At Rota Wood (“Rota Wood”), accessible via www.rotawood.com ("Website" or "Site"), we use cookies, pixels, and web beacons, as well as similar cookie-like technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies”) to improve and enhance user experience on our website.

We use cookies and local storage technologies to personalize the use of our Site. The use of these technologies is carried out in compliance with the applicable laws, particularly the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”).

A. What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies may be stored on your device via your browser during your first visit to a website. When you visit the same website again from the same device, your browser checks whether a cookie for the website exists on your device. If so, it relays the information stored in the cookie back to the website. This allows the website to recognize that you have visited before and tailor the content accordingly.

B. What Are Cookies Used For?

Primarily, cookies are used to ensure websites function properly and efficiently.

They also serve to provide website administrators with information about how visitors use the website—such as which pages they browse and how they behave on the site. This enables us to perform analytics and personalize the website experience.

Cookies may also be used for marketing purposes. Marketing cookies help present you with tailored advertisements based on your interests and purchase history.

Except for strictly necessary cookies, we obtain users' explicit consent before using cookies on our website and offer them the ability to change their consent at any time. Through the cookie management panel, users can view the types of cookies used on our website and select “enabled” or “disabled” preferences for all cookies other than Mandatory Cookies. These preferences can also be changed at any time.

C. Types of Cookies by Purpose of Use

On the Rota Wood website, platforms, and applications, the following types of cookies are used based on their intended purposes:

(i) Operational Cookies (Strictly Necessary Cookies): These cookies are essential for the administration and security of the website, platform, applications, and services. Examples include technologies that enable the use of features on the website, applications, and platforms, as well as those that detect irregular or harmful behavior. These cookies are necessary for the Site to function and cannot be disabled.

(ii) Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to facilitate the efficient use of the website, platforms, applications, and services, and to personalize them for users. For example, technologies that remember user information and preferences are functionality cookies.

(iii) Performance Cookies: These cookies help improve and measure the performance of the website, applications, platforms, and services. For example, they enable us to analyze how users interact with the Site, platforms, and services, and whether they engage with our communications.

(iv) Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to promote products and services on our website and on other media channels, and to show you relevant and personalized advertisements with the help of our partners. Through these cookies, we may collect information about your online activity to offer ads tailored to your interests. We may also obtain data from third-party websites where our advertisements are displayed. Since we work with third-party advertising networks, you may see Rota Wood ads on other websites and social media platforms.

D. Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data

Operational (Strictly Necessary) Cookies are used to provide information society services (such as logging in, filling out forms, remembering privacy preferences, counting visitors to our website, and measuring traffic). Personal data collected through these cookies are processed in accordance with:

• KVKK Article 5/2(c): “It is necessary for the establishment or performance of a contract,” and

• KVKK Article 5/2(e): “It is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or protection of a right.”

Targeting and Advertising Cookies are used by our partners to create profiles based on your interests and to show you relevant ads. Personal data collected through these cookies are processed based on your explicit consent under KVKK Article 5/1.

Functionality Cookies are used to make our website more functional and personalized (excluding your privacy preferences, remembering other preferences upon revisiting the site). Personal data collected through these cookies are processed based on your explicit consent under KVKK Article 5/1.

Performance Cookies are used for statistical measurements, estimating the number of unique visitors, and improving the Site. Personal data collected through these cookies are processed based on KVKK Article 5/2(f): “Provided that it does not harm the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, processing of data is necessary for the legitimate interests of the data controller.”