Introduction
This cookie notice is for visitors to our website, apps, and other digital platforms. It sets out how we use cookies. In this notice, ‘we’ and ‘our’ means TTV NEWS TAMIL and its parent company Lanka Sri Group, which operates this platform.
What are cookies?
For almost any modern website to work properly, it needs to collect certain basic information about its users. To do this, a site creates files known as cookies – small text files – on its users’ devices. These cookies are designed to allow the website to recognize its users on subsequent visits or to authorize other designated websites to recognize these users for a particular purpose.
Cookies perform many functions to make your internet experience smoother and more interactive. For instance, they remember your preferences on frequently visited sites, your user ID, and the contents of your shopping cart, and they help you navigate between pages more efficiently. Cookies also ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. Some data collected may detect browsing patterns and approximate geographical locations to improve user experience.
Some websites may also contain images called ‘web beacons’ (also known as ‘clear gifs’). Web beacons only collect limited information, including a cookie number, a timestamp, and a record of the page where they are placed. Websites may also carry web beacons placed by third-party advertisers. These beacons do not carry any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of a particular campaign (e.g., by counting the number of visitors).
Information collected by cookies is now classed as personal data under data protection laws.
Related links
- User Policies
- Privacy Notice
- Contact Us: [email protected]
How do we use cookies?
We collect cookies from our users for various reasons, including tracking our website’s performance and serving content tailored to your preferences. Cookies allow users to register to make comments, and they enable us to calculate visitor numbers and the time spent on our website.
We strive to respect users’ privacy. Cookies help us monitor and improve our services while also enabling us to run advertising campaigns tailored to your interests and browsing behavior. This approach helps us keep our content free for readers. Additionally, we may include links to third-party goods and services and receive a commission if you make a purchase. Cookies may track your visits to third-party sites to ensure correct payment processing. These commercial arrangements do not influence our editorial content in any way.
Opting out of the cookies we use may adversely affect your experience on our website.
What types of cookies are there, and which ones do we use?
There are two types of cookies:
- Persistent cookies: These remain on a user’s device for a set period specified in the cookie and are activated each time the user visits the website that created the cookie.
- Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that link user actions during a browser session. Once the browser is closed, session cookies are deleted.
Cookies can also be categorized into four different types:
Strictly necessary cookies: These are essential for navigating a website and using its features. Without them, basic services like registration or shopping baskets wouldn’t work. These cookies do not gather information about you for marketing purposes.
Examples:
- Setting unique identifiers for each visitor to analyze site traffic.
- Allowing you to sign in to the TTV NEWS TAMIL website as a registered user.
Performance cookies: These collect data for statistical purposes, such as visitor numbers and pages clicked. This helps us improve user experience. These cookies do not contain personal information and are often set by third-party analytics providers.
Examples:
- Tracking visits, session length, and pages viewed.
- Comparing website performance with industry standards using third-party analytics.
Functionality cookies: These remember user preferences, such as usernames, language preferences, and regions, allowing websites to provide more personalized services.
Examples:
- Storing user preferences for a seamless browsing experience.
- Remembering if you’re a returning visitor to avoid repetitive prompts.
Advertising and targeting cookies: These deliver advertisements relevant to you, limit ad repetition, and track ad effectiveness by monitoring user clicks. These cookies are usually placed by third-party advertising networks and cannot identify you personally.
Examples:
- Interest-based advertising: Cookies placed by service providers to display targeted ads based on your browsing activity.
- Retargeting: Ads displayed based on your previous website visits, placed by third-party advertising networks.
Without these cookies, the advertisements you see online may be less relevant to your interests.
How do I control my cookies?
Be aware that deleting cookies may result in the loss of preferences, and some websites may not function properly. We do not recommend turning off cookies when using our website.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can adjust browser settings to delete or block cookies. You can also manage third-party cookies and opt-out options by visiting their respective links. For browser-specific settings, refer to the following links:
- Cookie settings in Google Chrome
- Cookie settings in Firefox
- Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
- Cookie settings in Safari
User Agreement
You can choose not to accept our cookie policy. However, if you do so, we recommend avoiding the use of our website for an optimal browsing experience.
For further queries, please contact us at [email protected].
