1. What Does This Policy Cover?
This Cookie Policy explains what information is stored in your browser when you visit this marketing website (the "Site"), for what purpose, and for how long. It has been prepared in line with the transparency and informed-consent principles of Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/AVG) regarding cookies and similar technologies.
This Site does not use a classic server-issued "HTTP cookie." Instead, it uses your browser's own local storage on your device (localStorage). Because such local storage technologies are legally treated as falling under "cookies and similar technologies," this policy is written to cover both.
2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed in your browser when you visit a website. localStorage serves a similar purpose, but it is a browser storage mechanism that is kept only on your own device and is not automatically sent to a server. This Site uses only the latter — localStorage.
3. Storage Data Currently Used on This Site (Essential)
To function properly, the Site stores only the following two pieces of information in your browser. These are required for the Site's basic operation and are not recommended to be disabled; even if you select "Essential Only," these two continue to be stored, since neither of them is used for tracking purposes.
- Language preference — used to remember the language you select on the Site (Turkish, English, Dutch, German, Arabic); it does not identify you, it simply ensures the Site opens in the same language on your next visit.
- Cookie consent record (net-araci-site:cookie-consent) — used to remember which option you chose in the consent banner described below, "Accept" or "Essential Only," so the banner does not reappear on every page load.
- Both of these pieces of data stay only on your own device; they are never sent to a server, to us, or to any third party, and they are not used to identify you.
4. Optional Cookies Not Currently Used, But Possibly Added in the Future
This Site does not currently use any third-party tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies or similar technologies. No tools such as Google Analytics, ad networks, social media plugins, or other tracking tools have been integrated.
If an anonymous analytics tool is considered in the future to understand visitor statistics, it will only be activated in the "optional" category, with your explicit consent, and only after this policy has been updated in advance. If such a change is made, the consent banner will be shown again, and your previous choice (given only for essential cookies) will not automatically be extended to cover analytics cookies.
5. How Does the Consent Mechanism Work?
On your first visit to the Site, you will see a cookie consent banner at the bottom of the screen. This banner offers two options:
- "Accept" — Confirms your preference and closes the banner. At present, this choice does not trigger any additional action beyond the essential storage described in Section 3 above, since there are no optional cookies available to use yet.
- "Essential Only" — Indicates that you accept only the essential storage (language preference and consent record); the Site continues to function normally either way.
- In both cases, your preference is stored in your browser under the name net-araci-site:cookie-consent, and the banner will not be shown again. If you clear your browser history/site data, the banner will reappear.
- If you want to change your preference at any time, click the "Cookie Settings" link at the bottom of this or any page to reopen the consent banner and update your choice — withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.
6. Relationship to the NET Tool Application
This marketing site and the actual therapist tool (NET Tool), located at /uygulama/, have separate but consistent architectures. Just like this marketing site, NET Tool sends no data to any server or database; client records, lifeline data, and session notes are stored only in the therapist's own browser storage (localStorage) on their device, along with an optional local backup file.
In other words, this Site's principle that "data never goes to a server, it stays only on the device" is not limited to the marketing pages — it is the same core design principle that applies to the application itself. For more detailed information about NET Tool's handling of client data, please see the Privacy/Security section within the application.
7. Retention Period and Deletion of Data
Your language preference and consent record remain stored on your device until you manually delete your browser's site data or clear storage for this Site from your browser settings; the Site does not apply an automatic expiration date on its side.
You may delete this data unilaterally at any time from your browser settings (in sections such as Site Data / Manage Site Data / Clear Cookies and Site Data). After deletion, the consent banner and default language detection will be triggered again on your next visit.
8. Legal Basis and Your Rights
The essential storage (language preference and consent record) is of a type that may be used under legitimate interest, without requiring explicit consent, since it is necessary for the Site's basic functions to operate; nevertheless, in keeping with the principle of transparency, you are informed through this policy and your preference is recorded via the consent banner. Any optional cookies (e.g., analytics) that may be added in the future will only be activated based on your explicit consent.
Under KVKK and the GDPR, you have the right to access the data processed (in this case, data held only on your own device), to request its correction or deletion, and to withdraw your consent at any time. For this Site specifically, the most practical way to withdraw your consent is to use the "Cookie Settings" link or delete the relevant site data from your browser settings; either action automatically resets your consent.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — in Turkey, the Personal Data Protection Authority (kvkk.gov.tr), or, if you are based in an EU member state, your national data protection authority (for the Netherlands: the Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
9. Changes to This Policy
If a new cookie, tracking tool, or optional storage technology is added to this Site, this policy will be updated and the consent banner will be shown again to obtain your preference for the updated scope. The current version of the policy is always published on this page.
This policy was last updated on: July 7, 2026.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the data stored in your browser, you can reach ViaNova Praktijk via vianovapraktijk.nl.