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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information

Last updated: August 17, 2025

Our Commitment to Privacy

At News Center, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website.

📸Media and Images

If you interact with our photo galleries or submit images through our platform, please be aware that:

  • 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
  • We recommend removing EXIF data before uploading personal images

🍪Cookies and Tracking

Essential Cookies

We use essential cookies to ensure our website functions properly and to provide you with the best browsing experience. These cookies are necessary for core website functionality.

User Preferences

Browsing Preferences: We may save your reading preferences and settings to enhance your experience

Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser

Persistent Cookies: May last up to one year to remember your preferences

Administrative Users

Login Cookies: Last for two days for authenticated users

Editor Cookies: Temporary cookies for content editing (expire after 1 day)

"Remember Me": Extends login for two weeks if selected

🔗Third-Party Content

Our articles may include embedded content from third-party sources such as:

  • YouTube videos and social media posts
  • Weather widgets and live data feeds
  • Interactive maps and external articles

Important: These third-party services may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions according to their own privacy policies.

🤝Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. Limited data sharing occurs only in these situations:

  • Security purposes: IP addresses may be included in password reset emails
  • Legal compliance: When required by Sri Lankan law or legal processes
  • Spam protection: Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services

Data Retention

User Comments & Interactions

Comments and their metadata are retained to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments and maintain discussion continuity.

User Accounts

For registered users, personal information provided in user profiles is stored securely and can be viewed, edited, or deleted by the user at any time.

🛡️Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

🔍 Access

Request an exported file of your personal data

🗑️ Deletion

Request erasure of your personal data

✏️ Correction

Update or correct your information

📱 Portability

Export your data in a readable format

Note: Data deletion requests do not include information we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

📧Contact Us About Privacy

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

Email: mbcreationslk@gmail.com

Phone: +94 112 775 266

Address: MB Creations (Pvt) Ltd, No 1143 A/1, Pamburugahahena Road, Thalawathugoda 10116, Sri Lanka