Privacy Policy

Srilankaprogram.com is owned by Compassion International Lanka.  SriLankaprogram.com is a training platform, so the information collected is primarily about how you interact with the content on the website.  This is for your own records as well as helping our training teams provide the most relevant training materials.  We process your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 of Sri Lanka.

What do we collect on SriLankaprogram.com, and why?

• If you create an account on our website, we track what you have viewed and downloaded, as well as the courses you have taken.  We use this information to show you your own history of what you have viewed and courses you have taken.  We also use it to help us figure out what content is useful, and what content should be removed or updated.  We perform this processing in order to provide the service of training and with your consent.
• If you are part of an organization that has an official partnership with Compassion International Lanka, courses you take can possibly help with trainings you are required to take based on your role.  The website stores your course participation information for you and your Compassion International Lanka’s training team. 
• We have cookies on our website that help keep track of choices you have made.  For example, some of our websites ask you what language you prefer and it needs to remember that choice during your visit.  These cookies expire after a few hours so the question will return each time you visit the site, but not during the time you are browsing the site.  We use these cookies for our legitimate interest.
• We also have cookies that summarize information about who is using our site and how they interact with it.  These reports are used for a variety of purposes, including which pages are popular, which ones aren't, and to see if visitors are using the correct website so that they get the customized content for their country.  We use these cookies for our legitimate interest.

Although the sections above describe our primary purpose in collecting your information, in many situations we have more than one purpose. As a result, our collection and processing of your information is based in different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or Compassion International Lanka’s legitimate interest.

Sharing of Information

We may disclose information to third parties, including service providers, partners, individuals and other third parties, for various reasons. We do not sell your personal information, nor do we participate in any sharing that would constitute a sale under applicable law.

In sharing your data with third parties, personal data may exit the borders of Sri Lanka.  When this happens, we ensure that any third parties enact similar data protection practices of any personal data that is transferred.

Cookies and Similar Technology

A cookie is a series of data characters that, when programmed into a website, is placed by the web server into the browser's application folder on your computer. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website to "recognize" you as a unique individual. Cookies do not collect data from the end user's device.

Cookies can be removed from your device. Also, depending on what type of web browser and what browser version you are using, you may be able to change the properties on your cookie file so that cookies are not used or saved. Please check with your browser provider for more information on removing cookies.

We collect information on the pages you have visited on our Website and the contents of those pages, any information you input, your referring URL or IP address, your time of visit and related session information, your requested page, displayed and modified html, Web browser type, user agent, status of request (successful reply), cookies, browser timings, additional API/AJAX requests and responses, query string, mouse movements, page scrolls, clicks, device orientation when applicable, screen size, window size, selections, data entered, and information below. We may associate user identifiable information with the data collected so that we may better improve your experience. We also use this data to better understand Web site usage in the aggregate so that we know what areas of our Web site users prefer or we can improve. This information is stored and can be used for session replay as well as statistical reporting.

How We Protect and Retain Personal Information

No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach to your personal information we will notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if legally permitted.

This website may permit you to create an account. When you do you will be prompted to create a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and you are responsible for any access to or use of your account by someone else that has obtained your password, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by you. You should notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account.

We retain your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information, the purposes for which we obtained the information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.

Can I delete my SriLankaprogram.com account?  

Yes.  You can do this yourself from your profile page.

If you have questions about this website, or to exercise other privacy rights that may be allowed under the Personal Data Protection Act, please contact us through our official email at [email protected] or calling +94112588752 for assistance.