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STUDIO CAVE

 

 

Cookie Policy

Studio Cave (“we,” “our,” or “us”), in our capacity as data controller, attaches the utmost importance to the protection of your personal data. We process and safeguard your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK”), and other applicable data protection laws.

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used on our website, the purposes of such use, the categories of cookies involved, and your rights in relation to them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are transmitted as part of the HTTP(S) request and allow information to be stored or retrieved from your browser. Cookies are used to ensure website functionality, enhance user experience, and enable analytical, functional, or marketing-related purposes.

Cookies can be:

  • Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser.

  • Persistent cookies: stored until their expiry date or until deleted manually.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

(a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website. They allow features such as secure login, form submission, and remembering privacy preferences.

  • Legal basis:

    • GDPR: Article 6(1)(b) (performance of a contract) or 6(1)(f) (legitimate interest).

    • KVKK: Article 5(2)(c) and (ç) (processing personal data necessary for performance of a contract or for legitimate interests, provided fundamental rights are not harmed).

(b) Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to remember your preferences (e.g., language, login details, personalization).

  • Legal basis: explicit consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a); KVKK Article 5(1)).

(c) Analytical / Performance Cookies

These cookies help us analyze user behavior, measure site performance, and improve website usability. They also allow us to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

  • Legal basis: consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a); KVKK Article 5(1)).

(d) Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your browsing habits to profile your interests and deliver tailored advertisements.

  • Legal basis: consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a); KVKK Article 5(1)).

3. Cookies Used on Our Website

We use the following cookies on our website:

  • Essential for API protection: client-session-bind, server-session-bind

  • Performance cookie: ssr-caching

  • Fraud prevention: XSRF-TOKEN

  • System activity measurement: bSession

  • Security (Hive): hs

  • Session identification: svSession

Third-party cookies may be placed by Google Maps and Google Analytics (_ga). Should you decline your cookie preferences, the items will no longer function. Additionally, a plug-in by Google Analytics can also be installed to avoid tracking.

4. Managing Cookies

You may manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the proper functioning of certain features.

For browser-specific instructions, please see:

  • Google Chrome

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Safari

  • Opera

  • Microsoft Edge

5. Legal Bases for Processing

  • Strictly necessary cookies: performance of a contract (GDPR 6(1)(b); KVKK 5(2)(c)) or legitimate interest (GDPR 6(1)(f); KVKK 5(2)(ç)).

  • Functional, analytical, and marketing cookies: explicit consent (GDPR 6(1)(a); KVKK 5(1)).

Consent may be withdrawn at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR (Articles 15–22):

  • Right of access

  • Right to rectification

  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)

  • Right to restriction of processing

  • Right to data portability

  • Right to object

  • Right to withdraw consent

  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Under KVKK (Article 11):

  • To learn whether your personal data is processed

  • To request information about such processing

  • To learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly

  • To know the third parties to whom your data is transferred

  • To request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data

  • To request deletion or destruction of personal data

  • To request notification of correction, deletion, or destruction to third parties

  • To object to outcomes against your interest resulting from automated processing

  • To request compensation for damages incurred due to unlawful processing

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@studiocave.co.

7. Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our practices. Updates will be published on this page with a revised date.

Last updated: September 30th, 2025.

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