Cookie Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: August 25, 2026
Website: https://thewastewater.com
Operated by: Egesis Çevre Teknolojileri ve İnş. San. Tic. A.Ş. (Egesis Environmental Technologies Inc.)

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Egesis Çevre Teknolojileri ve İnş. San. Tic. A.Ş. (“EGESIS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on https://thewastewater.com.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, which outlines how we collect, process, and safeguard your personal data.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They are widely used to ensure websites function properly, enhance security, remember user preferences, and provide aggregated analytics to site operators.

We also utilize similar technologies such as web beacons, tags, and local storage scripts that perform comparable functions.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)

These cookies are indispensable for the core operation, accessibility, and security of the website. They enable core functions such as load balancing, firewall security, and session management. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.

• Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) / KVKK Art. 5(2)(f)). Consent is not required for essential cookies.

3.2. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about how visitors interact with our website (e.g., page visit frequency, traffic sources, average time on page). We use this information strictly to optimize our engineering content and user navigation.

• Legal Basis: Explicit Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) / KVKK Art. 5(1)) via Google Consent Mode v2.

3.3. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced features and personalization, such as remembering your preferred language, region, or preserving form inputs during multi-step technical inquiries.

• Legal Basis: Explicit Consent / Legitimate Interests.

4. Detailed Cookie Inventory

Below is the list of standard cookies deployed across https://thewastewater.com:

5. Google Consent Mode v2 Integration

Our analytics implementation fully supports Google Consent Mode v2.

No non-essential analytical or tracking cookies (_ga, etc.) are written or loaded to your browser until you explicitly grant consent via our Cookie Banner. If you decline analytical cookies, Google tags adjust dynamically, transmitting only aggregated, cookieless pings without storing persistent user identifiers.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have complete control over how cookies are stored on your device:

6.1. On-Site Consent Preferences

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button available in the website footer or by re-triggering the consent banner.

6.2. Browser-Level Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage or block cookies through their system settings:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Block all cookies
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies

Please note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies through browser settings may cause certain technical components or secure contact forms to malfunction.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our data management practices, please reach out to our team:

• Email: info@thewastewater.com
• Address: Egesis Çevre Teknolojileri ve İnş. San. Tic. A.Ş., 1439 Sok. No:11/B Alsancak, Konak, 35220 Izmir, Turkey
• Phone: +90 232 464 50 67