FORD OTOMOTİV SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ

COOKIE POLICY

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Şirketi (“Ford Otosan” or “Company”) attributes great importance to the secure and transparent processing of your personal data in conformity with the law and good faith. This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) is prepared for the objective of explaining how and for which purposes data relating to you will be processed and how you can manage your rights.

Below, you will find an explanation of general principles for the processing of personal data by Ford Otosan, the purposes for which your personal data is processed and the rights that you have concerning your personal data within the scope of our cookie usage activity.

This Cookie Policy does not cover the information collected by applications, third-party websites and platforms outside the control of our Company, the information collected by third-party sites through the links on our website, or the headlines, campaigns and other advertisements or promotions on third-party sites that we sponsor or participate in. Our Company is not responsible for the actions taken regarding the personal data collected, stored and used by third parties through their own websites.

General Information

While, being an entity located in the Republic of Turkey, Ford Otosan shall comply with the provisions of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Law”), the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as far as these laws apply for the processing of personal data by Ford Otosan.

Data Controller:

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Şirketi

Akpınar Mahallesi, Hasan Basri Cad. No:2, 34885 Sancaktepe, İstanbul, Turkey

Company Registry No: 73232

Data Protection Officer of Ford Otosan:

You may approach the Data Protection Officer at dpo@ford.com.tr or by addressing a letter to the “Data Protection Officer” at the address of the Data Controller.

What Are Cookies?

Like most websites, we use cookies to provide you with a better, faster and safer experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites you visit. Cookies may be stored on your device through your browser during your first visit to a website. When you visit the same site again with the same device, your browser checks whether there is a cookie stored on your device for the site. If there is a record, it transmits the data in the record to the website you are visiting. In this way, the website recognises you and shows the related content for you. Web traffic is analysed through cookies and your web applications may be personalized according to your preferences.

Cookies used by our Company do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. 

What Is Personal Data?

“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual (a data subject) in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that individual.

Which Personal Data We Collect and For Which Purposes Is Your Personal Data Processed?

Your personal data is processed in a limited and measured manner in connection with the following processing purposes in line with the cookies used on Ford Otosan's https://fordtrucksglobal.com/ website.

Cookies and Purposes

Browser and operating system you use, device type and operating system, router (from which site you came from), IP address, user ID, date and time of your visit, interaction status (e.g. whether you can access the site or receive an error warning, link accessed), the use of the features on the site, the search phrases you enter, the frequency of visits, the time you spend on the page, your regional settings, your geographic location, your search keywords, your language preferences, page scrolling movements, user transaction information and marketing data regarding the tabs you acces are processed through cookies for the purposes listed in the cookie tables below.

There are first-party cookies and third-party cookies that we use on our website. Third-party cookies are not managed by our Company, but by other companies. There are also session cookies and persistent cookies by lifespan. Session cookies are deleted when you log out. Persistent cookies continue to remain on your devices after you log out. Lastly, according to their usage purposes, cookies can be examined as (i) essential cookies, (ii) functional cookies, (iii) advertising / marketing cookies.

Below, you will find a detailed explanation with regard to your personal data processed through these cookies and their processing purposes.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies allow you to browse Ford Otosan's website and set your privacy preferences, log in and fill out request forms. These cookies are esential to perform the basic functions necessary for the operation of our website and platforms, to ensure the security of our website, platforms and visitors, to fulfill our legal obligations and to use our rights arising from the current legislation, and cannot be switched off in our systems. These cookies are used by Ford Otosan or third party service providers.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies provide functionality to you as a user, personalize the services for you by remembering your choices (e.g. language preference, your username and password), enable you to remember information that changes the behavior and appearance of our online channels, such as your preferred language or the region you access, in order to provide you with a better browser experience and provide a more user-friendly experience. These cookies are used by third-party service providers based on your explicit consent. If you do not allow these, you will not be able to use the relevant functions. 

Advertising / Marketing Cookies

Advertising / marketing cookies are used to promote and advertise our products and services on Ford Otosan's website, to present you with personalized advertisements, to analyse and improve your advertising and promotional activities, to calculate your product purchasing tendencies, to plan activities to increase your loyalty to products and services, and to carry out marketing activities. These cookies are used by first-party and third-party service providers based on your explicit consent. If you do not allow these, you will not be able to use the relevant functions.

Cookies can also be classified by lifespan. Ford Otosan uses session cookies and persistent cookies according to the lifespan of cookies. The session cookie expires when you log out your browser. The persistent cookie, on the other hand, is not deleted when you log out and is automatically deleted on a certain date or after a certain period of time.

The cookie name and category used on Ford Otosan's website, the duration of the cookie and the descriptions on the basis of the relevant cookie are given below in more detail:

First-Party Cookies

Third Party Cookies

Apart from the above processing purposes, all your personal data collected through cookies can also be processed for the following purposes:

• In case of consent to sending commercial electronic messages, developing and personalizing the scope and content of the messages in line with the data collected via cookies,
• Carrying out the storage activities of the personal data collected regarding the above-mentioned activities within the scope of the execution of these processes,
• Conducting information security processes in environments where personal data collected within the scope of the above-mentioned activities are stored,
• Carrying out all the above-mentioned activities in accordance with the current legislation,
• Informing legally authorized institutions and organizations, following up the legal affairs and exercising our right of defence when necessary.
• Fulfilling obligations under the Law No. 5651 on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcast and other legislation,

How Do We Collect Personal Data?

Your personal data processed for the above mentioned purposes is obtained completely or partially automatically, electronically, through Ford Otosan's website, your browsers, our third party advertising partners, and social media platforms.

Who May Access Your Personal Data?

Your personal data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent, except as stipulated in the legislation or specified in this Policy.

As stated above, your personal data is also collected via third-party cookies and transferred to third-party companies located abroad.

In addition, all your personal data mentioned above is transferred to our domestic supplier company, which provides services in these matters for the purpose of the use of cookies and the analysis of personal data collected through cookies.

Ford Otosan may transfer your personal data to the legally authorized private individuals and organizations and public institutions including relevant ministries, courts and enforcement offices for the purposes of carrying out all the above-mentioned activities in accordance with the current legislation, informing legally authorized institutions and organizations, following up the legal affairs and exercising our right of defence when necessary.

We only keep your personal information in identifiable form for as long as for the period required by the purposes of processing or, if necessary, during the legal statute of limitations. We will delete, destroy or anonymize personal data following the expiry of these periods.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

Your personal data collected through essential cookies is processed within the scope of Article 6 of the GDPR, based on the legal reason of “existence of legitimate interest”.

Your personal data collected through performance / analytical, functional cookies and advertising / marketing cookies is processed based on the legal reason of "existence of your explicit consent" within the scope of Article 6 of the GDPR.

All your personal data mentioned above is transferred to our domestic supplier company, which serves for the purpose of the use of cookies and the analysis of personal data collected by cookies, and to third-party companies located abroad, which provide third-party cookies, based on the legal reason of "existence of your explicit consent".

Your personal data is processed based on the legal reasons of "fulfilment of our legal obligations" and "establishment, exercise or protection of a right” for the purposes of carrying out the above-mentioned activities in accordance with the current legislation, informing legally authorized institutions and organizations, following legal affairs and exercising our right to defence when necessary and transferred to the persons and organizations mentioned above.

How Do We Protect and Store Personal Data

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including inter alia as appropriate:

●      pseudonymisation and encryption of Personal Data;

●      the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;

●      the ability to restore the availability and access to Personal Data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

●      a process for regular testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing.

In assessing the appropriate level of security account shall be taken in particular of the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.

How Can You Block Cookies?

You can click the "Manage Cookie Settings" button to partially or completely disable the cookies on our website. We would like to point out that if you partially or completely disable the cookies on the Ford Otosan website, some features and services on our website may not work properly and our website may not be able to display all its functions, since we will not be able to recognize and associate your account(s).

In addition, most browsers automatically use their own cookies without Ford Otosan's control and intervention, but these browsers may also offer the option of rejecting cookies or displaying a warning before registration. The help function in the menu list of most internet browsers can explain how you can instruct your browser not to accept new cookies, how your browser can inform you when a new cookie is sent, or how to disable cookies. Please contact the relevant browser service provider directly for more detailed information on this subject or review their privacy / cookie policies.

Instructions for allowing or blocking or deleting third-party cookies used on our website can be accessed from the links below:

Google Analytics

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en-US (Advertising)

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US (General)

Facebook (Meta)

•          https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies

Doubleclick

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en-US (Advertising)

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US (General)

Taboola

•          https://www.taboola.com/policies/cookie-policy

Youtube

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en-US (Advertising)

•          https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US (General)

Consent and Withdrawal

Any consent is provided freely. If you give your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. After your withdrawal we will stop processing your Personal Data, including storage, unless further data processing is legally permitted.

To withdraw your consent, please send us an e-mail to gdprrep@ford.com.tr or a letter to Akpınar Mahallesi, Hasan Basri Caddesi, No:2, 34885 Sancaktepe, İstanbul, Turkey.

Your Rights Related to Data Privacy

You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of your Personal Data, or restriction of their processing. Furthermore, you have the right to request data portability. If you are situated in the EU, you have the right to file a complaint to the relevant data protection authority.

If you have questions or concerns regarding our use of your information, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please send us an e-mail to gdprrep@ford.com.tr or a letter to Akpınar Mahallesi, Hasan Basri Caddesi, No:2, 34885 Sancaktepe, İstanbul, Turkey.