Who we are
Thank you for choosing to use our website (https://vocationalyouth.lk.), a platform that allows users to register, publish, and find course and job vacancy details. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Information We Collect
1. Personal Information: When you register an account on our Website, we may collect certain personal information, such as your name, email address, contact number, and other details you voluntarily provide to us. This information is necessary for user registration, communication, and account management.
2. Usage and Log Data: We may collect non-personal information about your use of our Website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and website activity. This data helps us analyze trends, administer the Website, track users’ movements, and gather demographic information for internal use.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies: Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, customize content, analyze trends, and gather information about user preferences. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow us to recognize and remember you when you visit our Website. You have the option to disable cookies through your browser settings; however, doing so may limit certain functionalities of the Website.
How We Use Your Information
1. Provide and Improve Services: We use the information we collect to deliver and enhance the services provided on our Website. This includes facilitating user registration, enabling communication between users, displaying personalized content, and improving our Website’s functionality and user experience.
2. Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to send you important updates, notifications, and promotional messages related to our services. You have the option to unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the instructions provided in the communication.
3. Analytics and Research: We may use aggregated and anonymized information for analytical and research purposes to understand user behavior, preferences, and trends. This information helps us improve our services, develop new features, and make data-driven decisions.
4. Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights and interests, investigate fraud, enforce our policies, or respond to a government request.
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, or services that are not operated or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party entities. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you visit.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, please contact us, and we will promptly delete the information from our records.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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 retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you would like to exercise any of these rights or have any questions regarding your personal information, please contact us using the information provided below.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes
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