Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 August 2026

Colombo Telegraph respects the privacy of its readers and is committed to being transparent about how information is collected and used when you visit www.colombotelegraph.com.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through our website, how it may be used, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We May Collect

When you visit Colombo Telegraph, certain information may be collected automatically through the website, our service providers, and advertising or analytics technologies.

This may include:

Your IP address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Pages viewed and links clicked
Referring website or source
Approximate location derived from your IP address
Date and time of visits
Advertising identifiers, cookies and similar technologies
Information about how you interact with advertisements and website content

We may also receive information that you voluntarily provide to us, for example when you submit a comment or contact us by email.

2. Comments and Information You Provide

When you submit a comment on Colombo Telegraph, you may be asked to provide information such as your name and email address. Your email address is not published with your comment.

Comments may be reviewed and moderated in accordance with our Comments Policy. We may retain information associated with comments where reasonably necessary for moderation, security, abuse prevention, legal compliance, or the operation of the website.

Please avoid including sensitive personal information in public comments.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Colombo Telegraph and its technology, analytics and advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies, including local storage, pixels, web beacons and other identifiers.

These technologies may be used to:

Operate and secure the website
Remember user preferences
Measure website traffic and performance
Understand how readers use the website
Prevent fraud and abuse
Measure advertising performance
Select and deliver advertisements
Personalize advertising where permitted and where consent has been provided

Some cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, while others are used only where permitted by applicable law and, where required, after obtaining your consent.

4. Advertising

Colombo Telegraph displays advertising provided by third-party advertising partners.

Our advertising infrastructure may include Google advertising services, including Google Ad Manager, as well as other advertising technology providers and partners acting directly or through our advertising service providers.

As part of advertising delivery, third parties may place or read cookies on your browser or use technologies such as web beacons, IP addresses and other identifiers to collect information resulting from ad serving on this website.

This information may be used for purposes including:

Serving and displaying advertisements
Measuring ad impressions and interactions
Fraud prevention
Frequency management
Reporting and analytics
Contextual advertising
Personalized advertising where permitted and where the required consent has been obtained

Google provides further information about how it uses information from websites and apps that use its services in its privacy documentation.

You can learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services .

5. Consent Management and Advertising Choices

For visitors in regions where consent is required, including the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Colombo Telegraph uses a Consent Management Platform to provide information about the use of cookies and personal data and to collect or record your privacy choices.

The consent system may allow you to:

Consent to the use of data for advertising purposes
Refuse consent where applicable
Manage individual privacy and vendor preferences

The consent system is designed to support the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) and Google advertising requirements.

Where available, you can change or withdraw your choices at any time using the privacy or cookie settings controls provided on the website.

6. Analytics and Website Performance

We may use analytics and measurement technologies to understand aggregate website usage, traffic sources, page performance and visitor interactions.

These services may process information such as IP addresses, device information, browser information, page views, referring URLs and interaction data.

This information helps us maintain and improve the website, understand readership patterns and evaluate the performance of our content and services.

7. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services for purposes such as:

Advertising
Analytics
Website hosting and security
Content delivery
Spam and abuse prevention
Embedded media or external content

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal requirements.

Colombo Telegraph does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites that you visit by following links from our website.

8. Legal Bases and Purposes of Processing

Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing personal data, information may be processed on one or more of the following grounds:

Your consent
Our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the website
Performing a service requested by you
Compliance with legal obligations

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent using the available privacy controls.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including website operation, moderation, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution and legal compliance.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the service involved. Third-party service providers may apply their own retention periods in accordance with their policies and agreements.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information processed through the website against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or loss.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights relating to your personal data.

These may include the right to:

Request access to personal data concerning you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain personal data
Object to or restrict certain processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Request information about how your personal data is processed
Lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority

The availability and scope of these rights depend on applicable law and the circumstances of the processing.

12. International Processing

Because Colombo Telegraph and some of its technology and advertising service providers operate internationally, information may be processed in countries other than the country in which you are located.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards are used for international transfers of personal data.

13. Children

Colombo Telegraph is a general news and current-affairs publication and is not directed specifically at children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children for advertising personalization.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, our services, technology, advertising arrangements, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date shown above.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or privacy practices relating to Colombo Telegraph, please contact us:

Email: colombotelegraph@gmail.com
Website: www.colombotelegraph.com