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Last updated March 09, 2023<\/span><\/p>

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This privacy notice for Tharanga Publishers (\u201cCompany,\u201d \u201cwe,\u201d \u201cus,\u201d or \u201cour\u201c), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and\/or share (\u201cprocess\u201c) your information when you use our services (\u201cServices\u201c), such as when you:<\/span><\/p>

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Visit our website at http:\/\/www.tharangapublishers.lk\/, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice<\/span><\/p>

Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events<\/span><\/p>

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@tharangapublishers.lk.<\/span><\/p>

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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS<\/span><\/p>

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This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for. You can also click here to go directly to our table of contents.<\/span><\/p>

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What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with Tharanga Publishers and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.<\/span><\/p>

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Do we process any sensitive personal information? We may process sensitive personal information when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.<\/span><\/p>

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Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties.<\/span><\/p>

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How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.<\/span><\/p>

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In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.<\/span><\/p>

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How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.<\/span><\/p>

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What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.<\/span><\/p>

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How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by filling out our data subject request form available here, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.<\/span><\/p>

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Want to learn more about what Tharanga Publishers does with any information we collect?<\/span><\/p>

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1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?<\/span><\/p>

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Personal information you disclose to us<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.<\/span><\/p>

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We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.<\/span><\/p>

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Personal Information Provided by You – The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:<\/span><\/p>

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names<\/span><\/p>

phone numbers<\/span><\/p>

email addresses<\/span><\/p>

mailing addresses<\/span><\/p>

usernames<\/span><\/p>

passwords<\/span><\/p>

contact preferences<\/span><\/p>

billing addresses<\/span><\/p>

debit\/credit card numbers<\/span><\/p>

contact or authentication data<\/span><\/p>

Sensitive Information – When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories of sensitive information:<\/span><\/p>

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Payment Data – We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by PayHere. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https:\/\/www.payhere.lk\/privacy\/.<\/span><\/p>

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Social Media Login Data – We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media accounts. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the information described in the section called \u201cHOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?\u201d below.<\/span><\/p>

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All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.<\/span><\/p>

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2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.<\/span><\/p>

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We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:<\/span><\/p>

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To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts – We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.<\/span><\/p>

To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user – We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.<\/span><\/p>

To respond to user inquiries\/offer support to users – We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.<\/span><\/p>

To send administrative information to you – We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.<\/span><\/p>

To fulfill and manage your orders – We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.<\/span><\/p>

To enable user-to-user communications – We may process your information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.<\/span><\/p>

To request feedback – We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.<\/span><\/p>

To send you marketing and promotional communications – We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see \u201cWHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?\u201d below).<\/span><\/p>

To deliver targeted advertising to you – We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.<\/span><\/p>

To post testimonials – We post testimonials on our Services that may contain personal information.<\/span><\/p>

To protect our Services – We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.<\/span><\/p>

To administer prize draws and competitions – We may process your information to administer prize draws and competitions.<\/span><\/p>

To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience – We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience.<\/span><\/p>

To identify usage trends – We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.<\/span><\/p>

To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns – We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.<\/span><\/p>

To comply with our legal obligations – We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.<\/span><\/p>

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3. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and\/or with the following third parties.<\/span><\/p>

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We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:<\/span><\/p>

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Business Transfers – We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.<\/span><\/p>

Affiliates – We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.<\/span><\/p>

Business Partners – We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.<\/span><\/p>

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4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.<\/span><\/p>

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We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.<\/span><\/p>

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5. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.<\/span><\/p>

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Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or Twitter logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on such a social media platform.<\/span><\/p>

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We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.<\/span><\/p>

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6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.<\/span><\/p>

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We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us to keep your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.<\/span><\/p>

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When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.<\/span><\/p>

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7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.<\/span><\/p>

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We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.<\/span><\/p>

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8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.<\/span><\/p>

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We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent\u2019s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under the age of 18, please contact us at info@tharangapublishers.lk.<\/span><\/p>

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9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short:\u00a0 You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.<\/span><\/p>

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If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/justice\/data-protection\/bodies\/authorities\/index_en.htm.<\/span><\/p>

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If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https:\/\/www.edoeb.admin.ch\/edoeb\/en\/home.html.<\/span><\/p>

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Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and\/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section \u201cHOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?\u201d below or by updating your preferences.<\/span><\/p>

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However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.<\/span><\/p>

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Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, replying \u201cSTOP\u201d or \u201cUNSUBSCRIBE\u201d to the SMS messages that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section \u201cHOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?\u201d below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you \u2014 for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.<\/span><\/p>

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Account Information<\/span><\/p>

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If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:<\/span><\/p>

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Log in to your account settings and update your user account.<\/span><\/p>

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms, and\/or comply with applicable legal requirements.<\/span><\/p>

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Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. To opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Services visit http:\/\/www.aboutads.info\/choices\/.<\/span><\/p>

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If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at info@tharangapublishers.lk.<\/span><\/p>

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10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES<\/span><\/p>

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Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (\u201cDNT\u201d) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.<\/span><\/p>

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11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.<\/span><\/p>

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California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the \u201cShine The Light\u201d law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.<\/span><\/p>

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If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request the removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).<\/span><\/p>

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12. DO VIRGINIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of Virginia, you may be granted specific rights regarding access to and use of your personal information.<\/span><\/p>

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Virginia CDPA Privacy Notice<\/span><\/p>

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Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA):<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cConsumer\u201d means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cPersonal data\u201d means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person. \u201cPersonal data\u201d does not include de-identified data or publicly available information.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cSale of personal data\u201d means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration.<\/span><\/p>

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If this definition of \u201cconsumer\u201d applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal data.<\/span><\/p>

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The information we collect, use, and disclose about you will vary depending on how you interact with Tharanga Publishers and our Services. To find out more, please visit the following links:<\/span><\/p>

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Personal data we collect<\/span><\/p>

How we use your personal data<\/span><\/p>

When and with whom we share your personal data<\/span><\/p>

Your rights with respect to your personal data<\/span><\/p>

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Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data<\/span><\/p>

Right to access your personal data<\/span><\/p>

Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data<\/span><\/p>

Right to request deletion of your personal data<\/span><\/p>

Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us<\/span><\/p>

Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (\u201cprofiling\u201d)<\/span><\/p>

Tharanga Publishers has not sold any personal data to third parties for business or commercial purposes. Tharanga Publishers will not sell personal data in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.<\/span><\/p>

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Exercise your rights provided under the Virginia CDPA<\/span><\/p>

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More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice.<\/span><\/p>

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You may contact us by email at info@tharangapublishers.lk, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.<\/span><\/p>

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If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.<\/span><\/p>

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Verification process<\/span><\/p>

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We may request that you provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify your and your consumer\u2019s request. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.<\/span><\/p>

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Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within forty-five (45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once by forty-five (45) additional days when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of any such extension within the initial 45-day response period, together with the reason for the extension.<\/span><\/p>

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Right to appeal<\/span><\/p>

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If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and the reasoning behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at info@tharangapublishers.lk. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.<\/span><\/p>

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13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?<\/span><\/p>

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In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.<\/span><\/p>

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We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated \u201cRevised\u201d date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.<\/span><\/p>

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14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?<\/span><\/p>

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If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@tharangapublishers.lk or by post to:<\/span><\/p>

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Tharanga Publishers.<\/span><\/p>

No 52\/3 Thurusevana<\/span><\/p>

Rathupaswala, Mudungoda<\/span><\/p>

Gampaha<\/span><\/p>

Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p>



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15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?<\/span><\/p>

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Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a data subject access request.<\/span><\/p>

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Last updated March 09, 2023 \u00a0 This privacy notice for Tharanga Publishers (\u201cCompany,\u201d \u201cwe,\u201d \u201cus,\u201d or \u201cour\u201c), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and\/or share (\u201cprocess\u201c) your information when you use our services (\u201cServices\u201c), such as when you: \u00a0 Visit our website at http:\/\/www.tharangapublishers.lk\/, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@tharangapublishers.lk. \u00a0 SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS \u00a0 This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for. You can also click here to go directly to our table of contents. \u00a0 What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with Tharanga Publishers and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. \u00a0 Do we process any sensitive personal information? We may process sensitive personal information when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. \u00a0 Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties. \u00a0 How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. \u00a0 In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. \u00a0 How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. \u00a0 What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. \u00a0 How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by filling out our data subject request form available here, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. \u00a0 Want to learn more about what Tharanga Publishers does with any information we collect? \u00a0 1. 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The personal information we collect may include the following: \u00a0 names phone numbers email addresses mailing addresses usernames passwords contact preferences billing addresses debit\/credit card numbers contact or authentication data Sensitive Information – When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories of sensitive information: \u00a0 Payment Data – We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by PayHere. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https:\/\/www.payhere.lk\/privacy\/. \u00a0 Social Media Login Data – We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media accounts. 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