Privacy Notice

As “data controller,” Takosan Otomobil Göstergeleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (“Takosan”) is committed to ensuring and protecting the confidentiality of personal information. This notice lays out the steps we take to protect your personal information whenever you visit our website. We provide details on how and why we collect and use your personal information and the choices you make regarding our use of your information. The steps we take to protect your data and how you can review and edit your own data are also explained. By accessing our websites, you acknowledge that such data will be collected and accept the terms of use described in this privacy notice.

Data we collect directly from you: As a general rule, you may visit the Takosan websites without leaving any personal information. However, on some pages, we may ask you to provide certain personal information required to carry out the service or procedure that you request. The personal information collected may include: contact information such as your name, title, the name of your company/organization, your email address, telephone and fax numbers and postal address; information about your company and your job description; your email marketing preferences; financial information (including credit cards or account information); information about your nationality and the country you live in so that we can provide you with information on pertinent technologies based on applicable export control regulations relevant to your situation ; information that will enable you to login; technical information to customize your use of our websites; questions about our products and services or your orders; information to help us determine which products and services are best for you; and, registration information on events and general feedback on our products and services. Even though you are not required to provide such information, failure to do so may result in non-delivery of the service or transaction you request.

Information collected automatically: Website visit information such as the pages you view, the bytes transferred, the links you click, the products you access and all other transactions you perform on the Takosan websites is recorded. In the websites you login with your credentials, we may match your username with the information you provide to identify your interest in our products and services. Furthermore, standard information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, its capabilities and language, processing system, the date and time of access, and the website that directed you to our website is also collected. Such information will not be linked to your identity.

Job and Internship Applications: When you apply for employment or research, you may be asked to provide personal information such as your resume. More information on this subject is provided in the privacy notices on the relevant application pages and also under the Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy.

Cookie use: Cookies are small files that the websites you visit save in your hard disk and your browser’s memory. Cookies can be used to determine the number of time a website is visited, the number of visitors to a website, analyze the website usage habits of the visitors (including the impact of online ads), your preferences, and storing technical information that will be used for later website interaction. Session identification information (identifying information that is erased when the browser is closed) and other information needed for session management can be used to store your user profile data and facilitate your navigation on our websites (in particular, to help you search for information and place orders). You may enable or disable cookies. Even though many browsers automatically accept cookies, you may change the settings on your browser to delete this information or to alert you whenever cookies have been saved on your computer. If you choose to disable cookies, however, you may not benefit from all of the features on the Takosan websites or any other websites you may visit. Our websites may also contain electronic images called single-pixel GIFs, or web information collectors, which allow us to count the number of users visiting the site. There may also be web information collectors in our promotional email messages or Newsletters to determine whether our messages have been opened and answered.

Disclosing your personal data: Except for the situations explained below, Takosan will not disclose the personal data you provide on our websites without your consent to third parties other than the affiliates and subsidiaries controlled by Takosan.

Disclosing your personal data to service providers: Takosan signs agreements with external service providers for hosting its websites, transmitting information, performing transactions, and website analytics. We transfer your personal information to such providers only to the extent required to perform a specific service. Such providers and their employees are prohibited from using your personal data for any other purpose.