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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2025  ·  Applies to: nuzhetalgunes.com

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your browser, remember your preferences, and collect basic usage information. Cookies do not contain personal details such as passwords or payment data.

Similar technologies — such as pixel tags, local storage, and session storage — work in comparable ways and are covered by this policy.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary

Essential for the site to function. Cannot be switched off.

  • Session management (keeping you logged in to comment forms)
  • Security tokens (CSRF protection)
  • Cookie consent preference storage

Analytics & Performance

Help us understand how readers discover and use the blog so we can improve it.

  • Google Analytics 4 — page views, session duration, traffic sources (data is anonymised; IP truncation enabled)
  • Internal referral tracking to see which articles are most helpful

Retention: up to 14 months, then automatically deleted.

Marketing & Advertising

Used to show relevant ads and measure campaign performance. Set only with your consent.

  • Google AdSense / Ad Manager — contextual and interest-based advertising
  • Affiliate network tracking pixels (Booking.com, GetYourGuide, etc.)
  • Remarketing lists for returning visitors

3. Why We Use Cookies

  • To deliver a reliable, secure reading experience across all devices
  • To measure which travel guides, city tips, and cultural articles resonate most
  • To display ads that help fund the blog at no cost to you
  • To track affiliate referrals that let us earn a small commission when you book via our links

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services embedded in our pages. We do not control these cookies; each provider's own privacy policy applies.

ProviderPurposePrivacy Policy
Google AnalyticsAnalyticspolicies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSenseAdvertisingpolicies.google.com/privacy
Booking.comAffiliate trackingbooking.com/content/privacy.html
GetYourGuideAffiliate trackinggetyourguide.com/privacy/
YouTubeEmbedded videopolicies.google.com/privacy

5. How to Manage & Disable Cookies

You have several options to control cookies:

  • Our consent banner — shown on your first visit; revisit preferences at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.
  • Browser settings — all modern browsers let you block or delete cookies: Chrome → Settings → Privacy & Security; Firefox → Options → Privacy & Security; Safari → Preferences → Privacy.
  • Google opt-out — install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) or visit Google's Ad Settings.
  • Your Mobile Ad ID — use "Limit Ad Tracking" (iOS) or "Opt out of Ads Personalisation" (Android) in your device settings.

Disabling strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the site to malfunction. Disabling analytics or marketing cookies will not affect your ability to read any content.

6. Your Consent

When you first visit NUZHET ALGUNES, a consent banner allows you to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise your choices by category. We record the date and version of your consent.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of any processing already carried out. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are essential to deliver the service you request.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our tools, legal obligations, or services change. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will display a notice on the site. Continued use of NUZHET ALGUNES after an update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

8. Questions?

If you have questions about how NUZHET ALGUNES uses cookies, please reach out:

Email: [email protected]

Contact page: nuzhetalgunes.com/contacts

NUZHET ALGUNES

Real stories, honest travel advice, and practical tips from the heart of Turkey — written for curious wanderers who want to experience this country the way locals do.

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Türkiye

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