Effective Date: 2025/04/22
Website: https://lankabiznews.com
LankaBizNews is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://lankabiznews.com. We are an independent digital news platform sharing updates on business, economy, technology, travel, and more in Sri Lanka.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if your profile is active. See Gravatar’s privacy policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this data from uploaded images.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.
- When you log in, we set cookies to store login and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for 2 days, and screen option cookies last for 1 year. Choosing “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks.
- Editing or publishing an article will store an additional cookie indicating the post ID, which expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves just as if you visited the other site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions with that content, especially if you’re logged into their platforms.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Keep Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and metadata are stored indefinitely to help with future comment approvals.
If you register on the site, we store the personal information you provide in your profile. You can view, edit, or delete your data at any time (except your username). Site admins can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data we hold. You can also request that we erase any personal data, except data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Our Commitment to Privacy
We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing. We are not affiliated with any political party, business group, or advertiser that may influence our editorial direction or user data policies.