Privacy Policy
President's Media Division — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Last Revised: March 20261. Scope & Privacy Commitment
The President's Media Division ('PMD', 'we', 'us') is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of all citizens, journalists, diplomatic personnel, and web visitors who interact with our digital platforms.
This Privacy Policy is formulated in strict accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 of Sri Lanka (PDPA) and relevant national digital governance frameworks.
2. Information We Collect
We adhere to the principle of data minimization and only collect information that is strictly necessary for fulfilling our public communications mandate:
Public Inquiries & Citizen Feedback
Name, email address, telephone number, and message content submitted through our official contact forms.
Media Accreditation & Press Inquiries
Journalist name, media organization credentials, press pass details, and contact coordinates.
Technical & Portal Telemetry
Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser user-agent, operating system, and anonymous access timestamps for cybersecurity monitoring.
3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
Under the Sri Lanka PDPA No. 9 of 2022, we process personal data based on legitimate state functions, public interest, and explicit user consent.
Data collected is used exclusively to: respond to public queries, transmit official presidential press releases to subscribed media outlets, maintain web portal cybersecurity, and analyze aggregate traffic performance.
4. Data Sharing & Non-Commercial Guarantee
The PMD operates under a strict non-commercial policy. We NEVER sell, rent, monetize, or trade any personal data to third-party commercial entities or advertisers.
Personal information is only shared within relevant governmental ministries or statutory law enforcement bodies when mandated by court orders or applicable Sri Lankan legislation.
5. Data Security, Cryptography & Infrastructure
We employ defense-in-depth security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or interception.
All web traffic is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3). Our portal is safeguarded by Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) mitigation and hosted on secure, audited cloud infrastructure.
6. Data Retention Period
Contact form submissions and public feedback are retained only for as long as necessary to address the specific inquiry or comply with national public record archiving regulations.
Cybersecurity server logs are routinely purged after a standard 90-day retention cycle.
7. Your Rights Under Sri Lanka PDPA No. 9 of 2022
Right of Access
You have the right to request confirmation and access to personal data held by PMD.
Right to Rectification
You may request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
Right to Erasure
You can request deletion of personal information where processing is no longer legally warranted.
Right to Withdraw Consent
You may withdraw consent for optional news alerts or press mailings at any time.
Data Protection & Privacy Officer Contact
For privacy inquiries, data subject rights requests, or feedback regarding our privacy practices, please contact:
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
President's Media Division, 4th Floor, Standard Chartered Building,
Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka