Privacy Policy

The user agrees that by entering this website either directly or from any third party website, the user shall be automatically be governed by this privacy policy of Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd, the digital media arm of one of the largest media conglomerates in Sri Lanka, TV Derana.

Derana Macroentertainment hosts several online publications including Ada Derana, TV Derana, FM Derana, Ada Derana Biz and Pulse, etc., which can be accessed through the Ada Derana main website or any such site being developed by Derana Macroentertainment or its allied companies. This privacy policy is applicable to all of Derana Macroentertainment's current and future "Online Publications".

User agrees that usage/browsing of the "Online Publications" may lead to the user's device information, visits to and use of this website/apps, available accounts on the device (including [IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation, pixel tag, etc [hereinafter to be referred to as "information"] being accessible to Derana Macroentertainment and/or third party. These information shall be used by Derana Macroentertainment for such other activities of Derana Macroentertainment like Remarketing, Acquisition, Emergency and other appropriate usages, if any.

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on the user's computer's hard drive. Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving cookies from the "Online Publications" on the user's computer's hard drive the user should take necessary steps within the user's web browsers security settings to block all cookies from the "Online Publications".

Traffic log cookies may be used to identify which pages are being seen / used to analyse data about web page traffic. Derana Macroentertainment uses this information for statistical analysis purposes.

Overall, cookies are made to provide the user with a better website, by enabling Derana Macroentertainment to monitor which pages the user finds useful and which the user does not.

Derana Macroentertainment website may contain links to enable the user to visit other websites of interest like the social plug-ins [viz. Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest etc]. However, once the user shares/ uses these links Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd does not have any control over other websites. Therefore Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd shall not be liable and/or responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which the user provides whilst visiting such sites. Such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. The user should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.

Derana Macroentertainment may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the platform in question. User is advised before using such social sharing buttons that user does so at user's own discretion. Social media and other platforms may track and save user's request to share a web page respectively through user's social media platform and other accounts.

User is invited to submit user comments, questions, ideas, reviews or any other information concerning Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd and the website's contents, provided user understands that such comments will be subject to moderation. Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd reserves the right to reject, remove or edit such content. All such submissions should not be illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory or infringing on privacy or on intellectual property rights of others or against public policy.

User might be required to submit contact information like name, email address, mobile number, etc., which might be used by Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd to send out promotional materials, offers and other information to the user which Derana Macroentertainment deems as necessary and beneficial to the user. Derana Macroentertainment might promote third party information including products and services of such third party which Derana Macroentertainment deems as beneficial to users but, in no circumstance, shall the user's information be available to such third parties. Users revealing personal information on such third party websites is not under our direct control and hence Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd shall not be liable for any loss of privacy resulting from revealing personal information in such websites. Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd shall not be liable to the type of information thus being broadcasted to the user from the third party.

In the event of any grievances user can contact the grievance officer at direct@derana.lk or write to us at the following address

Derana Macroentertainment (Pvt) Ltd
Level 04, No. 320, "Deutsche House",
T.B. Jayah Mawatha,
Colombo 10,
Sri Lanka

Derana Macroentertainment may change the above mentioned contact information without prior notice to any user.

Derana Macroentertainment may change this policy from time to time by updating this page without intimation and shall be applicable to you. User should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of the applicable privacy policy

The Courts in Sri Lanka shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to the exclusion of other courts and applicable law shall be Sri Lankan Law.