Privacy Policy -

Last updated: July 19, 2026

SriLancan.ca ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://srilancan.ca, a community news website serving the Sri Lankan community in Canada and around the world. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, and the choices you have.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us

Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the name, email address, and website (optional) you enter, along with the comment text and your IP address to help detect spam.
Contact forms: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message so we can respond to you.

Information collected automatically

Usage data: Like most websites, we automatically receive information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.
Visitor statistics: We count page views and daily visitors on our site. This uses a small cookie to avoid counting the same visitor twice in one day, and briefly records IP addresses to display how many readers are online. These statistics are aggregated — they tell us how many people read an article, not who read it.
Cookies: Small text files stored on your device. See the Cookies section below.

2. How We Use Your Information

To operate and improve our website and content
To understand which articles and topics our readers find most valuable
To respond to your messages and comments
To display advertising that supports our free content
To protect our website against spam, abuse, and security threats

3. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function, such as remembering that you are logged in (for site authors) or that you dismissed a notice.
Statistics cookies: Used to count unique visitors and measure page views on our own site.
Analytics cookies: Set by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our site (see below).
Advertising cookies: Set by Google and its partners to show ads that are relevant to you (see below).

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the site, but you can still read all of our articles.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use our website — for example, which articles are read most and which countries our readers come from. Google Analytics collects information such as your approximate location, device, and pages visited, using cookies and similar identifiers. This data is aggregated and does not directly identify you.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We display advertisements provided by Google AdSense to support the cost of running this website and keep our content free.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.

We may also display advertisements from direct sponsors. These sponsor advertisements do not collect personal information from you on our behalf.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos, Facebook posts, or tweets. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services.

7. Who We Share Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We share data only with:

Service providers that help us operate the website, such as our hosting provider and the Google services described above
Spam-protection services that check comments for spam
Legal authorities, if required by law

8. How Long We Keep Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized automatically.
Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to respond to you.
Aggregated visitor statistics contain no personal information and are kept for reporting purposes.

9. Your Rights

Depending on where you live (including under Canada's PIPEDA and the EU's GDPR), you may have the right to:

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Request correction or deletion of your personal data
Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

If you have left comments on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is a general-audience news site and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including security monitoring and secure (HTTPS) connections. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our articles may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.