal data under the KVKK. Cookies are therefore processed in accordance with the fundamental principles of the KVKK.

The following categories of cookies may be present on our website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Used so that the website's core functions (session management, security, etc.) can be performed. The site does not work properly without these cookies, so explicit consent is not required.
• Functional Cookies: Allow user preferences such as language selection to be remembered and applied on subsequent visits.
• Performance / Analytics Cookies: Enable anonymous or pseudonymised statistics about how visitors use the site, and are used to improve content and the user experience.
• Targeting / Advertising Cookies: Cookies used to deliver content or advertising based on interests. No cookies in this category are currently used on our website.

The table below lists the cookies active on our website and their purposes:

Cookies are processed on the following legal grounds:

• For strictly necessary cookies, legitimate interest or performance of a contract (KVKK m.5/2-c, m.5/2-f).
• For non-essential cookies, explicit consent (KVKK Art. 5/1). Explicit consent is obtained through the cookie management panel on our website and can be withdrawn at any time.

You can manage your cookie preferences in two ways:

• Cookie Management Panel: Using the cookie notice banner on our website, you can choose which cookie categories to allow and update your existing preferences at any time.
• Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies from your browser settings. Help documents for common browsers can be found at the following locations:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage cookies and website data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

If you disable strictly necessary cookies, some parts of the website may not work properly.

Data obtained through cookies may be shared domestically with our service providers, limited strictly to specific purposes. In the context of analytics services such as Google Analytics, your data may be processed on infrastructure located abroad; such transfers are carried out within the framework of the security measures required by the KVKK.

San Metal takes appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect the data obtained through cookies.

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the following rights as a data subject:

• To learn whether your personal data is being processed
• To request information if it has been processed
• To learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used in accordance with that purpose
• To know the third parties, in Türkiye or abroad, to whom the data has been transferred
• To request the correction of data processed incompletely or inaccurately
• To request deletion, destruction or anonymisation
• To object to an adverse outcome arising from analysis carried out by automated systems
• To claim compensation for damage suffered as a result of unlawful processing

You can contact us through the Data Subject Application Form to exercise your rights.

This Cookie Policy takes effect on the date it is published on our website. The Policy may be updated in line with legislative changes or technical changes to our website. The current version is always published on this page; significant changes may be announced through appropriate communication channels.