Cookie Policy

1. About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy has been prepared to inform visitors about the cookies and similar technologies used on the website www.blueprint.com.tr (the “Website”), operated by Blueprint Teknoloji.

When you use the Website, certain information may be stored on or accessed from your device through cookies and similar technologies.

In this Policy, we explain:

• What types of cookies we use,
• For what purposes these cookies are used,
• In which circumstances your consent is requested, and
• How you can manage your cookie preferences.

For more detailed information regarding the processing of personal data, you may review our Customer Privacy Notice and other personal data protection notices available on our Website.

2. What Is a Cookie?

Cookies are small data files stored on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other devices by the websites you visit.

Cookies may be used to enable the Website to function properly, support security, remember user preferences, analyse Website usage and, where the user has provided consent, provide functions such as personalisation or marketing.

In addition to cookies, technologies such as pixels, tags, local storage and similar technologies may also be used for the same or similar purposes. For convenience, such technologies are collectively referred to as “cookies” in this Policy.

3. Why Do We Use Cookies?

Blueprint may use cookies primarily for the following purposes:

• Ensuring that the Website operates properly and securely,
• Managing session and security processes,
• Remembering user preferences such as cookie and language preferences,
• Analysing Website usage and performance,
• Identifying errors and performance issues,
• Improving the user experience,
• Understanding which pages are used most frequently,
• Generating statistics to improve the Website and the content provided,
• Measuring the effectiveness of marketing and advertising activities where the user has provided consent.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the core functions of the Website to operate, to ensure security, to perform network management and to provide a service explicitly requested by the user.

For example, they may be used for:

• Establishing secure sessions,
• Ensuring that forms function properly,
• Carrying out security checks,
• Remembering your cookie preferences.

Disabling strictly necessary cookies may cause certain parts or functions of the Website not to operate properly.

Depending on their nature, the processing activities carried out through these cookies may rely on applicable legal grounds under the KVKK other than explicit consent.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable the Website to remember your preferences and provide a more personalised user experience.

For example, they may remember:

• Your language preference,
• Your display preferences,
• Certain choices you have previously made.

Depending on the legal nature of the relevant data processing activity, your consent may be requested before these cookies are used.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website.

For example, these cookies may allow us to obtain statistical information regarding:

• How many people visit the Website,
• Which pages are viewed most frequently,
• How users navigate between pages,
• Whether errors occur on pages,
• How Website performance can be improved.

Where personal data is processed through analytics cookies and no other appropriate legal basis applies, such cookies will only be activated in accordance with the consent you provide through the cookie preference management panel.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Where the user has provided consent, advertising and marketing cookies may be used for the following purposes:

• Measuring the effectiveness of advertisements and campaigns,
• Measuring interactions with certain content,
• Providing users with more relevant content, and
• Conducting remarketing activities.

These cookies may be placed by Blueprint or by third-party service providers.

Advertising and marketing cookies that require explicit consent will not be activated before the user provides consent.

5. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies may be divided into two categories depending on the party that places them.

First-Party Cookies:

These are cookies placed directly through Blueprint’s internet domain.

Third-Party Cookies:

These are cookies placed by third parties that provide analytics, video, mapping, communication, security, advertising or other technology services used by Blueprint.

The privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third-party service providers may also apply.

6. Cookie Retention Periods

Depending on their retention periods, cookies may be classified as session cookies or persistent cookies.

Session Cookies:

These are temporary cookies that are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies:

These are cookies that may remain on your device for a specified period or until they are deleted by the user.

Blueprint aims to determine retention periods appropriate to the nature of the cookies used and not to retain them for longer than necessary for the relevant purpose.

7. Cookies Used on the Website

The current cookies used on the Website are intended to be displayed in the cookie preference panel or in the relevant section of this Policy together with the following information:

This table may be updated if the technologies used on the Website change.

8. How Can You Manage Your Cookie Preferences?

When you first visit the Website, you can set your preferences regarding non-essential cookies through the Cookie Preferences panel.

Where available, the preference panel allows you to select:

Accept All

Allows you to consent to the use of all cookie categories that require permission.

Reject All

Allows you to reject all cookies requiring permission other than strictly necessary cookies.

Manage My Preferences

Allows you to make individual selections for each cookie category.

If you do not make a selection regarding non-essential cookies or choose to reject them, this will not prevent you from using the core functions of the Website. However, certain personalisation features or additional functionality may not be available.

You may withdraw your previously provided consent or change your preferences at any time.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing activities carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.

9. Browser Settings

You may also view, delete or block cookies through the settings of the internet browser you use.

If you block all cookies through your browser, certain sections or functions of the Website may not operate properly.

As cookie management options and methods offered by browser providers may change over time, we recommend reviewing your browser’s help or privacy settings for the most up-to-date information.

10. Transfer of Personal Data Abroad

The servers or technical infrastructure of certain third-party technology services used by Blueprint may be located outside Türkiye.

Accordingly, certain data obtained through cookies and similar technologies may be transferred abroad.

Where personal data is transferred abroad, such transfer will be carried out in accordance with Article 9 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”) and applicable legislation, using the appropriate mechanism available under the applicable legal framework, such as an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards, standard contracts or other transfer mechanisms prescribed by applicable legislation.

11. Transfer of Data Processed Through Cookies

Depending on the nature of the relevant service, information obtained through cookies may be shared with:

• Information technology and infrastructure service providers,
• Analytics and performance service providers,
• Security service providers,
• Advertising and marketing service providers, and
• Authorised public institutions and authorities,

only to the extent necessary for the relevant service and applicable legal obligations.

12. Your Rights

Where your personal data is processed through cookies, you have the rights set out under Article 11 of the KVKK.

Within this scope, you may exercise your rights to:

• Learn whether your personal data is being processed,
• Request information if your personal data has been processed,
• Learn the purpose of the processing of your personal data,
• Request the correction, deletion or destruction of your personal data under the conditions prescribed by law, and
• Exercise your other rights provided under applicable legislation.

You may submit your requests to Blueprint using the following contact details:

Data Controller: Blueprint Teknoloji

E-mail: hi@blueprint.com.tr

13. Updates to This Policy

Blueprint may update this Cookie Policy in line with changes to the technologies it uses, cookies, service providers or applicable legislation.

The most current version of this Policy will always be published at www.blueprint.com.tr.