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🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Data Controller

UK Lanka Pages (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website, [Your Website URL, e.g., uklankapages.com] (the “Service”).

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, the data controller is:

  • Name: [Your Company Legal Name, e.g., UK Lanka Pages Ltd.]

  • Address: [Your Business Address]

  • Email: [Your Data Protection/Privacy Email Address]

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

A. Information You Directly Provide

This includes Personal Data that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly:

Data Type Examples Purpose Legal Basis (GDPR)
Account Data Name, email address, password (encrypted). To manage your user account and provide access to the Service. Contractual Obligation
Business Listing Data Business Name, Address, Phone Number, Website, Social Media Links, Owner/Contact Name. To publish your business in the public directory for search and contact. Contractual Obligation / Legitimate Interest
Correspondence Data Information provided in emails or contact forms. To respond to your inquiries and support requests. Legitimate Interest
Review/Rating Data Your name/username attached to a review, review text. To publish and display user feedback on business listings. Legitimate Interest / Consent

B. Usage and Technical Data (Automatically Collected)

We automatically collect information about how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This data may include:

  • Your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP address).

  • Browser type and version.

  • The pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.

  • Device identifiers (e.g., mobile device type).

3. How We Use Your Data (The Legal Basis)

We rely on several legal bases for processing your Personal Data under GDPR:

Purpose of Processing Legal Basis
Service Provision Contractual Obligation: To fulfill the contract of service (e.g., managing your account, publishing your business listing).
Communication Legitimate Interest: To respond to support queries, manage site safety, and notify you of policy updates.
Marketing Consent: To send you newsletters or promotional emails about our Service, where you have actively opted-in.
Website Improvement Legitimate Interest: To monitor and analyze usage and technical trends to improve the functionality and security of the Service.
Legal Compliance Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements, such as taxation or law enforcement requests.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your Personal Data. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

  • With the Public: Business Listing Data (Name, Address, Phone, etc.) is shared publicly as this is the core function of a business directory. Review/Rating Data is shared publicly with your chosen username.

  • Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., hosting providers, analytics providers like Google Analytics). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. This means:

  • Account Data: Retained for as long as your account remains active.

  • Business Listing Data: Retained until you request removal or the business is found to be permanently closed.

  • Usage Data: Retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:

  1. The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

  2. The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

  3. The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  4. The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  5. The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  6. The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), if you believe your rights under GDPR have been violated.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., beacons, tags) to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

  • [You must detail your specific cookie use here. Example: We use essential cookies for site functionality and analytical cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) to measure site traffic.]

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., links to business websites in listings). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.1

 

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy2

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new P3rivacy Policy on this page and updating the “effective date” at the top of this document.

 

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:

  • Email: info@uklankapages.com