Privacy Policy

Who we are

Discover Sri Lanka Travel ("we", "us") operates this website as an independent travel guide to Sri Lanka. For privacy questions, contact us at hello@discoversrilankatravel.com.

Information we collect

We only collect what we need to run the site and reply to you:

• Contact form: your name, email address, message and, if you enquire about a hotel, the hotel name.
• Analytics: pages viewed, approximate location (city level), device and browser type, referring site and interactions — only if you accept analytics cookies.

Cookies and consent

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use essential cookies to remember your consent choice, and optional cookies for analytics and advertising.

When you first visit, analytics and advertising cookies are disabled by default. You can accept all cookies or continue with essential cookies only. You can change your choice at any time using the ‘Cookie settings’ link in the footer.

We use Google Consent Mode so that advertising and analytics tags respect your choice. Withdrawing consent stops new measurement; it does not delete data already collected.

Advertising

This site may be supported by advertising, including Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info.

Where required by law, we ask for consent before setting advertising cookies or using your data for personalised advertising. Non-personalised ads may still be served using limited data.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages are useful and how people find us. IP anonymisation is enabled and we do not attempt to identify individual visitors. Analytics only runs after you accept analytics cookies.

You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

How we use your information

We use your information to reply to enquiries, provide requested content, maintain site security, understand aggregate traffic and improve our guides. We do not sell your personal information.

Third-party services

Depending on your consent and the features you use, data may be processed by Google (Analytics and AdSense), Meta (if a Meta Pixel is enabled), our email provider and our hosting provider. Each processes data under its own privacy policy.

Photography on this site is stored and served from our own domain. Every image is used under the licence recorded on our Photography Credits page, which gives the photographer or source, the licence and a link to the original file. Hotel photographs are illustrative stock images, not pictures of the named property.

Data retention

Contact messages are kept for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and any follow-up, then deleted or archived. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics property settings. Consent choices are stored in your browser until you clear them.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing, to data portability and to withdraw consent.

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@discoversrilankatravel.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

International transfers

Our service providers may process data outside Sri Lanka. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site or the law changes. The date at the top shows the latest revision. Material changes will be highlighted on this page.