Cookie Policy
Last updated: 4 November 2026
This is a translation for convenience; if the two versions differ, the Turkish version prevails.
As HYPE Restoran İşletmesi Mimari Tasarım LTD. ŞTİ. ("Charm Bistro" or "the Company"), we care about the privacy of visitors to our website www.charmbistro.com (the "Website"). This notice explains the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Website, as required by Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("PDPL").
In short: the Website does not use advertising, targeting or tracking cookies and does not profile visitors, which is why there is no cookie consent banner. Below we describe the few strictly necessary and functional technologies the Website uses.
1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, phone or other device through your browser. The browser's "local storage" (localStorage) is a similar technology; in this notice both are called "cookies".
2. Cookies and similar technologies on the Website
| Name | Provider and type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| charm-lang | Charm Bistro · local storage (functional) | Remembers the language you chose with the Turkish/English button. Saved only when you click a language link; it contains nothing that identifies you and is never sent anywhere. | Until you delete it in your browser |
| charm-lang-hint | Charm Bistro · local storage (functional) | Remembers that you closed the language suggestion banner, so it is not shown again. Saved only when you close the banner; it contains nothing that identifies you. | Until you delete it in your browser |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare, Inc. · strictly necessary security cookie | Protects the Website against attacks. Set only if Cloudflare shows a security check because of suspicious traffic and you pass it. | A short time after the check |
| Google Maps cookies | Google LLC · third party | Make the map in the contact section work. The map does not load until you press "Show map", so Google can only set its cookies at your request. | As set by Google (Google Privacy Policy) |
For visit statistics, the Website may use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies and does not identify you. The Website has no advertising or tracking cookies, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel or similar tools.
3. Legal grounds
- The language preferences in local storage contain no personal data and are saved only when you press a button, to provide the function you asked for.
- The Cloudflare security cookie is based on the legitimate interest of the data controller in keeping the Website secure (PDPL Art. 5/2-f).
- Google Maps cookies are set by Google under its own policy when you ask to view the map.
If we ever start using advertising, targeting or analytics cookies, we will update this policy and use such cookies only after obtaining your explicit consent.
4. How to manage cookies
- Browser settings: you can block or delete cookies and site data in your browser's settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc.). If you delete the Website's data, your language preference is forgotten; the Website keeps working. Settings must be made separately on each device and browser.
- Map: Google Maps does not load unless you press "Show map". You can use the "Open map" and "Directions" links instead.
- External links: when you follow the Google Maps, WhatsApp or Instagram links, you move to those services, whose cookie practices are governed by their own policies.
5. Your rights and contact
Your rights under Article 11 of the PDPL and how to exercise them are explained in our Privacy Notice. For questions about this cookie policy:
- Data controller: HYPE Restoran İşletmesi Mimari Tasarım LTD. ŞTİ.
- Address: Arjantin Cd. No: 6/A, Gaziosmanpaşa, 06700 Çankaya / Ankara, Türkiye
- E-mail: charmbistro@hotmail.com
Requests are answered free of charge within 30 days at the latest.