We would like to inform you about the types of cookies used on our website, the purposes of the use of cookies and the settings, management and deletion of these cookies.
You can visit our website without any personal information, and you can meet your needs by getting information about our products and services. Some cookies are used to collect information about site usage during visits. Our aim here is; To provide convenience to the user visiting our website and to improve the functioning.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file saved on your computer or mobile device via your browser when you visit a site. Cookies allow a site to run more efficiently as well as personalized pages to provide a more convenient and fast visit experience to your personal needs. Cookies contain only information about your visit history on the internet and do not collect any information about files stored on your computer or mobile device.
Cookie Types and Purposes of Use
There are two types of cookies as Permanent Cookies and Temporary Cookies according to their validity periods. Temporary cookies are created when you visit the website and are valid only until you close your browser. Persistent cookies are created when you visit the website and remain until you delete or expire. Permanent cookies are used for operations such as providing a personalized experience compatible with your settings.
Cookie types and purposes of uses are described below.
Mandatory Cookies It is mandatory for our website to function properly. For example, mandatory cookies are used for purposes such as authentication, not losing information about your current session. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and verification and are not used for any marketing purpose.
Cookies Required for Functionality Cookies that allow users who visit our website to remember their preferences. For example, it allows the visitor's choice of language or text font size to be remembered. Failure to allow the use of such cookies may result in no special feature for you and prevents you from remembering your preferences.
Cookies Required for Performance and Analysis Cookies that help improve our website. These types of cookies collect information about visitors' use of the site, they are used to check whether the site is working properly and to detect errors.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies These cookies are used to promote products and services on our website or outside of our website, to show you relevant and personalized advertisements with our partners, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
How Cookies Are Collected?
The data is collected through your devices that you access browsers. This information collected is specific to devices. It can be deleted by the user at any time and access to information can be closed.
Our Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us, your privacy and security rights are our basic principle. In order to protect the privacy of our customers' personal information, our bank's system and internet infrastructure was kept at the most reliable level and necessary measures were taken.
In this context, you can reach our lighting text regarding the protection of personal data here.
How can you control cookies?
You can delete the cookies that are already on your computer and prevent the storage / placement of cookies on your internet browser.
Internet browsers are predefined to accept cookies automatically. Since managing cookies differs from browser to browser, you can check the help menu of the browser or application for detailed information.
For example,
You can manage it with "Google Chrome -> Settings -> Advanced -> Privacy and Security -> Site Settings -> Cookies and Site Data -> Allow sites to save and read cookie data".
You can manage it from "Internet Explorer -> Settings -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Advanced settings" menu.
Most Internet browsers allow you to:
• Viewing saved cookies and deleting whatever you wish
• Blocking third party cookies
• Blocking cookies from certain sites
• Block all cookies
• Deleting all cookies when you close the Internet browser
If you choose to delete cookies, your preferences on the relevant website will be deleted. Also, many websites and digital platforms, including GW websites, may not work properly if you choose to block cookies altogether.
To Check Cookies on Your Mobile Device;
On Apple Devices;
• You can clear your browsing history and cookies with "Settings -> Safari -> Delete History and Website Data" steps.
• You can follow the "Settings -> Safari -> Advanced -> Website Data -> Delete All Website Data" steps to delete cookies and keep your history.
• If you do not want historical data to be kept while visiting the sites; Activate private circulation by following the steps of "Safari -> icon -> Custom -> Done"
You can block cookies with "Settings -> Safari -> Block All Cookies" steps. But; Some websites and features may not work properly when you block cookies.
On Android Devices;
• You can clear your cookie with the "Chrome app -> Settings -> Privacy -> Clear browsing data -> Cookies, media licenses and site data -> Clear Data" option.
• You can allow or block cookies with "Chrome Application -> Settings -> Site Settings -> Cookies" option.