What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your computer, tablet or phone through your browser when you visit it. They help the site work properly, remember your choices, show how the site is used and, in some cases, measure advertising.
Cookies cannot run programs, carry viruses or read other files on your device. Each cookie has a lifetime: session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for the basic functions of the website, such as moving between pages, using secure areas and submitting appointment and contact forms. They include session cookies that remember your navigation during a visit and security cookies that protect form submissions against misuse (CSRF protection). The site cannot work properly without them, so they cannot be switched off through our site.
Analytics and performance cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the website: how many people visit, which pages are viewed most, how long visitors stay, which page brought them to the site, how quickly pages load and where errors occur. The data is used in statistical form and is not used to identify individual visitors. We use Google Analytics, along with our own first-party visit statistics.
Functional cookies
These remember choices you make, such as the language version of the site you prefer, so that you see the same language on your next visit. If you disable them, some features may not work as expected.
Marketing cookies
These may be used to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to show relevant adverts to people who have visited our website before. They are usually placed by advertising networks such as Google Ads and social media platforms such as Facebook, and can track browsing behaviour across websites.
Google Tag Manager
Our website uses Google Tag Manager, a tool that loads other services, such as Google Analytics, on our pages. Google Tag Manager itself is used to manage these tags; the cookies are set by the services it loads, as described above.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party service providers:
- Google Analytics: to analyse website traffic and how visitors use the site. See the Google Privacy Policy.
- Google Maps: to show the location of our clinic on a map.
- YouTube: to play video content embedded on the site.
- Social media plugins: sharing buttons and links from Facebook, Instagram and other platforms may use cookies.
These third-party cookies are governed by the providers' own privacy and cookie policies, which we recommend you read.
How to control cookies
You can manage, block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website may not work properly. The settings are usually found here:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies, or Delete browsing data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Settings (or Preferences) > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data
On phones and tablets, look in the privacy section of your browser's settings. To stop Google Analytics collecting data about your visits across websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Cookies and your personal data
Where information collected through cookies counts as personal data, we process it in line with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). Our privacy policy explains how we handle personal data and the rights you have.
Changes to this policy
We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in legislation, technology or the services we use. Significant changes will be announced on our website, and we recommend checking this page from time to time.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, email info@beyazgulus.com or write to us through our contact page.
This page gives general information and is not a substitute for an examination. Whether a treatment is suitable for you, and how long it takes, is decided after your dentist has examined you and reviewed your X-rays.