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Sha Web Design Privacy Policy

We, at SHA WEB DESIGN, are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We believe that honesty and transparency in how we collect information and its use will allow you to make an informed decision regarding your continued use of our website and services.

This Policy applies only to the shawebdesign.com and not to other websites to which we provide links. Please do read the privacy policy of such other websites if you should choose to access such links.

Our collection and use of your personal information are with the objective of providing you with a more relevant personalized service that meets your individual preferences and needs. By using the Website, and submitting your personal information as applicable, you indicate your consent to the collection and use of such information in accordance with the following Privacy Policy.

You can use our Website without divulging any personally identifiable information including your email address. Our Website does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals except when such individuals specifically provide such personal information on a voluntary basis, such as when requesting a quote, making an enquiry, signing up for our newsletter, creating an account with us, making a payment, or contacting us for more information. We use such information collected to provide the information or services you request, to improve and customize the content you see, to ensure the best possible experience when using our website or dealing with us, to contact you effectively should you contact us, request information or about special events and new programs if requested.

The personal information we collect includes, but isn’t limited to, the following:

• Identifying information, including but not limited to, your Name, Contact Number, or Email addresses when you submit a form or register for an account.
• Other content that you generate or that is connected to your account.

What Personal Data We Collect And Why We Collect It

Your Name

We collect your name when you submit a form from our website. We use this data to greet you when we reply to your message.

Your Contact Number

We collect your contact number when you submit a form from our website. We do not publish or hand over your contact number to any website or to a third party. We collect your contact number so that we can contact you and get more details about your requests or complaints.

Your Email

We collect your Email address when you submit a form from our website. We use this data to send you thanking emails and to be able to contact you effectively should you contact us or request information.

Google (If Applicable)

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We may use Google AdSense Advertising on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.

We may implement the following:

• Remarketing with Google AdSense
• Demographics and Interests Reporting

We along with third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Opting out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt out Browser add-on.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (Caloppa)

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy.

According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:

• Users can visit our site anonymously.
• Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum on the first significant page after entering our website.
• Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can be easily be found on the page specified above
• Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
• On our Privacy Policy Page
• Users are able to change their personal information:
• By emailing us at info@shawebdesign.com
• By calling us at +94772335547

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. We do not specifically market to children under 13.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur: We will notify the users via email Within 7 business days We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
• Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at info@shawebdesign.com and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Media

If you upload images to the website, 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.

Cookie Policy

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, and the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. Log Data is collected via cookies which are small files of letters and numbers that are downloaded onto your computer or mobile or other handheld devices when you access our website. Cookies allow a website to recognize a user’s device and help your browser navigate through the website by remembering settings you selected during earlier visits (amongst other functions).

Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse Cookies, Cookies will be set when you access this website. By using and browsing this website, you consent to cookies being used in accordance with this Cookie Policy.

If you do not consent, you must either disable cookies or refrain from using this website. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can choose to accept or decline cookies from your device. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify the browser settings on your device to decline cookies as follows:

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari
• Cookie settings in Safari for iOS (iPhone / iPad).
• For other browsers, check with your provider to find out how to disable cookies.

Google Analytics Advertising Features

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics advertising service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). This is to enable us to obtain information on user preferences and customer profiling to be used for product development and marketing activities of https://www.shawebdesign.com/ and its affiliated companies.

Google advertising cookies and identifiers are used in the following manner. Google’s Analytics Advertising Features used on the website are ‘Remarketing with Analytics’, ‘Demographics and Interests Reporting’ and ‘Segments’, all of which are products provided by Google under contract.

These do not collect any personal information nor any information capable of identifying a user. Google reports derived from these products, are always aggregated data and never the data of a particular user.

You may prevent the collection of the information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google if you download and install the browser plug-in available at the following: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We are not sharing your personal data with third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can request to, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username/email). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Handling

If you have any questions, concerns, comments or requests regarding your personal information, the handling of your personal information or our Privacy Policy, you are welcome to contact us at any time.

Security Of Information

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting personal information and will implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to protect any personal information provided to us from an accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to personal information transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. Some of the protections we use are firewalls, antiviruses, access controls. Please note that transmission of information by electronic means (i.e. internet/web-based transmission), as well as physical means, is not completely secure though we will adopt reasonable measures for the security of all communications and the content thereof. Hence all transmission is and must necessarily be at the risk of the user.

Legal Grounds For Processing Personal Data (GDPR)

In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent We will process your personal data when you have provided clear consent for us to do so.
• Business Purpose: Marketing, sending newsletters, and promotional materials.
• Legal Ground: GDPR Article 6(1)(a) – Consent.
• Contractual Necessity We process your data when it is necessary to fulfill the contract between you and us, such as when providing web design services.
• Business Purpose: Service delivery, order fulfillment, and customer support.
• Legal Ground: GDPR Article 6(1)(b) – Performance of a contract.
• Legal Obligation We may process your data to comply with legal obligations.
• Business Purpose: Compliance with laws and regulations.
• Legal Ground: GDPR Article 6(1)(c) – Compliance with a legal obligation
• Legitimate Interest In some cases, we process your data based on our legitimate interest, provided that it does not override your rights (e.g., service improvement, security).
• Business Purpose: Service improvement, security, fraud prevention, and analytics.
• Legal Ground: GDPR Article 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interest.

Complaints And Supervisory Authority Contact Information

If you believe that our processing of your personal data is not in compliance with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. We encourage you to contact us first at info@shawebdesign.com to address any concerns.

For matters related to data protection in Sri Lanka, you can also contact Sri Lanka’s Data Protection Authority under the Ministry of Technology at:

Sri Lanka Data Protection Authority Ministry of Technology Data Protection Authority, First Floor; Block 5, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Email : info@dpa.gov.lk

For more information about filing complaints, you can visit their website or contact the authority directly.