At The Surfer Weligama, accessible from https://www.thesurferweligama.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document describes the types of information collected and recorded by The Surfer Weligama and how we use it. If you have further questions or need more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us. This policy applies only to our online activities and to visitors to our website, in respect of the information they share and/or that is collected here. It does not apply to information collected offline or through any channel other than this website.

Information we collect

The personal information you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask for it.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of your message and any attachments you send us, and any other information you choose to provide.

When you register for an account, we may ask for contact information including your name, company name, address, email address and telephone number.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalise and expand our website
  • Understand and analyse how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud

Log files

The Surfer Weligama follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of their analytics.

The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring and exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is not linked to anything that is personally identifiable. It is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track movement around the website, and gather demographic information.

Cookies and web beacons

Like most websites, The Surfer Weligama uses cookies. These store information including visitor preferences and the pages a visitor accessed. The information is used to optimise the user experience by customising page content based on browser type and other information.

You can control non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie settings link in our website footer.

Advertising partner privacy policies

Third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript or web beacons in advertisements and links that appear on The Surfer Weligama, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and to personalise the advertising content you see.

The Surfer Weligama has no access to, or control over, cookies used by third-party advertisers.

Third-party privacy policies

The Surfer Weligama's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective privacy policies of those third parties for more detailed information, including their practices and how to opt out of certain options.

You can disable cookies through your individual browser settings. More detailed information about cookie management for specific browsers is available on those browsers’ own websites.

CCPA privacy rights (Do not sell my personal information)

Under the CCPA, California consumers have the right to:

  • Request that a business which collects a consumer’s personal data discloses the categories and specific pieces of personal data it has collected about that consumer
  • Request that a business deletes any personal data it has collected about the consumer
  • Request that a business which sells a consumer’s personal data does not sell that data

GDPR data protection rights

We want you to be fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right of access - you may request copies of your personal data. We may charge a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification - you may request that we correct information you believe is inaccurate, and that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure - you may request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing - you may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing - you may object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability - you may request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Children's information

Protecting children online is another of our priorities. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, monitor and guide their children’s online activity.

The Surfer Weligama does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child provided this kind of information on our website, please contact us immediately and we will do our best to promptly remove it from our records.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. We use it to understand which pages are visited, how visitors arrive, and which content is useful, so we can improve the site.

Google Analytics is loaded with Google Consent Mode v2 and analytics storage is set to "denied" by default. No analytics cookie or identifier is stored on your device unless you actively choose "Accept all" or enable the Analytics category in our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw that choice at any time through the "Cookie settings" link in the footer.

Where you do consent, Google Analytics sets cookies to distinguish repeat visits and records information such as pages viewed, approximate location derived from a truncated IP address, device type and referring source. IP addresses are truncated before storage, and we do not use Google Analytics to identify you personally.

The legal basis for this processing is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) together with Section 25(1) of the German TDDDG for the storage of information on your device. Google may transfer data to servers in the United States under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on from tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Contact us

If you would like to exercise any of the rights described above, or have any question about this policy, please contact us. We will respond within one month.

Email: info@thesurferweligama.com · Phone: +94 76 696 6543 · The Surfer, No 65, Wadana Watta, Pelena, Weligama 81700, Sri Lanka.