This website (http://yamazen.lk) regards the appropriate handling and protection of personal information as an important responsibility, and operates in accordance with the following policy.

1. Information We Collect and Purpose of Use

  • When Posting Comments
    We collect the information entered in the comment form, the IP address, and browser user agent string for the purposes of spam prevention and security.
    Your email address may be encrypted (hashed) and provided to the Gravatar service to confirm whether you are using it.
    For details on Gravatar’s privacy policy, please refer to here.
  • Media Uploads
    Please ensure that any images you upload do not contain location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images.
  • Contact Form
    Information you provide will be used solely for responding to your enquiry and for support purposes.

2. Use of Cookies

  • When posting a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email address in cookies for your convenience, so you do not need to re-enter these details when posting again. Cookies will be retained for one year.
  • When you log in, we will set temporary cookies to check whether your browser accepts cookies. These do not contain personal data and are discarded when you close your browser.
    • Login cookies: retained for two days (two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected)
    • Display settings cookies: retained for one year
  • When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the edited content. It expires after one day.

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that site.

4. Data Retention Period

  • Comments: retained indefinitely to facilitate the recognition and approval of follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue
  • Registered Users: profile information is stored and can be viewed, edited, or deleted by the user (except for the username). Administrators can also view and edit this information.

5. Your Rights

  • You may request to receive an export file of the personal data we hold about you (including any data you have provided to us).
  • You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

6. Data Protection and Third-Party Provision

  • We manage all personal data securely and take measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or leakage.
  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7. Contact

For any enquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us via the contact form on this website.