Privacy Policy

Sora Kozmetik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi residing at Gazitepe Mh, Aybar Sokak No: 7, 34570 Silivri/İstanbul (to be referred to hereinafter as “Sora”) has adopted the principle of protecting the confidentiality of persons visiting the website with the extension www.soracosmetics.com (to be referred to hereinafter as the “website”) which all of its belongs to Sora. In this Privacy Statement, the types of personal data collected from persons visiting the website, how Sora uses and protects such data and with whom such data is shared is explained. Further, it is also described how users can contact Sora in regard with the confidentiality measures taken upon using the website.

1. Collection, Use and Processing of Personal Data

Your personal data may be collected by Sora during your visit to or use of or surfing in the website. Also, during your visit to or use of or surfing in the website some of your personal data (as defined below) will be automatically stored in our servers using technologies such as cookies, network provider records and network pointers. If you give your personal data to Sora under your own will, Sora will collect, use and/or store such data within the limitations stipulated by law. If you do not want that Sora shall collect, use or store your personal data, do not share your personal data with Sora and notify this matter in written to Sora according to the arrangements mentioned in clause 3 with the heading “Communication” of this Privacy Statement.

• Information provided by you

Any information of your name, surname, title, profession and similar information such as personal information, contact information, age and date of birth, sex and contents uploaded by you including but not limited to those provided by you during your visit to the website shall constitute the information provided by you (to be referred to hereinafter as “Personal Data”).

• Use of Personal Data

Your personal data provided to us may be used by Sora for following purposes;

• answering your questions,
• providing you with service,
• notifying you about special events, contests, lotteries, programs, queries and other offers,
• notifying you about promotions and campaigns,
• creating and managing your account via internet,
• finalizing your payment and/or gift procedures,
• notifying you about your social network and mobile applications.

By accepting this Privacy Statement, you will be deemed giving consent for the use of your Personal Date by Sora in accordance with the aforementioned purposes. We reserve the rights related to clause 3 with the heading “Communication” of this Privacy Statement.

• Automatically Collected Information

When you visit or use or surf in the website some of your personal data (as defined below) will be automatically stored in our servers using technologies such as cookies, network provider records and network pointers. Cookies are small text files which are sent by websites to your computer are other devices connected to the internet in order to identify your internet browser solely or to store some data and settings from your internet browser. You may erase these cookies by making necessary settings on your internet browser you use, may block the cookies or may enable your internet browser to notify you during loading of such cookies.

Cookies can, through network providers or network pointers, save some data such as operation system type, domain and system settings, language of the system and country and time zone of the location of the device as well information such as website address connecting to the internet and the IP address used for connecting to the internet. Also, data about your internet usage may be collected by using various web based technologies. By accepting this Privacy Statement you will be deemed to give consent for the collection and/or storage of your data by the aforementioned automatic ways.

2. Security

Excluding those specified in this Privacy Statement, any of the collected, used and/or stored user data will not be sold, assigned by Sora to third parties or will not be disclosed in any manner. Your personal date may be shared with:

• Sora group companies and subsidiaries in accordance with the purposes described in the Privacy Statement,
• Service providers who provide service under Sora instruction, for the execution of the services,
• Third parties upon consent of the users.

Except the aforementioned, any data of users may be shared with public authorities if deemed necessary by executive authorities.

Nevertheless, if Sora should assign all or part of its assets, you will be deemed having agreed this Privacy Statement and having given consent for the assignment of the data you have shared.

3. Communication

Your data having been collected, used and/or stored by Sora will be erased automatically upon the expiry of legal requirements. The users reserve the right to request the erasure of their personal data at any. You may revoke your approval related to the use or processing of your personal data at any desired time, by sending e-mail [email protected] or use your right of refusal of the message having been sent to you.

If you do not want that your personal data shall be collected, used and/or stored at any time please send an e-mail with the subject “cancel” [email protected]. Upon the receipt of your e-mail by our officials, your personal data will be deleted from our database within 48 (forty eight) hours.

4. Data of Minors

The website has been issued for users over eighteen (18) years of age. If personal data of a user under the age of eighteen (18) should be collected, used and/or stored, the said data shall be deleted from the records immediately. Personal data of users under the age of eighteen (18) are not collected, used and/or stored by Sora consciously.

5. Updates of the Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be amended from time to time. In case of significant changes in the Privacy Statement, the said change will be published in the website and the date of latest updating of the Privacy Statement will be specified as well. With your next visit to the website you will be deemed having accepted such changes.

6. Link / Other Websites

In this website, hyper-links to other websites operated by third parties may be available. In this case, Sora will be responsible for the content of this website cannot be held responsible in any manner for other websites’ content, safety, quality, products which are sold/information is given in the said websites, delivery or campaign conditions or other functions of such websites. The hyperlinks of third parties in this website is for the users’ convenience only and Sora does not hold any responsibility under any name related to websites of third parties. In case of access to a third party website through this website or hyperlink via this website, the accessed website, its operator or content shall not be deemed approved or guaranteed by Sora.

7. The Accuracy of the Information in the Website

Although Sora shows effort for the accuracy of the information and materials in this website, Sora does not guarantee the accuracy of the information and materials in this website. Sora may conduct any changes in the information and materials of this website or in the products displayed in the website without further notification. The information and material in this website may not be up to date and Sora does not give any commitment to update the said information and material.

8. Non-liability Clause

In general,  any person or company (regardless whether such person or company  has taken part in establishing, preparing, assuming maintenance or presenting this website) who/which is under the administration or control of Sora and their directors, managers, employees, shareholders, representatives or proxies (to be referred to hereinafter as the “Sora Representatives”) (to be referred to hereinafter as, collectively, the “Sora Group”), shall not assume any responsibility and liability for any losses and damages including but not limited to any losses and damages related to this website or the use, non-use or consequences of the use of this website in any manner including but not limited to other websites which this websites links to, any losses and damages caused by virus in your computer, any equipment which constitute your computer, software, data or other commodities as a result of access, use or surf in this website or any downloading from this website or use of any other website which is linked by this website, any losses and damages at any amount or type caused by images and other material to occur at your side or at third parties, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, legal or consequential losses and damages or any loss of profit, revenue, reputation, data or opportunity or loss of money or any losses and damages or any consequential and other losses and damages having occurred due to the stoppage of the facility by any reason as well as any wrongful acts (including but not limited to negligence, contractual and others).

9. Governing Law and Place of Jurisdiction

This Privacy Statement is subject to the law of the Republic of Turkey and any disputes which may arise due to this Privacy Statement shall be settled in Istanbul courts and execution offices of the Republic of Turkey.

10. Other

These Legal Clauses and the Privacy Statement taking place under a separate heading in the website comprise a whole and if any provision does not take place in any of these clauses the provision taking place in the other clauses shall be applicable. The breach of these Legal Clauses will be deemed as a breach of the privacy Statement as well and for the consequences of the said breach, the penal or indemnity provisions in the two clauses which are stricter shall be applied. If Sora interest require, in case of breaching two texts, to claim for separate responsibilities of the breaching person or persons, Sora shall be entitled to take any legal measures and injunctions to remedy the breach regardless of which one will lead to stricter consequences.