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Privacy and Cookie Policy
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General
FORMTEK Scaffolding and Concrete Systems, hereinafter referred to as “Formtek,” has adopted the principle of protecting the privacy of visitors to its website.
In this regard, as Formtek, we take all necessary measures and actions to comply with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“Law”), decisions of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”), and, to the extent applicable, the European Union Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for the lawful processing of personal data.
We aim to inform you about the type of information processed by Formtek regarding users and how this information is used. Additionally, we will provide you with information on how you, as the data subject, can exercise your rights.
Possible changes to this Privacy and Cookie Policy will be published on this page. Within this framework, we provide you with the opportunity to obtain up-to-date information on what information is stored and how it is used.
This Privacy and Cookie Policy is not applicable to other websites linked to the Formtek website.
Collection, Use, and Processing of Personal Data
Name of the Data Controller: Formtek Scaffolding and Concrete Systems
Address of the Data Controller: Orhangazi Mahallesi, 1736. Sk. Mimsan San. Sit. No:7 Esenyurt/Istanbul/Turkey
Formtek uses the relevant personal data to provide this website to users and to ensure that the website functions properly and is adequately secure. Any other processing of data beyond these purposes is carried out in accordance with other legal obligations, permissions, based on Formtek’s legitimate interest, or with the explicit consent provided by the relevant user.
Formtek stores and processes the relevant data for the following specific purposes:
When users visit the website, Formtek automatically collects and stores certain data. These data include the IP address or device identifier assigned to the relevant endpoint to transmit the requested content (e.g., data files provided for download, especially content, texts, images, etc.), users’ activities within the website context, the type of device used, the type of browser used, and the date and time of use.
Formtek retains this information for 7 days to detect and track unauthorized use beyond the intended purposes. Additionally, Formtek uses this information to improve the presentation, features, functionality, and general administrative tasks of the services.
In addition to the above purposes, Formtek will delete or anonymize the collected data, including IP addresses, when they are no longer needed for the stated purposes.
The processing and use of the relevant data are carried out in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, enabling the processing for the purpose of presenting the website or based on Formtek’s legitimate interest in ensuring the functionality, seamless operation, and alignment with users’ needs of the website.
Recipients of the Collected Data The recipients of the collected data may include members of internal departments of the responsible organization, other companies affiliated with Formtek, external service providers (e.g., hosting and content management, marketing agencies, other third-party providers as required for the services they provide), relevant authorities, and existing shareholders of Berk companies or, in the case of sale, merger, or acquisition, potential future shareholders, within the scope of their respective duties and powers, or to establish, exercise, or defend Formtek’s rights.
Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Contact (Contact Us) / Customer Request Form
You may share your contact information with us via the communication form named “Contact Us” on our website or through the call center numbers provided in the relevant tab.
We will use your data to respond to your request.
The processing and use of your data will be carried out in accordance with the relevant legal provisions and/or based on Formtek’s legitimate interest to fulfill your current request.
Unless you provide explicit consent for a longer period, we will only retain the data for the necessary time to fulfill the above goal or as required by any legal retention obligation.
Cookies, Pixels, and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small data units necessary to use our website, which are temporarily stored on your browser’s hard drive. A cookie typically contains a unique identifier, usually a randomly generated number, which is stored on your device. Some of these identifiers may expire when your website session ends, while others may persist on your device for longer periods. Technical necessary cookies will be automatically applied. Other cookies (or similar technologies) will only be applied with your prior consent.
There are different types of cookies. First-party cookies are placed by the visited website and can only be read by that website. Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are placed by various service providers we use and can be read by them. For example, we use external analytics service providers who place cookies on our behalf to detect liked or disliked content on our website. Additionally, when you visit a website, such as YouTube, it may contain embedded content from a source, and cookies can be placed by that source.
A pixel is usually a transparent image, measuring just 1 pixel x 1 pixel, placed on a website to collect specific data such as IP address, browser type, access time, or pre-set cookies. Pixels often work alongside cookies as they help create and manage cookies.
If you provide your consent, the website will collect more detailed information such as the device’s operating system, browser, installed fonts, IP address, plugins, and more. This allows the device to be recognized for marketing purposes related to the user.
For more detailed information about cookies and other technologies used on our website and their purposes, you can visit the “Cookies” and “Cookie Settings” sections on our website. Moreover, you can withdraw your consent by disabling relevant cookie settings in these sections, and any existing approvals will remain valid from now on.