COOKIE POLICY

ZADAX STORE COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: 23.02.26

Zadax Store (“Platform”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve user experience, measure site performance, and conduct marketing activities. This policy explains which cookies are used and the options available to users.

1. DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF COOKIES

1.1 What is a Cookie? Cookies are small text files saved to your device (computer, tablet, phone) through your browser when you visit the Zadax Store. These files allow our website to "remember" you, save your preferences, and provide you with a smoother user experience.
1.2 Other Technologies: Within the scope of this policy, the term "cookie" also covers other tracking technologies that function similarly to cookies, such as pixel tags, log files, and local storage.
1.3 Primary Purpose: We use cookies primarily for three purposes:
- Functionality: To ensure the technical operation of the Platform.
- Personalization: To remember your preferences such as language and region.
- Analysis: To improve our engineering tools by understanding which sections of our site are used more frequently.

2. TYPES OF COOKIES USED AND PURPOSES

Mandatory cookies are processed within the scope of 'legitimate interest' for the technical functionality of the Platform; all other cookies are processed based on the 'explicit consent' of the user. The cookies used on the Platform are gathered under the following four main groups according to their purposes:

Cookie Type	Purpose	Retention Period
Mandatory (Technical) Cookies	Essential for the operation of the Platform. They enable login, security verification, and shopping cart transactions. The site cannot function without these.	During the session or up to 1 year.
Functional Cookies	Provides convenience by remembering your language preferences, region settings, or customizations on the Platform (e.g., Engineering unit preferences).	Up to 1 year.
Analytical and Performance Cookies	Allows us to anonymously measure how many people visit the Platform, which engineering tools are more popular, and identify faulty pages.	Between 6 months and 2 years.
Marketing and Targeting Cookies	Used to recommend content oriented to your interests (e.g., new products in a software category you follow) inside or outside the Platform.	12 months.

3. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES AND DATA TRANSFER

3.1 External Service Providers: Zadax works with trusted third-party service providers to optimize its services and conduct marketing activities. In this context, cookies from Google Analytics (performance analysis), Google Ads (advertising), Meta Pixel (marketing), and integrated payment systems may be used on the Platform.
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3.2 Third-Party Responsibility: These cookies are directly subject to the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third-party companies (Google, Meta, etc.). Zadax does not directly control the data collection processes of these external services but reserves the right to limit their use.
3.3 Cross-Border Data Transfer (International Transfer): If the servers of third-party service providers are located abroad, anonymous or personal data collected through these cookies may be transferred outside your country of residence (e.g., USA or EU countries). By consenting to these cookies, the User is deemed to have consented to the processing of their data on the secure servers of the relevant countries.

4. COOKIE MANAGEMENT AND USER OPTIONS

4.1 Right to Choose: Zadax respects the privacy rights of users. The use of cookies other than mandatory (technical) cookies (analytical, marketing, etc.) depends on your explicit consent on the Platform.
4.2 Cookie Management: You can use the following methods to control or delete cookies:
- In-Platform Panel: You can update your consents at any time through the cookie preference panel that appears upon your first entry to the Platform.
- Browser Settings: You can block all cookies or delete previously saved cookies from the "Settings/Privacy" sections of browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
4.3 Consequences of Restrictions:
- Mandatory Cookies: If these cookies are blocked, you cannot log in to the Seller Panel, complete shopping cart transactions, or use basic functions (security verifications, etc.) of the Platform.
- Functional Cookies: Your preferred language, unit, or theme settings may be reset upon each visit.

5. UPDATES AND EFFECTIVENESS

5.1 Right to Amend: Zadax reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time to comply with technological developments, new service models, or changes in legal legislation (KVKK, GDPR, etc.).
5.2 Effectiveness and Announcement: Updates become effective from the moment they are published on the Platform. The "Last Updated Date" at the top confirms it is the most current version.
5.3 Declaration of Acceptance: By continuing to use the Platform, the User is deemed to have accepted the current Cookie Policy in effect at that time.
5.4 Contact: For any questions regarding the use of cookies or this policy, you can contact us via [E-mail Address].

6. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

For more detailed information regarding the processing and storage of your personal data collected through cookies and your rights, you may review the Zadax Privacy Policy and Clarification Text.