Youth Lanka: Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 4, 2025Your privacy is paramount to Youth Lanka. This Privacy Policy outlines how Youth Lanka (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, an “Entrepreneur” or “you”) of the Youth Lanka website and services. This policy applies to the website and all products and services offered by Youth Lanka.
1. Introduction
Youth Lanka is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal and business information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the information we collect when you register for our services, apply to become an entrepreneur, and use our platform to promote your products and services. By using Youth Lanka’s services, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from you to provide and improve our services:
Personal Identification Information: This includes, but is not limited to, your full name, email address, phone number, age, and district of residence, as provided during the application and registration process.
Business and Entrepreneurial Information: This encompasses details about your dream entrepreneurial areas, descriptions of your business ideas, self-assessed knowledge gaps, experience levels, financial needs, and future plans or dreams in entrepreneurship development. This information is crucial for us to understand your venture and tailor our support.
Website Content Data: Any content (text, images, product descriptions, brand information) you provide to us for the development and promotion of your dedicated website.
Usage Data: Information on how you access and use our services, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral sources, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This helps us analyze usage patterns and improve our platform.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
3. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following primary purposes:
To Provide and Manage Services:
To develop, host, and maintain your personalized entrepreneur website.
To facilitate local, regional, and global market promotion of your products and services.
To process your application and manage your account.
To provide technical support and customer service.
To Communicate with You:
To send you service-related notifications, updates, and administrative messages.
To provide information about new features, resources, and opportunities relevant to your entrepreneurial journey.
For Internal Operations and Improvement:
To analyze trends, track usage, and measure the effectiveness of our services.
To improve the functionality, user experience, and content of the Youth Lanka platform.
For research and development to enhance our offerings and support programs.
For Market Expansion and Networking:
To understand the collective needs and aspirations of our entrepreneurial community.
To identify opportunities for collective promotion and market entry into Asian, African, and global markets.
For Legal Compliance:
To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms and Conditions, and protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or other third parties.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so, especially for promotional activities where your brand or product information is shared publicly via your dedicated website.
With Service Providers: We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services (e.g., website hosting, analytics, marketing automation, payment processing). These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal and business information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or anonymized information that cannot be used to identify you personally with third parties for various purposes, including marketing, analytics, and research.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your personal and business information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal and business information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need to retain your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable law:
Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Objection/Restriction: You may have the right to object to or request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website or your dedicated entrepreneur website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the service after any modifications constitutes your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your rights, please contact us at:
Youth Lanka
info@youthlanka.com