The following privacy policy(hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) shall govern the collection and use of any Personal Data made available via the website,www.heritage-partners.com  (herein after referred to as the “Website”), as owned and operated by the Firm, Heritage Partners. By making Personal Data available on or through the Website, you thereby:

• Voluntarily and contractually agree to be bound by and to adhere to the terms and conditions of this Policy;

• Consent to the processing of your Personal Data in the manner set out in this Policy (including – by way of collection, storage, retrieval, disclosure, transmission, analysis, combination, erasure and / or other such use);

• Acknowledge and agree that the collection and processing of Personal Data contemplated by and consented to under and in terms of this Policy is reasonable, relevant, proportionate and necessary for the operation and development of the Website; and

• Acknowledge that the Website is not designed or intended for minors under the age of eighteen (18). Therefore, only persons who are eighteen years of age or older may use the Website.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OR COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDED IN THIS POLICY, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE FORTHWITH.

The term and expression, “Personal Data”, for these purposes, is broadly defined as information that identifies or distinctly relates to a particular natural person. Note that the Website collects a variety of Personal Data for the specific uses set out hereafter including, but not limited to, contact details such as your full name, email address, postal address and telephone number.

The Website may also use cookies, web beacons and other such technologies to track User activity on the Website as well as hold certain information in respect thereof. Note that you can typically instruct your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you opt not to accept cookies, it is possible that you may not be able to use some portions or features of the Website.

The Website collects, uses and otherwise processes Personal Data solely for the following purposes:

• To facilitate and operate the Website and its features;

• To contact and communicate with User(s), where necessary;

• To develop and improve the Website and its features;

• To protect against legal liability and resolve disputes that may arise in respect of the Website;

• For fraud prevention and verification purposes;

• For internal record-keeping, analytics, archiving and statistical purposes.

The Firm may also be required by law and / or regulation to disclose such Personal Data. In such circumstances, you (the User) agree to and authorize the Website and the Firm to make such disclosures without your prior consent, as and when required.

Please note that, while the Firm shall seek to adopt all reasonable and commercially acceptable means to protect the confidentiality and integrity of such Personal Data, you (the User) equally acknowledge that we cannot guarantee its absolute security and integrity.

Users acknowledge that Personal Data collected and stored hereunder may continue to be processed until the relevant User withdraws his or her consent (as granted above).  

The terms and conditions of this Policy are subject to change and modification by and at the absolute discretion of the Firm and without prior notice to Users.

Where you have any concerns or clarifications regarding your rights or this Policy, you may contact the Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka. Please also familiarize yourself with Applicable Law to understand your rights as a data subject.

Any questions or other correspondence with the Firm should be directed to info@heritage-partners.com.